The Duggars

Mallory and I had a wonderful Mother/Daughter day last Sunday. We had tickets to see the Duggar family that evening at a church in Cape Girardeau. After our worship service in EP we headed north. First stop, lunch at The Pasta House. Kids eat free on Sundays so that was nice. 

We had a good meal then went shopping at Goodwill and the Mall. 

Mallory got a new dress and wanted to wear it to see the Duggars so she changed in the dressing room. 

The doors opened at 5 for the 6 o'clock program and when we got there right at 5 the lines to get in we're pretty long. 

Mallory chose to sit in the chairs on the aisle so she could get up close. She was right at the front and I sat behind her. Great seats. 

The pastor introduced the Duggar family and they all filed in. 

They were so sweet and cute. We loved seeing them. The kids sang and played their violins etc then the parents spoke for a good long while. 

  Afterward Mallory asked if we could stay for the book signing so she could meet them. We bought their latest book Growing Up Duggar written by the four older girls. They family was all lined up down a long table and they each singed the greeted you as you went down the line. 

Michelle and Jim Bob were at the end and we were able to get our picture taken with them. They were so sweet. They are the real thing. I think it's great there's at least one clean show out there where good family values are esteemed. 

The best part of the day was getting to spend time with my precious gift Mallory. We had a wonderful time. I love her dearly. 

Terri on Dr Oz

My good friend, Pastor's wife and Matron of Honor will be appearing on the Dr Oz show tomorrow, May 8th, with the doctor who changed her life after a recent health crisis. Terri posted this wonderful praise news recently on her facebook page:

In January of 2013 I developed a brain condition that caused severe facial spasms, slurred speech and a lot of uncertainty. I was home for 4 months except for Dr. apts. My vision was doubled, I could not drive or walk with out assistance. I was told I needed brain surgery to correct the problem. In a God moment we were led to neurologist Dr David Perlmutter in Naples Florida. He ran many tests and... found that I was highly gluten, sugar, dairy and soy sensitive. I have now been free of those things for 8 months and my spasms are now very very minimal and my sight is better than it has ever been, So good I no longer need contacts or readers. One of many other bonuses to all this, I have not had a single migraine, which I had been having regularly for years. I am so thankful to be starting 2014 feeling so well.
Psalm 46:10 Be still and know that I am God.

 

The Dr Oz show contacted her recently after Dr Perlmutter submitted her before and after videos showing the vast improvement she had made. They flew her up to NYC for a whirlwind trip to share her story on the show during a taping he was scheduled to appear on.

 

I can't wait to see it!

 

 

Peas and Carrots, Carrots and Peas .. And Potatoes

Our children's pastor, Pastor Dawn taught on things appearing as something they're not last week on Wed night. She was talking about how it appeared that Jesus was dead and it was all over but it really wasn't. 

She asked me to make some treats that looked like one thing but were actually something else. I had seen these on the net sometime ago. They turned out really cute. 

 

It was cute. When we went to show them to the kids we used pot holders like they were hot:)

Fun at the Dogwood Azalea Festival

Kids Had to Splash!

This is the lot next to our house. 

Water Water Everywhere!

The kids used to have a Baby Einstein DVD that had that phrase in it. It popped in my mind when I saw all the water sitting on the ground after the huge amounts of rain we've had since last night. 

This pic was taken looking left at the foot if our driveway this morning as we left for school. 

 

This is looking to the right. 

This is where we park for school outside our building. 

Another view of where we park and the street. 

The playground at the school. 

 

I'm not sure how many inches we got. I'll leave that for the farmers to tell me. They always know those things:)

Circus Time

I took the kids to a small citric this week. It was the Kelly Miller Circus out of Hugo OK of all places. We paid the two dollar upgrade to sit ringside which was really fun. Both of the kids invited a friend sine Paul had a meeting out of town and couldn't go. The kids all loved it and I did too. Except for the high wire type scary acts. And the guy who stacked a bunch of chairs on top of each other and was standing on them way up high. Yikes. I can't watch that stuff.