Pictures finaly

These are a few pictures recently taken from the camera. 

 Amelia getting caught in the act of steeling cookie dough from the fridge.

 The look of surprise is what makes me laugh.

This is MISS KATIE

 She was Juliana's preschool teacher, and an amazing lady!  She got married a few months ago, and it was the first wedding Juliana has gotten to see.   She was in AWWW, the music, the ceremony...

 Especially the food and decorations.  She got hold of my camera and took a bunch of pictures that I didn't see until this upload.  She has a talent.

 It takes a special woman with a sencer love of children to get on a floor, in her wedding gown, and let preschoolers pile on her. 

Jules and Ava running into the church

Amelia with Papaw, uncle Gary and Malory.  The only pic to load from Amelia's Bday.

The water department opened up the fire hydrent in front of our house on one of the hottest days of the year.  It was a great treat!



Going and Growing.

This working full time garb is for the birds.  The house is messy, and the girls are really clingy on my days off. I do like the fact that they like to crawl up in our bed and fall asleep watching movies.  They are so sweet to snuggle with.  Big plus though is that Paul cooks a really great dinner when I work the weekends.  Last night was Talapia and Lima Beans yumm.
I got to take Lilly to dance for the first time last week.  Wow, didn't know there were "Dance Moms" in such a small place.  Holly MOly!  I on the other hand, got all teary eyed like a big ball bag, because she was SO cute in her little leatard, and she loves it so much!  It fills a mamas heart to see her babys loving something, and you can see the excitment in her eyes when she gets somthing corret.
Jules is still enjoying the boys at school.  Thats about all we hear about.
Amelia is working on potty training herself.  Which is good, because you really are tired after a few kids. 
She is really putting words together... do it myseff...candy myseff... put it myseff.  Getting the idea.

Messy house and fast food.

This computer needs a transplant, and I stink at keeping up with pictures.  The combination = bad blogger.
Since starting a new full time job a few weeks ago, life is going at warp speed.  I now  understand why there are so many  home cleaning companies out there.  My husband would probably appreciate one.
Now that I can get on line again, maybe the inspiration will renew to cook, because the fast food is adding to the growing waist line!
Jules still loves school.  Her "boyfriend" had to give her a ride home this past week, while I was working.  You seriously would have thought she went on her first date. 
Amelia is talking our ears off. And pulling her sisters hair out. She's going through a bit of a bully phase.
Lilly is liking school.  And doing great in dance. She focuses so hard on everything the teacher is saying, and really tried to keep up. 
Jules hates dance.  But will be completing this season, since she begged for a year to take it and refused to enter the room on the very first day.  She says it's hard, which it is!  I mean, where is the running around like a butterfly and twirling stuff. They do ballet style line drills!

Busy days!

I can't believe I haven't uploaded pictures yet!  This has been such a bust last few weeks.  Juliana started kindergarten!  And Lilly started pre school!  And I started a new full time job (out of the house).  And Amelia turned 2!  I really hope to be able to update better tomorrow.
Juliana and Lilly have done wonderfully at school.  They were both a little nervous, but jumped right in and are having a lot of fun. 
I was surprised at all of the mixed feelings.  I really struggle with keeping the girls busy, active, and learning, and to keep them from fighting.  But to turn them over to other people, that don't really like to keep you totally informed, is very stressful!  I took Jules to school first.  She was such a big girl!  Went to her seat, took a few pics, forced by me, and gave me a kiss and I was off. 
Lilly, RAN into her class, full of excitement.  It was such a relief.  She started right out singing all of the songs, following the line.  Her big thing is she does not like sleeping on the cots.  Other tan that she is loving it.
Jules came home on day 2 announcing that she had a boy friend and fell asleep during nap time holding his hand!  Dear Lord, please help her daddy and me, to make it through the next 13 years!  She is already boy crazy! 
Hope to update more tomorrow.

What did I do?

After my very long post yesterday, I stood up from the computer to find this

 Amelia in the craft drawer, and she had emptied almost an entire bottle of glue.  And that is Jules hanging off the coffee table, watching her do it.

 "What?"

And this is Jules upset because Amelia is taking over the stool, bare butt, and wanting to eat her apple.

Yay!

Life's a vacation when you have no job

Paul has been without a job since May.  At first we, mainly I, freaked.  This meant no health insurance, no cell phones, no truck for Paul, not to mention NO income from the man that put the turkey on the table.  I have had a part time/fill in position, but no guaranteed hours, and no benefits.

