The Muncey Family

THE BIG DAY!!

2009-06-04T22:38:00.000-07:00

I still cannot believe that our baby has graduated and that come 2months he will be a college freshman. Time goes by so fast. I would encourage everyone to slow down and take to time to enjoy each and every moment. Maybe that's why I take so many pictures. I want to capture the memories. We are so proud of him and all he has accomplished. You all know I have many of those moments on video and in pictures :))

CONGRATULATIONS JACOB!! YOU DESERVE THE BEST THAT LIFE HAS TO OFFER!

GO GET IT!!

Our family sharing in our special moment

As many of you know, Jacob's graduation day was on my Daddy's birthday. :)) THAT TRULY STILL MAKES ME SMILE!! I think it's just God's way of letting me know everything is alright!

THE GRAD

L-R: Kelly, Scott, Seguin, Adam, Marcia, Courtney, Jacob and Ralphie

GREAT GROUP OF YOUNG ADULTS!!

I LOVE THIS PICTURE!!

He had 2 cans of silly string in his pockets and he's enjoying every minute of it.
The silly string war was fun to watch!!

GRADUATION PARTY!!

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OUR FAMILY!!

OUR BABIES ARE GROWING UP!! BUT.... THEY'LL ALWAYS BE MY BABY BOYS!!

Jacob and Momma
Austin, Rachel, Jacob and Kendal

Meghann and Dakota playing CORN HOLE

Look at Jimmy! Something sure has my brother-in-law cracked up!! Landon, Michael and Dakota are not sure what it is either :))

MORE GRADUATION PARTY!!!!

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THANKS TO MY FRIEND TINA FOR THE SIGN!!

This cake was huge and delicious.
MY THREE BOYS!!!

Jacob and Michael just doing what they do. Always something athletic and competitive :))
Meg and Michael brought this game and it is now a have to have at family functions.
THEY CALL IT CORN HOLE!!

I couldn't resist!!

GRADUATION PARTY WITH "THE CREW"

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This group has been together since 6th grade. All the same classes, most of the same grades :))

L-R:: BACK ROW: Scott, Jacob, Ralphie and Adam

FRONT ROW: Courtney, Kelly and Marcia

Jacob and Kendal. She was the pitcher for both teams in the wiffle ball game.
THE CREW SWITCHIN IT UP!!

Adam, Ralphie and Jacob. This was actually quite hilarious!! They all had such a good time.

Kelly, Kendal, Marcia and Courtney

PRETTY GIRLS!!

BASEBALL BANQUET AND BASKETBALL CAMP!!

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SOME OF THE DEVILS:

Chase, Tyson, Kaleb and Landon

Dillon, Garrett and Brandon

Wasn't a good night for the Smokies, but we had fun!

Landon's middle school baseball team had their banquet at the stadium.

LANDON, GARRETT, BRANDON and DILLON on the JAM CAM!!!

Landon "racked up" at Basketball Camp. He won Free Throw competition and Hot Shot Award!!

GO LANDON!! He is such a hustler!!

Pretty Cool Camp when your big brother is a working as a coach :))

SPORTS BANQUETS

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All District Player Award

All District Tournament Award

All Region Award

Region 1-AA MVP Award

UCHS ALL TIME LEADING SCORER!! 1,586 POINTS

The only team in the District and Region to have all 5 starters make the All District Team

L-R:: Jacob, Chase, Phillip, Tyler, and Vittetoe
Tim, Jacob and I

Jacob also got the UCHS --SPRING MALE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR AWARD.

His hands were full, so Landon and I helped him out :))

SENIOR BRUNCH

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Jacob's Senior Brunch was at Calhoun's on the River.

It was neat. They announced all the scholarship awards and the total dollar amounts. WOW!! Jacob actually got some surprises this day.

Jacob and Kelly were awarded the National Guard Scholar Athlete Awards

This is Mrs. Collins and Paul.
Jacob has had her for all the Advanced English classes. He loves to give her a hard time.
Paul is one of Jacob's favorites. He is actually the professor that teaches his College English class that he took his SR year.
Paul wrote the sweetest thing in Jacob's yearbook. Jacob, Adam, Ralphie and Paul play golf together every chance they get.

Ralphie(Ryan), Adam and Jacob
WHAT A TRIO!!

THE MUNCEY'S AND THE INKLEBARGER'S

We have been friends with the Inklebarger's forever it seems like.

When I would pick Jacob up at 1:00 in Kindergarten, Adam would cry to go with me. So, I'd bring them home and they would play for hours. HOW TIME FLIES!!
Our precious friends: L-R:: Me, Susan, Jacob, Adam, Tim Ink. and my Tim

A VISIT AND A BIG DECISION!!

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Recruiters from Sewanee: The University of The South wanted Jacob to visit their campus and offer him a chance to play basketball at the college level. We visited and the campus was beautiful. Me being me, I was more impressed with their curriculm and the prestigous educational reputation they have. We met with both coaches and they were very nice and had evidently been watching Jacob for some time. We toured the campus with them and it was about this time that I noticed Jacob wasn't really himself. I GET TO THAT AT THE BOTTOM OF THE POST!!

This was Jacob's favorite building of all of them. He thought the stone points were cool. This was actually the dining house. IMAGINE THAT! Jacob and food!!

The All Saints Chapel was absolutely beautiful and it reminded me and Jacob of The National Cathedral in Washington D. C.
AT THE FOOT OF THE CROSS!!
Where we all should be thankful we get to go to and talk to our Heavenly Father.
What BIG DECISIONS Jacob and God have had to make!

This was taken in April at Kylah's party. We visited Sewanee right after this. It makes me smile when I look at it.
I guess the Lord knows what he's doin after all.

For those of you who dont know, Jacob has decided to take his academic scholarships from UT and attend there in the Fall. He made his decision a couple of weeks after getting back from Sewanee. He informed them and the other schools who were recruiting him. Some took it better than others. It was a different experience I can say that. Tim and I are just thankful he had the opportunity to decide and the choice of different schools.
GO VOLS!!!

End of the Year Activities

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My Landon at his 7th Grade Awards Day!!

A/B Honor Roll Award

Physical Education Award

Language Arts Award for 2nd Highest Average in Class

WAY TO GO SMART BOY :))

Landon and Dalton at Field Day!

They "smoked" everybody in the basketball shootout!
BLUE RIBBON WINNERS!!!

Running the 100 yard relay! Whew!! It was hot this day!

3rd Place Team for 50Yard Relay and 100 Yard Relay!
L-R:: David, Landon, Ryan and Zach

My baby girls graduated from Kindergarten!! I can't believe it. They are sooo smart and funny. Jacob, Landon and I took them balloons and they thought they were "hot stuff."

CONGRATS BABY GIRLS!! WE LOVE YOU

EASTER PHOTOS

2009-04-16T21:20:00.000-07:00

My Precious Family

Jacob and Kendal
The Chandler Clan always finds FUN ACTIVITES and every family function.
Here is the "friendly" game of Wiffel Ball we started after lunch. Almost everyone played and we had a great time!! This pic has L-R my cousin Jeremy(barely seen), his son Eric, my Jacob, McKenzie, Aunt Di taking pictures, Kendal and Brent up to bat. I was also on this team. You know I had to take a time out to take some pics:)) OUR TEAM WON :)))

OK!! Minnie Pearl! I mean, Aunt Diane
She made this Easter hat. I told her I wanted her picture to put on the blog. IT IS BLOG WORTHY!! Don't you agree??? :)))

Jaiden and Jennah hunting eggs @ Aunt Susan's

PICTURES TO SHARE!!!

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WOW!! HOW I LOVE THESE GUYS!!!!

Ellie Grace and Steph

She reminds me so much of Steph when she was little.
Momma and Diane with their little brother :))

Mindy and Kaitlyn
KK had her face painted twice. She is such a doll baby!! Just like her Mommy :))

Aunt Susan holding Addie, Aunt Delphia, and Momma.
Aunt Delphia is my Papaw Hollis' baby sister.

MORE PICTURES TO SHARE!!

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The Muncey Family with Kendal and Princess Kylah @ her First B-Day party

We had a great time and her party was so sweet. Everything looked awesome!! Meg and Michael are so blessed with such precious baby girl. WE LOVE YOU GUYS!!!

Move over Jacob, Uncle Brent has stole a hug :)))
She made him do it. He's such a good sport, but it didn't stay on for long

Jaiden Renae AKA: Bat Girl
She absolutely cracks me up!!

Jennah Shea with Kendal's mask from the Prom. The theme was Midnight Masquerade
Jennah loved it. It's "girly" right up her alley :))

Jacob's Senior Prom

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Our handsome Young Man

It really is amazing to me how much he can look like Tim, but still look alot like my Daddy's pictures from high school. HE IS SUCH A BABY DOLL!!

Jacob and Kendal

They make such a cute couple :)))

Her dress was beautiful and as you can tell they looked GORGEOUS!!!

I LOVE THIS CLOSE UP!!

She loved her corsage. I thought their flowers looked awesome with their colors.

Lots of people asked if I cried. Only after he put her in the car and gave me a hug. It was only a tear-up not an actual cry. They had a great time. They went to eat with friends first, then to Prom, then LASER TAG with a group of friends, last a Midnight showing of Fast and Furious II at the Pinnacle. Thank you Lord for a safe trip home on Prom Night :))

BASEBALL SEASON IS IN FULL FORCE!!!

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My Landy Boy up to bat for his Middle School team "The Red Devils"

Trying to steal third :)))

My Jacob in the middle. Joseph on left and Colby on right. #21 has been his number all four years of Varsity basketball and Varsity baseball @UCHS

Playing short stop today!!

OOPS! I think he missed.

DISTRICT CHAMPS!! REGION CHAMPS!! SUB-STATE HERE WE COME!!!

2009-03-07T15:02:00.000-08:00

JACOB AND THE DISTRICT ALL-TOURNAMENT AWARD!!

WE WON THE DISTRICT CHAMPIONSHIP GAME AGAINST GATLINGBURG PITTMAN!!

DISTRICT CHAMPS!!! The first one for the county in 14years!! The last one was when the school was HMMS!

The very first District Championship for UCHS!!

THIS IS WHAT YOUR 1-AA REGIONAL MVP LOOKS LIKE!!!
WAY TO GO JACOB!!

