Say what?!

This past weekend while we were camping Alex and I decided to take a break from the outdoors and play his gameboy in the camper. We were laying on the bed and I was playing pac man while he watched. Out of the blue he says "Mom, what does lesbian mean?" Hmmm...wow botta bing botta bang....pac man is dead and mom is choking. Not that I have a problem explaining all of this kind of stuff to Alex. I would rather he hear it from me than from some kid on the playground at school. I just wasn't expecting that question to come out of his mouth at that moment in time so matter of factly. So I proceed to tell him about lesbians (of course the rated G version) and explained to him the difference between homosexual and heterosexual. I tried to keep it as simple as possible but with every answer there are ten more questions. Of course every time I said "same sex" or "opposite sex" or anything that had the word "sex" in it little fits of laughter came from his belly. The word "sex" is just hilarious to him and of course he KNOWS what it means! He really doesn't but he sure thinks he does!!! I'm sure that talk will come next!
On that note i'm signing off for the day. Here are a couple of pictures from Alex that really show how much he has changed the past two years.



Alex at the park. He was 4 years old in this picture.




Here is Alex at the park....3 years later at age 7. Wow what a difference a few years makes!

Fun at the Spring!

This weekend we had so much fun together as a family. It was actually the first time ALL summer we had gone to do something just the three of us. We had decided early last week that we were going to go camping at the Spring, which is a natural spring that is in the middle of nowhere. We borrowed Mr. S uncle's pop up camper and headed out there. When I say middle of nowhere I really mean it. There isn't even a bathroom, much less anything else, within a 1 mile radius. Friday night was very interesting to say the least. I don't think we fell asleep till about 2 in the morning because of all of the wild animals we kept hearing outside. At one point it sounded like the Coyotes were right outside the camper.....I think our imaginations were going hog wild!! Both Saturday and Sunday we spent the entire day down at the Spring swimming and playing. We found clay in the water and spent hours digging it up and building a dam. It was just pure clean fun! The dogs even had a good time! Hammie loved chasing the crawdads and Lucky liked jumping in the water. We can't wait to go back again soon!

Alex is getting ready to jump off the big rock into the Spring

There he goes!!!

Here he is eating (rather starring) at the HUGE piece of watermelon

Now that is how you eat watermelon!!

First Day of School

Alex started second grade today. It is hard to believe that two years ago we were walking the halls of the school for the first time looking for his Kindergarten class. Now he is a pro at this school thing and doesn't really need mommy's help. This makes me both happy and sad. I love that he's independent but at the same time it makes me so sad that my baby is growing up!! I am so excited for him. I can't wait to see what he learns this year. Plus, second graders are the oldest kids in the school. I remember that was a huge deal when I was in school. It was kind of a territorial thing. Needless to say this morning was very hectic and exciting!! After a quick shower Alex was dressed and ready to head out the door....of course mom had to take a few pics first! For some reason only one saved to my phone but at least it wasn't a total loss.

He even posed a little for the camera!

Back to the grind of things

Well I finally made it back from Florida last weekend. What a week it has been! My desk here at work is not visible because of the mounds of paperwork I have to catch up on. It is pretty overwhelming! I can't tell you how glad I was to be home. I missed my family so much and don't intend to ever be away from them that long again. My five day trip turned into ten so needless to say we couldn't wait to all be together again. Alex said "Mommy I almost forgot what you looked like!." I couldn't get enough of his sweet kisses and hugs.
I'm glad to report that my mother is doing so much better. It was a very rough and bumpy road there for a little bit, but for the most part she has made a full recovery. She was not a candidate for open heart surgery because her lungs are in such bad shape. They were able to place two stints and a third one will be placed in the near future. Considering that amount of blockage she had it's is just amazing to me that she pulled through. We were able to spend three days together at her house before I had to fly home. I really enjoyed those days together and looked at them like it might be the last time we were together. We enjoyed them to the fullest! I have had great intentions of posting pictures from our first trip to Florida. I will hopefully get those loaded this week sometime. Right now I just can't wait for the weekend to get here!!
Please remember to keep the Smith family in your prayers.

Here I come Florida.......again!

So I haven't written since we got back from our trip to Florida. It was WONDERFUL!!! We had such a great time, even though the original reason for going was very depressing. My step dad is hanging in there and it was great to spend time with him. Now i'm headed back...not even two weeks later. My mom had a massive heart attack last Friday July 25th, 2008. Her right artery was 100% blocked, which was causing the attack. They found two other arteries that were both 95% block. I was like geez no wonder she doesn't feel like doing ANYTHING!!! She is not a candidate for open heart surgery because her health is horrible. They were able to put a stint in the artery that had the 100% blockage and they are trying to get her strong enough to clear up the other two. I was told "you need to come" after she almost died on Tuesday. She is stable for now, but it seems to change from one minute to the next. I am trying to stay positive and saying lots of prayers. I just hope if it is her time to go home to the Lord that it will happen while I am there so she isn't alone.
I plan on posting alot of pictures when I get back.

Florida here we come!!

Well in about 24 hours I will be in beautiful Florida soaking up the sun! As I posted earlier, I am going to Florida because my step dad has been diagnosed with lung cancer and it not expected to live much longer. While I am very sad about this news, I am definitely going to enjoy myself because it will most likely be the last time we are ALL together. So I am signing off until next week.

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Hammie the Toilet Paper Bandit

My little weenie dog Hammie is such a mess. He has a serious addiction to toilet paper. This morning I was sitting on my porch drinking coffee and in five minutes he managed to get in the bathroom closet, pull out THREE rolls of toilet paper and string them all across the house. Not one but three!!! To top it all off he had to "break in" to the bathroom closet to get the toilet paper. Smart? I don't know maybe so. This is the same dog that managed to get into my purse that was up on a shelf and drag everything out of it including all of the things in my wallet. I came into the living room to find my credit cards and cash strung all over the floor. Luckily I caught him in time before he shredded the money. I couldn't believe that a dog that has short stubby legs was able to somehow reach my purse, but he did! So back to the toilet paper. When I found the mess I was infuriated especially considering this isn't the first time he has chewed up paper all over the house. Then I saw his cute little face and my heart melted. He looked at me with his sweet little face and puppy dogs eyes like "what did I do mom?" Oh and lets not forget while he's looking up at me he has toilet paper hanging out of his mouth......boy you gotta love the puppy stages.