08/29/-09/05-Labor Day Trip

Pa Pa, Kylie & me left for Lake Eufaula today around 1:30. We stopped in Moultrie at Wendys. Pa Pa went in & got our food & we sat in the car. We ate on the way. We stopped on the other side of Moultrie gassed up the car, was going to gas the boat, but to many people. We got back on the road, headed toward Camilla ate our food & watched Madagascar, Ky. favorite movie! Stopped in Camilla, gas boat, change diaper! Back on road. Ky. would mock her Pa Pa every time he would sneeze or cough!!! We lost cell phone signal around Leary. We will call the kids & give directions from rental house, I am typing directions in computer as we go. We stop in Fort Gaines to buy groceries! Ky. still has not gone to sleep!!! Arrive at rental, check phone, we can not dial out! Get back in car, drive to Bakers Landing to use pay phone, Ky. falls asleep. Pay phone will not work!!! Pa Pa goes in & uses their phone to call Cole...no answer! Call Casey...no answer...Pa Pa panicking. Go & unload boat from trailer. Nannie Ma & Ky. sit in car while she takes a nap. Pa Pa is not happy about the phone, he keeps trying. We unload car, Ky. wakes up after nap! Pa Pa goes back to store, Cole & Casey have called the store. Pa Pa calls them back, gives directions!!! Pa Pa tries to call the rental owners, he thinks. We have rented another house previously on Eufaula & I brought those directions because they were better than the ones we had from this rental. Pa Pa takes a paper goes back to store, calls that # to the last house we rented!!!HeHe! I did not know this of course. He comes back to house, did someone call you? & you tell them we were not having any problems? I said, no. Then it hit me....wrong #!!! Found the right #. Back to store, call the correct owners. He said he did not think they had a block on the phone. He will check on it. Cole arrives safely, Ky is happy to see him & her Pa Pa. Winston grills steaks, Ky plays with Uncle Cole. She went to sleep around 12:00!! 09/01/2007 Boy's are golfing @ Bagby State Park! I awoke around 8:00, made coffee & waited for Ky to wake. She wakes around 10:00, ate breakfast. Telephone man calls, finds out there is a lock code on phone!!!! Winston & Cole get back, we decide to go & eat at Bagby by boat. We load up & head out our canal, the water is extremely low!!! When we get to the big water the wind is blowing, it is a little cloudy, we also see people standing up in the middle of lake! Ky. does not like to go fast in the boat, either. We go back & go by car!!! We ate & Kylie was shivering, I thought...somethings up!! Back to house. Guys-golf!!! Ky. & I play & watch toons. Then she feels a bit warm. I took her temp. It is 100.7. Not very high, but will probably get worse. I go to the car, remembered I have some On Star minutes...duh!!!! Called & found the nearest emergency room. Blakely Ga! Wait a while & decide I should go on & get meds. Met Pa Pa & Uncle Cole on the way, Dr. Bridges thinks I am over reacting, she acts fine he said! I said, "O:k , but we will end up there tomorrow and I do not want to spend all day tomorrow there!!! Back to the house! We wait on Casey to arrive! Ky is playing! She likes climbing the stairs! Casey arrives after getting lost, we were getting worried! Grill! Ky has not had a nap. Nannie Ma is exhausted!!! 09/02/2007 We wake up late, went to bed late, Ky not feeling well. We take her to Blakely ER. See nurse, tell her what is going on, in comes Dr. He immediately begins to us about a child with tubes in their ears & how they will run a load grade fever & have ear drainage. (My observation with Ky. earlier was she was looking very weak in her eyes & not acting herself!) He has not even looked at her! He tells us that a low grade temp will not merit us any antibiotic, like we were hooked on them or something. I ask what exactly he thought was causing the low grade temp? Prob. an upper resp. inf. of some kind. Casey then tells him that her temp went to 102 last night....I did not know this & Ky. would not let her touch that ear!!! He said, well that will merit some meds. She may have swimmers ear. Now he looks in her ear....backs up & says,"I am sorry little one, you do have swimmers ear & your ear does hurt! We go to CVS & fill RX. Back to rental, eat, clean get ready to go home tomorrow. Pa Pa gets up & needs to head back, has employees working, we go & load boat, pack car. He leaves, I wait to ride with Casey & Ky. They slept in because of a sleepless night. We leave around 11:00. Ky. was good on the way home. Nice trip home. The house we stayed in was very nice, but needs a phone for emergency use!