REGIONAL CHAMPS!!!!! GO UCHS PATRIOTS!!!
They played their hearts out and played the refs a little too.
It was an AWESOME game.
WE'RE SO PROUD OF YOU!! HEY!! WE'RE SO PROUD OF YOU!!!
Way to go Baby Boy! You deserved the MVP Award and we're so glad you got it!!
Get ready for Carter!!

THANKS SO MUCH TO THE BEST FAMILY IN THE WORLD!!

Nana, Gregg, Susan, Brent, Rusty, Summer, Addie Hollis, Diane, Mindy, Kaitlyn, Meghann and Kylah. Thank you all so much for driving all that way to Jacob's game. It meant the world to us and to him. When we got home that night he said "Half our cheering section was our family" I said::

"Yep you're right and cheer they did!!"

At one point on the court when the press was interviewing and taking pictures, I looked around and there was Mindy and Meg with their cameras!! THAT MY FRIENDS IS THE DEFINITION OF FAMILY!! Then, we packed in Applebees for the post game meal!!

JACOB'S SENIOR NIGHT!!!!!

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Tim and I with our baby boy!! I took this day off and cried several times. Don't really know why. I guess you sit at games when they're Freshmen and think, in 3 years we'll be doing Senior Night and the next week it seems that it's here.

WE ARE SOOO PROUD OF HIM!! THANK YOU LORD FOR YOUR GIFT TO US NAMED JACOB!!
Landon is proud of Jacob too. He likes to give him a hard time. They call Jacob- J Money and I found a piece of paper with Landon's basketball jersey drawn on it with Lil' Money wrote below it. I JUST SMILED:))) Wonder who wrote that???

HOW PROUD NANA IS OF HER BOY!!

Sissy,Jennah and Jaiden had gone ahead to Pete's Place to get a seat. They just cheer for Jacob! And say "Let's go 2 1"

JACOB WITH HIS BASKETBALL FROM THE TEAM!! TONIGHT THEY ANNOUNCED THAT HE NOW HOLDS THE UCHS BASKETBALL RECORD FOR CAREER POINTS!! WAY TO GO J-MONEY!!!

I could kick myself. The only picture I didn't get of Jacob and all of our family that was there was of Diane and Jeff. They had already gone to the car and I didn't catch it. SORRY!! Thanks sooo much for coming!!

MORE PICTURES FROM SENIOR NIGHT!!!

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O MY GOSH!! Have you ever seen something so cute!! Meg surprised Jacob with Kylah's shirt. The back has his # 21.

IS THIS NOT THE CUTEST THING YOU'VE EVER SEEN!!!

All the fans at the game couldn't stop talking about her and her shirt. Senior Night was Feb 13th, so her little shirt was such a hit. GOOD JOB MEG!!
Jacob with Meghann and Kylah

J with Mindy and Kaitlyn. Look how tall KK is!! Thanks Mindy for taking pics for me.

Jacob with The Pickel Clan!! Summer, Rusty, Addie, Aunt Susan and Uncle Gregg. Addie had the cutest little outfit on!! RED IS HER COLOR!!!! And Summer knows, I LOVE HER BOWS :)) All our friends in the stands kept going on and on about Addie and Kylah. HEY!! We know we have cute babies, don't we :)))

THANK YOU LORD FOR MY FAMILY!!

Thank you to my family for the support you give to my boys. I can never thank you enough. I hope you feel it in your heart.

CONTINUATION...of the CELEBRATION!!

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After the game DOUBLECHEESBURGER from Pete's Place.

Jacob and Shell Girl. My Mimi would love this picture. How time flies.
Jacob and Kendal. She is his biggest cheerleader!! Although she had some competition on Senior Night with all the fam in attendance!!

J with Rachel and Austin. Rachel is Kendal's cousin. They love to come to his games.

Jacob with Kendal's parents: Steve and Kristie. They spoil him rotten. Not that he's used to that or anything!! :)))))

IT'S KNEE SURGERY TIME IN TENNESSEE

2009-03-03T14:03:00.000-08:00

Please pray for Jacob's girlfriend Kendal and my brother-in-law Jimmy. Both of them had knee surgery today!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY RENAE!!

2009-02-23T19:26:00.000-08:00

My friend Renae's birthday is Tuesday and we wish you a great one!! She and Ross moved back to North Carolina last year and I miss her terribly. May God bless you on your birthday and every day. You deserve it! I love ya friend..

NO PICTURES UPDATE!!!

2009-02-19T16:52:00.000-08:00

OK, so Comcast was at the house today to fix some sort of problem we were having with the pic on the TV due to a "signal problem." He asked me about the internet and checked it as well and since he did that I cannot get some new pics uploaded. DARN COMCAST!! Oh well, at least the post isn't 2 months behind. Right Michael??

I am trying to do Jacob's SENIOR NIGHT POST!! I have great pics!! Thanks to all our family that came and supported Jacob and us. We had a great time and several of our friends have said that Jacob was well represented. AMEN!! Also thanks to Matt and Whitney for coming to his last regular season game at Pigeon Forge on Tuesday night. District Tourn starts tomorrow night and Jacob plays on Sat night @Grainger. He also made ALL DISTRICT again this year. GO JACOB AND PATRIOTS!!!!

My Landy Boy has the flu. I took him today and he was positive for Flu A and negative for Flu B. YUCK! YUCK! When he called me from school I could tell he had it over the phone. He is pitiful. His baseball season is getting ready to oopen FULL FORCE!! Tim told me this week that Landon is "CRUSHING THE BALL" at batting practice. :)) Remember how My Daddy said he has a perfect swing. GO LANDON!!! Our baseball season is busier than our basketball season. If that's possible.

Hopefully I'll get this kink figured out and post new pics. Everyone have a great weekend!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MEMAW!!!

2009-02-13T12:13:00.000-08:00

On Sunday Memaw turned 86!! She is My Daddy's mother and he was such a "Momma's Boy" and he loved her very much. Momma and I took her out to eat for her birthday. I told her we could go anywhere she wanted. She said: "Well, can you afford Shoney's? I love their chicken!" So, to Shoney's it was. She amazes me at her sharp mind. She has such a memory. She remembers so many things from her childhood and I love to hear her talk about that. She also talks about my Daddy alot. She tells me stories of when he was growing up and stories from just a few years ago. I am thankful that my desire to know and remember all the things she tells me is stronger than my desire to cry. I can't help it. She and I share a common thread that goes deeper than even genetics. WE BOTH MISS HIM TERRIBLY!! It is really difficult at times because of Jacob's senior year and all the positive things going for him. I know how happy he would be and I struggle with not being able to talk to him about things.

PLEASE PRAY THAT I CAN BE STRONG FOR MY FAMILY AND NOT ASK WHY!!

SNOW DAY #2

2009-02-13T12:00:00.001-08:00

OK, so they were out of school all week. So... on Tuesday the FORTS became an igloo. I must say, I have pretty talented kids!! Look how tall that thing is!! I couldn't believe it.

MOMMA'S BOYS!!

Tim took these pics for me because he knew I would want them. That is every woman's dream to have a husband that knows us so well!!! THANKS BABE!!
The Front Side of the IGLOO FORT
Have you noticed "Beau" in almost every picture?? He loves to be in the middle of whatever we are doing outside. I know he misses My Daddy as much as I do.

The Back of the Igloo Fort!! Check Out the "Peep Hole"

How God can love these 2 people more than Tim and I do truly amazes me!!

I AM SO BLESSED WITH THE WONDERFUL GIFT OF JACOB AND LANDON!!

SNOW DAY # 1 WITH MY BOYS!!

2009-02-13T11:45:00.000-08:00

YEAH FOR SNOW!!

We had so much fun last week in the snow. Monday we were outside for 4-5 hours. The boys always make "FORTS" to hide behind when they have their snowball fights. I don't usually participate in the fight, being as how I have to video and take pics :))

I turned on the fireplace and had water on the stove for hot chocolate.

I CAN'T REMEMBER WHEN I'VE HAD A BETTER DAY OFF WITH MY BOYS!!

Jacob can make the biggest and hardest snowballs I've have ever seen!!
Landon loves to play in the snow. He gets sooo wet because he stays on the ground so much!

2009 Frosty

JACOB'S FORT!! When he finished packing all the snow, it was as tall as he is!

TOLD YA, Landon has to be in the snow... LITERALLY!! He did a great job on his fort. He asked Jacob to help him, so Jacob wheelbarreled some snow over to him.

THANK YOU LORD FOR THIS DAY!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MEG!!!

2009-02-07T06:47:00.000-08:00

Happy Birthday Meghann from the Muncey's!!

We love you!!

We love Michael and Kylah too!!

Tubing on Norris Lake Summer 2007

CONGRATULATIONS JACOB !!!

2009-02-02T19:36:00.001-08:00

Just wanted to share some good news we received right after Christmas!!

ADMISSION FOR FALL 2009 to UT Knoxville!! WE ARE VERY PROUD OF HIM!!

His friend's Adam and Scott got their letters also.

Please continue to pray for Jacob and the decisions before him.

(You can click on the pic to read the print at the bottom.)

Catching up with 2 Teenagers Birthday's!!

2009-02-02T19:09:00.000-08:00

Jacob turned 18 in January and Landon is officially a TEENAGER!! My Daddy always used to tell me :: "It seems like yesterday that you were their age" I never understood that until now. They grow up sooo fast and right before your eyes. Mommies, enjoy every minute with your babies because they are a gift from God to you!

Momma's boy with "his girl" Kendal at Bullfish Grill.

Notice the mini-santa hat on the fish. We all thought that was funny.

What a blessing for Tim and I to be able to share in the life of this amazing person.

Thank You Jesus for the wonderful gift of "Our Jacob"
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!!!

Landon was so excited about getting the ROCKY SAGA DVD'S. Him and his Daddy watched a "Rocky Marathon" while we were off for Christmas Break! His favorite one is the one that has Apollo Creed in it. It's Rocky # 27, I think :)))

My friend Tina made his Birthday sign . As you can see she does an awesome job. Our baby boy is 13. Where does the time go?? Thank you Lord for our Miracle on Earth named Landon!!

CATCHING UP WITH JACOB!!!

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JUST A LITTLE CATCHING UP TO DO WITH JACOB'S BASKETBALL HAPPENINGS!!!

