Camper Ready!!!

After working for 3 days on the camper - we are ready!!!! Got a new hitch welded on the back to haul the extra potty thing - and our camping chairs!!!! You walk inside and it smells GREAT! And.....we left 4 little surprises for the new mice!!!! A nice peanut butter treat - please mice - just nibble!!!!!! ha ha ha - tomorrow we are going to help Jodi pack - she literally hates to pack - and since she's not pg this time - we are going to make sure she does double time!!!! I wished we were taking the grand kids with us....I can hardly wait until they go on vacations with us! I wished all the kids were coming - but it won't dampen anything - beware Pecos fish - Papa is on his way!!!! well, talk to you later - kiss's for the grand kids - even you Emerson!!!

Heading to the beach!!

Jodi and Cathie are coming over for a day at the beach - how fun is that!!!! Cathie is bringing lunch (I so hope it is chicken salad)! Bobby's gone to the $1 store for sand toys! What a great day we'll have! I will post pic's later!

Getting Ready for Camping!

Well, we went to check out the camper and get it ready for our 3 week mountain trip. Last minute cleaning, etc. Well, what a surprise we found - MICE!!!! Yikes......we literally had to empty out the entire camper - take all bedding, towels, everything to a laundry mat and wash, disinfect w/bleach everything - $40 later most of it came out great - some had to go to the garbage. Then the dishwasher has been running all day on pot scrubber...After a trip to wally world I bought the sacks to protect everything - This will NEVER happen again!!! We are so excited, this is going to be a busy month - Jodi and Mike close on their house, Nicole releases the name of ducette, Max starts potty training, and we go to a "Stinnett Reunion". We will stop and see Granny for a few minutes. Well, since I'm still not through with the camper stuff, I'll sign off for today, pledging to write more!!!

Smartness

Just an update to let everyone know I still blog. This past weekend was busy and yet so fulfilling - how proud I am of my two children w/MA's. Jodi has worked so hard and I'm so proud of her. So proud of Mike, that he is my son by marriage! There is no greater joy for a mama than to see the love a man has for her daughter in his eyes. Mike is such a wonderful, kind, thoughtful and intelligent person, thank you Mike for all you have done for Jodi, I could die today and know she and the kids would be perfectly well taken care of. Not to mention how great Jack and Molly are! Way to go McCormack family.

I am equally as proud of Cody....when Cody got his master degree, he was just as worn out and beat down as Jodi. He was so sick of school, yet he kept on and persevered until he was done with the job. I'm not sure if it was because he is so stubborn....or just didn't want to quit! I do know the integrity that Cody does possesses, and I am proud of that. I am so glad Cody found Nicole, she "really" completes him. Their mutual love for each other will set a great example for Maddox and kids to follow.

And for the record - I do posses five more kids too, I am equally as proud of the other five too!! Betty Sue and I are so lucky to have such GREAT kids! God has truly blessed us - coming from just the two of us - (pause here to think of all the time it was just me and Betty Sue against the world) to where we are now - all the love in our family overcomes everything!!!!

In conclusion - I come away from this weekend - one proud mama!!!! Thanks for all you have given me ! "My Children ARE the BEST!"

40 Years

40 years - what do I say: "one day at a time"! I thought you might enjoy a recap - then I thought that might take 40 years - ha ha.... even 40 things I love about bobby - tooooo long - then I thought of a couple of more things - and didn't even like them....so I'm am going to recap our 40 yrs together in 1 or 2 words: met , dated, and married!

Okay ...... the most of our lives revolved around kids, school s and jobs: It is a GREAT LIFE: I attribute our 40 years for mutual love and trust for each other and respect for each other!

Bobby is my prince charming for saving me from a terrible home life - that I tried getting out of many times before he came along - IF a stranger (Bessie Mae Griffen had not of invited me to come live w/her - I prob wouldn't be here today - I cannot stress how much I feel that every child should be raised in a happy, calm, loving environment and have parents that are responsible and willing to put the children first!!!!

Okay I just thought of one more thing - didn't Jesus go without food and water for 40 days and 40 nights - well - let's just say 40 is a long time!!!!

Always love and be positive, patient and caring toward your spouse - and.....always be truthful, IF your spouse hurts your feelings or doesn't help enough around the house - TELL HIM - do everything out of love - and always be equal!!! Love everyone as God loves us!!!!!! and...when you are mad - don't hide it - share it with him - (NOW - this is one of my mistakes - don't fight in front of your kids - we did this, and I'm sorry - I really thought they needed to know what a marriage was all about - but now I have second thoughts and don't think they need to know everything....so sorry Jodi and Cody - for fighting in front of you....

Lastly - sometimes people aren't meant to be together - so don't be afraid of divorce - no one should have to live w/someone who doesn't put them first in everything....just let me say....If I didn't feel like Bobby loved me or put me first before himself - we prob wouldn't be married today - but he does and I love him for it! He is a great man and father and provider - he is my
"Prince Charming" and I love him and hope we have another 40 yrs together!!!!

PS - the watch and tennis bracket made my day!!!! I DO love you!!!! And....can hardly wait for the trip to San Antonio and the Gaylord Texan!!!! I really do have a great life - thank you God for making me, and giving me a heart with the ability to love!