Painting....

I have been painting my hallway a turquoise color that Taylor picked out. At first I was a little scared when I got it on the walls but now it is really growing on me and I think it looks really good! I am glad I went with Taylor's choice!! Now if I could just get the rest of the house painted! And they will be neutral colors....I had to promise Dane :(.....

Summer Nights

I absolutely love summertime and sitting outside during the evenings! Cooper also loves it and would be outside all day even though it has been 105 degrees all week! That doesn't seem to bother him but I can't stand the heat so we wait until it cools off! I got some pretty cute pictures of him playing in the yard and his poor diaper was so full it was about to fall off of him! I am a horrible mom but it was soooo funny so I had to snap some pics!

And here he is showing me his teeth! Kind of a scary face!

I also got some pictures of the cotton...it is looking good!!!

And these are squares....You can't really tell in the pictures but they are there and that is a good sign! Granny said a square by the 4th of July was a good sign of good cotton! Haha....

Me - A to Z

Tag…. You’re it!

A -Age: 23

B- Bed Size: King - I can't imagine having anything smaller!

C- Chore you hate: laundry...the pile never quits growing!

D- Dog's Name: Molly...I know she's out there somewhere...

E- Essentials to starts your day: dr. pepper

F- Favorite Color: Red

G- Gold, Silver, or Platinum: Silver

H- Height: 5’ 9”

I- Instruments you play: No musical talent but I can still play a mean heart and soul duet with Taylor on the piano!

J- Job Title: 7th grade math teacher

K- Kids: Cooper - will be 2 Aug. 23rd!

L-Living Arrangements: Silverton

M- Moms name: Charolette but we call her Liz

N- Nicknames: Lori Darlin, Dorn, Larry....

O- Overnight stay in the hospital other then Birth: yes, embarrassingly enough!

P- Pet Peeve: talking on the phone in the car when the other person is already talking on the phone!

Q- Quote from a movie: "You can't ride two horses with one ass sugarbean"! Sweet Home Alabama

R- Right or Left handed: Righty

S- Siblings: older sister, Taylor, younger brother, Cord

T- Time you wake up: here lately 5:45 (summer school is no fun!) but usually by at least 9

U- Underwear: just the normal cotton kind

V- Vegetable you dislike: peas

W- Ways you run late: wake up late, spend too long in the shower, can't find anything to wear

X- X-rays you've had: Teeth, stomach, ankle

Y- Yummy food you make: Pretty much everything! HaHa....I do love to make brownies and they are always delicious..

Z- Zoo Favorites: um....not a big fan of zoos but I guess any of the baby animals and the cheetas...

Good News and Bad News....

Well the good news is it rained without hailing on our little cotton crop! It pretty much rained all day yesterday with some pretty good storms but Tarran, Shandy and I were able to catch some rays at the pool. We really only got to lay out about 1 hour before a storm blew in but I still managed to get a little red, yay! And, believe it or not, I started Twilight! I am not a reader at all, I mean I kind of always wanted to be more of a reader but could never find the time with little Coop around but everyone insisted that I try this book and yes, I am already hooked and can't wait to start reading again! Cooper had a great weekend......he got to see DeeDee, Grandmother, and Dayme which was a ton of fun for him because he got to show off his new tricks! Yesterday he got to haul cows and ride in the tractor with Daddy and even got to ride around with Papa! I think Coop would have fun wherever he was! Even at TayTay's where he dropped her remotes in water, again! Fun for him but not so much for TayTay (we are really sorry about that!).
So now the bad news......Molly is gone :(.....Dane left her a few days ago out kind of in the country and I kept thinking she would come back but she still hasn't.....Cooper and I are sad but Dane is not heartbroken....he said we could get another one when we had a fence in our backyard.

Some more good and bad news.....Grandad underwent quadruple bypass surgery last wednesday but made it through and is still in CCCU but making progress even though it is very slow progress. He is one of the greatest I have ever known and he is so incredibly strong to fight through all of this! We have all prayed so hard for him over this last week and know that prayers have been working because he is still with us today. Only He knows what's in store for us so I just pray for everyone who has spent hours at the hospital because this is not the end and there is a long road of recovery ahead but I know Grandad can do it! I love you all and continue to pray and ask for everyone's prayers as they endure this hardship.

Blogging...

Oh my gosh I have been on this thing all morning! The only thing I got accomplished was 20 different backgrounds, finally settling on the one that's on there, and some cute sidebar stuff and a huge headache! I will actually try to write something interesting later!

Summer School....

I am teaching summer school :(. I would have never thought I would be doing this but it is from 8 to 12 so only four hours and only 19 days left! I am extremely bored but the kids are pretty good and we all have laptops so I basically just sit on my computer while they do computer activities. I did actually teach for an hour this morning so it made the morning go by a little faster! Also, I may be teaching 7th grade math now. Mac called me into his office on Friday and said they may cut the 6th grade reading and not hire anymore teachers which would move me to 7th grade math. That is what I am actually certified in so it works for me!

This weekend was another busy weekend...Taylor and Donny came to see us and it was Cord's birthday. He is finally 18! I can't believe he is 18...I feel like he should still be 11. He was excited though and at midnight on the 6th he went and bought a lottery ticket...haha! I am really gonna miss him when he moves off to college :(......
Donny cut Cooper's hair on Sunday! I know DeeAnn and Dayme will not be happy but Dane figured he was getting hot.....or fleas from petting our new dog! Cooper looks cute though and it actually makes him look older and now he won't get to hot and it will always grow back! So back to the dog, yes we have a dog now! The other night it was storming pretty good and we heard a whimpering at our door. There was a Hank look alike that was soooo skinny and my heart just melted. I made Dane feed her and give her some water and we let her sleep in the garage that night. Then Dane took her with him to work all the next day and she ended up being such a sweet dog! I really do love her and Taylor and David want to breed her with Hank and have puppies so I hope we can do that! They will be so cute! We named her Molly....after many other name choices, but Molly was the one that stuck and the one that Cooper kept saying after he figured out she was not Hank! I don't have pictures yet but will take some soon and post them. Cooper just loves her and gives her hugs and Molly does so good with him! Who would have thought I would like a stray dog this much!

The Weekend and Cooper on the Farm....

We had a very busy weekend, suprise surprise! We got Cordo graduated (yay!), did a little planning on Taylor's wedding, got Kathy her very own blog (now if she can only figure it out!), got Cam and Mimmi's hot tub going, had Donny, DeeDee, and Dayme come stay with us, and then topped it all off with going to Lubbock on Sunday to celebrate Donny's 50th birthday! It was a great weekend spent with family so it really couldn't get any better! We ended up eating at Rockfish and it turned out to be really good! I don't think Taylor thought so but then after eating, Dane, Cooper, David, Taylor, and I all went out for ice cream which was delicious! I LOVE ice cream and wish I could eat it all the time!

The graduate....isn't he handsome!

Then yesterday, Cooper and I went and helped Dane on the farm! And yes I mean really helped....I drove a forklift with a trailer attached into the barn! I felt very productive and then I got some really cute pics of Cooper in his diaper playing in the dirt. He did start out in clothes but then had a little accident so we decided he could just stip down! He got soooo dirty but was soo cute! Then we picked Cordo up (he was plowing and putting out fertilizer) and headed over to Swisher Co. to do a little more work, where I got some more pics, and then finally headed home, in the rain! It rained 1 1/2 inches!!!!! We were so excited and everyone needed it so bad and we are supposed to be getting more rain so keep your fingers crossed!