Monday 08/27/2007

Kylie is a little ill today, wants me to stay beside her all day. We watched Madagascar, it was funny. Ate lunch and she finally fell asleep late afternoon. After her nap we went for a ride in the Hawg. Stopped at the barn and played awhile. Then Ky wanted to play in the mud, with her hew dora shoes on! Finally Pa Pa showed her a mud puddle and that was it, we took off the shoes and let her go. She really enjoyed it. As well as her Pa Pa!! See pictures!

Mom's Party 08/26/07

Went to church today, then to Garners and had a little surprise party for Mom. Her birthday is Tuesday 08/28. We had some ice cream cake and such. We all went in & gave her a digital picture frame, now all we need are the pictures to put on it!!! The Garner girls really enjoyed the party, especially the trick candles!!!

08/24/2007- The Farm

Want to know what is happening on the farm? Well, the fall crops are planted for the most part as you can tell from the pict. There are a lot of white flies so you see the sprayer going. You also see the workers putting sticks in. This is so we can tie the peppers & eggplants to the stake when they get larger. One picture is of the tractor hooked to a big trailer of stick....the little tractor kept rearing up from all the weight. It was funny, but scary. I called WB and told him, he sent Booda up to handle the task!!! They were all hooping & hollering in the field when it was popping up!!! They don't see the danger!!

08/22/07/Cayla 17th

Today Kylie & I went to town to get a b-day gift for Cayla & get groceries. We also stopped by Macado's , the dry cleaners, and several other places. Kylie was very good! At Publix she road in the cart that looks like a car, has a steering wheel!! She enjoyed that. She also wanted to eat everything in the cart!!! She was so friendly to everyone she saw!!! Today is Cayla's 17th b-day. I just can't believe it!!! We bought her a couple of pair of earrings, and a scrapbook for her Sr. Year. She also got a new bed spread earlier. We all went out to eat at Austin's for her b-day. Winston, Cole, Casey, Kylie, Cayla, Austin, Earl and myself. It was a nice night. Thanks goodness for ON STAR!!

Kylie

After Kylie woke from her nap today, I saw the Humming bird! I got Cayla to get her while I grabbed the camera. I flew out the door & went around back to the feeder. No luck... H.B. was gone and Ky. was crying for NaMa. I decided to let her swim in her pool for a bit. She tried to catch a butterfly again, stuck her foot in a ant bed and played in the water. Cayla came out & joined us. It was her pleasure to squirt Ky with the water hose! Ky loved it!!! After Cayla went back inside I was sitting on the steps with Ky. Guess what came & landed beside us on the flowers.......a Sphinx Moth !!!!! (Never saw or heard of this moth, thought it was a Humming Bird, along with several other people, found out on the net what is was!!! )I just sat & snapped pict. Came back inside....Ky. ready for supper!!! Chicken, cheese & watermelon!!! After Casey got home, I looked out the window again, HB at feeder, same scenario, I did get some picture but this HB much wiser than other HB. I will try & upload some pictures of todays events! What a blessed day!

Just to let you know

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08/23/2007

Sisters & Families, I am going to try this blogging thing. If ya'll want to use it as a form of communication, great! If not, great...I am going to use it as a way of journaling my daily events. I am doing a little scrape booking & this may help that!!! My memory is not great,so maybe this will help! I will probably start with this week & go back......ha!!! I read Melissa lee hicks blog the other day and enjoyed it, so here I go!!! (they have a 2 yr. old & had another baby earlier this month and she passed after about an hour, thats why i read her blog, tried to post a message to them, don 't know if it worked! Anyway, hope all of you had a good day today!! Today has been rather laid back thus far! Just playing with Kylie and Sidney, and killing ants!!! I am also trying to capture a picture of this humming bird at my feeder, trying for 2 weeks!!!! I still can't catch that bird!!! I saw it just a few minutes ago, by the time I got out side, he was gone!!!! If any of the kids want to post aunt jill a message, would love to hear about their lives!!! Any bother-in-laws, chime on in!!! Winston can't, no clue how to get on the computer since I got a laptop!!! Talk to ya soon, Post Options Jill

