My life on Fire

Breann's first oreos

2010-09-03T15:13:00.003-05:00

While riding in the combine with Poppa Breann found his stash of oreo cookies.

Bill's First Fathers Day

2010-06-28T15:20:00.004-05:00

Bill received a photo book with all of his and Breann's pictures from the last year. My mom and I took Bill, Eric-my stepdad and my grandfather out to eat for their special day.

Watch out

2010-06-11T15:27:00.003-05:00

Look out!! Seems Breann loves driving green as much as her dad.

Happy Easter!!

2010-04-08T14:54:00.007-05:00

Breann's first Easter!!

Breann's cousin Reagann. It is her first Easter too.

They are going to great friends

Always let your kids sing what they want

2010-04-01T13:19:00.002-05:00

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I saw this on the today show and that it was to cute.

Check out my new wheels

2010-03-26T10:23:00.002-05:00

Even though she can't move her wheels yet it is only time. So be on the look out for a cute little girl taking her new wheels out for a spin.

My Pappy and me

2010-02-23T09:20:00.001-06:00

This is Breann shopping at Sam's with her great-grandfather.

My Ralphie outfit

2010-01-25T10:44:00.006-06:00

Remember this classic movie image.

Well this is Breann in her "Ralphie" pink suit. It even has beady eyes on her feet. She reminds me of this that scene from the movie that I die laughing every time we put it on her. But I believe she looks a little more excited about it than Ralphie did.

My new seat

2009-11-12T10:31:00.003-06:00

Of course if you have kids you know how much their stuff takes over your house. It is amazing how much stuff we already have to keep a little baby entertained. Lets see- a swing, play mat, bumbo and now her bouncy seat. We decided last night to get out Breann's bouncy bouncy seat, and as you can tell from the picture she loved it. We just hope it lasts. We are going to pack up her swing to make room for her new seat and also the swing is old news and she doesn't tolerate it or for more than five minutes.

I know I have been blog absent lately so hopefully I can get back into the swing of things.

Daddy's girl

2009-07-23T22:43:00.002-05:00

She has her daddy just where she wants him.

Breann June is here

2009-07-13T15:30:00.011-05:00

Our first family photo

Just in case you have missed it our little bundle of joy was born on July 1, 2009 at 8:44pm weighing in at 7lbs 8oz. We finally revealed the name we had picked out when Bill carried her out of the OR to introduce her to the family, Breann June. The Ann part is after Bill's grandmother and June is after my grandmother.

We went to the dr on Tuesday June 30th for an ultrasound to see how big our bouncing baby was. To our surprise the ultrasound showed she weighed 9lbs. My doctor had to leave the office to deliver a baby before we were able to see her and decide what to do. Later that afternoon I received a call and the doctor wanted to induce either the next day Wednesday or on Sunday. We had really wanted to have her on Bill's birthday on Friday, but oh well we would take the Wednesday appointment. We didn't want this big baby to get any bigger if we waited until Sunday. The only thing was since we took the Wednesday appointment we had to be there that night on Tuesday. So we rushed home and were back in Paducah by 7:30 that night. They started inducing me at 7:00 am but by 5:30 I hadn't gone past 8cm so the decision was made to do a c-section. So after a little delay our little bundle was born at 8:44pm weighing only 7lbs 8oz. I was so relieved that the lady who did the ultrasound was wrong about the weight. We are extremely smitten with Breann and are enjoying every minute with her. Will be posting more pictures and info later.

The Nursery

2009-06-24T12:47:00.000-05:00

OK I know it has been a while since I have blogged, I finally sat down and got the pictures off my camera. Many of you have asked about the nursery so I decided to post the pictures. We are nearing the finish line, but still need to hang the curtain and the picture that you see in the baby bed. Other than that I guess you can call is complete. I really love the way it turned out. I keep telling Bill that I want to change rooms with the baby since I love this room. Bill built the bed, needless to say he is really proud of it. His parents had a pecan tree fall at the farm a couple of years ago and Bill had boards made; and that is the wood used to build the bed. I will try to post later the progess of the bed being built. Also we don't show it in the pictures but Bill also built a hanging rod in the wardrobe (which belonged to my grandmother) so baby girl would have a closet. Only 9 days away from my due date. IT'S THE FINAL COUNTDOWN!!!!

