The Very Besy Spider By Easton Thompson

Once a pon a time thry was a very besy spider. let me tell you abot the spider. One day they was a spider he was bilding a website and a trachula came up and sayed want to go make a web the spider sayed no am bilding a website please get away. But the thrathula did not get away. And so the spider bilt a website on the church coputer. The end


Easton read me this story last night, I LOVED it! He said he wrote it at school because he was bored! He loves to read and I'm finding out that he also enjoys writing. E surprises me all the time! When I asked him if I could put it on our blog he said, "Yes, but what about those words, there, built, computer...?" He wanted me to correct his spelling. I told him I wanted to post it just like he wrote it because that's what made it so cute...he said ok! Love him...

Pumpkin Patchin'

Today was the start of our Fall Break and it was definitely Fall weather. Jeana, Kellie and I took the kiddos to eat at Mazzios and to TG Farms in Newcastle. It was a little chilly but all-in-all we had a good time.

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Sassy Sleep Over

Livie had a few friends stay over last night. These girls are some of the best there are; I'd have any of them over anytime!! But, I will say my sweet little girl is, unfortunately, the ring leader of naughtiness!! Yep! I know it's SO hard for you to believe but it's true.
Alyssa, Livie, Aubree, Kennedy

NYC Day 2

**WARNING** Longest Post EVER
I have really been procrastinating this post which is really sad because this was definitely a GREAT day in NYC. I'm worried I won't be able to convey the GREATNESS of the day...but here goes.

First we started out early at the Today Show; we got there about 6:30 and there weren't too many people. They were giving away Mariah Carey fans promoting her new album. Woohoo! We were excited with just that. Soon word spread that she would be making a surprise guest appearance on the show that day!! Man, were we excited. We stood around making friends, trying to stay warm. We met one girl, Gina, and her mom. They were very nice. Gina wanted to have her pic taken with the crazy girl...ME!! Ha! Too funny!! We were having a good time! Her mom bought us lattes to help us stay warm. Jeana and I decided to have our picture taken with the guy that stands outside on the Today Show everyday. I'm sure you've seen him if you watch. Anyway, when you check out the pics it's the one with the 'guy'!! Too funny! Nancy and her boss, John, hung out with us for awhile but had to get back to their conference. Unfortunately, that's when the action started.

Al Roker came out and made his way around the crowd shaking hands with almost everyone. As we were standing there waiting for the action a girl was walking around behind everyone giving out pink t-shirts and Mariah Carey posters. She said she was from the company marketing MC. We were pumped to get a free t-shirt. Anyway, she told our friend Gina she had something else right before she was shooed off by NBC security but that she would be back. WHAT...MORE!!! In the meantime, Al, Meredith, Matt, and Ann all came out and shook hands and filmed more of the show. They were all very nice but Jeana and I thought Meredith and Ann were much prettier in person then they appear on the show. Ann seemed to go out of her way to talk to people...very cordial.

So the girl comes back around after awhile and asks me if we could be available from 1-4, "oh are you a fan of Mariah?" Heck yeah!! So she proceeds to tell me that Mariah is having a signing at Macy's today and wants some of her fans to ride over on her bus with her to the signing. It's not a done deal yet but she would call with details if it's a go. So I give her my name, phone number and age along with Jeana's info. We were totally freaking out. Soon after, Mariah came out on the Today Show and she walked right over to us...the girl two people over apparently knew her and Mariah walked straight to her. You should have heard us...we were screaming MARIAH!!!! It was crazy!! Mariah does her little interview and they rush out and that was about it.