Jacob was inducted in the 1000 POINT CLUB before one of his home games. He was presented this basketball by his coach and team mates "Center Court." They did a write up in the county newspaper and read that at the game. It is a great honor and it was one of his goals when he made the Varsity team his Freshman year to be inducted. We are very proud and excited for him.

As you can see, it's a really cool ball!

GO J-MONEY!!!

Jacob won the MVP trophy at the Patriot Invitational Tournament this year and All-Tournament at the Grace Christian Invitational Tournament.
L-R: Phil, Jacob and Chase

These are new uniforms this year and I LOVE THEM!! One reason is they have his name on them, another is they're "navy blue" (my fav color)

EXPLANATION OF J-MONEY::

Jacob was given this nickname his Freshman year when his coach was interviewed and his words were::: "Muncey is Money With The Ball." Hence, the name J-Money was born. When he shoots (and hits) a 3-pointer at the games, the Student Section yells:: M-O-N-E-Y!!!

So, I present to you my baby:: J-Money

Please continue to pray for Jacob and his decisions where College is concerned!!

YES, I'M BACK!!!

2009-01-31T21:03:00.000-08:00

OK, sooo I never thought my blog would go inactive for almost 2months. I am just the blessed mommy to 2 gifted teenage boys and the wife of the greatest husband ever!! NO APOLOGIES HERE, JUST THANKS TO GOD FOR MY BLESSED LIFE ::))) Let me first say yes to Michael who asked me: "When you do update are you one of those that will go all the way back and catch up?" Michael, I am a "Chandler Girl" and we do things up right!! :)) Love ya Mike!!

So, here's me playing "CATCH UP"

This is Landon's JR Beta Club Convention in Nashville the Sun, Mon, and Tues before Thanksgiving.

Beta Moms enjoying Chili's. LEFT SIDE front-back: Ginger, Roxanne, ME and Tracie.

RIGHT SIDE front-back: Crystal, Sherry, Pam and Kim.

Landon, Colton, Garrett and Eric
This is Mr. Shoffner one of the Beta Club sponsers. He is the Advanced Math teacher and is a wonderful teacher.

L-R
Tucker, Landon, Jacob, Colton and Jarred.
They were in the Tower of Power competition. They didn't fair very well but they all had fun. Crystal and I got to be their sponsers and be in the ballroom while they competed. It was a neat activity.

Me and Landon in front of one of the many decorated trees. If you haven't gone to Opryland Hotel at Christmas... YOU NEED TO! It really is beautiful.

I am very fortunate to have been able to go with Landon and we had a great time.

~FOLLOW UP STORY~

2008-12-03T07:04:00.000-08:00

I wanted to tell you guys this story that is the continuation of the "lost wallet" story. As most of you know Landon and I went with his school to Nashville for the National Beta Club competition last week. We stayed at the Opryland Hotel and you know how huge that place is. Beautiful though, especially at Christmas time. I'll post pics later. I'm behind :)

OK here goes... My friend Tracy and I were going back to our room on the 5th floor and the kids on the elevator with us needed off on the 2nd floor. Tracy and I were talking and didn't pay attention and got off on the 2nd floor (WRONG FLOOR) with them. We realized it after we walked a little bit and we decided to just walk to the other end of the hall to the elevator. While we were walking, I looked down and saw an I POD shuffle againist the wall. NO ONE ELSE WAS IN THE HALL. Tracy said " We can turn it in to Guest Services"
I said"OH NOOOO! We are gonna find this kid and return their I POD"
DOES ANYONE REMEMBER THE STORY OF DELORES?????
So, we listened to the music so that when I returned it they could verify it was theirs . How many little green I Pod shuffles could there be on that one floor right????
The night before everyone was scheduled to leave we went back to 2nd floor @ 10:15pm.
Room check time for all the kids!!! We started at one end and asked the first adult BETA sponser we could find if any student had reported a lost IPOD. She said no and we asked her what room #'s did her school stop, so that we could go to the next school. As we were talking to the next sponser half way down the hall, 3 girls ran up to Tracy and I and said" Mam, did you find and IPOD. I asked her if she lost one and what color hers was. She said " It's a green IPOD shuffle" OK!! BINGO!! She verified almost ALL the music. YEA!!!!!! I hugged her and returned her IPOD to her. She was the sweetest little thing. 7th grade. I asked her if she had told her parents she lost it, she said "NO, I was trying to figure out how to tell them"
I FELT SO BLESSED TO BE ABLE TO RETURN THE FAVOR TO SOMEONE THAT DELORES HAD GIVEN TO ME!!! GOD IS SO GOOD. THE GREAT THING IS WE DON'T HAVE TO LOOK HARD TO FIND HIM. HE'S ALL AROUND US. HE'S IN BIG AND SMALL THINGS!!

PS: I ASKED THE GIRL WHERE SHE WENT TO SCHOOL AND SHE SAID "ST JOSEPH'S"
DR FREEMAN'S DAUGHTER GOES THERE AND SHE WAS STANDING 2 DOORS AWAY FROM ME. COINCIDENCE??? I TOLD YOU BEFORE I DON'T BELIEVE IN IT!!
BUT, I DO BELIEVE IN THE ALMIGHTY POWER AND LOVE OUR HEAVENLY FATHER.

JESUS!!! IS THE REASON FOR THE SEASON!!!!!! SHARE HIM WITH THOSE YOU MEET!!

IM SO VERY THANKFUL FOR THIS DAY!!! # 27

2008-11-27T19:27:00.000-08:00

I am so thankful that 13years ago today, God chose to bring this precious boy into the world and into our lives. I thank God for healing him when he was fighting for his life. I thank God for all the people who prayed for our baby boy. I am thankful for the young man he has become. I thank God for all the things he will do by God's grace. I am thankful to have the blessed privilege of being his mommy :))

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO OUR BABY BOY!!!

13 Things We Love About YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!

1. You have a caring heart for others

2. You are honest

3. You are very creative

4. You are so funny :))

5. I love that you still call us Mommy and Daddy

6. You are your own person and don't have to do what the crowd does

7. You like to help me with dinner

8. You are the most compassionate 13year boy I've ever met

9. You are always thinking of your Nana

10. You encourage your friends when they're down

11. You always include everyone and are careful not to leave anyone out

12. WE LOVE THAT GOD HAS ENTRUSTED YOU TO US.

13. WE LOVE THAT YOU ARE OURS :))))

HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO EVERYONE. MAY YOUR DAY BE BLESSED AS ONLY CHRIST CAN BLESS YOU!!

IM THANKFUL DAY 21

2008-11-21T20:17:00.000-08:00

I CAN'T BELIEVE IT'S ALMOST THANKSGIVING!!!
I am thankful for everyone who's reading my blog. I am thankful that I get to read yours. I'll give each one of you ONE reason why I'm thankful for you!! (IN ALPHA ORDER)

Becky: I'm thankful for your positive witness to everyone following your story. Hello in IL!!
Meghann: I'm thankful for the way you love my family and allow us to spoil Kylah.(esp. "T") :)))
Melissa: I'm thankful that you are my sister and always will be! I LOVE YOU!
Mindy: I'm thankful that you are as organized as I am.(We can be OCD together) :)))
Renae: I'm thankful for our special friendship. I love you North Carolina Girl!!
Shannon: I'm thankful for our life long friendship. I miss you!!
Shawn: I'm thankful for your blog ministry and how it speaks to my heart. You are a true gift!!
Stephanie: I'm thankful that you post stories about Mimi that make me laugh and cry at the same time. THANKS :))
Summer: I'm thankful for your ideas and creativeness.You & Addie will have a blast scrapbkkg
Whitney:I'm thankful that you and I share some of the same ideas and there's another germ-a-phobe in the family. GO TEAM GERM-X :))

I LOVE ALL YOU GIRLS AND I'M SO VERY THANKFUL TO GET TO SHARE IN YOUR LIVES THROUGH OUR BLOGS!! MAY YOU HAVE A BLESSED AND THANKFUL WEEKEND!!

But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.
1 Corinthians 15:57

IM STILL THANKFUL!! BUSY.....BUT THANKFUL :)

2008-11-20T05:45:00.000-08:00

WHEW!! It's been a couple days! I AM THANKFUL FOR AN ABUNDANT LIFE!!

I have a story for you. Last Saturday Jacob had a scrimmage in Middlesboro,KY. We went to eat and then I was going to CATO to shop, Tim and Landon were going to Radio Shack to look @ new cell phones, and Jacob and Kendal were going to the Mall to watch a movie. We had decided we would grocery shop since KY doesn't have tax on groceries!! Tim for whatever reason had given me $CASH$ for the groceries. Why...we still don't know since I always use my Debit Card. IT WAS POURING RAIN!! So..Tim let me out @ CATO not in a parking spot, just pulled up in front and I jumped out. After 30minutes and a cute sweater and new jeans, I tried to pay and NO WALLET!!! I called Tim and told him I dropped my wallet in the car when he gave me the cash, could he bring it to me. NEXT THING I KNOW my "Blank Faced Husband" came walking in CATO and said it's not in there. We searched all over the parking lot, went back to the restraunt and checked there(he gave me the cash there) and we did a store sweep @ CATO. STILL NO WALLET!! Soooooo, we called and cancelled all credits and debits and I CRIED!! Cash for groceries gone! License gone! Several gift cards gone!! Pictures gone!!
Then, Tim said: "Don't cry Babe! You probably made someones Christmas wish come true, what if they couldn't afford anything for Christmas and then they found your wallet and needed it worse than we did." A PEACE came over me and it was OK, I was still heartsick over someone having my information, but NOT about the money or gift cards. GOD IS SOOO GOOD! We drove home and here's where it gets good! There were 2 messages from a lady named Delores in KY and she found my wallet in CATO parking lot. She said she didn't turn it in because she feared that someone wouldn't be honest. We drove to their house and her and her husband were the sweetest things ever and we talked about our churches and our children! We tried to pay her, but she said "NO, I lost my wallet last year and someone returned it to me, I know how you feel." This Christmas, think about how others feel and if God allows you to, reach out and help them. Remembering the time you might have felt like they do now.
We left their house and I was in awe of God's goodness!! He showed me that He is my PROVIDER! He is my PEACE! He is IN CONTROL! I thought about what Tim said and there will be people that can't buy something special for someone this season. While that's not the true meaning of Christmas, it is still worth reaching out and helping others. "We reap what we sow" Tim preached on Sunday. May we always sow seeds of love and humility LIKE DELORES!! for those who may feel helpless:: LIKE MONICA!! The Bible promises what we give will come back to us. HELP OTHERS THIS YEAR AND SHOW THE TRUE MEANING OF CHRISTMAS!!

