Singing the sick sick blues!

JoeDel & I headed for Emporia EARLY Saturday morning. I was helping w/ the homeshow up there this weekend. We dropped Avery off w Aunt "Sissy" and were on our way. Well, late that afternoon I got a call that the sugar woke up from her nap with a high fever and they were headed to urgent care. It was hard to be away from my girl, that is for sure. I wanted to get in the car and come home but I stayed to work. blah.

Turns out the girl has a case of the RSV blues that are traveling around these parts. She's on a few different meds and breathing treatments but seems to really be doing a lot better. I kept her home yesterday and Daddy is with her today and I'm not sure what will happen tomorrow.

Other than that, things are going good. I started a cake decorating class last week. Its only for 4 weeks but it should be interesting. Missy is taking it too, along with my co-worker Jeanna and her sister Jennifer. We are decorating our first cake this Thursday...Missy and I are both making flags. Wish us luck, we'll need it!

I'm also looking forward to seeing many of my friends this weekend as we celebrate GBC's 40th Anniversary. :)

Thats all for now. Back to work!

Here's what we've been up to...

#1) Valentine's Day

JoeDel surprised Avery and I with breakfast in bed. I wish I would have taken a picture, but at 7 am my brain wasn't quite turned on. We had toast, eggs, hash brown and HEART SHAPED sausages. It was very, very yummy!
We spent the morning hanging out as a family. We exchanged our presents and then later dropped Avery off at Grandma Smiths. JoeDel and I had a nice day out, just the two of us. We went to eat and then to our usual "date spot" - CASINO RUN! We didn't win (boo hoo) but we didn't lose a lot either (yippie!)
Here's my present from JoeDel (and based on the heart full of luck, I should have known to stay far away from the casino that day. Oh well!!!!)





#2) Daytona 500

Yes, Sunday was a much anticipated day for us and the rest of the NASCAR world. We watched with anticipation as the Great American Race kicked off the season full of lazy Sunday afternoons at the Smith house. Fantasy Nascar is upon as again as well. WHoOO HOOOOOO!

#3) HAPPY BIRTHDAY AUNT MISSY!

Missy's birthday is TODAY but we celebrated on Sunday evening with a Mexican feast! We love you "AUNT SISSY" as Avery calls her. We hope that you have a WONDERFUL day!

On Thursday, Missy and I are embarking on a new adventure together - a big step into the great unknown. That's right - we are taking CAKE DECORATING classes. Wish us luck!

Sorry guys this just can't wait!

Anyone watch Survivor last night?

You may or may not know that "Coach" Wade (Black shirt w/ a cross on it and jeans) is the current soccer coach at Southwest Baptist University. That's right - my alma mater! SBU is in Bolivar MO which is just an hour and a half from Gtown so mostly everyone should be rooting for the local boy ANYWAY regardless of the SBU connection, right?



Anyway, you guys know I'm a dork so I will share with you this story. I emailed the guy just to say hey, congrats on "Surviving" no pun intended the first week! It's nice to see someone from SBU on this show. End of story?

Not really - HE WROTE ME BACK! How exciting. Yes he's a normal SBU guy but now hes' got the "famous" bit tied to him so its cool that I heard back from him and I think he is a really great guy. Here's part of his response.

"Of course we havent seen any of the edits, so I had no idea how they were going to portray me. I have been praying for two months that God give them wisdom (the producers) on how to do justice to what I was trying to accomplish. Pass on the good news that hopefully God will be glorified in this!!!"

Oh, and here's a link he shared with me too. I'm thinking he's going to be around for awhile!!!!

Jeff Probst Blog

Happy Love Day early

Avery didn't cooperate very well for her picture this year. Oh well. Happy Valentine's Day everyone!

Hello God - This is FEBRUARY!

Apparently God is mixed up. He thinks its tornado season. blah.

We're hanging out and getting ready for a potentially long night in the Smith house.

**UPDATE**
We were under a tornado warning. Sirens went off and Avery and I headed off to the neighbors storm shelter. Daddy stayed out to watch the storm. It was a little tight in there with...Our neighbor and her 2 kids, our other neighbor and her 2 kids...her mom and dad and me and avery. I thought it was going to not work out so well when we got down there and avery screamed "I WANNA GO BYE BYE" a few times....but she calmed down quickly. I took my scanner with me and was happy when they said the storm was north of girard. We were safe! So, now Avery and I are back in the house with Daddy. The sirens just started going off again so I dont know what is up but Im singing off for now -i think we are safe!

The Sugar!

Just a sweet picture of my girl...if you notice there is no bow. That is not my fault - she took it off!

Weekend Ready!

It is 1:00 on Friday and I am READY for 5!!!!

This week has been good. I don't feel that I've been home a whole lot but oh well, what else is new? :)

Last night we went to the Colgan-Girard basketball game. It is always so great to see Girard beat those Panthers!

I really don't have a lot to report. I'm ready for the weekend and am looking forward to (hopefully) SLEEPING IN tomorrow!

A little annoyed...

So the top CD design covers were to be displayed on the website YESTERDAY and they still aren't up. Mine wasn't chosen (big surprise), but I am anxious to see which ones they picked so I can cast my vote!

My good friends Amy and Marla are home this week! I saw Marla briefly last night and also was able to hang out a while longer with Amy and her girls. It's so nice to have the McClelland girls both home at the same time. I know this is something that just won't happen too incredibly often from here on out.

I really don't have a lot of other exciting news to report. One of my best childhood pals tied the knot this weekend. Congrats to Curtis and his new, beautiful wife, Randee! I am glad to know that he has settled down and is no longer scared of the crickets you hear so often in the country. (I married him in like kindergarten but he wouldn't spend the night that night b/c he was too scared...either that or he had some severe second thoughts on marriage - who knows).

Anyway, it was a beautiful wedding and I'm so happy for the both of them.



Several of the guys at work are out this week - they are in LAS VEGAS and I am jealous. It is very quiet around here though and I'm enjoying the time to get caught up on several projects.

I really wish there was something more "exciting" to share about in my world but also I am thankful for everyday of "normal" I know there are so many people out there struggling and hurting in today's world and when I think my life is too boring I just stop and thank God for all of the many blessings in my life daily.

Oh, and here's a quick plug for our fantasy nascar league. It costs $20 to join. Half of the total pot will be awarded to the overall winner and the other half will be split 3 ways and awarded at the end of the "spring" "summer" and "fall" seasons. If you are interested in joining, email me asap. I promise it is fun no matter what Chris and Amy Klaassen say!