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Oh my how we have changed!

Michelle — Mon, 03 May 2010 23:37:32 +0000

That picture was taken in Maui, Hawaii while we were on our honeymoon back in July 1999!

We have come so far and aged so much since then. It’s hard to believe at that time my older kids were 7, 6, and 3 years old and of course Devin and Makenzie hadn’t even been a thought!

Dave and I have had a great 11 years together. I pray we have many, many more to share. He’s my best friend in the whole wide world. He treats me like a Queen- even when I don’t deserve it.

Sometimes I look at our honeymoon pictures and wish we could go back and do it all over again. But then I’m reminded of how very far we’ve come and how much our love has grown and wouldn’t change where we are at now for anything!

Because You Loved Me

Michelle — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 13:57:02 +0000

For all those times you stood by me
For all the truth that you made me see
For all the joy you brought to my life
For all the wrong that you made right

For every dream you made come true
For all the love I found in you
I’ll be forever thankful, baby

You’re the one who held me up
Never let me fall
You’re the one who saw me through
Through it all

You were my strength when I was weak
You were my voice when I couldn’t speak
You were my eyes when I couldn’t see
You saw the best there was in me

Lifted me up when I couldn’t reach
You gave me faith ’cause you believed
I’m everything I am
Because you loved me, ooh, baby

You gave me wings and made me fly
You touched my hand I could touch the sky
I lost my faith, you gave it back to me
You said no star was out of reach

You stood by me and I stood tall
I had your love, I had it all
I’m grateful for each day you gave me

Maybe, I don’t know that much
But I know this much is true
I was blessed because
I was loved by you

You were my strength when I was weak
You were my voice when I couldn’t speak
You were my eyes when I couldn’t see
You saw the best there was in me

Lifted me up when I couldn’t reach
You gave me faith ’cause you believed
I’m everything I am
Because you loved me

You were always there for me, the tender wind that carried me
The light in the dark shining your love into my life
You’ve been my inspiration through the lies you were the truth
My world is a better place because of you

You were my strength when I was weak
You were my voice when I couldn’t speak
You were my eyes when I couldn’t see
You saw the best there was in me

Lifted me up when I couldn’t reach
You gave me faith ’cause you believed
I’m everything I am
Because you loved me

You were my strength when I was weak
You were my voice when I couldn’t speak
You were my eyes when I couldn’t see
You saw the best there was in me

Lifted me up when I couldn’t reach
You gave me faith ’cause you believed
I’m everything I am
Because you loved me

I’m everything I am
Because you loved me

The ants go marching…

Michelle — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 18:10:49 +0000

I love summer, but I despise the fact that it usually means we have trouble with ants getting in our home. Every year it seems I have to battle these pesky little suckers and this year is no different.

At 11pm on Saturday night while taking Devin to the bathroom before bed, I saw them. Tons of them. Actually trails of them. Marching through my carpet in my house to get the fragments of food the little kids (who eat all over the house) dropped. I know… someone start printing out my Mother of the Year award now. Yes, I let them eat outside of the kitchen. If you say you don’t do it, well… you’re LYING! If I made them only eat at the table, they’d never eat. *Ahem* Back to the topic at hand.

Like a madwoman I began spraying ant killer on the baseboards and anywhere I hoped the kids wouldn’t touch. Then I began moving furniture and vacuuming everywhere while Madison watched the little kids on the couch. Thankfully the ants were only in the dining room (which we don’t use) and the formal living room. I would have thought they would be where the little kids sit on the love seat in the den and eat snacks and such… but they weren’t. I guess ants aren’t all that smart because they could have had a feast in that love seat…LOL

And of course, during all this ant mess… David was at work. This crap only happens when he’s at work. Don’t ask me how. I wish I knew. If something around here is going to go wrong, it always happens when he’s not here and I’m forced to face it alone. I was so exhausted and frustrated after spending over two hours spraying ant killer, vacuuming and moving furniture by myself that I called David at work to vent. We ended up getting into an argument because I was pissed he didn’t treat the outside sooner… thus leading to the ant drama I had to deal with alone. He’s still not happy with me… two days later. Actually he’s pretty much not speaking to me right now. Whatever. His advice to me was to leave them till morning and he would take care of them. Honestly… did he really expect me to leave the ants roaming free in my house till morning? Does he realize how f***ing OCD I am? I mean, after all we’ve been married ten years now. He should realize that leaving ants in my house to roam free is simply not an option. Period.

