Happy 13 Z-Man!!

Zach at a few months old. Who knew he would grown into the meat head he is today. He was a good baby. The only really hard times we had were the many nights sleeping in the recliner because he had such bad ear infections it hurt to much to lay flat. We survived to move onto new challenges.

This is Zach today. The Big 13. It is hard for me to believe he is officially a teenager today. It is a mixed emotion day for me. I am glad he has survived to this point, (LOL) and I miss those sweet times when as a little boy he held my hand and when I was pregnant with Hayden and had so much morning sickness all day, he would sit with me and brush my hair. I guess as a four year-old that was all he could do to try to make me feel better. However, it is a proud day for me too. I look at this boy in an almost man's body and see how he is conducting himself. Granted he has the teenage emotional, moodiness thing going, mostly around us, but at school, church and sports activities he is taking care of business. He is probably one of the most respected kids in those areas. I know I am his mom but other adults that deal with him on a day to day basis are always very complementary of him. He works hard at school even though he suffers with severe dyslexia. He tells me everyday that if Jesus comes today, he is ready to go but until then he will do his best to serve him in the right way. Then when it comes to sports, we know he does what he needs and sports make him very happy. So even though he is growing up and I know it won't be long until he is grown and gone, I have a peace that between God and us that maybe he will reach his full potential. Happy Birthday Z-man. We love you and cherish the young man you are becoming.

Day 113(63)Cast Is Gone, More Basketball

April 22nd: If you are looking for day 111 and 112 of my 365 project, sorry they don't exist. I did not take one picture those 2 days. I was just not with it. Tuesday was a long day. Zach did get his cast off but we waited in the Drs. office waiting room for 3 hours, no joke. Once the doctor made it in to see him it took all of 5 minutes. He said it should be healed and said we didn't even need an x-ray, cut the cast off and we were done. Hope it is healed, makes me a little nervous. After baseball practice we enjoyed playing some basketball. Hayden is becoming the little hoopster of the house!

Miss California, Carrie Prejean, My Hero

Carrie Prejean may have cost herself the Miss America title after the answer she gave to Perez Hilton's question about same-sex marriage but I commend her for her answer. This country is way to worried about political correctness instead of moral and biblical correctness. If more people were willing to be more morally and biblically correct then maybe our country wouldn't be in such a mess. As for Perez and all his whining since Carrie's answer....get over yourself! You asked her her opinion and well, she gave it. She was not rude or demeaning in her answer she just gave her belief. Mr. Hilton, you want people to be tolerant and accepting to your opinions and way of life yet you are not willing to give Miss Prejean the same courtesy. Get a life dude!

Day 110(60) All It Took Was A Woman.....Just Kidding!

April 18: After a frustrating evening of trying to change our old basketball goal out for a new one, Shawn was tired and decided to wait on me. Together this morning we got it done in about an hour. We work well as a team like we always have even though we can have some rough spots. The boys were happy with the finished product and we are just glad it is done. Hope to enjoy a peaceful day with my boys. We actually have no baseball today which is great. Hope you all have a great day too!

Day 109(59) The Meeting Of The Minds

April 17th: This is the scene in my driveway as I type this. This is Shawn and his co-worker Chris trying to put a new basketball goal up for my boys. I wish I could say it was going smoothly but they are looking a little frustrated. I will keep you posted!

Day 108(58) Like He Has Done It All Along

April 16: Yes, that is Zach playing center field with Shawn's glove on his right hand. I am proud to say that even though our team didn't win, Zach played an awesome CF with the wrong hand. He also was batted clean-up but due to the lovely storms our game was stopped and he only got to bat once and got thrown out at first. Hope his team gets better because Zach is getting a little frustrated.

Day 107(57) Another Bat

April 15: With Zach's thumb injury it has been hard for him to use his Sr. league size bat so he had been using one of his old little league bats until it cracked on us last week. Knowing he was going to need to use a lighter bat for awhile we made the decision to purchase a new one. We found a great website that sells last years bats at a really discounted price. That is the only way we will ever purchase another bat. That way they have been out for a year and all the reviews from others users are available and you know if you are getting a decent bat or not!