Sarah & Dylan

Tonight I attended the visitation of a very young woman. 32 I think~the mother of Sarah & Dylan. I got to know these two kiddos last year at church. I taught the childrens choir and they attended our church for a short time.

Dylan and Sarah found their mother dead on Wednesday morning. They are so young, Dylan is probably in his pre-teens & Sarah is 10. When I hugged Sarah tonight, I squeezed her so tight and didn't want to let her go. I just wanted to scoop her up and take her pain away. I know exactly what her pain feels like; having lost a parent myself. I know how hard it was for me, and I have a family of my own. I can't imagine being so young and innocent, and not having one of my parents. To know that they would never walk through our door again.

We are not promised tomorrow; it may never come. I am so thankful for my salvation & to know that we do have hope in Jesus Christ. If my tomorrow isn't on earth, it will be spent in Heaven for eternity.

Please pray for these two and their entire family. Pray for strength and peace, that only God can give.

Sweet Fairies

My Aunt Teresa took these fairy pics of the girls last weekend. I had the outfits and she had the background, so it worked out perfectly. She did a great job, by the way. Both Abby & Anna Grace look very innocent in these pics~I think they are priceless. Anyway, just had to share them with ya:)

**thanks Aunt T......we luv you:)

If you don't like how I drive, stay out of the ditches:)

The weather was so nice today after work, Eric and I decided to go walking. Abby & Anna Grace tagged along, not walking but driving the Barbie Jeep. They think they are really exercising:) We walked until it was nearly dark, so we were trying really hard to get back to the house. Eric kept telling Abby to stop and wait on cars because they were coming from everywhere. At one point he made her pull over in someones yard and stop because she has selective hearing, ya know? Anyway, once he told her she could go, she literally tried to jump the deepest ditch on Cooter Road. She made it okay, but she lost her passenger in the process:( Anna Grace slipped out of the side of the Jeep and did several flips before Eric scooped her up. It was sad but so funny; we all got so tickled. Well everyone except Anna G.
So, I am thinking Abby might follow in her daddy's footsteps~she would probably be good. She drives extremely fast and takes curves really well. It wasn't her fault Anna G flew out, those darn Jeeps should come with Seatbelts...hah!

....thank God we have 10+ years to work on this:)

Happy "Late" Birthday Big Daddy

Okay, not sure when or where Anna Grace got the name "Big Daddy", but she has always called Eric that. Each time she says it she literally laughs about this until she loses her breath..hah:) Anyway, Big Daddy's birthday was in February, but the family just got together for dinner on Saturday (hey, we are busy people). Meme (Melba) always fixes each one of us an awesome meal of our favorites at each birthday.



Big Daddy is quite the prankster, so of course he pranked Uncle Chad in December on his birthday. Well, Uncle Chad and Aunt Laura did some pranking of their own this time. In the picture is Eric's very own Victoria's Secret Bag.....with a Pink Toothbrush and a card and money of course. He hates the color Pink (refuses to wear it) & he is a toothbrush fanatic, so it only seemed fitting to combine the two. Did I mention he hates to have his picture made?? Anyhoo, good work guys:) he was def. surprised.

Happy 30th Birthday Big Daddy.....love your girls, Abby & Anna G

PS I have no idea what he was doing in this pic.....it was the best one we got:)

"Thanks Aunt Laura"

Uncle Chad, Aunt Laura, Carter, & Caleb came to visit today. We celebrated Eric's birthday and had a yummy dinner. My mother-in-law Melba is a fantastic cook, I hear she learned a little something from her mother, BB. The day was spent playing outside, the evening was spent Learning-hah. Uncle Chad is a math whiz, so he gave Brittney some math pointers. Then we have Aunt Laura, our English major, who taught my oldest daughter to say "Three". Yes, I have been working hard on this one for quite some time. It always sounded like feree (as I mentioned in "100 things about me"). Aunt Laura simply said "Abby, it is like Guthrie" and then Abby said it. That was all it took-I worked for so long on that one and it was as easy as 1-2-3. I have no clue why I never thought of that one, considering that is my last name! So thanks for the free tutoring sessions the Guthrie kids had today. We owe you (maybe we will settle this with some free haircuts). I knew you all should visit more often:)

Grandma Beal

Okay, I know I have already made two posts tonight. Give me a break, my kids are at Mom's & Eric is working, I had a lot of catching up to do.

These are pics of my Grandmother, Rachel Beal. She has always been an interesting lady. Not much of a kid person, although she has 8 of her own. Three years ago she and my grandfather were in a car wreck, and my grandma hasn't been the same. She suffered a blow to the head and ever since she has slowly changed. One day she no longer wants to live with my grandpa and the next she forgets who people are. She has had some funny moments, however sad too. Funny: she acts just like a kid, she throws herself on the bed and cries like a child, closes her eyes when someone is telling her to do something, & loses her glasses at least 2 times a day. Sad: forgetting the names of her grandchildren, thinking her first husband is alive (who has been dead for 40+ years), and is getting a little physical with caretakers.

I wasn't trying to make you sad, just wanted to post these pics of the girls and their Great-Grandma. I know she would love them to pieces if she was in her right state of mind. Most of the time when she is around them now, she just stares at them. Maybe wondering who they are or if they are her own children. I often think of how she must feel, Lost I'm sure.

We love you Grandma Beal

Funny Pics of the Girls

Anna Grace working hard in "the office". Notice the mis-matched clothes and headband:)

Don't ask me...this was suppose to be serious. Abby was tickled about something!

Abby and Anna Grace always want their hair wrapped in towels. Guess they want to be like mommy:)