We hung around for just a little longer, well until they took down the Today Show banners. We decided our next stop would be Central Park by way of Subway through Grand Central Station. Jeana and I both loved GSC. I wish we would have looked around a little more. We went into the market in GCS, we were so fascinated at all the fresh foods they had. It was so neat. We both recommend touring GSC if you take a NYC trip. This was our first ride on the Subway and we didn't have our tour guide with us...we were a little nervous, but we did REALLY well! We made it to Central Park, actually with hopes of seeing more famous people, but as far as we knew we didn't see any. CP was very relaxing and ginormous!! We took a break on a park bench and enjoyed the great weather and scenery. Making our way through we decided we should head towards Harold Square (this is where the girl told us we would meet the bus). We did NOT want to miss it. We did some shopping around there and had lunch in a little corner diner. I will say one thing that we're spoiled to in OK...you can pretty much find a fast-food restaurant on any corner but in NYC it's all little diners or pubs and you just have to hope the food is good. We did pretty good on the picking though!! While we're eating, my phone rang...EEEK!!! Guess who!!! Oh man! Honestly the whole day we were hoping it would happen but these things just don't seem to pan out or it seemed too good to be true. So when the phone rang we were giddy with excitement! The girl told us to meet the bus no later than 2:15 on 60th and Lexington..."if you aren't there by 2:15 the bus will be gone." It was already 1:30 and since we didn't know exactly where we where going we wanted to get going.

We got on the Subway and it didn't take long for me to realize that the street numbers were getting smaller...GREAT!! Sheesh! So we hopped off and got on the subway over. It took us further downtown until we could get on one that would take us uptown. We finally made it to 59th; by this time is was a little after 2pm. This is where that great advice came in from Day 1 "Locals think places are a lot closer than they really are." A guy on the subway told us it would take us less than 5 minutes to get to Lexington. REALLY???? We RAN at least a mile. We were huffing and puffing when we finally found the bus, at 2:20ish. Envision this in slow-motion; Jeana and I running up to the bus with a huge crowd in front of it, both of us in our twinkie hot-pink Mariah Carey t-shirts, license out about to pounce on the security guy standing outside the bus. We looked like crazed fans!! The security guy says, "Slow down girls, these things never get started on time, you're ok!" Talk about embarrassing. Anyway, he called us Oklahoma after that! Ha! Sorry, we didn't help the reputation of our great state any!! Sheesh!!

Finally the time comes for us to get on the bus. A guy from her crew comes out of the bus and tells the crowd that if you think your name is on the list to line up...HELLO!! Our name was on "The List". Hehe!! So Jeana, me and about 18 other people load into her bus. They have food and drinks for us and MC music blaring. At that point we were just glad to be able to sit down in the A/C and rest. Whew!! We were on the bus for about 2 hours. They made one stop and we could tell Mariah got off because people outside started screaming and the camera flashes were going crazy. We were supposed to ride over to Macy's with her for her new perfume signing. Apparently plans changed because Macy's didn't want us to do that but Jeana and I were cool...how often do you get to do what we did?!?! They did take our address but we'll see if they ever send us something.

Sorry for such a long story but it was a CrAzY day...a definitely one we'll never forget! After all that we met Nancy in Times Square for dinner and more shopping. When we got there she called us and said she found the Naked Cowboy...we were cracking up. So of course we had to have our pic made with him. That was funny! We ate at Bubba Gumps and then went into Toys R Us. I think one of the best parts of our trip was all the fun people we met along the way. I guess it pays to be friendly!! Hehe!! Needless to say we were exhausted by the end of the day.

I hope you didn't get too burned out reading my post...it was a difficult one for me to write! If you have questions you can leave them in the comments or just ask!!
Day 3 coming soon...don't worry, it's not this packed full!! Hehe!!

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NYC--Day 1

Well, our first day in NYC was more of a day of settling in and becoming acquainted with the general directions of the city. It took us probably 30 extra minutes to find The American Girl store when it was only about 10 minutes from our hotel. We got the best advice from Taunda, a friend I grew up with and now on facebook, "Tip: Never ever ask a local how far something is. They will always say "Oh not too far, you can walk" You will then have to walk at least 3 miles to whatever it is. Take the subway when you can." You don't know how many times this happened to us. In fact, seconds before I got this comment, it happened to us...crazy! That night we decided to have a "free" meal and tag along with Nancy to one of her work functions; it was fun! Afterward, the three of us decided to walk down the street to Barnes & Noble, it was only about 8:30. By the time we got there they were telling everyone it was closing time...WHAT??? Are you kidding!! Doesn't the B&N close in OKC like around 11ish? So we walked around and stumbled into Times Square. Needless to say we were very excited. That really about sums up Day 1...more to come!!