Baby girl in 4D

2009-05-13T13:04:00.001-05:00

Well this is our bundle of joy at 30 weeks. Needless to say her dad was a much happier person because he got to see her in 4d. If you look close you can see her knee is touching her nose and her foot is on top of her head. Don't ask how in the world she is able to bend that way. My mom says she is in the fetal position and I told her the fetal position is having your knees in touching chest not on touching your nose. I am just hoping that she straightens out before she makes her debut in this world in 6 weeks 2 days.

She is proud of her feet

2009-04-22T17:45:00.002-05:00

Ok after a 17 min ultrasound this is the best picture we got. We go back on Tuesday to try the 4D again. You will notice from in the post from February 13 that she likes to show off her feet. My step mom says as long as it is not the first thing we see of her when she delivers. Also on Tuesday I have to go for the 3hour glucose test, then dr appt and ultrasound. I sure hope for my husbands sake she is awake for her next pictures. I would hate for her to break his heart again.

Please do not disturb me

2009-04-15T12:33:00.003-05:00

We went yesterday for our 4D ultrasound with high expectations. Who would she look like, would she make any cute moves, oh the excitement to see our little bundle of joy in 4D. Bill and I learned a valuable lesson yesterday, kids have a way of changing things. Our little girl was sleeping and did not want to be disturbed. We tried everything to wake her up. I rolled on my right side, my left side, poked around on my tummy, walked the room and bent over trying to get her to wake up so we could see her. Nope she was perfectly happy taking a nap and didn't want us to see her just yet. Due to the fact that we haven't found my ankles yet I have to go to the dr every 2 weeks (see previous post). So again on the 28th we are going to try for the 4D again. I was given the suggestion to eat a candy bar and drink a cola before the appointment to make sure she is up. My poor husband was so disappointed, this was something he had been looking forward to for several weeks, he was a little bummed out yesterday afternoon. She already has her daddy wrapped around her little finger

M.I.A.

2009-03-25T13:14:00.002-05:00

I had read that with pregnancy you seem to be forgetful, but I had no idea that I would somehow misplace my ankles. I have looked high and low for them and can't find them anywhere. I have put out an APB here at work for them, have retraced my steps for the last week and still no sign of my ankles. I am going to the dr tomorrow maybe she can give me some magic pill to help me find them. It is still a little early, in my opinion for me to be without my ankles. I am thinking that flip flops aren't going to be the cutest things on my feet this summer. I had bought the cutest wedge sandals in a very pretty silver color to wear this summer, I had visions of being so stylish this summer in my cute wedges. Well I guess I can throw that out the window. Maybe I need to wear UGG boots to hid the fact that my ankles are M.I.A.

The Name Game

2009-03-03T08:04:00.002-06:00

Why is naming a baby such a hard decision. It seems I am stressed out about this more than the pregnancy, delivery, getting the room ready, everything. I guess because this is something that will be with her for the rest of her life, besides our good looks of course. I am so afraid of scaring her for life with a name she hates. When she gets big enough all we will hear is why or why did you give me this name I hate it. We have made lists looked at countless websites and had several discussions. I have been to babyname.com and looked at other peoples name list and to some I want to say what the heck are you thinking. To some degree I think people judge you on what kind of parent you are going to be by the name you give your child.
I was wondering do they let you have a 30 trial period. You know we name our little bundle of joy, take her home and if we don't like the name we can change it. To me it sounds like a win win situation. Just because we pick out a name, set it in stone doesn't mean it will fit her or her personality when she arrives. We have 18 weeks left to decide, I have told Bill I don't want to be deciding on a name on the way to deliver at the hospital.
In other news we received the baby bed woodworking plans yesterday in the mail. Bill studied them and thinks this will be something that he can tackle. I hope to post pictures as this project progresses.

