PARTY OF FIVE: June 2012

Tuesday, June 26, 2012

SPROUTING UP TUESDAY

It's hard to believe we are at WEEK 4 of SPROUTING UP TUESDAY! June has TRULY flown by. We have been super busy but in a VERY good way and we are thoroughly enjoying summer thus far!

Vacation is just around the corner but luckily we'll still be able to do SPROUTING UP TUESDAY just in time! We are praying (and asking you to please do the same) that some rain comes VERY SOON before all the crops at the farm are lost. It's not looking good at this point and that saddens me. My family and I were looking forward to a great harvest come fall for our first season on the farm! We are praying that still happens!

Here is how the corn...and the kiddos....are looking this week! Sprouting right on up!

Here is how far we have come!

WEEK ONE

WEEK TWO

WEEK THREE

Monday, June 25, 2012

ONE FOR THE BOOKS!

Today was HORRIBLE! One of those days from start to finish that just doesn't go well and NOTHING I mean NOTHING goes right!

That was how my day was..from start to finish! I could totally and completely relate to Alexander and his TERRIBLE, HORRIBLE, NO GOOD, VERY BAD DAY!

I did get a break in the VERY BAD to do some VERY GOOD and was able to help this WONDERFULLY AMAZING family get moved into their new home! They are our new children's minister and his gorgeous family. They were called to our church (Shelbyville First Baptist) from Mississippi and we are OVERJOYED to welcome them home to Shelbyville, Kentucky! We love them already and look forward to getting to know them and see all the GOOD they will bring to our church! Welcome Chad, Erin, Rebecca and Rachel!!!

HOWEVER, after helping them move in, the horribleness returned and this time my dear sweet amazing friend was involved in my horribleness. (Sorry Soul Sista). And sorry readers if "horribleness" isn't a word but on Terrible, Horrible, Very Bad Days you are allowed to make up your own words...says I! Ya'll have read my blogs about my bestest friend Beverly. Well....she was with me on this journey. We were just a modern day Thelma and Louise! Sorta! LOL

We were heading to the gas station at Walmart but my van decided it would run out of gas at the light at walgreens, in the inside turning lane...when the light was green no less AND while it was 90 degrees and sunny outside. GO FIGURE right?! Oh and did I mention it is less than a mile from the light to the gas pumps at Walmart? And yes I know I passed a Super America, Shell and Swifty gas station but I like Walmart...well unless I am going to Kroger...but away....the fact is we were stranded.
O.K......O.K...I know it could have been worse. However, in my mind after the day I had...it felt like this:

Dramatic I know but you get the picture. It had been a bad day and this was THE LAST straw. I was so angry at first...not my fault I ran out of gas...right? And of course NO ONE answered their phones in my family....IMAGINE THAT! FOUR people with cell phones and they all rang and rang then went to voicemail...REALLY??!! Bev finally tired of me and my unanswered phone calls to my various family members (not mentioning any names AARON, JOE, MOM and DAD) so she called 911. It WAS an emergency...to us at least. Well us and all the people who somehow did not see my flashing lights and got behind us then couldn't go when the light turned green...as if it was MY fault! Here are a few faces similar to those we encountered while we sat stranded....in the heat...at the green light...less than a mile from the gas pumps:

Well our friendly neighborhood dispatcher, friendly being an overstatement, tells Bev they will see if they can help. HELLO! They work for POLICE officers who are TRAINED to help in any emergency situation....did we mention this was an emergency??? LOL

Well...after the friendly dispatch call I was able to get my daddy on the phone at his home. Oh what would a girl do without her daddy to come rescue her in his white Ford truck. ;-)

While waiting for my dad to arrive a Sheriff Deputy arrives to assess the situation. Evidently 2 moms of three... in a mini van... look suspious so it took TWO sheriff deputies to sit behind my van at a VERY busy intersection while we were aiting for my father to bring us some gasoline. Now not only were we stopping traffic in a stalled vehicle but we were doing so while looking like criminals...NOW THAT TAKES TALENT FOLKS!

I am happy to report that after 30 minutes, lots of honking, yelling, stares and phone calls we were back on the road. This was TRULY one for the books for my Soul Sista and I. Our greatest adventure yet. Beverly, I sure am glad you got to share in this with me. It was priceless! Being able to laugh about this was AWESOME! I think we nearly cried we laughed so hard once it was all over. I'll never forget it!

Here is what I would like others to take from our GRAND adventure:

***DRIVING 101.....when you are driving and a car infront of you has on their emergency/hazard blinking lights and ARE NOT MOVING when the light turns GREEN....that USUALLY means that they CAN NOT GO for whatever reason (i.e. out of gas maybe? Just an example...) SO PLEASE DO NOT continuously honk, yell or "wave" at the person sitting in the vehicle....if they COULD move...I promise you they WOULD! Be kind and respectful..PLEASE! You NEVER know what the other person is going through!

***TO THE POLICE DEPARTMENTS....It really DOES NOT take TWO sheriff deputies in TWO separate cars to give assistance to TWO females in a MINI VAN.....I TRULY don't need people thinking I have commited a crime that necessitated TWO SEPARATE POLICE CRUISERS! The response to sitting still at a stop light WITH MY FLASHERS on was humiliating ENOUGH!

Oh and let's not forget the

when I got home and my hubby tells me "oh yeah, we have roadside assistance and they will bring you 8 gallons of gas for free"

GEE Babe...THANKS A MILLION!

Tuesday, June 19, 2012

SPROUTING UP TUESDAY...WEEK 3

All this rain sure made the crops grow!

I had to stand way back to get the picture this time because the corn is so tall!

WEEK 2 RECAP 6/12/12

WEEK 1 RECAP 6/5/12

Thursday, June 14, 2012

Did You Know....

DID YOU KNOW...

Bath and Body Works had a semi annual sale going on right now? I didn't notice...LOL

Spent under $80 dollars and saved $180!!!! WOWZA!!!

AND DID YOU KNOW...

SHOE SHOW IN SHELBYVILLE HAD SOME SALES TODAY TOO! Again...I didn't notice. Hmmm wonder how I missed all this? ;-)

OH AND DID YOU ALSO KNOW...

That this adorable floppy sun hat could be yours for only FIVE DOLLARS @ Claire's? Somehow I missed that one too! Darn! LOL

OH HOW I LOVE A GOOD DEAL? IT'S RARE I GET TO SHOP AT ALL BUT TODAY WAS WORTH THE WAIT!

ON A MORE SERIOUS NOTE.....PLEASE PRAY FOR THE HAY FAMILY. SWEET ELIZABETH HAS TAKEN A BAD TURN VERY QUICKLY WITH HER CANCER. THERE ISN'T MUCH TIME LEFT FOR HER. WE ARE PRAYING FOR COMFORT FOR HER AND STRENGTH FOR HER FAMILY. ELIZABETH: YOU MAY HAVE LOST YOUR BATTLE WITH CANCER BUT YOU ARE AND ALWAYS WILL BE MY HERO! WE LOVE YOU LIZZY!!!!