08/21/2007

Today I did some bookkeeping, like everyday, took the dog out, ditto and laughed at Kylie chasing butterflies! It was so cute I had to video it!!! She also got her first ant bites, she did not cry, just stomped her foot. Had I not saw them I would not have known. We also got Papa to take us down to the train track & watch the train. I took pict. of course and the conductor waved at Kylie. She just looked at that big train. It runs right by our field so we get a close look!!! When I was little I remember loving trains. I was amazed to watch them on the track. I remember Santa bringing me one when I was little, it was metal, wish I still had it, but it would not stay on the track. I remember it making a whistle sound. I sat for hours & played with it. I also got tired of it not staying on the track!Ha! My Aunt Jean & Paula would ride to Tennessee on the one that used to leave Valdosta.....I just wanted to go with them so bad, just to ride on a train. Oh well, maybe one day I will take a trip on one!! My Mom's step dad was a conductor in New York.....Grandpa Steve. He was a big man with a deep voice, funny and kind! We only saw them once a year when they came through going to Florida, more about them later, but he had some train sets in his home mom said! Every time I see them set up in store I am drawn to them, even at my age.

08/18/2007

Today I rode the tractor with Papa! It made me sleepy & I think I want my Mommy and a nap! Thanks for the ride Pa!

08/12/2007

Happy Birthday Katie!!! Cayla & I went to Katie's party! She was so cute. Had a fun time watching my niece's! Enjoy the pictures!

08/06/2007 Senior Breakfast

Today my baby girl began her first last day of high school. In keeping with tradition, a breakfast was held by the SR. parents in honor of our children. Emmett & Martha Bridges provided the venue for this special occasion and we appreciate their hospitality so much! A week before school began a meeting was held to discuss fund raisers etc. Also, a surprise was planned in keeping with a new tradition. In the past few years all Sr. have arrived @ school together in some form. Then, are the last to enter chapel and sit in their special area. This year a Dad suggest they arrive by way of motorcycles!!! We all agreed, great idea. Many family & friends gave of their time & means to pull this off. We are so grateful for their unselfish acts of kindness. Thank-you!!! After serving breakfast we all made our way outside for pictures!!! (and to wait on the arrival of the bike's) They all kept trying to go on to school, said they were going to be late!!!Ha! We told them it would be o:k! Finally, we could hear the rumble of the bike's & their faces were priceless!! They were excited!! They arrived at school on cool bikes while the rest of the school lined the street to welcome them! It was a special day. Cayla asked, "How in the world I was able to keep that surprise from her"? It was not easy, she wanted to know about the breakfast! I told her it was all taken care of, not to worry!!

