This has been an exceptionally tough week. Sunday my grandfather fell, and apparently had a heart attack, he passed away that morning. On Monday, I sat thru the funeral planning meeting, which was a first for me. Tuesday was my 29th birthday, the day that we buried my Papaw. Bear with me while I reminesce about my grandfather. He was born in 1922 - and grew up during the Great Depression - he was a wonderful provider for his family, Memaw and 6 children. He worked for Texaco for about 40 years from what I understand - as a pipe fitter. My Memaw didn't have to work, but I think from time to time she worked as a nurse and cook in the Christian school that my parents attended. After they retired, she worked part time mostly to just keep herself busy, and he did too, mowing for the graveyards around town, and others too I'm sure. I moved with them when they moved from Amarillo to Cooper in 1990 - and stayed that whole summer with them, and every summer after that for about 5 years, until my family moved down there too. During my teenage years, I guess I was probably like most teens, and didn't make much time for my grandparents, but I do remember they were always there for me, attending ball games, and choir concerts, the National Honor Society induction and anything else that was going on. After my grandmother on my mother's side of the family passed away when I was 22 - I realized that I had plenty of regrets in not being closer to her, and I corrected that with the only 2 grandparents that I had left, my Memaw and Papaw Sutton. I always told them I loved them when I left, and I visited - not as much as I should have, but I called on a regular basis. My Papaw instilled in me, not only a love for God, and a sense of faithfulness to the work of God, remaining faithful in church attendance, giving, and prayer, but he also showed me the simple things in life. I can remember one summer Papaw came and got me and Eddie and wanted to show us this "new" toy. It was a big metal washer, and he showed us how to roll it and keep it up by pushing it with a metal rod that was more like rebar - I can still remember him chasing that thing down the street, and we would have races - to see who could push theirs the farthest, or fastest... It was the best toy ever - we had fun. Summers there were never boring. He was always making us something. Homemade swings from the big oak tree out front, wooden airplanes... He was always singing too - she'll be coming round the mountain, roly-poly, daddy's little fatty... he always had a song to sing. Most the time they were hymns, but sometimes they were funny. He loved life, he loved church, he loved God, he loved his family. He loved it outside, he would just "piddle" - that's what he called it. he was never still - that's where we all get "sutton's disease" - our whole family has it - not being able to stay still - wanting to be busy, doing something... He always made time for us as kids, just showing us the simple things - gardening, cracking pecans, painting the house, catching crawdads, tadpoles and fish, fixing everything you own with whatever you had to fix it with - he was ingenious that way - no telling how much money he saved during his lifetime doing that though. But he always made time for prayer before bed, and every night he would turn off the TV and read his Bible. it would be quiet in the house for that time while he read the Bible, and then he would reach for the paper or maybe his checkbook. I will miss him so much. I know he's in heaven, and I know I'll see him again, but until I do see him, I will miss him answering the phone when I call. I will miss kissing his forehead before I leave. I will miss my Papaw.
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Thursday, January 22, 2009
Thursday, January 15, 2009
ROAD TRIP
I'm so excited!! A customer invited me to come teach a hammer maintenance class to driller's in Montana - I am so so so so excited. I've wanted to do this for a long time, and I'm just thrilled to have been given the opportunity to go. I just can't wait, and now, my hubby is going to go with me, (if we can find a sitter) so I'm even more excited. I was nervous about driving up there, especially if there might be snow or ice... so I'm going to see about visiting Yellowstone since we'll be so close - I've been, but Dewayne hasn't - it will only be about an hour drive from where we'll be. I'm just so excited!! whoo hoo! this is such an awesome opportunity for me - I just thank God for it.
Monday, January 12, 2009
2008
1. What did you do in 2008 that you’d never done before? Nothing comes to mind. Nothing major happened this year (for once)
2. Did you keep your New Years’ resolutions, and will you make more for next year? I don't think I made one last year, but I did this year - to be more friendly and to work on my countenance.