IT'S A GIRL

2009-02-13T10:56:00.009-06:00

We found out on Tuesday that we are having a girl. We had all three moms there when we found out, which made it real special. They were amazed at what can been seen at an ultrasound. Everything looked great. The lady said she had big feet and long fingers. She weighed 11.4 oz, it just amazes me how they can tell all this from a fuzzy screen. We had a boys name picked out which would of taken all the stress off of us. Now we have to start from scratch on a girls name. What a responsibility, trying to name this little person and hopefully not scar her for life with a name she hates. I will let you know how this progresses.

Good Bye my Friend

2009-02-07T20:11:00.004-06:00

On January 26th Bill and I lost our precious Fifi. She was three weeks shy of her 17th birthday. Words can not express how hard losing her has been on Bill and I. As I am writing this almost 2 weeks later my eyes are filled with tears from the hole in my life she has left. I have to say that she lived much longer than any of us expected her to and she had a great life being pampered like most princesses should be. She didn't not leave us alone, we were there by her side to comfort her as she passed. We are filled with the many memories she left us, but this house will always be empty without her. So good bye my friend good bye.

Check in and vote

2009-01-22T13:26:00.004-06:00

I am taking a poll to see what everyone thinks I am having. I go next week January 28th to find out what we are having. I am so super excited to find out. Now just hoping the baby cooperates with us and shows us its goods. Of course my husband wants a boy, I really don't care as long as it is healthy. The only reason I would want a boy is we already have a name picked out. The list of girl names I like is way to long to even think about narrowing down. I have already had one friend say the "g" word, but I haven't told Bill what she said yet. I am keeping the poll going until the 28th at 10:00pm which should give me time to get home from the appt and post on here what our little Juniorita is.

Ok I have been asked by Ladybird to give hints.
Craving-I really don't crave either sweet or salty. I kind of crave both just depends on the time of day and what everyone else is eating or talking about eating
Carrying-I feel like I am carrying the baby high, but I really don't know the difference
Heartbeat-It has been 164 and 170
Also I haven't had any sickness (knock on wood)
Hope this helps in your guess

14 week check up

2009-01-08T14:41:00.003-06:00

Just to let you know that Mondays appt went well. Everything is fine and the baby's heartbeat was 164 and Juniorita was moving quite a bit. I asked the nurse if the old wives tale about the faster the heartbeat means it is a girl. To which she replied, "I have seen several boys with a fast heartbeat." Then she looks at Bill and says, "There is still hope", then there was a slight smile on his face. If it is a girl she will have to love being on the farm and pulling antique tractors. We go on the 28th of this month to find out what Juniorita is. It just amazes how they will be able to tell the sex when Juniorita is only about 5 inches long. Just think our parents didn't know what we were until we were introduced to the world.

We are expecting

2008-12-04T22:04:00.008-06:00

Well in case you haven't heard Bill and I are expecting. Juniorita (since we don't know the sex yet) is due July 3, Bill's birthday. So does that make me free and clear of buying him a birthday present next year, since I will be working on this present for 9 months. Needless to say we had only told 3 people that we were even trying, so to everyone else it was total shock. The day we told everyone I called our shock and Aah campaign. I had said for years that I didn't want to have children because of a sleeping disorder I have, and being pregnant would require me to come off some medication not allowing me to drive for long distances. I did not drive for a year when I was first diagnosed and it was hell, having to rely on everyone to get anywhere.
Bill has been great about me not being able to drive long distances. I am able to drive to work but not outside of Hooterville. I haven't had any sickness, so all in all this hasn't been as bad as I thought it would be. Knock on wood!!!
A lot of people have said "I thought you weren't having kids". Isn't a girl allowed to change her mind. I decided that I didn't want to miss experiencing this with Bill. I wanted to see him as a father and watch our child grow up and see what impact they would have on us and the world around them. So stayed tuned to the blog for pregnancy updates.

