Thirteen Years Later

In March 1996 Steve and I left Montgomery (TX, not Alabama - my home town) as a couple and moved to Austin. Thirteen years later we are returning to Montgomery, but this time as a family of five. Over the years we have visited my parents and the girls - Hailey, Brooke and Kelly all love spending time with Paw Paw and Maw Maw in the "country". According to Hailey, "the country" is the 50 acres that my parents call home. I feel like I have personally been around the world in the last 13 years...let me tell you why. We were in Austin for 6 months and left there for a job opportunity for Steve and landed in Mineral Wells (aka Miserable Wells). Jennifer (a friend of mine at work) keeps referring to Montgomery as "the sticks". Jennifer.... Mineral Wells is "the sticks". I have never been so miserable in all my life! By April of 1997 we had moved to Weatherford and were expecting a baby girl in September 1997. Hailey was born 9/6 missing her Dad's birthday by 3 days... he was disappointed. We were there for a couple of years before moving to Arlington in the summer of 2000. We FINALLY settled in Arlington close to Steve's family (aahhh) and had two more sweet baby girls (Brooke born in 2002 and Kelly Grace born in 2003). I thought Arlington was it, but God had other plans for us. We're moving AGAIN... and Steve and I are both excited about the opportunity for the girls to experience the "country" life on a regular basis, to be raised in a much smaller town and to attend a much smaller school district. Montgomery... here we come!

Guardian Angel

This past weekend we visited with my Uncle Charles and Aunt Aleen while in Montgomery. They had just come from church and had bought each of the girls a new book from the church gift shop. Kelly's book was about Guardian Angels. Aleen and Kelly sat on the couch and read her book. Kelly told me when we went to sleep that night that Guardian Angels did not have skin and that you could not see them. She went on to say they were with you all the time and that they sat on your right shoulder. The next day I was laying on the bed and Kelly jumped on the bed beside me and sat on my right shoulder. I wasn't thinking about our conversation the night before. All I knew was she was hurting me. I asked her to get off and she looked at me with a big smile and said "Mommy, I'm your guardian angel."

A First for Everything

Several of my friends at work have been bugging me to start a blog... apparently they enjoy my "Minor Details" stories which by the way aren't always so minor! Thanks to sweet Lindsey my blog was up and running in no time. I must say that I enjoy keeping up with several of my friends through their blogs so it's only fair that I get busy with mine. It may be awhile before I get some pictures added, so for now the text (only) will have to do. Facebook will be next on my list of things to do...