The surgery that...umm....wasn't

My husband may not appreciate all of this being open for all to read, but it's a private blog, right? He can deal.

 

Yesterday I took off at noon to go get Trey to take him to his appointment that HE made and HE was 100% for only to have him tell me an hour before cut time that he canceled. Backed out. Didn't want it.

 

He is killing me!

 

So, no procedure.

 

Too much info?

Sorry.

 

So instead of him having the surgery and me waiting on him hand and foot all weekend, we went swimming and I just enjoyed a half day off work!


It was nice. Jones was happy to show us what all he has learned during swimming lessons this week and Anna Joy enjoyed her first dip in the water.

We are so thankful for friends with pools!

Busy (but super exiting) times

I just posted that Laura is getting married in one month, so as you can imagine, we are super busy planning, preparing and partying! Kristen and I are hosting a lingerie shower the weekend before, she has friends throwing her a mini-in-town bachelorette party and another group of friends throwing her a couple's shower. It's amazing what all can truly be done in such a short amount of time. She is one loved girl and so many people want to shower her, so lots will be done after the wedding, but before the reception.

And then a couple of weeks ago, this happened...

We bought a house.

Oh my.  We weren't even looking. It just happened.  Before I knew what was going on, I was signing my life away, yet again.

If you know me well, or just read the blog, we know we have moved more than a few times.

This will be house number 10 (3 of which we owned).

TEN, I tell you! In 7 years.

I am tired just thinking about it.

This house does seem different, more permanent, and for that I am super thankful and super excited. The house we are living in now is a rental, and while we love it, it is just that - a rental.  It's in a great area, though, and we will miss the neighborhood.

Trey starts seminary full-time in August. It will take him about 5 years to finish with school. He is already a candidate in the Methodist Church, so after seminary, there is a good chance that he will serve here locally for a couple of years before the church moves us.

So, with that said, we are looking at around 7 years of being in Columbus (more, I hope!) and the thought of renting that long made Trey lose his mind.

So when we were told about a house that came up on the market due to an older gentleman in our congregation passing away, we thought we would go look. I was a brat and said I was NOT moving again unless it was a perfect fit.

And it was a perfect fit.  Funny how it works like that.

So we made an offer the next day. And it was accepted. And now we are moving...at the end of this month.

I can't wait to share pictures!

Actually, I just can't wait to see it again. The only time I saw it, I was carrying Anna Joy and chasing Jones. It will be like a surprise house when we move in.

Good grief, I stress myself out.

The summer is one of Trey's busier times with the church.  He will be out every weekend until AFTER our move date. (Including this weekend, when he will be recovering from a...ahem...manly procedure.)

Between two kids, full-time jobs, a wedding, and crazy weekends, I am not 100% how this move is going to happen.  But I am pumped!

Here are a few pictures from when I took the kids to spend the night with my parents last Saturday night.  Trey was out of town on a youth trip (of course) and I was desperate for an extra hand!

Henry and Jones had their first slumber party.  Jones tested us a lot, but in the end, slept all night on the air mattress with Henry at the foot of my parents' bed. Fun memories.

 So thankful family is just 30 minutes away!

My sister is getting hitched!

 Lala is getting married...in ONE MONTH!

Clay proposed one week ago....one WEEK ago! We like to keep things interesting. They are having a small family-only wedding on July 12 and then a reception for family and friends this fall.  We are over the moon for them. It's about time, Clay!

 

Last weekend, we went dress shopping in Columbus.  It was so fun. We found all of our dresses! Thankfully, and understandably, Laura is being very relaxed about the whole thing.  We went in, told them our timeline, then told them to show us what they had in stock that we could get in time! We ended up loving the bridesmaids dresses....they had two left in almost our exact sizes.  Meant to be! We go back on Saturday for a fitting and tailor. 

 

Laura and Clay are a perfect match and I couldn't be happier! Love them both so very  much and can't wait to celebrate...ALL MONTH LONG!

 Cheers to the bride!

Oh Jones.

I should really write a book.  The book title could just simply be "Jones".

This kid cracks me up. Trey and  I constantly look at one another and wonder where he came from! I don't want to forget a thing (though at times, in the heat of a Jones moment, I would love to forget it!).