PS: How did Delores get our number????? She found the cards I had printed up for Tim the day of his Ordination Service. THEY READ: Rev. Tim Muncey with John 14:6 on them.
Jesus, saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life; no man cometh unto the Father, but by me. And has our hm # on them!!
AND, her son works for a man that goes to our church!! COINCIDENCE?? I don't believe in it, GOD IS IN CONTROL and I think He looks down and smiles :)))

I am thankful that a long time ago, I came to know the man named Jesus. Who came to save his people from their sins. Who promised me if I believe in him, my home awaits in heaven!!

PLEASE SAY A PRAYER!!

2008-11-16T19:59:00.000-08:00

Please pray for my cousin Meghann's husband Michael. Also, for Meghann and Mindy's dad: Mike. Both are having some medical tests and I would like to ask my all my prayer group friends to lift their name up to the Lord. Please pray for Mindy and Meg too. :))

MY I'M THANKFUL WEEKEND (DAY 15 & 16)

2008-11-16T19:36:00.000-08:00

I am thankful for a safe trip to Kentucky for Jacob's last srimmage before the season starts. I am even thankful for losing my wallet in a Kentucky parking lot. I am thankful for the "Good Samaritan" named Delores that found it and called me. For her and her husband's honesty and sincere love of God. For the peace in my heart. For knowing that no matter what we go through on earth: losing our wallet, sickness, death of a loved one, financial problems, marital problems, unemployment or hard decisions:: GOD IS STILL ON THE THRONE!! No matter how much we worry or try to fix things, HE is in control. HIS ways are not our ways.

I pray that He will cover you tonight with a Wall of Faith, Mercy, Love and Peace!!!

My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me: And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand. My Father, which gave them me, is greater than all; and no man is able to pluck them out of my Father's hand. I and my Father are one. John 10: 27-30

IM THANKFUL DAYS:: 13 and 14

2008-11-15T05:42:00.000-08:00

For Jacob receiving applications from tons of colleges who are interested in him for athletics and academics! For the knowledge God has blessed him with. For the healthy mind that he has to retain information. For the athletic abilities he is blessed with. For his health. For his teachers telling us many student/athletes look up to him:)) For his testimony of salvation! I'm thankful for him making me a mommy :) For Landon and his sweet spirit. For him making me a mommy x 2. :) :) For his creativity and knack for making the best projects I've ever seen. For the knowledge God has blessed him with and the fact that he thinks about everything he's learned. I'm thankful for his ability to draw. For his beautiful handwriting. For his HUSSLE playing any sport. For all his coaches telling us what a "Coachable Kid" he is. I'm very thankful for his testimony of salvation and for him giving his testimony at church last Youth Sunday. For Tim and the Spiritual Rock that he is. For what he stands for. For the fact that he doesn't change what the Bible says for family or friends! For knowing he practices what he preaches. For God giving me my soul mate. For it being Tim.

Giving thanks always for all things unto God and the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ

Ephesians 5: 20 KJV

IM THANKFUL DAY 12

2008-11-12T20:47:00.000-08:00

IM THANKFUL FOR MY SISTER!! For the fun we have together. For knowing you always have a BFF. For the way she loves Tim, Jacob and Landon. For her crazy ideas :) For the great mommy that she is. For giving us TWIN BABY GIRLS TO LOVE AND WATCH GROW UP!! For our early morning and late night talks. For our trips to the Scrapbook Superstore! For the way the "Chapee" suit is sooo her :)

I'm also thankful for God's Word and the power of the Holy Spirit. For the gift Tim has in delivering God's Word to others. For mine and Jacob's talk tonight. For Landon's excitement about his 13th B-Day(YES, I said 13th!!) For my Christian home. For getting to experience both sides of a mother's love. For laughter. For love and happiness. For peace and rest. For the old Rugged Cross.

Delight thyself also in the LORD; and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart.

Psalm 37: 4

IM SO VERY THANKFUL!! DAY: 11

2008-11-11T17:33:00.000-08:00

I'm thankful for our veterans and the freedom we have because they served our country!! SAY A PRAYER TODAY FOR ALL THOSE WHO HAVE SERVED & ARE SERVING THE USA!! I'm thankful for health insurance and physicians. I'm thankful for just a sinus infection, when it could be much worse. For my family being safe and sound in our living room tonight. For the warmth in my house because some are sleeping in the rain tonight. For all the people who serve the homeless in our community. For Jesus and the blood He shed on Calvary.

IN thee, O Lord, do I put my trust; let me never be ashamed: deliver me in thy righteousness. Psalm 31:1

IM THANKFUL:: DAY 10

2008-11-11T10:11:00.000-08:00

HOPEFULLY I'M ON THE UPHILL CLIMB!! I GO TO THE DOC TODAY :) :)

For my Momma and the love she has for me, Tim and our boys! For the cornbread muffins she made to go with my vegetable soup.For the way she rearranges her schedule to come to Jacob and Landon's games. For loving Tim like he's her son. For teaching me to make her broccoli casserole, meatloaf and cornbread. I'm thankful for all my aunts, uncles and cousins. For the warmth of our fireplace. For Jacob's smile and the way he still gives me a goodnight kiss and hug. For Landon still calling me Mommy and having the biggest heart of any 12year old I've ever known. For Tim and everything about him. For God choosing him for me. For God's love and the fact that it's all around us. For knowing God is real. For knowing God's promises are real. FOR EVERYONE READING MY BLOG: I LOVE YOU ALL AND WISH GOD'S GREATEST BLESSINGS ON EACH OF YOU :) :)

IM THANKFUL(and sick:( ) DAY 8 and 9

2008-11-10T08:22:00.000-08:00

Sorry I'm a little behind!! -A- for effort!!

DAY 9 SUN: For my cousin Mindy!! For the special person that she is. For the love she shows to her cousins and their kids. For her laugh. For her kind heart. For giving us beautiful KK to love! HAPPY BIRTHDAY DD!!! For my cousin Robin in FL. For our visits that are always too short. For her and Mike being part of our family :) HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU TOO ROBIN!! For the dinner Tim fixed. For God leading me to do the Christmas Program @ church. For the excitement the kids had. For the Holy Spirit. For my Tim and his giving heart. For my boys and the fact that they just go ahead and get ready for church because it's not a question if we're going or not. For my Momma (JUST BECAUSE SHE'S MINE)

DAY 8 SAT::I'm very thankful for my bed. For warm blankets. For hot chocolate. For my husband and boys that constantly check on me with love and concern because I'm in the bed ALL DAY! For being still long enough to remember all the things I need to pray about. For being able to pray. For the feeling of love. For being a mommy to the most precious boys in the world. For being the wife of the most PERFECT(my kind-of perfect) man in the world. For God's Word and the TRUTH in it.

IM THANKFUL DAY 7 (I fell asleep last night) :)

2008-11-08T07:35:00.000-08:00

OOPS! I'm a little late. I was really tired and fell asleep last night.

I am thankful for WEEKENDS!! For watching our healthy 17 year old run up and down the basketball court. For our healthy (MIRACLE BABY) 12year old having fun @ his friends B-Day sleepover. For our boys having good friends. For those friends having parents we can trust our kids being around. For Kendal's parents being so good to Jacob. For our friends Tim and Susan. For the grades on the boys report cards. For their brilliant minds. For my family!!

I'm Thankful:: DAY 6

2008-11-06T19:47:00.000-08:00

HAVE I MENTIONED I'M THANKFUL FOR THESE THREE PEOPLE??

For the blessing of sharing in their lives. For hearing Tim say: "Hey Baby Girl" when I get home from work. For loving him and being loved by him for 20years!! For hearing Jacob say: "Mom come and look at this on You Tube" or "Hey Mom guess what I did today in Medical Therapuetics class." For Landon saying: "Good Morning My Mommy" every school morning when I wake him up. And for him asking me almost every morning, "What's for breakfast? biscuits and gravy? :)

For these things and sooo much more: I AM BLESSED BEYOND WORDS!!

BLESS the Lord, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless his holy name. Psalm 103:1 KJV

IM THANKFUL::: DAY 5

2008-11-05T19:15:00.001-08:00

For all the blogs on my list. For the smiles they bring. For my cousins and their babies. For my babies. For safety and peace in my home. For my sister and our early morning talks. For the beautiful Fall colored trees that are still lingering. For happiness and For love!!

Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God. 1 John 4:7 KJV

IM THANKFUL:: DAY 4

2008-11-04T18:58:00.000-08:00

For being off today to spend time with my boys. For the blessing of how unique they are.For the way they sing when we're driving in the car. For their individual personalities. For Landon asking me if Obama and McCain believe in abortion and the conversation that followed about the subject. For wanting to go to O'Charley's to eat because they have rolls :)) For them making me feel like they would choose no one else in the world to be their mommy. For the God given fact that I could never have received 2 more wonderful boys to love and raise. For Jacob telling me that he would rather stay with me and Landon than go to basketball practice. For their Daddy and the love he has for them and me. For being able to buy a few Christmas presents today. For Becky's results from her doctor. For the right to vote. For the knowledge that God is in control and no matter what happens in the world, He is still on the throne!

And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God. Romans 12:2 KJV

I'M THANKFUL MONDAY NOV. 3rd DAY: 3 (a few hrs late) :))

2008-11-04T04:08:00.000-08:00

For me and my family getting where we're going on a Monday morning and getting back home safely. For the "HOME" we come home to. For the "HOME" that awaits me in heaven! For the peace in knowing that I'm going there one day.

O Lord our Lord, how excellent is thy name in all the earth! Psalm: 8:9

I'M THANKFUL DAY: 2

2008-11-02T16:39:00.000-08:00

For an extra hour of sleep this morning. For having the freedom to get to go to the church of my choice this morning. For all the soldiers fighting so I can have that freedom. For Tim and the wonderful gifts God has blessed him with. For our church. For hearing Landon give his testimony this morning. For Jacob and his desire to still want to talk to me about every day things in his life. For the Holy Spirit. For prayer and the POWER in it. For my home and for it being next to Momma's. For the preached Word of God. For a job to go to tomorrow. For peace that passes all understanding.