We tried to jump into action, pulling Jules out of school so there wouldn't be that payment, trading in both of out nice cars for a KIA (I almost cried), no satellite TV, and no dinning out.  And I started picking up as many hours as possible at the clinic, still not much though.

Alot of praying, crying, and nagging worrying.

I was offered a job that fell through, Paul had a few prospects "that would be available in the future" but not much.

Then I was reading in a daily devotional book about how God is in control, and if you keep coming to Him with worry and fret over the same thing over and over...you really are not trusting Him at all.  And that's when the light went off.

I wasn't putting my trust in God to bring us through.

So,

I stopped worrying.

And you know what happened?

Life started to go smoothly.

It started with an unknown person gifting us some money.  It was just enough, and when I say just enough, I mean the exact amount of a bill that had come in.

We started selling small things, and so on.  It always seems to be enough to pay bills and make ends meet.

The best surprise was the fact that we had applied for AR Kids First.  I got the rejection letter in the mail, and cried.

But, the day I found out about the job, we received a letter with the girls cards.  I had accidentally applied for both forms of Ar Kids, and had been denied for one kind, but not the other.  God just kept making things happen.

" You will have plenty to eat, until you are full, and you will praise the name of the Lord your God, who has worked wonders for you." He also promises to "guide our feet into the path of peace."

Once I stopped worrying and trusted Him to take care of it, Paul and I just started living and seeking God's will in our lives.  I really think that God placed me in that temporary job at the clinic because it is such a faith based atmosphere.  There were a lot of awesome women there for prayer and support, and also to help strengthen my trust to be able to completely lean on Him. 

It is amazing that for the first time in our 13 year relationship, Paul and I talk about God on a daily basis, we pray to Him, and we have both seen that He has big plans for our future and family.  We are here to serve a greater purpose.

More on that later.

but as for now, We feel like we have been on vacation for weeks!  We are so rested, and having so much fun together as a family.

 This is what we call the attack of the BIG A! This was taken the morning after a very late night Barbie hunt.  We set out at 8pm, thinking it would be a quick trip to the local Wal-Mart for the ever coveted mermaid barbie.  Jules still had a gift card from her birthday, and finally knew what she had to have.  Well, leave it to walmart to disappoint...so after a call to the Barbie Queen aka Saletha Jean, we headed to walmart in the next town over.  Guess what. They don't sell those anymore.

The girls had their hearts on taking home a barbie, so we sat and played with EVERY barbie in walmart for 2 HOURS!

And they finally decided on those/ let me re say that Jules finally decided.  Lilly held the pony from the moment she laid eyes on it.

 This is why.  She has fallen in love with horses.  This is on the 4th of July, at Bryant family fest.  Her very first time on a pony, and she wasn't the least bit scared!

 We spent a week at the lake and it was great.  Jules and Lilly are at the perfect age to be able to sit back and watch them play.  They had swim lessons the first of summer, so they think they are pro swimmers.

And this is my happy husband, doing what he loves most...About to smoke some ribs. 

So, the last 4 months have been a sort of vacation.

God answered prayers because Paul and I both got jobs today.  Insurance again and making more that before.  Thank you Lord!

Heat and patience

Well, now I can't even find the cord that allows me to upload photos from my camera to the computer. 
We took all three girls to the lake for the first time yesterday.  It went so much better than we could have hoped.  Jules and Amelia jumped right in, Lilly had a mild drama attack, but once she realized there were no sharks, alligators, or sea monsters..she was fine.  She and Jules actually tubed! And through all the anticipated excitement, Jules still had time to maintain her looks.  She didn't want to wear a hat because it would mess up her ponytail, and in the truck yells out "O no, I forgot to paint a toe!"
I felt so blessed, they loved the water, didn't complain once about the heat, and were still champs at the restaurant during dinner.
So I guess today is payback.
They have screamed, fought, yelled, and complained allllll dayyyy longggg! 
Not to mention, Willow House broke out a HUGE sell this am, so I have been feverishly gathering orders all day, and trying to navigate a site that is on the verge of overload, complete a survey for a job, and a dishwasher that won't wash. 
All said, the blender, ice chest, and ice cream maker are calling my name for this weekend.
What does your family do for the 4th?