He is still so super strong willed.  Like I have never seen.  I am praying it serves him well in the future - we are holding on to that hope! We still struggle with obedience, but he is getting much better.

A few Jones-isms lately:

• The other morning he asked me if I wanted a sip of his milk. I responded with "no thank you". He looked at me, pointed his finger, and said "mama, you need to say 'no mam'."
• One day after a particularly rough morning, Trey and I were talking to him on the couch about how we are the boss and he needs to obey us, even when it is hard to do so, etc... Trey was doing the majority of the talking and Jones never took his eyes off of him, as if he was taking in every word he was saying.  As soon as Trey finished, Jones looked at me and said "What is he saying to me??"
• Jones and I were playing with Anna Joy on the floor when Jones randomly hit her on the head.  I took him to his room for a spanking and asked him why he did that. His response: "Because my sorry! My thought I was super man!"
• Yesterday when Trey picked him up from school he was wearing a different shirt than what he came to school wearing.  His teacher said that he said there was poo poo on his shirt and he needed a new one.  When Ms. Janice looked over his shirt and saw nothing (and knew there was no poo poo on it) she told him it was clean and he didn't need a new one.  Jones refused to give up. Wouldn't go outside, play, etc. He said "I can't! There's poo poo on my shirt!" so finally they gave up and changed his 'poo poo' shirt.
• I was in the den and he was in the play room one morning and I said "Jones, what are you doing?" just as a conversation starter, not in a questioning manner. He responded ever so nicely, "Oh nothing, Mama, just making a big big mess."
• He very proudly yelled from the bathroom "Mama! I tee-teed in the potty AND all over the floor! I did it!" When I asked why he did that, he said "Because I wanted to. I had to!"

He wears me out more than anything in this world. He cannot sit still for anything and wakes up every morning running, but I would not change him for all the calm and quiet in this life.  He is a joy, has a huge heart, loves to give hugs and kisses, and vows to protect his baby sister forever.  He is my little man and I love him...to the moon and back.

It's June already!

The weekend started off rough. We got a call Thursday afternoon that Jones woke up from nap at school and was screaming because his head was hurting.  That is very unusual, so I immediately left work to get him to the doctor.  We got there just in time for him to throw up...everywhere. All over both of us and all over the waiting room.  Thankfully we were the only ones in there at the time.  Nurses came to help clean him off and gave me an extra pair of scrubs to put on. 

 

Turned out he had strep...again.  Twice in a year.  I blame daycare.

On everything.

 On the way back from the doctor, after I had already been in the hot pink scrubs for an hour, he looked at me and said "Mama. Why you in doctor clothes? That's what Kristen and Pam wear".

No fooling him.

 After good medicine and a restful day off of school on Friday with his Daddy, Jones woke up Saturday back to his normal, wild self. 

It was high-time to get him out of the house...

So we checked out the splash pad in Columbus. He loved it! We will be going there lots this summer for sure. 

Later that evening, we all went for a walk. I took baby girl in the stroller while Trey walked next to Jones on his scooter.  That boy rode the scooter by himself for an entire mile.  He was exhausted when we got back to the house. He refused help and wanted to do it "all by myself".

Love him and his strong-will (sometimes!).

I introduced Anna Joy to my Baby over the weekend.  I thought it was time to pass my childhood (ahem...and adult...) baby doll down to my daughter.  She squealed with delight. I have such cute pictures on my real camera, I will get them off soon. For now...It's Iphone pictures!

I hope she takes Baby to college, not unlike her mother.

Anna Joy's Beauford Bonnet came in on Friday. I die. DIE!

She may wear it everyday until she turns 18.

(For the price, she better...)

And finally, I leave you with real life...

Sunday afternoon Trey didn't have Youth group, so I took advantage of him being home by taking a nap with Anna in our bed. 

Little Miss Priss was very proud of the present she left behind.

Oh the laundry you do with children (and husbands).

 

(In other news, Starkville is hosting a regional.  We play tonight for the championship! We, sadly,  haven't been able to make it out to watch any of them, but we've been closely following our bulldogs. HAIL STATE!)