I WAS glad when they said unto me, Let us go into the house of the Lord. Psalm 122:1

I'M THANKFUL:: DAY 1

2008-11-01T18:58:00.000-07:00

For Tim turning on the fireplace early this morning so it would be warm when I woke up.
For waking up to Landon asking his daddy a question. For Jacob getting home safely on Halloween night. For the ability and health to make it to Landon's 8am game then to Jacob's 11am game then back to Landon's 1:30pm game. For their games ending without injury. For the fellowship with our church family. For Landon's desire to want to stay at a church function instead of play his third baseball game of the day. For Jacob, Kendal, Chris and Brittany wanting to be with their church family instead of being elsewhere on a Sat. night. For my friend Renae and her encouragement. For the bible that's laying beside my computer. For the Fall colors and changing of the leaves. For the new pair of jeans I bought today, being able to buy them and because they're a size smaller than the last ones I bought. For one side of my garage being full of supplies for the Barton Family donated by our church. For being able to see God in big and small things. For my salvation.

PRAISE ye the Lord. Praise ye the name of the Lord; praise him, O ye servants of the Lord.
Psalm: 135: 1

Church's Fall Party

2008-11-01T18:49:00.000-07:00

Me and my man on the hay ride!! It was soooo cold!!

Redneck Volleyball!! The net is "CAUTION" tape. They used it to block off the haunted forest, but they used it for a volleyball net instead :))

THERE'S NOTHING LIKE FRIENDS!!!
L-R:: Chris, Brittany, Kendal and Jacob on the hay ride!!

The Muncey Clan with 2 new friends

FOOD FOR THOUGHT !!!

2008-11-01T04:32:00.000-07:00

This time of year people start talking about everything they're thankful for. Although we should recognize this every day of the year, our minds get in the thankful mode around Thanksgiving time. I want to challenge you to thank God every day this month for all things He has given you.

I got an e-mail from someone and the last sentence really touched my heart. SO I'LL SHARE SOME FOOD FOR THOUGHT:: "Don't spend all your time telling God how big your storm is, tell your storm how big your God is! POWERFUL WORDS!!

Every night this month, I will try to journal blog the things thru out that day that I am thankful for. If you have 5 minutes to spare, read Psalm 136. The heading to this chapter in my bible says: Praise for the Lord's past and present blessings(HE'S SO WORTHY OF OUR PRAISE)

Verse 1 says: O GIVE thanks unto the Lord; for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever.
YOU'LL HAVE TO READ THE REST FOR YOURSELF :)) So long, til' tonight.....

ITS BASKETBALL TIME IN TENNESSEE!!!

2008-10-30T18:57:00.000-07:00

Basketball has officially started for the HMMS Devils!!

Tonight was Landon's 3rd game this week. They won 1 of 3, not too bad considering our starters are: 2 8thgraders, 2 7thgraders and 1 6th grader.

Landon has started all three games and has done AWESOME! OK, I know I'm partial, but all ya'll know how cute he is too:)))

This is Mike Johnson one of the assist. coaches. He is also my brother-in-laws best friend from high school.

Head coach: Jonathan Smith giving the team a much needed pep talk!!

#44 IS MY LITTLE MAN!!
Yes, he's still little to me!!

Shooting a free throw. He hit this one. He scored 9 points in this game and had 14 rebounds!!

Nice jump shot! This one didn't go in :(

In case you're wondering, Jacob's season doesn't start for 2 weeks. WHEW! Buckle Up! Basketball season keeps us on our toes and we wouldn't have it any other way!

THANK YOU LORD FOR THESE BALL PLAYING BOYS!!!!!!!

PASTOR APPRECIATION NIGHT!!

2008-10-26T18:21:00.001-07:00

The church had Tim a Pastor Appreciation Dinner tonight after church! They gave him the neatest thing: Pastor's Praise Pitcher. Everyone in the church wrote down a message to him and put it in the pitcher. One of the ladies told me she thinks that he must feel like the weight of the world is on his shoulders sometimes with the church families needs(if they only knew.) So they gave him the pitcher to put in his study to remind him how thankful they are that he's their pastor. I'M GLAD HE'S MINE TOO!! WE LOVE OUR CHURCH FAMILY!!

Tim and Fred(one of the preachers@ church). Tim and I had a wonderful example of a loving pastor in Donny Walker. It is Tim's desire to support and help all the young preachers @ our church.

This is Thelma. SHE SPOILS HIM ROTTEN!! She fixes him chicken and dumplins, stack cake and banana-less banana pudding. His own; in it's own bowl for him only!! She loves me and the boys just as much! She truly is an example of Christ

Everyone couldn't fit in one picture!!

Here's the other half and that's still not all of them!!

THANK YOU LORD FOR THE BLESSINGS NAMED: TIM, JACOB AND LANDON!!

Fun Night @ Aunt Susan's

2008-10-26T18:05:00.000-07:00

The Chandler Clan had family in from FL and VA this weekend and got together for some fun. We are playing CRANIUM WOW!! Rusty, Shell, Jacob, Kendal and Brent were on a team and they won. My team was: me, Meghann, Mindy, Bubba, Stephanie and Aunt Di.

Steph is having to draw with her eyes closed to make us guess her clue. It was a vending machine and Aunt Di got it right!! GO TEAM!!

OK!! I'm not proud of this pic and have Meg to thank for taking it, but I AM A FAIR PERSON! If I can post the next pic of Aunt Di then I'll post this one of me! I am acting out a hamster on it's wheel for my team to guess and they got it right! GO BUBBA!!

Aunt Diane had us cracking up! She grunted and wimpered like a puppy while trying to get our team to guess she was modeling a doghouse out of clay. She got us disqualified! OH WELL! It was hilarious and WE LOVE HER!! I told her I was posting this pic for making us miss the question :)))

PLEASE PRAY FOR THE BARTON FAMILY

2008-10-23T17:46:00.000-07:00

I would like to ask everyone to pray for Matt Barton and his family. His 30yr old wife Stacie passed away yesterday. They have a 3yr old son Ayden and a 10week old son Lincoln. Matt is Landon's homeroom and reading teacher, he was also Landon's football coach at the middle school last year. THE REASON I POSTED THE PIC, IS SO THAT WHEN YOU PRAY YOU SEE HIM AND KNOW THE NEED HE HAS IN HIS LIFE RIGHT NOW. This is a photo of the Homecoming Float last year. Matt is in the chair next to Landon#73and Stacie is holding Ayden at his feet. PLEASE PRAY FOR HIM AND THOSE BABIES!

Our Fall Get-A-Way

2008-10-22T15:43:00.000-07:00

I decided Thurs night to surprise Tim and schedule a "WEEKEND GETAWAY" in the mountains. We stayed at the Gatlinburg Chateau and we had a great time! Jacob stayed with Momma because he and Kendal already had weekend plans. THANKS MOMMA! Landon went to Nashville to watch Eric's hockey game and have some fun @ the horse barn. THANKS DI AND MINDY!!

We ate breakfast @ the Pancake Pantry. YUM YUM! And I officially have a new "favorite store": P. Graham Dunn. It is absolutely amazing! I have a tradition any time Tim, Jacob, Landon or I go on a trip, either all together or just a school trip with one of the boys. I buy a little souvenier to put in my curio cabinet. Tim bought me a plague with one of my favorite scriptures(I know I have 1000's) on it:
Jeremiah 29:11 For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the Lord, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an unexpected end.

This is a view from our balcony. The leaves haven't changed that much until you start up the mountain to NC.

It was foggy on this morning and very cold. It was such a beautiful and peaceful drive.

My favorite trees are the red ones. I think they stick out better than any other color!!
THANK YOU LORD FOR A WONDERFUL WEEKEND WITH SUCH A WONDERFUL HUSBAND AND BEST FRIEND!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY SISSY!!

2008-10-16T16:02:00.000-07:00

33 years ago today God blessed me with a baby sister. I am so thankful for her and what she means to me and my family. She's such a supportive aunt to Jacob and Landon. WE LOVE YOU SISSY!! Have a great day :))

Psalm 118:1 O GIVE thanks unto the Lord; for he is good: because his mercy
endureth for ever.

SUMMER TAGGED ME!!!!

2008-10-15T14:25:00.000-07:00

How fun! Thanks Summer! This pic is on July 4th this year and Todd, Landon and Hayle are lighting sparklers in Momma's yard. Now who can I tag to keep it going.....
OK.... MINDY!! She told me one time her pics were taking up lots of space on Meg's computer :)) Just post your 6th pic from your 6th folder!!

THINK PINK!! I AM AMAZED!!

2008-10-13T04:42:00.000-07:00

Most of us are already aware that October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. My family has become more aware I think, due to my cousin Becky's recent dx of this disease. We love you Beck and are praying for you!!
What amazes me is how many opportunities there are to help contribute to research.
Momma and I went to Toys R Us, Sam's and Food City yesterday and in all three stores there were ways you could help fight the fight for breast cancer research. These things require little effort, just buying things that have the logo. THINK PINK this October(and every other month) and contribute to the future of a cure for breast cancer for every woman. WE ARE WORTH IT!!

2008-10-07T14:36:00.000-07:00

GREAT DAY WITH MY BOYS!!
We spent some of the afternoon @ UT's Admissions office talking to a Student Services advisor. We received really good news if Jacob decides to attend UT, as far as scholarships go :) :) Please continue to pray for the Lord's guidance in this. Jacob is somewhat STILL undecided in the path of education he wants to pursue and it's a little (OK A LOT) overwhelming, but very exciting!! GOD HAS TRULY BLESSED!! We are so proud of his hard work in his academics.
Landon has always asked me about the "ball thing" even when he was little, so we decided we would visit the "Sunsphere"(ball thing)!

To tell the whole truth: Landon was very nervous once we got out of the elevator! I mistakingly said: "Is this thing moving" and that was all it took. OOPS!

Of course Jacob gave him a hard time about it. They both enoyed it and they figured out by an info bulletin posted on the Observation Deck, just how high we were up. And the view was AWESOME!!

A really sweet couple had brought an elderly lady to view today too. She asked if I wanted her to take a pic of the 3 of us and then I took one of them. I love to meet fellow "Picture Junkies" :))

Jacob took this pic. He was the only one with long enough arms to get the camera out that far! I LOVE THE PIC AND MY BABY BOYS!!