Our baby's first photo Nov 11, 2008

Baby's second photo 10 weeks

Welcome home TJ

2008-12-04T19:56:00.007-06:00

I am so excited to say that TJ is home from his last deployment to Iraq. His flight was carrying 260+ troops returning home to family and friends. Needless to say we turned out in force to welcome TJ home from his second tour.

Most of us will never know what these soliders go through in having to be a way from their family, home and friends. Then again most of us hope we never have to know what these soldiers see and experince when deployed in a war zone. I have to say that being there to see these brave men and women come home makes you so proud to live in this great country. I think that every American should attend a homecoming ceremony to show our soldiers how much they are appreciated. To everyone who serves or who has served I say, "Thank you", and to TJ you made us all proud to have a soldier who serves to protect us and this great country.

Vista is not my friend

2008-11-25T14:50:00.002-06:00

Ok Bill and I purchased a new laptop, because when we finally got Internet in August and hooked up the computer it totally freaked out. Needless to say it is still at the computer Dr. Anyway the new laptop has Windows Vista, and so far it has not been my best friend. Let me tell you my story.
I had a family member come home from Iraq on Friday Nov 14th, and last weekend I was so excited to get the pictures off the camera and post an entry on my blogsite. First off the prompts were not the same as my computer at work so that threw me for a loop. Second I spent a hour moving pictures into folders. I thought I was free and clear and erased the pictures off the my camera memory card. Then when I went back to the computer to start working on my blog entry my pictures were no where to be found. I was frantic these were pictures that I couldn't recreate, they were priceless. I searched every where on my computer for the pictures. I think for a moment I had a mental breakdown, fearing the worst about my pictures.
Then yesterday I spent some $$ for a software package to find deleted material on memory cards. Lets just say that the computer angel was looking over me yesterday because my pictures were found. I had a video of the troops marching in to the hanger with the crowd cheering that would make the hair stand up on your arms, it didn't recover it but I have the pictures. So stayed tuned for the pictures from TJ's homecoming.
As for you Vista I will tread with a little more caution when it comes to my precious photos.

Maple Hill B&B

2008-10-30T15:45:00.002-05:00

If you ever need to get away from all the hustle and bustle, Bill and I strongly recommend Maple Hill Manor in Springfield, KY. Bill and I have been there for the last 4 years on our anniversary and wish we could go back more. Bills says that it isn't far by far enough to get away. They have 7 rooms with private baths and serve the best breakfast you will ever eat. It is so much to eat that normally we don't have to eat until supper. We look forward to the breakfast and always ask for the eggs in a basket and lemon pancakes, but I will have to say that the croissant french toast was pretty yummy this year. Todd and Tyler are great hosts and make sure you have a memorable stay. Oh don't let me forget to mention that they have homemade sweets every night. Also it is a great place to take the kiddos, they have Alpacas, dogs, a horse, lamas, and cats(Ripley just loves me to come and visit). I could go on about this place for several pages, but go and check out for yourselves and be sure to tell them that Bill and Mary Beth sent you.

A little piece of heaven here on earth

2008-10-16T15:51:00.001-05:00

Does this not look like the best stuff ever? My dearly beloved was in Paducah last week and called to see if I needed anything. Hummm. Well while you are there would you care to go by Holman House and pick my up my favorite pie. Holman House is known for there desserts, they are the best. I had also asked for Deluxe Cheesecake but they were sold out. So from the picture you can tell that he was ever so kind to stop. French pecan silk pie IS the best pie ever. Living here in Hooterville I don't get to Paducah very often and I am sure everyone can attest to those food items from back home that you miss dearly when you move away. So lets just say I enjoyed every bite of my pie. Thanks sweetie you made my year. Oh and if anyone has access to this recipe, I might just have to name you my new BFF.