Ah well… at least the damn ants are gone for now. And I suppose I will just have to take the cold shoulder from David until he decides I’m worthy of his presence again.

Men can be such babies. But that’s another blog post…

Simply Blessed Sundays Thursday!

Michelle — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 05:00:54 +0000

Okay, I know… it’s not Sunday- but work with me here! I was not near a computer last Sunday (thanks to TARA for calling me out on it!) so I figured I would use today to post my blessings post since it’s mine and David’s 10 year anniversary! I thought in honor of our ten years together I’d take a walk down memory lane and invite you along :)

David and I met at Hebron Baptist church. I was singing on the praise team and David was Madison’s 2 year old class Sunday school teacher. It’s funny though- I had never really talked to him since the lady teacher always brought her to the door at pick up and took her from me at drop off. I always joke that Madison has known David longer than I have…LOL. After my ex left me, I became involved in the singles group at Hebron and that’s how David and I really got to know each other. The first night we actually talked was the night the singles group went to the rodeo at the Gwinnett County fairgrounds. A few weeks later, David got my phone number from one of my friends and called me. Our first date was to Stone Mtn. park to see the laser show. After that we were pretty much inseperable. David proposed to me on Christmas day 1998 and we were married on July 16th, 1999.

One of our first dates- this was at the Stone Mtn. Park Laser show with the singles group

Our Wedding Day :)

A picture from our week long honeymoon in Maui- of course he had to have a Hawaiian shirt! LOL

David and I have gone through a lot over these past ten years. My older kids were only 6, 5, and 2 when we met. David stepped in and became a step bonus Dad to them. It hasn’t been easy being a blended family- there have been lots of times when it’s been a hard road, but we have worked through it together. I’m so blessed to have found such a wonderful man who loves my kids as his own.

I’m so glad that David and I have been blessed to have had my tubes untied and have two more children together. Most women never get that chance after having a tubal- so we are definitely blessed to have not one, but two TR babies. They are a joy most of the time each and every day.

I thank God each and every day for my husband David and our wonderful marriage. He loves me for the crazy bitch person I am :) He has put up with some crazy stuff from me over the years… throwing a peanut butter jar at him when I was mad, bitching about him helping me with the laundry because he didn’t do it right, pregnancy hormones, postpartum depression… you name it, I’ve been there done that …well, almost *AHEM*

So what I’m trying to say is, I’m not the sweetie pie I may appear to be on here… but he loves me anyway. He doesn’t care if I gain or lose 5 lbs, he doesn’t care what size clothing I wear, he doesn’t care if I have gray hairs, he doesn’t care if I’m bitchy one minute and syrup-y sweet the next. He loves me for who I am. The real me.

And I couldn’t ask for more. I love him for all he is too. After all, he is the one I’m spending the rest of my life with. It’s been 10 years since we got married and I can’t wait to see what the rest of our marriage brings. I wouldn’t trade the past ten years of my life for anything anyone had to offer.

I love you David ~ Happy Anniversary :)

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Way back Whensday

Michelle — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 15:43:15 +0000

This picture was taken at Unicoi State Park while David and I were dating- over 10 years ago! This was one of the only two times I ever went tent camping with him. He jokes that once we got married I didn’t have to pretend to be someone I’m not so I stopped roughing it to impress him- LOL. He’s so right. I’m not a camping kind of girl… especially tent camping. I need my hairdryer and curling iron and makeup too for goodness sake! Not to mention a bathroom and running water. Looking at that picture reminds me that my older kids were just little kids then. They were 7, 6, and 3 when David and I got married.

Seeing this picture is bittersweet for me. It brings back so many good memories, but it also shows me how much my kids have grown and how much David has aged…yikes!