September Birthday's

2008-09-25T20:45:00.001-07:00

Dakota's party was Sunday. These are the shoes he wanted for back to school but they didn't have his size. He was excited to get them for his birthday!!
Kelsie's 13th B-Day party was tonight. Another teenager in the family :) :) :)
Kelsie and Landon on Aunt Susan's golf cart!! This poor golf cart gets worn out by all the nieces and nephews!!
Jacob and Kendal enjoying the party!!

"FIREPROOF" Tickets Winner!!

2008-09-25T15:53:00.000-07:00

CONGRATULATIONS TO MY COUSIN MEGHANN!!!! Our family is @ Aunt Susan's tonight for Kelsie's Birthday party.
Landon drew Meghann's name and she is so excited. Thanks everyone for commenting. Everyone please see the movie.
Our strongest enemy is seeking to destroy our marriages and the lives of our children. The bible says:
GREATER IS HE THAT IS WITHIN ME, THAN HE WHO IS IN THE WORLD!! Amen and Amen:))

INSPIRATION AND THANKFULNESS

2008-09-22T18:26:00.000-07:00

Saturday night Tim and I went to eat @ Wasabi's with all the preachers from church and their wives. It is a tradition they started 3 years ago when Tim first accepted the Pastor position.

We are so blessed with such a wonderful church family!!

It was such a blessing to be with all of them. It's even more of a blessing to see the growth in their ministries. These fine folks are what inspired me to do the "FIREPROOF" Movie Tickets Give-A-Way. In honor of my wonderful husband and the other God-fearing men you see here.

L-R:: Fred and Courtney, Tim and I, Tim H. and Linda, Jimmy and Julie, Joey and Connie, & Brad and Laura.

And how shall they preach, except they be sent? as it is written, HOW BEAUTIFUL ARE THE FEET OF THEM THAT PREACH THE GOSPEL OF PEACE, AND BRING GLAD TIDINGS OF GOOD THINGS! Romans 10:15 KJV

"FIREPROOF" Movie Tickets

2008-09-22T10:14:00.000-07:00

I think this will be a great movie and can't wait to see it.

If you want to find out more about the movie, just click on The Pickels blog from my favorite blogs and see the movie trailor. I couldn't get it to download to my blog. Thanks again Summer!

If you would like 2 free tickets from Tim and I, just leave a comment this week. I will have Landon draw on Thursday night and post the winner by 7:00pm!
GOOD LUCK!!!

FUN FAMILY PHOTOS

2008-09-19T14:53:00.000-07:00

Our family @ Aunt Susan's 50th "SURPRISE" Birthday Party!! It was a 50's theme!!

We were honored to be part of a party in honor of Aunt Susan. She is a true blessing to us and we're glad she's part of our family!! All my cousins posted their pics already, so I saved mine for later.

Jacob has on my Daddy's High School Letterman Sweater

Landon has on Daddy's leather jacket. We had a great time!!

Melissa, Jimmy, Jennah and Jaiden
"THE CREW"

Landon, Kendal, Jacob, Jaiden and Jennah

I LOVE THIS PIC!! Most of the "Chandler Girls" I'll try to get everyone right :)

Back Row L-R: Kelsie, Mindy, Aunt Di, Stephanie, ME, Aunt Susan w/ Addie, Summer, Momma Front Row L-R: Melissa, Kaitlyn, Jennah, Jaiden, Michelle, Kylah(asleep in stroller) and Meghann.

I LOVE THESE LADIES!!!!

FAVORITE PICTURES!!!

2008-09-16T20:41:00.000-07:00

Ephesians 5:20

Giving thanks always for all things unto God and the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ

I was going thru my picture folders and came across several great pictures and I wanted to share them along with some great memories. ENJOY!!!

My precious family

This picture was more difficult to look at than I first thought, but as Tim has told me many times, God knows what's best and He doesn't make mistakes.

The green tree among all the orange ones makes me think of new life.

GREAT ARE THE PROMISES OF GOD

Momma, Melissa and I at the Grand Ole Opry to see "The Rockettes." We had such a great time

Family trip to the "ICE" show in Nashville. Their theme is "How the Grinch stole Christmas" It is an AWESOME place. Everything is carved out of ice and it's freezing!! LITERALLY! Hence the PARKAS :)) We had so much fun on the slides!!

Momma and Uncle Randy (OUR TV STAR) We met him at Cracker Barrel before we left Nashville and had breakfast with him. The kids loved looking at the horse trailer.

MORE FAVORITE PICTURES #2

2008-09-16T20:22:00.000-07:00

Me, Momma and Melissa on Siesta Key Beach in Florida. We had a great time visiting with Robin and Nelsie. Momma was so glad to see this beach and to tell her co-workers she went there!!

I love this picture of Tim. We were at the Fall bonfire/hayride for the church. The preachers were having a contest and Tim was laughing so hard at them. I LOVE TO HEAR HIM LAUGH :))
This pic of Michael and my boys cracks me up!! I can't wait to snap a pic of him and Kylah showing their muscles :) :)
This night was emotional for me. Thanks to Aunt Susan for making sure traditions are passed down :) To think of my Mimi and her pumpkin pies. Just the love that went into each one she made knowing how much we loved them. My love for her and the love that she had for me is a feeling I will forever carry in my heart!!
OH THESE GIRLS!! I still am in awe of them sometimes. They are so smart and loving! How they can look just alike, but yet be so different. Only God can do that. I am so thankful for the blessing of being their Kuckie!!

MORE FAVORITE PICTURES #3 !!!!

2008-09-16T20:02:00.001-07:00

Trip to the Lake!!

Me and Meg "tubin"

We talked to each other the next day and we both almost called into work because we were so sore!!

OK, Brent and Jeremy thought they could throw Melissa off pretty easy. Whether they admit this or not, it took them about 30minutes to finally throw her off!! Meg can back us up on this. She can tube and they couldn't believe it :))
Brent gettin strapped in. He's really good on the kneeboard. He can turn around backwards and I was impressed. Never mind that I didn't get up on the board all day :(( Meg did though, her 1st time trying :))
My baby boy

He rode for a long time without falling off. I made Jeremy take it easy on him!!

YEAH, Jacob looks happy here, but this was before he tried to wakeboard about 50times. Jeremy and Brent kept making him try and he would hit the water with his fists, he was so frustrated. They laughed so hard! They didn't let him see them though!! Come to find out they were using the wrong rope

MORE FAVORITE PICTURES #4

2008-09-16T19:24:00.000-07:00

Jacob's 16th B-Day party @ the Cabin. Thanks for helping make his 16th special!!

Jacob's 1st set of wheels. This was a Wed. night and of course he had basketball practice. My Daddy picked him up from practice and waited until we got home from church to come over. We had his truck in the garage and Tim started backing it out! Daddy was excited that he got to be a part in the surprise!
Landon's 5th Grade Graduation Day!! He received a Math and P.E. Award.

Meg and Aunt Di came too, but I couldn't find the pic :( My baby is going to 6th grade!

SEA WORLD!!!

Landon literally sprinted to the SHAMU SHOW!! He wanted to go to Sea World on July 4. OK, I know they're spoiled, but what can I say....
This is one place I think we would like to visit every year! Momma and Diane had a great time too.

Momma and Diane watching the sunset on Anna Marie island in Florida.

LET US REMEMBER!!!

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Please remember all the families who lost loved ones on this day 7 years ago.
Also, let's pray for our country and all those serving our country and their families.
Let us remember: without freedom we may not be able to worship Jesus publicly, attend the church of our choice, make decisions for our family and even type on our blogs!

I pledge allegience to the flag of the United States of America, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation UNDER GOD, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.

LANDON'S FAN CLUB!!!

2008-09-08T19:02:00.000-07:00

Landon had his own "Fan Club" tonight at his baseball game!!

Aunt Di, Meg and Nana helped cheer the Demons's onto a win by a hair!!

Kendal and Jacob were cheering because Kylah was there :) :)

She is such a happy baby girl!!

Hayle and Kaitlyn enjoying a snack!! We missed you DD (hope you had fun @ Bonefish Grill)
Landon had to see Aunt Di, Meg, Kylah and KK before they left. He stopped their car as they were pulling off! THANKS AGAIN FOR COMING!!!

WE LOVE YOU GUYS!!!!

THERE HE IS: #5 ON THE FIELD AND #1 IN MOMMA'S HEART!!!!!

But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus.

Philippians 4:19

UPDATE......

2008-09-07T10:55:00.000-07:00

NO PICS JUST AN UPDATE!!!

Jacob was selected as Most Athletic, Best Dressed and Most Handsome in the Senior Superlatives. You can only choose one, so he chose MOST ATHLETIC!! Landon was selected for the JR Beta Club and made the Varisty Basketball team! School is going well for both of them. They have alot of homework. To answer Meg's question she left on my blog comments wondering what was wrong with Kendal's knee, she tore her ACL during a basketball game in Feb and had surgery. She got released to play last week! Tim and I are enjoying being the blessed parents of 2 wonderful boys. Our church is doing wonderful and we have had 4 people SAVED at our church in the last couple of weeks!!

GOD IS SO GOOD!!

Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights

James 1:17

IT'S GOING-GOING-GONE!!!!!!

2008-09-02T11:07:00.000-07:00

Landon with his HOME RUN ball.

He hit it over the fence for a 2 runner homer! They found the ball in the road below the field.

WAY TO GO LANDON!!!

Spending the day off @ DOLLYWOOD!!

2008-09-02T11:01:00.000-07:00

Me and my boys!!

Jacob and "his girl" Kendal !!
Landon and Reise
My girls!
We had so much fun!!

THANKS Sissy, Jennah, Jaiden, Kendal and Reise!!

Family Day @ BIG ROCK!!

2008-08-24T19:34:00.000-07:00

Rusty, Kelsie, McKenzie, Dakota and Landon at the top of Big Rock!

This place on the river holds lots of precious memories for our family.

My Mimi and Papaw would be happy to know that we spent our Sunday afternoon here :))

There's nothing in the world like cousins!!!

WE ARE SO BLESSED!!

Kelsie is in the water in float; Michelle in the water with snorkel gear;Landon standing above her; Kaitlyn has green float around her; McKenzie bending down shivering; Dakota standing on the rock!! WHAT A CREW!!!