5 Years and counting

2008-10-11T18:16:00.001-05:00

Well it is so hard to believe that it has been 5 years. Sometimes I think it has been longer and then sometimes it just seems like yesterday. I feel very blessed to have such a wonderful husband to share this journey with.

State Fallen Firefighers Memorial

2008-10-07T22:18:00.005-05:00

Bill has been after me to download the pictures off my camera from his trip to Frankfort, so I can get the new pictures on my blog. If we look back to the morning that he was leaving I asked if he wanted to take my new camera (the one he got for my birthday that I hadn't even used yet). I got a very mumbled "I guess I can". Well as it turns out he was the only one who took a camera. Yes of course they all had cameras on their cellphone but you can't do much with those pictures. When he got home that night he rushed to show me the pictures on the camera. Of course being a women I reminded him of whose idea it was for him to take a camera. Since this was his first appearance in his new uniform I think he was so glad to have taken my camera to capture his trip in pictures. I asked if he was glad he got me a new camera for my birthday.
Anyway, Bill was asked to represent the department in their annual trip to Frankfort to participate in the Kentucky Firefighter memorial ceremony on October 1st. Luckily he had been at honor guard training camp in Bowling Green so he was able to implement all of the stuff he learned. Since this was his first year I think he was very moved by the whole experience. I think that it is events like this that put into perspective the dangers of his job, but also how much he loves and respects his job.

L-R Bill, Troy, Dale, Matt, Larry

Fireproof

2008-10-06T09:48:00.004-05:00

Bill and I went to see this movie on Friday night. Now if any of you all know my husband well you know he is not the type to go to the theatre. It has probably been a year since we went to the movies together. Anyway I had seen Fireproof posted by some of my friends on facebook about what a great movie it was and that all married couples should go and see it. So to convience my husband to go the movies I had to play on the fact that the movie was about firefighters. With that being said he was very eager to go (he doesn't miss a fire movie).
We made it into a date night, the theatre here wasn't playing the movie so we had to go to Clarksvegas. We went to Sams, and then out to eat. When we got to the show and the tickets cost $17.00, Bill turns to me and says "That's why I don't go the movies". Yeah Yeah. But then he had to go and buy popcorn and 2 big drinks. Which I think turned out to be more than the tickets. When I go I don't buy drinks and popcorn, but I guess Bill just couldn't forgo the popcorn. Anyways back to the movie. It is a great movie. I hadn't even heard about it until I read some posts on Facebook. I would recommend this movie to all married couples, it reminds us of what is important in these trying times we live in. Also great for those singles to give them the reality that a marriage is a work in progess that never ends.
Hey Tara, Kirk Cameron is the lead actor.

Honor Guard camp

2008-09-30T13:34:00.002-05:00

Here are pictures from Bill's week long trip to Honor Guard Camp in Bowling Green. He really enjoyed going and says he learned alot so now he is going to Frankfort. He said they pounded the payment good, he walked so much that his ankles hurt. This was the first year for Bowling Green to open up their honor guard camp to outside departments, which Bill was happy. He said they offered a great course and week long training. He enjoys going to other departments to see how things are done and the equipment they have. You know boys and their toys. Needless to say I was home all week by myself but that allowed me to have total control over the remote for premiere week (see ER post).

ER you have done it again.

2008-09-26T14:44:00.002-05:00

Ok I have been so totally psyched this week. It is premiere week and I must say that so far they have been great. Dancing with the Stars, Cloris Leachman stole the show. I recorded Heroes so I can watch it when there is a little less going on, I know that it will be great as always. CSI Miami, thank goodness they didn't kill Caine off. I had to record Survivor last night because of a garage fire, but I did make it home to watch the first episode of ER for the last season. I have always been a ER fan since episode 1 and last night reminded me of why. Thank goodness my husband wasn't home because I was crying and so caught in the moment with Pratt's fate. Yes it did have its questionable years when the writing slipped but it has bounced back in the last couple of years as strong as ever. My friend Paja and I would always have to be home on Thursday night to watch ER. Her first child is named Ross go figure.
I am excited to see Dr Carter return and Angela Bassett come in to take over as Chief.

