Still missed

This past weekend we celebrated Gmommys 85th birthday! We had a big party for her and everyone had a great time. One thing got to some of us and that was Gdaddys brother E.J. He looks so much like Gdaddy. My dad said he wanted to go up to him and say, "I know you're not Bud but just pretend like you are and give me a hug". Of course we still miss Gdaddy even after all this time but some times it just kind of hits you. How much you wish he were here for this moment. Wish he could hold you in his lap and tell you a funny story. Give you advice or tell you a Bible story. You want to walk in the den and see him asleep in his chair in his jumpsuit with a toothpick in his mouth. hahaha. He passed away the day after Gmommys birthday in 1999. So her birthday is always a great day but then the next we remember how we wish he were there to celebrate with us. Some day we will see him again.

A Love That Will Last - Renee Olstead

I want a love that will last

Renee olstead - When i fall in love (ft. chris botti)

25th Birthday!

Well I was at the lake all weekend with my girls so that was AWESOME! We had a blast! As always. Anyways Saturday night I stepped in an ant bed and got bit a bunch. Then I broke out in hives! Yes it was fabulous. I took some ibeprofen and 3 benadryl. Well the itching stopped and I passed out. Sunday when I woke up the hives were gone, I didn't itch any more however my right foot was swollen pretty bad. It didn't really hurt much though. Just sore when I walked on it. Which I walked around all day cleaning up the lake house. And then I drove an hour home. And remember you drive with your right foot. Yea that was fabulous also. So I took some more ibeprofen and benadryl Sunday night and come Monday morning (my birthday) my foot was throbbing and was still the same size. I went on to work cause I just sit there behind a table all day. Well the wonderful ladies that I work with got me a cake and sang happy birthday to me. The cake was soo good. I love the ladies at the election office. Their wonderful! My foot was still bothering me though and my mom was scared that maybe something else had bitten me as well as the ants so I called my allergy doctor and told them what happened. Well they called me back and said that I had a serious allergy to fire ants. So they called me in prednisone and . . . . an EPIPIN! Yes I now have 2 epipins in case I ever have an allergic reaction to something that stings me. ( I just pray that if for some horrible reason I do have to use it some day that there will be someone around that will jam it into my leg cause I don't think that I'll ever have the guts to do that ) Well after work I went to the pharmacy and picked up my meds and dropped by Brookes house. I had to take her something and when I got there she gave me some cup cakes and a birthday card. It was great! Shes one of my best friends I love her. Then I went home jumped in the shower really quick cause my foot was hurting, I had pizza and cookie cake with my parents and then I spent pretty much the rest of the night in my bed. lol So yea that was my 25th Birthday ! hahaha. . . It was actually pretty good considering things.

girls weekend 2012

This past weekend was our girls annual summer trip! We went to the lake and had a great time! Stephanie W. fell in a hole and sprained her knee. I stepped in an ant bed helping her out and got bit a whole bunch and then had an allergic reaction to the bites. It was great lol. My right foot is still swollen so the doctor gave me some prednisone. Anyways we all had a blast, swimming, tubing, joking around and catching up. It was a great weekend!

Well last weekend I had lunch with Betsy. She was just passing through town for a couple of hours. And Saturday I went swimming with Sarah, Chris, Ben and JD. We had so much fun and it felt so good being in a pool on such a hot day! Chris was cracking us up with his umbrella rigged up in the pool ladder in the shallow end. And he got Ben to bring him a bucket to sit on also. LOL. We also had a blast watching the guys do cannon balls, dives and attempting to flip off the diving board. Poor Ben was too young when they had a pool that he missed out on learning how to dive and some other fun jumps so we taught him some stuff lol. It was a great day and just what I needed.







Sunday I bought a new power cord for my laptop cause the one I had shorted out. Well this one lasted 15mins! So I was kinda freaking out that it might be my laptop instead. So Monday I took my laptop to the computer guys to see if it was my laptop or just a defective cord. Luckily my laptop is ok. My battery is dead and has to be kept out or else it might kill everything. And the power cord I had bought at walmart on Sunday was apparently defective. So I got a new cord from the computer people and took the crap one back. It was a big relief that I don't have to buy a new laptop.

I also hit a squirrel on Monday heading to work. It's the first time I've ever hit something and I made the mistake of looking back. Well it was terrible!!! The squirrel was in the road flailing about! I FELT HORRIBLE!!! Everyone was like "Casey you never look back!" Yes, thank you I know that now! That's really something they should teach in drivers ed or put it on the driving test. Seriously! I've been hunting several time before and I never felt bad but man I sure felt bad hitting that squirrel! I guess it's because when I went hunting they always fell over dead right then, it was immediate, whereas the squirrel was suffering. When I told my parents my mom was like awwwwww and my dad laughed. He did try to comfort me by saying that I probably didn't kill the squirrel. I just bumped it and he was confused and then ran off. This offered very little comfort cause I know what the thud sounded like when I hit it. It was traumatic. lol.