Trick or treat

Friday night lights

We went to the soccer fields this evening after work to stripe the fields to get ready for the games tomorrow. Hopefully raylee will decide that she wants to play instead of laying out on the field like she's at the beach.

I captured a few pics of raylee entertaining herself while we were working. I looked up & she had one of the old soccer nets on her head. She said, "I have hair like rapunzel!" She had a ball out there running and playing. It wasn't long after we got home that she pasted smooth out!

I looked up one time and saw the beautiful sunset. I couldn't help but think of mamaw. She would stand at the kitchen window at my parents house and look out at the sunset and comment on "how purdy" it was.

One step closer to being "debt free"

As if last Tuesday wasn't hard enough, several hours after my grandmother died a couple came to look at my car and bought it the same day!

I had been going back & forth for some time now about selling it because we really didn't need it. Billy's truck & my trailblazer are paid for. Billy has a company truck & I drive 15 miles to work and get in a company car. I said all that to say we had two vehicles that sat here all day 7 days a week, so it didn't really make sense to be paying a car note on a car we really didn't need.

This was the best & most favorite car that I have EVER owned! Not only was it pretty (and looked great with my ms state stuff) it had all the bells and whistles! I absolutely LOVED that car!!!

I have been on a kick lately and i decided that it was time to put my wants aside bc i want to be debt free more! Not that selling the car got me there BUT it is one SMALL step towards getting there!!!

Now I can double up on student loan payments so hopefully they will be paid off by the time I am 90 yrs old! Ugh...don't get me started on that subject.....


On a sweeter subject, isn't she just the cutest thing ever!!!!

Determination

I'm sure everyone knows by now that I have been on Advocare since January. It is a great company with great products. I have seen a world of difference since I have been taking them but I cant help but to believe that if I do what I am supposed to do change the way I eat and exercise more that I could benefit even more.

Even though the products are great and I have really seen a difference sometimes I lack the motivation that I need to keep going. I went to a vault denim party this weekend. I have NEVER, NEVER, NEVER, EVER spent this much on ONE article of clothing for myself but I bought a pair. The kicker is they are TWO sizes smaller than what I wear now bc this time next year, if not before, they WILL fit!!!

This is the confidence that Advocare & my Rhino Advocare Team gives me!!!!

My purchase!!!!!

T-Ball

This time of year marks a lot of "Firsts" for us. This is Raylee's first year to play t-ball. Billy & I are coaching her team. We have never coached anything, after all we can barely to coach our own child how to act like a human being in public! We also sponsored the team...Advocare!!!!

Today we had our first practice! It was very interesting to say the least but I think it went really well! No one got hurt, cried or had a complete meltdown!! It only lasted about 30 mins because that is all their attention spans would allow!

I grew up playing softball & I cant wait for Raylee to get a feel for the sport and hopefully love it as much as I did!!! She seemed to really enjoy it today!

Raylee waiting for practice to begin

My niece, Morgan,

A tribute to a best friend....

Friday was the WORST day of my life!!! I had such high hopes of it being the beginning of a great weekend! I started my new 7-3:30 work shift last week, however, I had not made it to work by 7:00 yet. I set my alarm to get up early BC Friday was going to be the day, I had a million things to do at work and we were taking raylee to the circus so I needed to get off on time.

So my alarm goes off and I roll over and Delilah is sitting up.starring at me. I get up, pick her up and tell Josie to get up and go tee tee, just like I do every morning.

The closer I get to the back door I noticed that Delilah was panting, which didn't alarm me BC I had the heated mattress pad on and she was snuggled up under my pillow sleeping like she does every night. Once I got to the door I noticed my gown was wet like she tee teed on me. I flipped the light on and she was gasping for air. I started seeming and woke billy up. He grabbed a towel and got her from me and laid her on the bed. As she was laying there gasping for air she pooped. In my heart I knew our time with her was coming to a end.

I called my parents about 5:30 screaming & crying. I probably woke everyone up that lives between us & my parents. I couldn't just sit there and watch her die. I couldn't. As I was sobbing on the phone with my mom I looked over and our beagle, Bailey, had jumped up on the bed and was licked her little head.

Billy kept telling me to come on that she needed me. Something came over me and I was able to pick her up and hold her. I brought her in the living room and rocked her and we loved on her until she died at 5:40 a.m.

Even after she died I held, rocked and talked to her until the time came that I finally had to hand her over to billy. At 8:30 he took her to be cremated and that was the last time I would ever hold & see my sweet girl again.

We brought her home last night and I can't wrap my head around that my sweet little lilah is in that box. When I got ready to go to bed last night I put her in between my pillow and the head board Just like I have for what seems like forever.

Mark bought her for me in 1998 when I was a junior in high school. She was two years old. We have been through a lot together. I knew I would be sad When she died but I had no idea it would hurt This bad. I really feel like my best friend has died.

I want to think that with time it will get better but its hard to see it through all of the tears.......

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