Also stay turned for updates and pictures from the Hopkinsville Salutes Ft Campbell chili cook off (the fire dept. took first place in the civilian division), my husband's week long trip to honor guard camp (one reason for delayed posts he has my camera), and the Night Riders reenactment.

How many of you is there?

2008-09-26T14:35:00.002-05:00

I just heard about the coolest website. Ever wonder how many people out there have your same name, well now you can find out. You can also see how many people there are with your last name. So here are my stats, with the joyous union to my husband I am now 1 of 221 people with my name in the us, then with my maiden name I was 1 of 2214. So I guess changing my name does have its perks.

Happy 31st to me

2008-09-16T14:35:00.000-05:00

Yeah I turned another year older. I was so blessed to have dinner on my birthday with my family. In the upper left is my grandfather who will turn 81 next Monday the 22nd. The others are my mom and step dad and last but not least is my dearly beloved husband. My grandfather was a few minutes late to meet us because he was talking to the two nice fed-ex ladies who had dropped off his new remote at his house. We ate at The Oasis in Kuttawa and I had my favorite Cajun Chicken Pasta. My mom scrambled around Saturday in a hurry to make my favorite cake, Strawberry, but just not any strawberry cake the one with coconut, chopped nuts, and strawberries. So yummy. Then on Sunday Karah took me out to eat in Clarksvegas and we spent the whole afternoon shopping. Thanks so much to everyone for making my birthday special.

Holy Grail

2008-09-04T13:56:00.001-05:00

My dealy beloved was given the greatest opportunity last week to visit what many firefighters would call the holy grail, the Pierce fire truck factory in Appleton Wisconsin. He left last Wednesday and got back Friday night. They toured the factory on Thursday, I asked if he tried to hide so he could spend more time there.
I told everyone all week you would of thought that he was a little kid going to see Santa Claus at the north pole. Bill was deathly ill on Tuesday night and couldn't hardly get off of the sofa, but to much surprise he had miraculously improved enough on Wednesday morning to make the 14 1/2 hour (they had to stop twice for sit down meals-fireman should say it all) trip to Wisconsin. He had exclaimed that he wasn't going to miss this trip.
I will have to say that Bill did get me shirt from the Pierce factory.
Much thanks to Jeff for sharing his pictures with us.

New Kids on the Block

2008-09-04T12:22:00.000-05:00

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Just in case you were sleeping or in my case already at work this morning, the greatest thing was revealed on the Today show, New Kids on the Block is going to be back on tour next year and they are already in the recording studio. Could this really be true?? If my memory serves me correctly I remember Tara having all the Teen Bop issues with NKOTB on the cover. Oh how we would long to go and see them in concert. Like my mom always says it you wait long enough it will come back in style again. Should we all hope that they will be in concert close to us. They will be in concert live on the Today show May 16, 2009 go ahead and pencil them in.

Nashville Star

2008-08-28T15:43:00.000-05:00

On a recent to Nashville to find the ultimate dress for a wedding, much to my surprise we ran into, Coffey and Gabe from Nashville star. At first Bill wasn't going to have his picture made but decided ah what the heck. They were both super nice and very gracious. I know Nahvillians see stars all the time but to a western Kentucky gal she was super excited. I couldn't wait to call the local radio station deejays and tell them. I wish these two guys the best of luck in their life dreams I know we haven't heard the last from them.

Finally a blogger

2008-08-27T14:28:00.000-05:00

Yeah, I have finally made it to the world of blogging. One of my fellow bloggers has harassed us non bloggers for years now (ok maybe it was just months) to come over to light and start blogging. It only took me several weeks and much debate to decide on a title and blog address to call my own. So I hope that I can live up the my fellow bloggers who I so admire, LavidaLadybird, Brandiandboys, and sumtinfishy. Please bear with me as start on this new endeavor with you.