Destin 08/01/2007

Martha, Jenny, Kylie and myself went to Destin. Jenny has been talking about Destin for 3 years. She can now say, I went to Destin!!! Jenny did not think we were ever going to get there! She said her bottom hurt, she needed to go to the bathroom and where or when are we going to eat!!! Note: she did real well with a little one with us, she was very understanding and sweet! Martha, did you bribe her?!! She was so funny! We stopped 3 times on the way down!!! It was so funny!!! She also wanted to know if we were gonna have to listen to that the whole way there.....Kylie was watching a DVD!!! Note, that Martha and Kylie are in the back, I'm driving & Jen is riding shotgun!!! I told her as long as Kylie was awake we would have to play the DVD so Kylie would not cry!!She said, Oh! She did real good though!! When Kylie fell asleep we did listen to some of her music, her choice was gospel to begin with! After arriving, we hauled everything up & down the stairs! The stairs were a problem for Kylie!!!I decided it was best for us to stay downstairs! We got on our suits, headed to the beach. Jen said the water was not cold!!! She liked that! This was Kylie's first trip to the beach. She loved the sand and ocean. She tried to stick her face in the water! Martha had to hold on to her while I tried to snap a few pictures. She was not scared a bit! She met a family there, they had 2 boys & she liked them, but she liked their Mom the best!! She just went right up to her & gave her a hug! They dug & made castles in the sand. The manager at the condo we stayed at had a Great Dame. He was nice, but big. He liked Kylie & she him. Now Jen just kept her distance, she doesn't care for dogs, you know!!! Well, the next day I heard a knock at the door. Jen & Kylie were in the room. A man is at the door with that big ole dog! He saw the dog out loose thought it might be ours! Before i could say no that dog make a b-line to the bed room where Jen & Kylie were. Here I am with a stranger at the door, a 17 month old shorter than the dog, & Jen who is scared of dogs!!!I didn't know if I should slam the door in the guys face, save the girls, or try & tackle the dog, I really needed to do all three!!!Ha! Jen, got up on the bed, Kylie was saying ruff ruff and I am saying, oh no, come her dogie!!! While I am chasing after the dog!!! Note: while all this is going on, Martha is upstairs talking to Emmett on the phone!!Hee! She said , "Jill, you should have hollered for me!!!I assured her there was not time! Ha! We did get the dog back to it's owner. She was gone & did not how he had gotten out. As tall as he is, he probably turned the door knob, or jumped out the balcony!!! Next Episode: While at Destin we had to pick up Cayla, she & Miranda were there with the Murphy's, helping Megan with the baby!( School started on Mon. so she had to get back.)Julie wanted us to go and eat with them one night. It was a place on the water, nothing but a shack, but good food! We followed them there, got our food ordered. Megan wanted to eat on the pier, tables, umbrellas & it was fenced in. No problem..... except I notice this huge cloud!! I said, "Julie have you noticed that cloud?", no but they are pretty fast serving so maybe we will be o:k! Well, let me tell ya, we all received our food, took one bite, and the bottom fell out. We had strollers, babies and our food to get inside. The problem was , all the smart people had taken the seats inside!!!Ha Ha Ha!!! Most everyone got their food & ran!!Martha!!!!I had Kylie, her plate, my plate, her cup & her in my arms!!!I had to leave my drink on the table!!!We are all laughing of course!!! We stood inside for a little and decided we would just eat in the cars....it is still pouring....I decided to go on & get my car, pull it up as close as possible. I just took my shoes off & tried to run to the car. At the point where the pier meets the land, there is an ankle deep puddle! I just ran right on through it. I am drenched! Pulled my car up, here comes Julie, I take her to her car, gave her the umbrella I found in the car, she pulls her car up to load her Grand baby. When she hit the puddle....you know the ankle deep one...she lost her shoe!!!Too funny. She was not the only one, I watched 3 others loose theirs, too! After we all got loaded up, everyone wet...we just ate in the car!!!My sweet Mother-in-law went back in & got me a drink!!! We looked like wet rats! Jen said, I am soaked! I told her to join the crowd!!! She laughed! Before we left it had cleared up! We decided to go by & get some ice cream, Kylie loves Chocolate yogurt!! I got two bites & she ate the rest!!! We did get to the Outlet Mall before we came home!!! We ate hot dogs at the mall, Jen was hungry ya know!!! All that shopping makes you hungry! We packed up the car, to the top & headed home. While we were in Destin, it rained quite a bit at home. Our roads were very muddy with deep ruts. We felt it best for Martha & Jen to go out the back way, it had some puddles but no deep ruts, her car sits low to the ground! I told her to get on through the puddle, not to stop. Well, she called & said she needed help, she was stuck. I tried to drive it out, but is was stuck. Winston came & had to lay down in the mud to wrap a chain around the axle. We pulled her out backwards & then I drove her through the puddle!!! It was quite a sight! Winston just shook his head & laughed!!! Of course we were wetting or pants we were laughing so hard!!