The Good Samaritan

Isn't it great how God puts you exactly where He wants you and when He wants you. We joined a small group at church of our peers and this past weeks lesson was on kindness and the good Samaritan and how we all need to slow down and look around us for people who need our love and attention. We listened and I coughed back tears as I know I am guilty of not always "looking" around to see who might need an ear or a shoulder or maybe even a hug. I often shy away from those people who would benefit most from someone showing some love. Well, our homework is to try and do something kind-spontaneously when someone needs you (loved ones or strangers). I thought about it and realized that our parents and grandparents didn't seem to have a problem doing this and that they always seemed to help people. My daddy, Mark's mom, my grandmother, all of these people come to mind and I can specifically remember events which they showed their kindness.
Well, tonight we were shown some kindness. A member of our group remembered that Mark is currently working on a year of unemployment, and he called us to see if Mark would be willing to do some work for him and earn some money. Not anything full time but none the less some work and some money. WOW!!!!! It hasn't been an easy year for us-our first year of marriage has brought many hardships, but we are working on putting God first and as the bible states He will bless you, He will take care of you. I don't want to mention names as the ones that need to know already do. This man has just brought a ray of hope to our world just before the holidays. Mark's birthday was great but there were also some tough times that day too, so Mark hold your head high and know that we are doing the right thing. He is already showing us that. I love you.

Beginning of the school Year.

Well, life has been pretty busy here at the Crisp house. We had lots of meet the teachers, registrations, open house, etc....... Addy's new teacher is Mrs Sydney. She seems very nice and Addy seems to be doing well. She peed her pants for the first few days, but that must be her way of expressing her anxiety. She hasn't done it since and everyday seems to go well. She started her first dance class tonight which we will be working on. She had a blast, but did have to go to time out for not listening. My princess is growing up. It makes me so sad. She knows her normal routine though because I picked her up from school yesterday and the first thing she asked was "where's my daddy?" I thought it was very sweet. She loved that I was there, but knows her daddy normally picks her up.

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Summer Fun

Headed to see.......

Yep once again I am going to see some Kenny!!!! Mark and I will be going to the Kenny Chesney concert next Thursday May 21st. WHOO HOO. I am excited. I went to see him a few years ago with my friend Angie and we had a blast. The only thing that will make it better is my honey is going with me this time. I hope he doesn't mind all of the screaming. LOL..

PRAYER REQUEST

Mark's dad will be having surgery in the morning(minor), please keep him in your prayers.

Also, continue to pray for Baby Stellan and the whole MckClan.

I am going to say it........

Well, I have been hesitant on posting our most recent news, but I am so proud I will tell......

Addy has been working on potty training and we have now been 3 days/no accidents. We have been singing a new song that I won't share, and those of you who are working on it I would say at some point you just have to get silly with it and sing, dance, or whatever. Addy is VERY OCD about the toilet flushing. She gets really upset at places where the toilet flushes on its own. It worries her to the point of tears. O and no seat covers for her. If you try to put her on a seat protector she cries and won't sit down. Today was big though. We were outside playing and she came and told me she needed to go to the bathroom. So we came running in and she told me to go away so I stood outside the door and just made sure she was okay. She was great and she did get some Mims (M&M's). Wow this may not make your day, but it sure made mine.

Wedding

I thought these were nice.

Happy Easter

Here are the Easter Bunny surprises that he left for everyone today.


From left to right:
Addison's, Taylor's, Amber's, and Marks....

Gosh the Easter Bunny was sure tired after our house. LOL

Beaster Bunny

Now for the picture of her doing something that she LOVES. Finding worms with her Daddy....





If you haven't seen any of the wedding pics, here is one of he and I just after saying I DO...

O MY Should I????

I am really trying to figure out if I should go have Addison's haircut. I am tossing back and forth if I should or not. It's only hair right? Well,,, not really. This is my baby girls hair. I can finally braid it, put it in pigtails, curl it, and much more. If I cut it I am so scared I will miss it badly. I know it will grow back, eventually, but what to do in the mean time. HMMMM. I guess I am going to sleep on this one. I sure hope the people in this house get a better attitude SOON!!!!!!!!! Goodnight.

SNOW DAYZ

Gosh I wish it would have lasted longer:










And this is what her daddy and her decided to do when you are at home together all day:



You eat white powder sugar donuts all day....

Wordless Wednesday

MEME Christmas

Christmas Meme!

I borrowed this from my friend Amanda at The Family News.


