200

YEAH! I've finally hit my 200th post! I've been waiting for this day since...actually I haven't but thought that it was pretty cool that I've blogged 200 times! That's dedication...I like to think so anyway! Thanks to all my faithful readers...you three out there :)

I said that in my last post that I had to put down some of the girls quotes so here it is.

Ana - "Mom, did Jesus die for ALL of our sins?". "Yes, baby..he did", I replied. After a few seconds she replied with, "That's gotta hurt!". Hopefully that's not a sign of things to come!

Aiva has been trying to teach Ana every little thing she can and one day it was shapes and sign language. Ana didn't want to have any part of it. Ana replied with, "Aunt Danelle said that I don't need to know that to be a butt doctor!". Aiva wouldn't back down and proceeded with sign language. "Ana, this is an A...say A." Ana said, "Aiva, I told you that Aunt Danelle told me that I don't need to know that to be a butt doctor! Just stop it OK!"

Ana - "Mommy, are you better yet? I sure miss you!"

Aiva - "I know what my Life Verse is, Mom! On the first day, God made light!" I wonder if this is the reason that she gets up at 6AM every day!

Aiva - "I don't have time for homework...my social calendar is too full!" Not sure where she got this??!!

Aiva - "Mom, I need to where my slip-on shoes...I don't have time for shoe laces!"

Tired

OK, so here it is the night before the first day of school. I am so tired! I've bathed the girls and gotten dinner cleaned up but all I want to do is sit and veg. Instead I have to go thru my coupons and come up with a plan for the store tomorrrow - in which I have no idea when I'm going to fit it in other than after the girls go to bed tomorrow. Just thinking of that makes me tired.

We're having hamburgers and homemade fries tomorrow - fairly easy.

The girls said something funny tonight that I had to be sure to get down. I just sat on the bathroom floor racking my brain as to what it was and then I remembered so I had to get this out as soon as Nate went up to tell the girls a bedtime story.

Ana - "Mom...we've got to talk" It was so mater of fact that I just busted out laughing. I can't remember what it was, but the intro was hilarious.

Aiva - I asked Aiva if she wanted me to do her nails tonight or in the morning and she responded, "Mom, I really don't want you to do my nails. I just want to be myself and not somebody else. Is that OK?" Of course I said yes but it was just funny and eye opening that she's turning out to be her own person and at this particular time she didn't want her nails done.

Hope the first day goes well. Hope I'm able to hold in the tears! Not a chance!

Aiva asked me tonight if I would great her in the morning by saying, "Hello my first grade girl!"

Mom

For Mother's Day, Ana's teacher sent home the answer's of some Mother's Day questions that she asked the kids. Here are Ana's answers:

My favorite thing to do with my mom is....planting flowers with her.

I like it when my mom cooks...eggs and cinnamon rolls

My mom likes to...go to work.

My mom likes it when I...play jokes.

My mom is __ years old? 20

My mom smells like...peanut butter and jelly.

My little girl cracks me up! All you have to do is look at her and you crack up! Thanks Ana for lovin on me and for calling me mama!

Doors

I've been meaning to write this post for a long time now and I just thought of it so thought I would let you know more true feeling towards doors. I might offend some and I'm sure others are going to get a chuckle but truth be know...I hate doors. If my mom were reading this I can hear her now..."Meggan Lynn Payne. What are you thinking taking the doors off?" Front doors, back doors and screen doors are not my problem. It's the closet doors that I have issues with. From the time I was in grade school until now I've had real issues with closet doors. I can never keep them on the tracks and they're just plainly in my way. This is why I take them down. It makes the room look so much happy and bigger with them off too! I'm not sure but I think some of the reason has to do with me liking to organize as well. I think it looks so nice have a newly organized closet. I could sit in front of it and just watch all day. OK, maybe not all day but I do like to walk in and see my handiwork! The doors in Nate's & my room have been off for a while now but I just removed them from the girls room this weekend. It was such an exhilarating feeling taking them off the track and reveling my work in progress. I didn't have to try to do my work with only the space the closet door provided me. I was free and it made me work with a renewed energy. Well, like I said earlier, some are probably getting a good chuckle our of this right now but maybe you should give it a try! I wonder what this says about my personality!

Congrats!

This blog post goes out to my mom and dad. Today they’re celebrating their anniversary! I’ve attached a recent photo of them on their new scooters. They’ve found a new hobby and even though I find it somewhat strange, they do enjoy it! I’m sure Nate and I will find something odd to do once we have all this free time on our hands in 20 years or so. I’m so blessed to have such great parents. They have supported me through thick and thin…recently the thick! Even though sometimes it’s hard to take their advice, I eventually appreciate their words and store it away in my little memory bank. Even though the road has been bumpy, as is everyone’s “road”, the journey continues. May God bless them as they go through this life together. God, give them long lives and keep them well in body and spirit. Bless them generously for their loving care for me and my brother. Through your grace, may we experience the joy of together praising you forever.

AoG20

Africa meeting went great…overwhelming but GREAT!
Gymnastics – Ana’s hair cracked me up. I’m tired of her hair being in her eyes so I gave her a Bam Bam due!
Going to lunch with mom – we celebrated Mother’s day and I gave her the gift from the girls. Just made her day!
Going to zumba with mom – She couldn't resist
I had a good hair day J
Tribal Relations
End of the week – YEAH!
Nate made an awesome dinner lat night – I love that man!

Home

Well I've finally completed week one. I'm not sure how much I'm going to like my new job but I'm going to do it with all that I have. So far it hasn't been the toughest. I guess I'm most concerned about the selling part of the job. I hope that the case with computer's is the same with the case for jewelry...it sells itself! Tomorrow I'm going to start my second week. I'm also going to have a mid-term this week so we'll see how well I do. I'm a little nervous but I'm glad that it's multiple choice! This was a three day weekend so I had an extra day to re-group and get ready for the work week. I'm trying not to think about the week that lies ahead. What I am thinking about is the tickets that my mother in law got me. She got me tickets to the Point of Grace concert on Sunday. I'm going to try to focus on that this week. I'm really missing home tonight. I miss my mom and her smile. I wish she were sitting here beside me so we can have one of chick-chats. I miss my dad and his laugh. I would probably listen to one of his talks about XF Electric if it would take me back home. I looked at a picture of our old house on Saturday and it brought tears to my eyes. I'm really hoping that Aiva hasn't forgotten about her Mamaw and Papaw. I miss her always talking about them. I miss the comfort of my parents home...it's always so welcoming. I guess that's something that I'm going to look forward to in the upcoming weeks. I really hope that I have the weekend off so we can go to Jared's wedding. Not so much for the wedding but so I can see my mom and dad. Mom and dad if your reading this know that I miss you so much. I'm sorry that we had to take this extreme measure to improve our life. I'm not sure if I would do it again but I'm hoping that God uses this to better our family, our finances and our faith. I can't tell you enough how much my heart aches to not have the time with you today...when families are gathering and cooking-out and spending time together. I wish so much for that time to come soon. I love you both and can't wait to see you. Wish me luck this week!