Dakota, McKenzie and Landon getting ready to snorkel! Dakota was so excited when Landon got there. We heard him hollor "Landon's here" before we got out of the car.
My cousin Mindy (Kaitlyn's mommy) and my Aunt Di. Diane said her pic better not be on anyone's blog, but I think it's a good pic so, I'll take my chances :)))
I just so happened to snap this and thought it was soooo sweet! There's nothing in the world wrong with being a DADDY'S GIRL!!! This is Michael(my cousin Meg's husband) and Miss Kylah.

Tonight's Open House

2008-08-19T17:48:00.000-07:00

Tonight was Open House at Landon's Middle School. He is showing Tim and I his Power Point Presentation in his Social Studies class! We got a great report from all his teachers and found out that all his classes are Honors classes!! We are very proud of him. :))))

DEMON'S BASEBALL!!

2008-08-17T19:08:00.000-07:00

Landon didn't want to play football this year(I'm secretly happy about this :)

We really encourage them to do what they want and Fall baseball is fine with us!!

Look at this swing!! My Daddy used to say "Landon is a Power Hitter, he has a perfect swing"

This pic kinda shows that!!

From the look of this pic there's no wonder why there are restrictions in Little League as to how many pitches you can throw in a week! His shoulder and elbow look broken!!!

(Just a side note: look how big his feet look! He wears a 12)
Landon is such a "TEAM PLAYER" He will play anywhere he's needed and he cheers his team mates on. During one game Eli was pitching and got upset with himself and Landon left his 1st base position and walked to the mound to encourage him.

I AM PROUD TO BE HIS MOMMY :))))

MY TEAM MATES CALL HIM COACH BUT I CALL HIM DAD!!!!

He's almost as big as his Daddy!!
FIRST PLACE CHAMPS!! GO DEMONS!!!!

New School Year Starts TODAY!!

2008-08-04T09:42:00.002-07:00

We have a Senior and a Seventh Grader!!

We are such blessed parents!!

I can't believe that this is the first day of "Our Baby Boy's" SR YEAR!!

Where does the time go and how do I capture it in a bottle??

We are so proud of him!

He finished his JR year with a 3.93 GPA and his top ACT score so far is a 28!!(he takes again in Sept). He took a Dual Enrollment College Calculus class last year (I won't tell you he enjoyed it) :) and he will receive college credit hrs for that. He received the "Patriot Award" for character and citizenship for the JR class(this is voted on by the teachers and principals)! He's also the only student in the top 10% of his class that letters in 2 Varsity sports. Please help us pray for God's Will and guidance in Jacob's decisions for his future!!

My Mimi once told me there's a difference in being proud of something and having pride, so this is me being proud of my Jacob!!!

And me being proud of my Landon!!

I can't believe "Our Baby Boy" is half way through Middle School! It doesn't seem possible!Landon had a great 6th grade year! He made all A's and 1 B the whole year!! We did lots of projects especially in SocialStudies and Science! He really enjoys all that stuff and is very good at it!! He received the Principal's Award at the end of the year(this is selected by the principal for a good student role model) WE ARE SO PROUD OF HIM!!!

I want to share 2 stories with you. This story his SS teacher told Tim and I at Open House:: She told us she witnessed this from her desk and she's not even sure if Landon knew she saw him. A very quite girl sitting beside Landon knocked her pencil box and all it's contents off her desk and she was on the verge of crying, Ms. Coffey said without saying a word, Landon got up, picked up her stuff and laid it on her desk and went right back to reading. She said his compassion touched her!

The other story is the same teacher but this time she called me at work to tell me this during her planning period!! They were studying about different religions in SS(required by TN law b/c it's on TCAPS, or so I'm told) and she asked if anyone had heard of Golgotha and Landon said yes it's where Jesus was crucified. She said this statement opened up numerous questions from other students about Jesus and who he was and what being crucified meant. She said : "Monica, I am not allowed to get in a deep conversation with students about religion, but I didn't have to. She said " Landon all but preached in my class and it was like having church. YES!! I cried when we hung up!!

As proud as we are for Jacob and Landon's academic performances, we are most proud of the work that Jesus is doing and will continue to do in their lives!!!

Ephesians 5:20 Giving thanks always for all things unto God and the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Happy 2nd B-Day Ellie Grace!!

2008-08-04T09:03:00.000-07:00

Everyone had a great time @ Ellie's party Sunday.

I can't believe she is 2!! She wore the cutest Minnie Mouse outfit to her party.

Here's the birthday girl with her mommy(my cousin Steph)

Landon and Hayle giving it all they've got on the swings!!

Landon kept going back to the most popular place at the park::: The pool with Kylah and Addie in it. These 2 baby girls are definitely a hit with ALL their cousins :)))))
Jaiden getting stuck on the slide because her bathing suit was wet!!

She had enough of the slide and she and 2 other kids started chasing each other!
Jennah said: "Kuckie take my picture and then let me see if it's good" She cracks me up!!

I think it's a great pic of "Miss Priss"

Monday Night Dinner @ Kuckie and T's

2008-07-29T18:30:00.000-07:00

Momma and Melissa enjoying "Peace and Quiet"

PS: Jennah and Jaiden are at our house :)))

These pics show how truly different they really are!

Jennah with her "Bitty Baby" doll.

Jennah climbs in T's lap and says "Give me a sugar HOTTIE!"

Jaiden with her "Lightening McQueen" racecar.

Jaiden asks Momma every Monday if her Kuckie is at home.

How blessed Tim and I are with these 2 precious, full of life and questions little girls!!

They cried to stay later to make cookies with Jacob, Kendal and Landon. Their Mommy gave in!!

Saturday's Activities

2008-07-27T20:03:00.000-07:00

Tim, Landon , Brent and Kelsie fished in the KIDS Bass Tourn for the 3rd year in a row!

I got there in enough time to get a pretty far away shot of them. It's amazing what you go through just to get a picture!! They caught 1 "KEEPER" to weigh in. Landon won a DVD player and Kelsie won a bicycle!! GOOD JOB!!

Sister's Shopping Trip!!

We went to the Mall and then to Sevierville, to where else but the Scrapbook Superstore. She is laughing at me because of the Sevierville Police officers we "accidently" got aquainted with.!! You will have to ask us about the story, I am not posting it on my blog for fear that "WHAT I TYPE MAY BE USED AGAINST ME"

Last stop of the night: Wal-Mart and they just let anyone in there anymore(Keith) HAHA!!

This is my cousin Steph, her husband Keith and 2 of their brood! McKenzie and Ellie Grace!! We were going in as they were coming out. You know there is always time for a phot opp :)))

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2008-07-25T23:42:00.000-07:00

This is the 1st time I've done this w/out pics. It's different. This blog entry is different.
Some of the Chandler's had a conversation last Sunday RE: A NORMAL FAMILY. We all have people at work, church and friends that think our family is not because we see our Aunt's more than 2 times a year and we go to our cousins kids b-day parties!! (like tonight) :))

I choose to go w/ mine and Rusty's opinion on the matter: That we are normal and everyone else may not realize it :)))

I have had a hard time over the last few weeks and was truly needing a blessing from God.
He has given me a revelation I wasn't expecting along with some peace and healing. I HAVE PONDERED THE THOUGHT ABOUT FAMILY FOR A WEEK AND GOD HAS FILLED MY HEART!!!

Each and every member of our family is special and I will share with you how God let me remember this. Normal, who knows. The things I do know.... He's in the midst of our storm. He's in the great and small things. He's always on time and doesn't make mistakes. He loves me!

Page 2 of this blog is things I have wanted to speak thanks to you for lots of times, but now is the right time.

APRIL 2007 THANK GOD FOR MY FAMILY!

And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts through Christ Jesus. Phillipians 4:7

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Aunt Diane: for filtering the phone @ Momma's when my heart couldn't bear to talk to anyone else and for sitting with me on the porch. Aunt Susan: for telling me you were proud of me for taking care of Momma and for your need to make sure we had food. Gregg:for the blessed gift you and Susan gave and you know what I'm talking about; also, for your humbleness. Brent: for worrying about the insurance stuff so we didn't have to and for our conversation in my front yard. Randy:for talking to Momma by herself and reassuring her. Jeremy: for loving my Daddy like he was yours. Matt:for finding the "PERFECT BLACK LAB" figurine. Whitney:for coming over after work I know you were tired. Steph:for reminding us of childhood stories of all the time you spent @our house. Keith:for your compassion. Russ: for all the work w/the pics. Summer:for you and Rusty bringing another SingStar game so the kids would have another one to play with. Jess:for going shopping w/Melissa and I. Chris:for your humble heart and tight hugs. Mindy:for talking to all the people that brought stuff and keeping a record of it. Meg:for hunting the pic @your wedding that I actually had and helping us go thru pics. Michael:for caring about my Jacob and you and Meg taking him out to eat. Robin: for coming in and just being there for all of us; also for you and Nels making us laugh. Nelsie:for letting my little sister cry on your shoulder. Todd: for not really knowing how to comprehend and finally just lettting it out. You have Daddy's sincere heart. Jimmy: for the hug you gave me at the hospital. Melissa: for understanding why I didn't answer all your questions in the car on the way to the hospital and for your arms around my neck needing comfort from your big sister, but also giving comfort to me.

My wonderful God-given Tim: for being the "Spiritual Rock" that you are; for telling me over and over that God knows and doesn't make mistakes; for your arms that wrap me in so much love that lets me know everything is gonna be OK; for telling me that my Daddy was your best friend and for loving him, Momma, Melissa and Todd as much as I do! YOU ARE TRULY MY INSPIRATION AND I THANK MY JESUS THAT YOU ARE MINE !!

I love all of you and thank God for each and every one of you. I have experienced some healing and peace this week and I didn' t really see it coming. That's the good thing about God; when it's time for something, it's right on time and He doesn't make mistakes.

And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus. Phillipians 4:7

Goodnight, Monica

Ben's 1st B-Day Party

2008-07-25T20:45:00.001-07:00

Tonight we went to a park in Sevierville for Ben's Birthday!

He had on the cutest outfit(you can kinda see it)

It had a cupcake with one candle and had his name on it! TOO CUTE!

Here's the Birthday Boy with Aunt Susan and Uncle Gregg(Ben & Addie's:: Nonny & G)

Jacob and Kendal came after her swim meet.
Landon was Ellie's buddy tonight!!

She wanted him to slide with her.

She would reach back for his hand if she thought he wasn't coming with her!

