Whitewater Adventure

We had a blast on this whitewater trip in Leavenworth Washington. It was the first time I had ever gone whitewater rafting. I was terrified at first and about 15 minutes into it I was swearing that I would never do it again and I just wanted out. But about half way through, I started getting the hang of it and let myself enjoy the experience. By the end, I wanted to start all over and do it again right then and there. Mom and Mark were very generous and paid for the entire family to go. THANK YOU for that! It was a memory I will remember for a life time.

Happy Children

Katie Mae is seven months old today. She is the irriating little sister in every sense of the word. But Simon is so sweet and good natured that he lets her play with him even though at almost 11 years old, he'd rather sleep than play. Simon turns 11 years old Oct. 15. Kitty who is going on 17 1/2 just sits there and watches them play. I don't think there is any play left in her but she seems to like Katie Mae who by the way is totally potty trained!

Cows

Anyone who knows me at all knows I love cows. One of the things I love about our land is that we have cattle farms all around us. I hope to have several cows of my own one day but for now I just have to enjoy my neighbors cows.

Love

They make my heart squeeze!

Life is meant for smiling

I took this picture at the fair. Little things in life make me smile and these little cuties definitely made me smile.

Alabama National Fair

I look forward to the fair every year. This year Trace Adkins was there and it was a great concert. I am just like a kid at the fair. I can't wait to go to the circus and get cotton candy and a snow cone. I love to watch the racing pigs and the sea lions. I enjoy seeing all the live stock also. The entire atmosphere just makes me smile.

Trying to get a good picture

Uugghh..it is so frustrating. Katie Mae is too cute for words but I just can't get a good picture of her which captures how adorable she is. Oh well.

Fire Department Update

My life definitely is not boring! With school, school tours starting back up this month, and going out on calls with the fire department, I am pretty busy. We get called out for motor vehicle accidents, medical calls, and fires and it doesn't matter if it is 1:00 in the afternoon or at 3:00 in the morning. We have had several structure fires in the middle of the night recently. Fighting a fire is not easy work, it literally takes everything out of you. A fire fighter in a neighboring county was just convicted of arson. They suspected him and his friends of starting 14 fires but he was convicated three counts of arson. I honestly don't understand why anyone would do that because putting the fire out is so exhausting for us and so devastating for the homeowners. When you can save someones hay field from being destroyed or save a house from total destruction than it is rewarding. Fire is a very scary thing and I just hope no one I love ever has to go through a tragedy like losing a home.

A&P

I am loving being back in school. I was watching Grey's Anatomy and NCIS this week and there were a lot of medical terms thrown around that I knew which was pretty cool. I am the oldest person in the class but I really like all my fellow students. We have already formed a tight bond because all of us in that class are trying to get into the nursing program next August. We will basically be with each other for the next three years. We joke around a lot as you can tell by the picture of me dancing with the skeleton. I got an 80 on my lab test and I was very disappointed in myself but I more than made up for that by getting a 110 on my lecture exam. I was pretty proud of that grade because I had really studied hard and it felt good to have all my work pay off that way. It is well known that this teacher doesn't give As easily so if I want to make that grade I'll have to keep studying hard but so far so good.

Katie Mae went to the groomer

The first picture with Katie Mae and Kitty is the Before picture. The next two are the After pictures. She went in a dirty, curly puppy and came out a huge white fluff ball that I barely recognized. I can't believe I have a child that is not photogenic! She should know that I love to take pictures and scrapbook but getting a cute picture of her is almost impossible. Poor Simon just thought he wouldn't have to pose for the camera so much with the newest star but no such luck. He is stuck as my top model.

Lunch with my Dad

This is my favorite restaurant in Nashville. It has become tradition for my Dad and I to go there when I am in town. I absoutely love authentic Japanese restaurants. I should have known not to try something new though because the noodle dish was very bland. Next time, I'll have to go for my usual and get different types of sushi. I hope there will be a next time though because this restarant is very near where my Dad used to work. He retired this past September but hopefully that doesn't mean it is that last time we go there together.