Son of a gun...we had to say goodbye to "Coffey"

Tonight on Nashville Star, I was so excited to see the first of my two winning picks move on to the finale next week (Shawn Mayer). I really thought my second pick, Coffey, was going to move on as well; however, he was let go. The finale now comes down to Shawn Mayer, Melissa Lawson (who happens to be very good as well) and Gabe Garcia.

Music & video's....

Thank you Donna, for telling me how to add some music to my blog! I love this song. I first heard it on The Bachelorette and now it is one of my favorites. I hope you enjoy it to. I also added a video link to one my other new favorite songs, Halo by Haley James Scott. I couldn't get her song to post on the playlist, so I found the video. It is the first one, I dont know why they had to put all sorts on that line...anyway, enjoy! talk soon.

I got a post card out of the blue...it said:

Dance with God, and he will let the right man cut in. I can't imagine who sent it to me, but boy did they send it at just the right time or what?!! So thank you for reminding me that I am not in control....whoever you are. : )

Can you tell me how to add music?

I have this song that I want to add to my blog, but I can not figure out how to do it. Help! It is so beautiful.

Bootcamp...what a loss!!

As earlier stated in a post about bootcamp, it was expressed and guaranteed to us to lose inches. Well not only did I lose five pounds, i lost 6 inches all over! I am very proud of myself. It is the motivation I needed to continue on my journey. I used this class as my jumping off point for exercise and conditioned my body to get used to being exercised. I am so excited. I am starting the Biggest Loser work out dvd's and the Micheal Thurmond 6 Week Body Makeover workout to keep up my progress. Kudo's to me!

Falling on deaf ears??

The other day, as I was playing with my two month old nephew Riddick, I noticed that he wasn't responding to sound like he should be doing at his age. I clapped my hands next to his ears...got nothing. I spoke close to his ears, again nothing. I called my mom into the room and showed her, he still didn't respond. So then i did the finger trick to see if he could follow my finger, again..he didn't. Finally, we told Taylor. Riddick had a doctors appointment yesterday anyway for his two month shots, so ask Dr. Blanchard and see what she thinks.

Low and behold, she made Riddick an appointment with a specialist on September 8th. That is the first day he can get in. We keep trying different things, but still no response. We are hoping that he is not deaf and that hopefully maybe his eu-something tubes are just clogged up?? Sorry, I can't remember the word my mom said. ha ha! Anyway, as soon as we find out more, I will update again.

Oh, i also made a bet that at that checkup he would weigh in at 12 pounds. Taylor said he weighed in at 12 lbs. 6 oz. 24 inches long!

July 4th!

What is better on a hot July day, than to celebrate with family, fireworks, watermelon and farm animals...?? We all piled in the car and drove down to the Grand Bay Watermelon Festival, something that my mom and I have not done in at least 15-16 years. So it was a treat to take Tyler and my stepdad down there. Mom and Gary went off to the "adult" things (antiques, arts/crafts, etc.) and Tyler and I headed for the family area. While we waited patiently for his turn on the train, we decided to go into the petting zoo and feed some animals. The rabbits, as you can see, were more than happy to be picked up and loved on. Wilbur the pig, honestly, I think was getting sick of kids being around! ha ha! He wouldn't eat...he just decided to sit still for a moment so that Tyler could say cheese. They also had geese, miniature horses, chickens, goats and a donkey. The ducks were so not having anyone come near them! It was cute.

Then came the train ride. Tyler had to be in the caboose and say "what's up" to everyone that the train passed. I thought, "only my child".... He briefly made an appearance in the air jump before spotting my parents and jumped out. He was so disappointed that he missed the seed spitting contest, that he anxiously awaited for all morning long. So we decided to go get some free watermelon, and he didn't like it. So the contest would have been a waste of money anyway. (Thank you Lord). The picture you see up top, I had to make him take that picture. He was merely acting like he was eating it, for the sake of my blog. Thank you Tyler... :)

I hope that everyone had a wonderful, safe and happy holiday weekend. God bless America!

So much for happily ever after....

Just two days after a great weekend, the start to my week has turned extremely sour. Last night, Eric and I broke up. I won't go into detail, but only to say that trust and theft (two words that should never be used in the same sentence) are involved. I put all the pieces of the puzzle together, and realized that I was being taken for a ride. Six months down the drain! He finally admitted stealing from me about thirty minutes ago. Such a shame. I cried hysterically last night, wishing I could just talk to my sister. But I couldn't. I cried on my mom and Gary's shoulders and then cried myself to sleep. I woke up this morning, swollen, bitter, and very tired. I contemplated not going to bootcamp today, but something told me to go. When I got to class, my teacher asked if I needed a boxing bag. "What a great idea", I thought! I punched the hell out of that bag, I kicked and kicked, and punched and punched.....great stress reducer!! Then I came home and emailed Becky Bryars and told her that Tyler and I were about to become regulars at church and I need guidance. I am no longer crying. I am no longer extremely upset...in a wierd way, I am already finding solice and I like what I am seeing. So long for now. Shana, check your email.