Yay MWC Vision!!!

Parker plays on the MWC 98Boys Competitive Soccer team. This team is only in their second year together and they've already experienced several set backs. Last weekend they were in a local tournament, Southlakes Cosmos Cup, which is the league Parker played for before going to MWC. They took 1st Runner-up in the tourney!! Woohoo! This is such a HUGE accomplishment for our team and we are SO proud of them. Check out a few pics and I hope you're able to come out to a game!
GO MWC VISION!!

Parker receiving his medal.

The team rallys around their trophy!

Parker & Coach Matt Clark

Shabby Souls Blog

Yes, you read right...we now have a blog!! Woohoo! I'm excited to have all the Shabby Soul Girls blog about their reads and what-nots! So check us out!!
www.shabbysouls.blogspot.com

Shabby Souls at The Red Cup

I don't think I can express how much I enjoy my time with my Shabby Soul Sistas! We meet once a month and always look for some place different. We met this past Friday at The Red Cup on 31st and Council. It's a very eclectic little coffee house and we really enjoyed ourselves. We even had a new member, yeah Amy. She fit right in and we loved her!! We missed all our other SS though! Next month is going to be a fun month; we're planning on meeting at Nicole's and if any of you know Nicole she LOVES Halloween and knows how to do it up right! We should have some great pics! For now, I hope you enjoy the pics from the Shabby Souls and The Red Cup!!
Lavender Cake with Lemon Icing--Yummy!!

Thanks for the Bookmarks, Becky!

Always Lovin' a Good Book!!

The Red Cup

God's Sense of Humor

I was driving to work one day this week and I got to thinking about things in my life while talking to God. It occurred to me how ironically some of my prayers have been answered...I chalked it up to God's sense of humor.
Before Parker was born I prayed for a small baby. "God, I did say BABY, right!" Before Easton was born I asked for a baby I could handle. Maybe I should have clarified baby, toddler, kid, tween, and teenager...hmmmm!! I still think God is laughing about that one! Then we have Olivia. When I got pregnant with her (that's a whole other story for another day) I prayed fervently for a girl and I believed with all my heart that God would give me a girl. Well, in all my prayers for a girl I must have missed a few other prayers.

One of the things I love most about being a mommy is seeing the vast differences between all three of my children. I truly love each of them as the individuals they are. God gave me three beautiful children. Our family was not built by accident but with purpose and a plan. I'm thankful that God has made us strong and continues to watch over us...and I pray that He NEVER loses His sense of humor!!

Craft Club

Hehe...that makes me giggle a little. I am actually a member of an online blog craft site...A Sassy Affair. For a small fee we get 6-weeks of pre-planned, easy, fun projects and access to the blog. It's really pretty cool. I've never been a part of anything like this and so far it's pretty fun. I have, however, found a mode of stress for me...crafting which I have to make decisions about. Crazy, I know, but if I'm going to spend time on something I want it to turn out and so I worry usually taking some of the enjoyment out of it for me! I guess you could say it's a catch-22. We'll just call this little club my 'therapy'!! Hey, it's cheap therapy! Hehe!!
Here's how it works. We get our projects on Sunday and then we have until the following Saturday to complete and post our projects on the ASA Blog...too fun!! Summer, the blog host, gives weekly prizes to one person that posts their project on the blog. If you're a crafty person or would like to be, beginner to intermediate, this is something you would enjoy.
Okay, so here is my first completed project. It's a wall hanging made with fence posts. We chose a pattern for our mask and the paint colors, this is where I struggled, Ha! I like how it turned out. My friends Becky and Nicole are also in the club and I'm sure they'll post their finished projects on their blogs as well, so check'em out. Watch for more to come!! See ya!!