3. Did anyone close to you give birth? no
4. Did anyone close to you die? No
5. What countries did you visit? None
6. What would you like to have in 2009 that you lacked in 2008? less debt
7. What date from 2008 will remain etched upon your memory, and why? nothing jumps out at me.
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year? My personal biggest feeling of accomplishment was being able to start a second full time bus route because ours was too big to fit on one van - but that was only done with God's blessing and providence.
9. What was your biggest failure? hmm, could have been a better mom and wife. (there's always room for improvement there, right?)
10. Did you suffer illness or injury? No - thank God!!
11. What was the best thing you bought? my car
12.Whose behavior merited celebration? it's a toss up - Hayden - cause he really seemed to settle down this year. Dewayne - just cause he's Dewayne - he's always there for me, and I love him more and more every year.
13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed? no one that I know personally. I think politians disappointed me the most.
14. Where did most of your money go? Bills - especially gas there for a while..
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about? Candy having a baby.
16. What song will always remind you of 2008? I'm on the winning side.
17. Compared to this time last year, are you:i. happier or sadder? No doubt, happier ii. thinner or fatter? still thinner than I was when I started 2008, but fatter than I was at times during 2008 iii. richer or poorer? Richer because I am not in need of anything.
18. What do you wish you’d done more of? Exercise and time with the kids.
19. What do you wish you’d done less of? Working and laying around watching tv.
20. How did you be spend Christmas? I spent Christmas at my moms and the in laws.
21. How did you be ring in the New Year? Went to watchnight service for 2 hrs, and then home and in bed - didn't see the new year in this year - was watching the backs of my eyelids.
22. Did you fall in love in 2008? I was already in love, but I keep falling....
23. Who was your hero? probably Sarah Palin
24. What was your favorite TV program? City Confidential
25. What was something you needed to do and didn’t get around to? losing all the weight that I intended to lose.
26. What was the best book you read? The Bible and Wilmington's guide to the Bible.
27. What was your greatest musical discovery? Jack's big Music show - haha. Sarah taught me that you can make music with anything anywhere - which she learned from Jack.
28. What did you want and get? A new car
29. What did you want and not get? a bigger house.
30. What was your favorite film of this year? KungFu Panda
31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you? I turned 28 this year and didn't do anything special that I remember, that was 12 months ago....
32. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying? More kids trusting Christ as their Savior.
33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2008? Fashion?? No, seriously, I tried to "grow up" in my wardrobe, and dress like the age I am rather than the age I was 10 yrs ago.
34. What kept you sane? My Husband and church.
35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most? Sarah Palin
36. What political issue stirred you the most? the election in general.
37. Who did you miss? Candy Candy Candy
38. Who was the best new person you met? I have to say that I knew this person as an acquaintance before, but it would have to be Armanda, I got to really know her this year.
39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2008: Life goes by too fast, and kids grow up too fast. Enjoy life where you are right now, not what might come next year or next month or even next week. Live life in the present instead of the past or the future.
40. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year: I'm on the winning side - meaning that I'm on God's side - I know who wins, I read the last chapter of the Book.
2. Did you keep your New Years’ resolutions, and will you make more for next year? I don't think I made one last year, but I did this year - to be more friendly and to work on my countenance.
3. Did anyone close to you give birth? no
4. Did anyone close to you die? No
5. What countries did you visit? None
6. What would you like to have in 2009 that you lacked in 2008? less debt
7. What date from 2008 will remain etched upon your memory, and why? nothing jumps out at me.
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year? My personal biggest feeling of accomplishment was being able to start a second full time bus route because ours was too big to fit on one van - but that was only done with God's blessing and providence.
9. What was your biggest failure? hmm, could have been a better mom and wife. (there's always room for improvement there, right?)
10. Did you suffer illness or injury? No - thank God!!
11. What was the best thing you bought? my car
12.Whose behavior merited celebration? it's a toss up - Hayden - cause he really seemed to settle down this year. Dewayne - just cause he's Dewayne - he's always there for me, and I love him more and more every year.
13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed? no one that I know personally. I think politians disappointed me the most.
14. Where did most of your money go? Bills - especially gas there for a while..
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about? Candy having a baby.