1. Wrapping paper or gift bags? Preferably wrapping paper, but sometimes it just doesn't work.

2. Real tree or Artificial? Real.

3. When do you put up the tree? The weekend after Thanksgiving.(we were a little later this year)

4. When do you take the tree down? The weekend after New Years

5. Do you like eggnog? Not really

6. Favorite gift received as a child? I don't remember, but I will say the year we got flashlights in our stocking and then took them to our beds to look at them was very memorable.

7. Hardest person to buy for? MOM

8. Easiest person to buy for? Baby Girl

9. Do you have a nativity scene? YES, I rec'd a special one this year--Thanks Mom

10. Mail or email Christmas cards? I usually mail, but I didn't send any this year

11. Worst Christmas gift you ever received? I don't even know

12. Favorite Christmas Movie? Clark Griswald

13. When do you start shopping for Christmas? I did pretty good this year and put up some stuff I got on clearance throughout the year. We pretty much only bought baby girl a couple of things the last few months.

14. Have you ever recycled a Christmas present? I don't think so, but probably.

15. Favorite thing to eat at Christmas? Dessert

16. Lights on the tree? All white

17. Favorite Christmas song? HUMM I like almost all of them.

18. Travel at Christmas or stay at home? home

19. Can you name all of Santa's reindeer's? yes

20. Angel on the tree top or a star? Angel

21. Open the presents Christmas Eve or morning? Our family Christmas morning, but my in laws and parents change all the time.

22. Most annoying thing about this time of the year? people who can't drive

23. What theme or color are you using? Purple and clear

24. Favorite for Christmas dinner? Desserts!

25. What do you want for Christmas this year? To see my baby girls face when she sees her tricycle. PRICELESS

26. Do you have a favorite ornament, what? Yes I do. Thats another Thanks to my mom who got me a praying girl with Addy's initials on it and DOB. I LOVE IT. I have a whole bunch that I REALLY like.

27. Gifts from Santa? Wrapped or Unwrapped? unwrapped.

SANTA BABY...Or Not

Check her out from last weekend at the mall.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=phhWYJFcQvU

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Waiting for Santa

It's a BOW.......Party

Just wanted to let you know that there are some color charts on my bow blog that list all the colors I can order if there is an outfit you are looking to match. If I have to order the ribbon I can't guarantee any Christmas deliveries although I would try my best.

It's a BOW.......Party

Well ladies, Here are the details.

My sister has been so sweet to let me hold this function at her house, because it is much bigger than mine.


When: Thursday December 18, 2008
Where: 110 Austin Place, Boiling Springs
This party will be a drop in beginning at 4:30 and will end around 6:30.

If you need directions please email me: franklinstephani@bellsouth.net

Please let me know if there is something specific you are interested in, I will be happy to try and accommodate your request. Also, if there is anyone you think would be interested in bows for their little ones invite them or at least send them over to the Hair Bow Blog: CrispCreations

I will be adding some pictures over the next couple of days.

I will also be taking any custom orders on that night and hope to have any Christmas bows requested done by Sunday December 21 unless there is an immediate need for someone and I will try to work it out.

GEARING UP

Ladies and anyone else......

I am going to do it. I have been making some bows and we are going to do a bow party (as long as I have enough interest). Please let me know if you would want to come or we could do a virtual one too if that would be easier for everyone.

Also, I got the deal of a lifetime today. I ordered the Rose Petal Cottage from Amazon this morning because they had it on sale for $29.99 with free shipping. I am going to put it up for Addy's birthday next year.

What He brings you to He will bring you through

Here I am again asking for prayers and love. We have been waiting for the "list" from Mark's job on who was going to get laid off and everyday they would put it off another day. At lunch time Mark called and told me that he still had his job, and that he would float from Duncan and Sptg to whichever crew needed him. He even saw the list of who was getting laid off and he wasn't on it. Only a few short hours later, he was told that tomorrow would be his last day. WOW.... Such shock and terror came over me. I am really scared. I don't know what to do. It isn't just us he has obligations to his son and unfortunately he has been made to keep up his ex wife as well so if those aren't paid he will go to jail. I don't know what to do right now. All I know is I hope things get better for everyone that the economy is effecting. This are truely scary times. Thanks again for your prayers.

Black Friday

I am so ready to go on our annual shopping trip on Friday. This time I think we are going to change it up a little and go at 12:01am on Friday instead of 5am. As always it will be me and my shopping buddy Sara. I have invited my very best friend Amanda, but I think she believes its nuts to miss sleep for shopping-I love you anyway girl. I think this is the most exciting time for me because now I really am shopping for the kids. I have several to take care of and I have been online comparing deals and looking for the best prices for each of them. I can't wait. Some of you are thinking that I have to be crazy, but right now times are tough and where there is a deal there is me. My favorite retail kids clothing store (around here that I can afford) is right at the top of my list, GYMBOREE. I got a coupon in the mail today for an additional 20%. I can already see what great deals I can get for baby girl and others.