Labor Day Weekend-pt1

We had a busy weekend this Labor Day holiday, family, friends, vacation...I've decided to do it in two posts.
Friday Brad, Catherine & Amelia came down for the start of OSU football! We took the kids to the park and Grandma Miller went with us. We lasted as long as our allergies would let us. Ugh!! Unfortunately, Phil had to do some work on the 'Green Goblin'. I've always been impressed with Phil's ability to fix just about anything that's broke! Sexy!! Hehe!! Papa Miller and my dad stopped by to help him with the car...thanks guys!!
Saturday was OSU Cowboys day!! We always have a good time tailgating and going to the games. The weather was nice during most of the tailgate but warmed up quite a bit by game time. Nancy, Catherine, me, Amelia and Livie all came home after the tailgate and the boys were able to go to the game. OSU played Georgia and I'm sure by now you know the Cowboys won...Woohoo!!
Monkeying Around

My Little Man

Priceless

Up to No Good

Sweetheart

OSU Cheerleaders in the Making!

Thompson Tailgate

Daddy's Lil'Cowgirl

What can I say?


Look for part2 coming soon!!!

The Gargoyle

I finished reading The Gargoyle, a New York Times Bestseller, this past weekend. This is probably the most raw book I've read so far, but at the same time I was fascinated at the Christianity intertwined throughout. Part of it made me aware how much I actually am protected from a lot of the shocking realities of this world. I liked this book and am glad I read it but it is definitely different from anything I have ever read (I think I said the same thing about The Time Travelers Wife). This was the first novel written by Andrew Davidson. What I found to be most intriguing about this book is that it's narrated by the main character whose name is NEVER revealed. For some that might be troubling but I found it to fit in with the tone of the rest of the story.

The Gargoyle is the mesmerizing story of one man's descent into a personal hell and his quest for salvation. On a dark road in the middle of the night, a car plunges into a ravine. The driver survives the crash, but he is confined to the burn ward suffering horrible injuries. There, he does nothing more than plot the suicide he will commit when released. Everything changes when Marianne Engel, a possibly schizophrenic sculptress of grotesques, enters his life. She insists they were lovers in medieval Germany, when he was a mercenary and she was a scribe in the monastery of Engelthal. As she spins the story of their past lives together, the man's disbelief falters; soon, even the impossible can no longer be dismissed.

If you're looking for something different but will also keep you reading, this is it! Happy Reading!!!

"36"--The Best One Yet

Here is Phil's facebook post, copied straight from FB, "thanks for all the b-day wishes... the best birthday ever!!! 36 aint so bad!!!" From his post I think it's safe to say that we had a GREAT time celebrating this one, we were just missing a few people!
We joined John and Ellen Bebout for dinner at Musashi's, japanese cuisine. None of us had ever been there but we had a great time and the food was D-lish. It was fun to watch Chef Le with his 'weapons' cook up a great feast! Then it was on to Michael Murphy's Dueling Pianos in Bricktown. We'd never been to anything like this so we didn't really know what to expect but it was SO much fun. We laughed all night! Here is a little slide show-recap of our evening.
Happy Birthday Sweetie...I hope you're already thinking how you're gonna top this for my 36th! ;) Love you!!

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Blogging vs Scrapbooking

I get hassled (just a little) by my fellow bloggers that I don't post enough on my blog and I tend to agree with them. I got to thinking today, "Why is that?" And then it hit me...blogging has turned into scrapbooking for me in a lot of ways.

*They are both things I really enjoy.
*I have SO much to tell but don't seem to have the time for it all.
*The further behind I get the less pertinent things seem to become.
*Sometimes I feel like, "Who really reads this anyway?"
*I'm not very good at journaling in scrapbooking or writing posts on my blog.
*Some posts take me so long to prepare I get lost in them and never finish them.
*I read other peoples blog and become discouraged because I'm not as creative...I sometimes feel the same looking at others scrapbooks.

So there you have it...the secret truth to two of my favorite hobby's and why I struggle with them so much! But I promise I will trudge on and not give up!! Thanks to all of you who do read my blog...it is VERY encouraging when I've heard you have! Love you!!

Cubs take 2nd!!

In their first tournament of the season, the Kirby Cubs took 2nd place after being defeated twice by the same team. It was a fight to the finish!! We had such fun last weekend at the ballpark...two games Saturday and four Sunday. Momma was hoarse from yellin' for the team!! Woohoo!! A shout out to all our family and friends that came out to support our little E!!