16. What song will always remind you of 2008? I'm on the winning side.
17. Compared to this time last year, are you:i. happier or sadder? No doubt, happier ii. thinner or fatter? still thinner than I was when I started 2008, but fatter than I was at times during 2008 iii. richer or poorer? Richer because I am not in need of anything.
18. What do you wish you’d done more of? Exercise and time with the kids.
19. What do you wish you’d done less of? Working and laying around watching tv.
20. How did you be spend Christmas? I spent Christmas at my moms and the in laws.
21. How did you be ring in the New Year? Went to watchnight service for 2 hrs, and then home and in bed - didn't see the new year in this year - was watching the backs of my eyelids.
22. Did you fall in love in 2008? I was already in love, but I keep falling....
23. Who was your hero? probably Sarah Palin
24. What was your favorite TV program? City Confidential
25. What was something you needed to do and didn’t get around to? losing all the weight that I intended to lose.
26. What was the best book you read? The Bible and Wilmington's guide to the Bible.
27. What was your greatest musical discovery? Jack's big Music show - haha. Sarah taught me that you can make music with anything anywhere - which she learned from Jack.
28. What did you want and get? A new car
29. What did you want and not get? a bigger house.
30. What was your favorite film of this year? KungFu Panda
31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you? I turned 28 this year and didn't do anything special that I remember, that was 12 months ago....
32. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying? More kids trusting Christ as their Savior.
33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2008? Fashion?? No, seriously, I tried to "grow up" in my wardrobe, and dress like the age I am rather than the age I was 10 yrs ago.
34. What kept you sane? My Husband and church.
35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most? Sarah Palin
36. What political issue stirred you the most? the election in general.
37. Who did you miss? Candy Candy Candy
38. Who was the best new person you met? I have to say that I knew this person as an acquaintance before, but it would have to be Armanda, I got to really know her this year.
39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2008: Life goes by too fast, and kids grow up too fast. Enjoy life where you are right now, not what might come next year or next month or even next week. Live life in the present instead of the past or the future.
40. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year: I'm on the winning side - meaning that I'm on God's side - I know who wins, I read the last chapter of the Book.
Thursday, January 8, 2009
A man that hath friends must show himself friendly...
I really don't have anything to blog about today, but I'm bored so I decided to write anyway...
I keep thinking about this book I want to write about being married to a diabetic, so I started typing a few days ago - I love to read, but I'm not sure that writing is my thing. I was always good at creative writing in school, but when i read what I wrote, it just said blah blah blah.... so scratch that idea. I might as well just blog about the trials that I have being married to a diabetic, that serves the same purpose...
I think I have decided on my New Year's Resolution... Here lately, I've had several different people come up to me and ask me if I'm mad, and I've really been thinking about that. Sometimes they are people that I work with, sometimes it's church members, but if people around me think I'm mad, it's because my countenance is showing it. I've really been thinking about that - what my face shows about me. Sometimes it says things that I would never say outloud I guess. I know the Bible has alot to say about our countenance, so I want to start a Bible study about that. Another thing that has been bothering me lately is this - what kind of friend am i? I wonder about that?? Am I the kind of friend that is fair weather? Do I stick with my friends thru thick and thin? Can they depend on me to be there when they need me? Do my friends trust me? Am I trustworthy? One thing I know for sure, A man that hath friends must show himself friendly. It seems to me that ever since Candy (my best friend in the whole wide world) moved away, I haven't been friendly. I know I can't replace her in my life, and I wouldn't ever want to replace her - besides she's only a phone call and a 4 hr drive away :)
but sometimes you just want someone (a girl friend) to hang out with... I haven't found that person. I know it's my own fault, I'm such a homebody - but I'm supposed to be - I have a family there! And my soul mate, my husband. At any rate, I still know in my heart, that I want to work on being a better friend. I want to be more outgoing this year, I've been so introverted the last few years - I've always said that turtles were my favorite animal for a reason - I can relate to their shell. I think we build shell's around us to protect ourselves to some extent, but my New Year's Resolution is to come out of my shell and to make myself friendly.