By the way, Sophie and Sara have been climbing on tables everyday for the last week. I sure wish they would stop so Addy would quit telling on them. :) Daddy joined them today.

New Pictures

Addy's pictures are ready for order. Check them out here: http://jasonwatson.smugmug.com. There are two pages a total of 32 pics. Enjoy. Some of her many faces are revealed.

Let me know your favorite so we can narrow down our purchases. I am off to the gym.

PRAYER REQUEST

I come to you with a heavy heart and sad thoughts. Today was a tough day at work. I arrived on time and with no thoughts of anything bad until we noticed extra security guards and the mood was just not right. My two good friends that started the same day that I did almost 6 years ago, and I went to lunch today. After lunch Connie and I began working on the hard close review books for corporate next week and one of those ladies (Pattie) came to us and said it's me. She had been disabled from her computer and no one had even spoken to her about what was going to happen. Now call me old fashion or whatever, but I wish that someone would have talked to her before cutting of her access to her workstation. I know that it is never a good time for this to happen and I know the shape the economy is in, but this hit so close to home. I am sad for her tonight and her whole family. She lost a loved one last week and now this. She has gone through so much this past year that I know she will overcome this too. She was smiling when I left and said "where God closes one door he opens another". There were a bunch of people that this happened to today at our office and other locations for Hubbell and I just ask that you pray for these people and their families. This is not the time of year or a good time in the economy for anyone to get laid off. My heart aches for Pattie and these others.

Little Tink

Daddy has always called baby girl Little Tink. So here she is in all of her glory:

Pumpkin PJ Party

Addy's class had a Pumpkin PJ Party today. I was a little disappointed when I heard that they were supposed to wear their PJ's because I had already picked out her outfit for today. O well. Anyway, I thought she was adorable and so did they car load of teenage girls beside us at the red light this morning. Check her out:




I know what you are thinking and I will just say that yes she has a sucker in her mouth at 7:30 am, and I didn't want to, but it was a battle I wasn't feeling up to. I had to make the other kids in her class a little treat bag and she saw them. Yes I should have said no, but come on it's Halloween. LOL....

WHY'S

I wonder why some people feel better if they destroy others.
I wonder why a family had to live with the thought that their little boy was not going to make it and he has been born without any noticeable problems so far. (GOD)
I wonder why 2 year old's think it is funny to get their moms on the verge of tears at least almost once a week.
I wonder why they then become even more beautiful after you sit and think about it.
I wonder why some people are too nosy for their own good.
I wonder why I worry so much.
I wonder why I am sitting here typing about the why's in my brain right now.
I wonder why God trusted me so much that he gave me one of his children to raise and love.
I wonder how I can love something so much.

Just some thoughts for the night.

Stellan

Stellan will join the Mck's outside of the womb today. Please pray for them through the surgery and all the testing. I will update as soon as I know something.

HAPPY HAPPY BIRTHDAY DADDY

Mark and I enjoyed our evening together. We did go to Wompus Woods and we laughed so hard I thought I would pee my pants. We ended up being the laggers in the back because we were trying to see everything and our group kept running from us. O well. I was so happy that we didn't get stuck with the nearly 7/8 year old screaming little girls behind us in the entrance line. I got so irritated and told Mark that I hope I get some more patience before ours turns that age because that was most irritating. I think it must have been a little sleepover or something. I was praying for those parents. We had a good group. I think we were the oldest, but the teenagers that were with us were really cool. Dinner was great-I even had some wine. Thank you again Grammy and Popee for keeping her. She had a blast and won't quit talking about you and the kitty that climbed on the table with Ary. LOL..... Get ready around Christmas time for another night :) We love you.

Here are a couple of pictures from Mark's birthday cake. Addy really like the "bug". Connie made it for him, and he said he was surprised. I just love that man.

HAPPY HAPPY BIRTHDAY DADDY

Daddy, I snuck in here and got on the computer while Mommy was trayin to clean the house so that you and her could have more time. I will go back to bed in a minute, but don't tell on me. I just wanna to make sure that you knew how excited Mommy was to get to spend time together on your big day tomorrow. She is happy that of all the things you coud haf done u r gonna b with her. AWWWW!!! Haf fun and HAPPY BIRTDAY 2 DADDY!!!


"Addison Reigh, it is time for you to be in the bed"

Gota go Daddy, Mom's gonna git me...LOVE ADDY


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