Watermelon Feast

The First Graders at Briarwood had their annual Watermelon Feast last Friday. I say annual because I remember going to Parker's several years ago...memories. It's cute to see who the kids have made friends with at school in such a short amount of time. Of course, they usually already have a couple neighborhood friends or friends from Kindergarten. Here are some pics from Liv's Watermelon Feast. We went to WM the night before to pick out a watermelon she could take to school. She wanted to carry it through the store, quite funny!
Livie carrying her watermelon at the store.

Liv loves watermelon.

The sign of something DELICIOUS!
Friends - Bethany, Olivia, Fayleen, Karli

"Watermelon makes me smile!"

Birthdays at Pops!

Our family has three birthdays in August and they're pretty close together, Erin, my sister's is the 17th, Joe's, my b-i-l, is the 21st, and Phil's is the 28th. We try to have dinner one night during the month to celebrate all the birthdays. This year someone made the decision to go to POPS out in Arcadia. If you're up for a little drive this is a pretty fun place. We went last Tuesday, it wasn't busy and we had no trouble getting a place to sit. The kids were amazed by all the different kinds of sodas. Unfortunately for me, I'm taking some meds that make anything carbonated taste nasty so I wasn't able to enjoy that part, but the rest was fun!
Happy Birthday Phil, Erin & Joe!

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My Little Ball Player

Easton is what we like to call our "strong-willed" child! Ha! I say that with a chuckle!! He is the kid who is really good at almost everything HE decides to do. It's actually very wearisome for the rest of us. He has played baseball in the past but at the prodding of his parents and grandparents, so as you can imagine he wasn't "all in". At the beginning of this year he decided to play tackle football but as sign-ups neared his desire lessened. Out of the clear blue one day he announced that he would be playing baseball again, so we jumped on it. We got him into some hitting lessons with Eric Walker, which I think he thought was very cool, and a new, lighter bat and he has soared ever since. Like I said, once HE decides to do something it's a go!

Here are a few pics I took of him at his game last night. He was 3 for 3 with 2 run scored and he brought the winning run in on his last up to bat. For all you baseball buffs, I'm sure I didn't write that out correctly but you get the point!!

WAY TO GO, EASTON!!!!!!!!!

Always, Sometimes, Never

My great friends and fellow bloggers, Nicole & Becky, tagged me in 'Always, Sometimes, Never'. I'm gonna admit, I've had a day to think about this and it's not an easy task for me. Probably for one, I'm not a creative writer and two, it's hard for me to come up with things about myself. But in the spirit of the game and blogging...here goes.

I Always...
-floss my teeth every night.
-hit snooze for at least 15 minutes every morning...drives Phil crazy.
-shower and shampoo every day...the whole nine-yards, and yes I get tired of it.
-love being goofy.
-wipe every dish spotless before putting them in the dishwasher.

I Sometimes...
-read before I go to bed.
-do absolutely nothing on Sundays...love lazy Sundays.
-am too honest (in a bad way).
-get a pedicure...probably my only luxury.
-talk on the telephone...haha!!
-don't take constructive criticism well, especially depending on the source.

I Never...
-play with our dog (sorry to all you dog lovers).
-find clothes when I have the money to buy them.
-watch scary movies.
-dust...ssshhhh!
-say never!!!!!!

Another First Day of School

Phil and I walked the kids to yet another first day of school. It's always a bittersweet day for us, sad that summer is over and that our 'babies' have moved up another year on the education ladder, Olivia 1st grade, Easton 2nd grade and Parker 6th grade, but at the same time relieved to have them 'entertained' for the entire day.
We started our first day in our traditional way, breakfast at Ihop. The kids really look forward to this and I love that we have started this tradition. Phil wanted to eat somewhere different but the kids wanted to stick with good'ole Ihop, and it did not disappoint. We had a few minutes before school started so we came home and relaxed (I could've fallen asleep) and the kids let me take a few pics. Then it was off to school.
Enjoying our breakfast!

The kids walking to school.

Olivia with Mrs. Dorran.

Easton & Mrs. Glasgow.

Parker! Yep, I had to sneak this pic!!