I keep thinking about this book I want to write about being married to a diabetic, so I started typing a few days ago - I love to read, but I'm not sure that writing is my thing. I was always good at creative writing in school, but when i read what I wrote, it just said blah blah blah.... so scratch that idea. I might as well just blog about the trials that I have being married to a diabetic, that serves the same purpose...
I think I have decided on my New Year's Resolution... Here lately, I've had several different people come up to me and ask me if I'm mad, and I've really been thinking about that. Sometimes they are people that I work with, sometimes it's church members, but if people around me think I'm mad, it's because my countenance is showing it. I've really been thinking about that - what my face shows about me. Sometimes it says things that I would never say outloud I guess. I know the Bible has alot to say about our countenance, so I want to start a Bible study about that. Another thing that has been bothering me lately is this - what kind of friend am i? I wonder about that?? Am I the kind of friend that is fair weather? Do I stick with my friends thru thick and thin? Can they depend on me to be there when they need me? Do my friends trust me? Am I trustworthy? One thing I know for sure, A man that hath friends must show himself friendly. It seems to me that ever since Candy (my best friend in the whole wide world) moved away, I haven't been friendly. I know I can't replace her in my life, and I wouldn't ever want to replace her - besides she's only a phone call and a 4 hr drive away :)
but sometimes you just want someone (a girl friend) to hang out with... I haven't found that person. I know it's my own fault, I'm such a homebody - but I'm supposed to be - I have a family there! And my soul mate, my husband. At any rate, I still know in my heart, that I want to work on being a better friend. I want to be more outgoing this year, I've been so introverted the last few years - I've always said that turtles were my favorite animal for a reason - I can relate to their shell. I think we build shell's around us to protect ourselves to some extent, but my New Year's Resolution is to come out of my shell and to make myself friendly.
Saturday, January 3, 2009
A New Year's Resolution
I need a new year's resolution, but I don't want the same ones that always fail - be a better housekeeper, lose weight, blah blah blah... I can't think of anything. Maybe I'm just happy with the way things are and don't really want to change anything. I don't know. I think the resolutions are kind of depressing. Maybe there's just so many things that I need to change that it's hard to just pick one, I don't know.. I don't want to think about it... It used to be important to me, but not so much anymore - I guess cause you see how well all the others stick - haha.
I went to church for a while on New Year's night - but didn't last long cause Shelby fell asleep about 9, and Hayden was tired, so therefore, was crabby also... Dewayne didn't get to come with us cause I took Sarah to the doc that day, and she did have croup. I think she's doing much better now, but I'm sick now, probably cause of cleaning for 2 wks straight. I guess it kicked up all the dust and I've got a horrible sinus infection or something.
We took Zach to Chuy's for his 15th birthday. The service was horrible as usual, but the food is good. I'm just glad that's D's favorite restaurant and not mine. My wonderful hubby is taking care of me while I'm sick, he's making homemade enchiladas - I really wanted soup, but I'll take whatever I can get...
It's back to school for Hayden and Shelby on Monday. Mom and Dad are going to Wyoming, and Sarah is staying with Melony.
I've been working with her on her potty training while I've been home with her. She just has no interest whatsoever in going to the potty... I don't understand. Shelby was so easy, she hated to be wet or dirty, and she was so easy, and trained by the time she was about 18 mon. old from what I remember. Hayden was the one that took so long, but I figured it was just cause he's a boy and didn't care if he was dirty or not, he was too busy, and didn't have time to potty train. I can't find anything that motivates Sarah. We sing, we read, we've tried pull ups, and even regular panties cause that worked for Shelby - once she put the real ones on, she never wanted to go back... I even reluctantly tried to do the candy thing, where if they go then they get one piece of candy from a jar you keep on the back of the toilet - that worked one time, and now nothing. We even have one of the expensive toilets that makes realistic noises and stuff. She sits there, and we read or sing, and nothing. She even tells me she needs to go potty, so off we go, to sit on the toilet for 30 min while she sings "Tinkle tinkle wee wee star" - that's how she sings the song, but only cause she can't say twinkle or little. but it's cute at any rate.
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