She is such a doll!!

THIS WAS FUN AND REALLY HIGH!! It was Steph's idea to climb :)))

This is my cousin Steph on my right, then my cousin Meg(Kylah's mommy) then my cousin Summer(Addie's mommy and my cousin Rusty's wife). I am hoping to get pics of all my family and post them so everyone that's not in the Chandler Clan will know who is who! As much as we're together it will not be very hard! Thank you Lord for my family!

Addie's Dedication Luncheon @Rusty&Summer's

2008-07-20T20:34:00.000-07:00

This is my cousin Rusty with his baby girl Addie Hollis Pickel.

She was dedicated at their church today and we went to a luncheon

atfterwards at their house. She is such a doll baby and is growing like a weed!!

Benjamin Matthew has found a new buddy!!

Ben is my cousin Matt's(Rusty's brother) little boy.

He's is about to have his 1st B-day party!

He loved for Landon to play ball with him today!!

This is my cousin Jess who is holding Miss Kylah, and yes, she is the one who lives in Nashville and the person responsible for me getting in gear and having Mindy and Meg help me start my blog!!

(THANKS JESS-I luv ya) I told you this was a good pic!! :))

VACATION PICS

2008-07-20T20:01:00.001-07:00

First, let me say that we had a wonderful vacation and Destin, FL

is beautiful especially the beaches. However, they had a storm

3 days before we arrived(I am aware that a greater power controls this)

and their usual clear water turned into GREEN SEAWEED POND-LIKE WATER!!

It was so thick and slimyJacob only stayed in for 5minutes and I didn't get out

past my knees.

This pic of Tim in it speaks for itself!!!

The beaches are beautiful!! The sand is like baby powder.

Landon and I built a castle with a mote.

SOOO..... We drove 40 miles up the coast between Panama City and Destin

(Laguna Beach..I think)to find clear water and boy did we!!

HUGE difference between this pic and the pic of TimTHIS IS WHY WE LOVE THE GULF BEACHES SO MUCH!!

CLEAR WATER!! It looks like they're in the bathtub!!

Look at my 3 sharks snorkeling and looking for shells. They find huge beautiful shells!! Momma, Jacob and I enjoying the day.

Momma spent more time in the water this year than I can ever remember!

She had such a good time :)))

MORE DESTIN PICS

2008-07-20T19:44:00.001-07:00

How God can love them more than I do amazes me!

I stand in awe of Him and His goodness!!

Thank you God for my wonderful family!!
Momma and her boys :)))
This pic isn't posed. I caught them watching for the dolphin.

We saw dolphin every day we were there.

Momma said that was worth the whole trip for her!!

I am so glad she went with us.

My Momma is such a good Nana.

We thank God for our friends!!

2008-07-20T19:19:00.000-07:00

We met several of our friends and their kids in Atlanta for a BRAVES game !

We ate at the Cheesecake Factory and got them to pose for a group pic even

though each one of them just ate a $6.95 slice of cheesecake !!

Back row: L-R: Landon, Dillon, Carolyne, Colton and Kaleb.

Front row: L-R: Garrett, Jeremy, Jacob, Carson, Carrie and Krista

Jacob and Carson
Landon and "G" (Garrett)
Landon and "J.T." (Jeremy)
Front row: Ginger and I

Back:L-R: Tracy and Crystal

Ginger's husband Greg is the one I have requested prayer for since his motorcycle accident. Please continue to pray for them. He is still in PT and will be out of work for 6months.

ATLANTA BRAVES GAME

2008-07-20T19:09:00.000-07:00

On the way back from Destin we met about 30 of

our friends and their kids in Atlanta for a game!

WE HAD A BLAST and the BRAVES WON!!

Chipper Jones up to the plate
Chipper on second with a stolen base
Tim and Jacob were so excited that "Tim Hudson" was pitching.

He is their favorite BRAVES pitcher.
OK this is the first baseman and all I know is they call him TEX(I think) and Landon had to have this guys shirt from the BRAVES STORE!! I'm guessing he must be a good player???

GETTING READY FOR DESTIN!!

2008-07-14T20:14:00.000-07:00

The night before vacation is always fun!

We grilled out and Jacob,Kendal, Landon, Jennah and Jaiden

played basketball and watched movies.

"Tim's hammock" draws lots of attention!!

JACOB AND JENNAH ESPECIALLY :))
THIS IS "URSULA" (Tim's GPS)

Meg and Mike named Jeremy's GPS "Alex" when they went on their

honeymoon, so Jacob said we had to name ours. For those of you who

are DEAL OR NO DEAL fans, Ursula holds case #5 and all my boys

think she's HOT! Tim says he likes her because #5 is Landon's baseball #

PREACHERS AREN"T SUPPOSED TO LIE :))))

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TIM!!!

2008-07-12T20:16:00.000-07:00

Happy Birthday to my wonderful husband and the

best daddy that Jacob and Landon could ask for!!

THESE ARE A FEW OF MY FAVORITE PICS OVER THE LAST YEAR!

Tim and I on our cruise to the Bahamas

Tim and "his boys" at Sea World

The Louisville Slugger Museum in Kentucky Family photo at Melissa and Jimmy's FALL COOKOUT/HAYRIDE

WE LOVE YOU VERY MUCH :) :) :) :)

Fun in the Mountains

2008-07-05T20:19:00.000-07:00

Tim, Jacob, Landon, Momma and I took off to the mountains today for a picnic.

We had so much fun!!

Jacob and Landon standing at the bottom of the pull off for

BIG ROCK!!

Big Rock is across the water from them. I've been thinking alot about it and wondered what it looked like since it had been closed for a few years due to flood damage. Momma and I decided that THE CHANDLER CLAN needed to plan a trip and I will be calling my girl cousins and aunts to get the ball rollin'! :) :)
MY JACOB!!

He has always loved to climb and explore anything!

He had a good time today even though Kendal left for the beach this morning

Tim and Momma overseeing our activites below the bridge. The water was cold but the boys and I had fun!

Landon didn't want to go under since the water was so cold.

UMM.. Not the thing to tell your big brother :)

HOW WE SPENT THE 4TH

2008-07-05T20:05:00.000-07:00

Tim's hammock is an early birthday present!

He said this was the best way to spend a paid day off from work!

He made good use of it :)

This is my niece "Smurfette", I mean Hayle. Nana had bought some new popsicles and she had to have BLUE, her favorite color!
Todd, Landon and Hayle in Momma's yard with sparklers.

We had a cookout and shot lots of fireworks afer the rain stopped!
This is a not so good pic of Landon lighting one of his many fireworks! HE LOVES THEM!!

FAMILY TIME!!

2008-07-04T07:08:00.000-07:00

ALL MY BOYS!!

Tim has to do a little work on the boat, but that didn't stop us from enjoying some family time.

Thank you God for blessing me with these 3 wonderful people to share my life with

Jacob and Landon

Momma's Boys!!

I LOVE THIS PICTURE!
I think Landon is praying to catch a fish!

OR.... was Landon praying for Jacob to catch one?And if he did catch one make it a little one :)

'SKIMMIN ROCKS'

DOLLYWOOD AGAIN on Wed. July 2

2008-07-04T06:56:00.000-07:00

Me and my Landon!

Is it just me, or does he look taller than me?

Landon and his friend Brock riding the Dizzy Disk.
I can't believe I got this picture of them on the THUNDERHEAD!

(I think it helped that they're in the front seat.)

COUSIN TIME @KK'S PARTY

2008-06-29T17:29:00.000-07:00

GUYS JUST WANNA HAVE FUN!!

McKenzie, Eric, Landon and Dakota playing "MARCO POLO" in Aunt Di's pool. Wow, does that bring back memories! They had a great time at Kaitlyn's party. I can't believe she is 4 years old! Happy Birthday Baby Kate!

Landon and Dakota aka... "KOTA BUG" racing down the slide.

I'm so glad the rain held off for the party and I finally got to see Addie Hollis!! :)

Fun Week at VBS

2008-06-29T14:23:00.000-07:00

This is the family's introduction to Jacob's girlfriend, Kendal. Maybe they will get to make the next family function.

Jacob and Tim with a couple of preachers from church

Fred and Brad. This crew is TROUBLE :)

Some of the pre-teen boys class and Landon's friends!
L-R: Tayte, Matthew, Landon and Reise.

Miss Hayle Savannah had a blast at VBS. She is wearing the

tye-dyed shirt she made.

Beginning the week at DOLLYWOOD

2008-06-25T20:46:00.000-07:00

Some of the Chandler Clan enjoying KidFest

Landon and his friend Dillon before they got dizzy!

Landon, Michelle and Mindy the brave souls that rode the Dizzy Disk. Why does everything in Country Fair have to do with making you dizzy? Mindy twisted my arm to wait with KK while she rode this :)

Our Busy Weekend :)

2008-06-25T20:16:00.000-07:00

On Friday, Aunt Di, Meghann, Kylah , Melissa, Jennah, Jaiden and Kelsie came over. We had pizza for lunch and Meghann and I helped Melissa start her blog. She was so excited :) Later on, Landon,Kelsie and I went to see the movie "Get Smart" while Tim, Brent and Jacob played 27holes of golf. This is Landon's 1st picture with Kylah.

Saturday, Landon took advantage of another photo opp with Fred and Courtney's baby girl: Skylynne Brasher! He loves babies. I think he'll make a great daddy in about 20years!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MOMMA AND TODD!!!

Their birthday was on Saturday and Todd surprised Momma with the cake!

Memorial Day at Nana's

2008-06-19T21:20:00.000-07:00

Hayle and Todd
She's a Daddy's Girl

My 12 year old WATER DOG!!

HE'S SAFE

Jaiden and Jennah:
DOUBLE TROUBLE!!

We're getting ditched for the
girlfriend's family picnic :(

2008-06-19T20:51:00.000-07:00

OK I have a confession to make. The advertisements where the mom wraps her son in bubble wrap so he can play football, is really drafted from my life story. I almost cried when I saw the bruises on Landon's forearms and made the comment to Tim that he needed some arm pads. Tim's response: Football makes you tough! REALLY? So thanks to the guy @ DICKS Sporting Goods and the picture speaks for itself!! :)

Landon's Football Debut

2008-06-19T20:28:00.000-07:00

HIS 1st TACKLE!! We were so excited and Jennah
and Jaiden were cheering him on!!