Merry Christmas!

I hope everyone has a very awesome Christmas....filled with all the things you love! :) So, Merry Christmas to you and yours from.....ME! :)

Scooby Doo.......

So, I was going through all of my pictures and ran accross this.......

...a picture of my mommy and I from last year! I love my mom soooo much!!!!!

Little Bit of everything

So here are some pictures from the last few days. :)

Our Christmas Play

Granny- Valerie :)

The country folks, Luther and Cora Mae- Maci and my bro Dillon

Uncle Yule- Luke. :)

City Kiddos, Chelsea and Daniel- Natalie and Jeremy

Country Cousins- Karen, Autumn and Corrine

2 of the 3 City Kids- MiKayla and Caitlin Nativity Scene...with a real Baby Jesus :) Our Crazy Choir

Alaina before the play.

Alexis and I at the Christmas Banquet

The Wilbanks at the Christmas Banquet :)

Well, that is about it until our Christmas Party this Thursday! Hope you all have had a wonderful month so far! Peace, Love and Sweets to all! "You'll Thank Me Later" :)

Star of Wonder.......

....I will let you finish the rest! :) So, this weekend is the weekend of our kids Christmas Musical and our Christmas Banquet. I can't wait!!!! I LOVE this time of the year where my toes and nose is about to freeze off and I get to drink hot drinks and snuggle up with a warm cozy blanket.....there is just one bad thing though......wait for it............I have NOT got hardly ANY of my Christmas shopping done. Oopsies! I have like 4 gifts bought. :( Welp, it's time to face the music....guess I am going to be shopping with all the last minute shoppers again this year. :) But anyhow, I will probably post some pictures of all of our activities sometime next week or the week after that or the week after that or maybe next year! :) Toot-a-loo for now! "You'll thank me later!" ...blah, blah, blah.....

Thanksgiving 2010

Howdy Folks! Here are some pictures of the family we took....just thought I would share! :)

My grandparents and all the grandkids....well, right now :)

My Aunt K and I :) (my hair got caught) My Mommy and Daddy :) (this is like the only "serious" picture we got of him) My Aunt K and Nathaniel ;)

Me and My brothers :)

My Dad and his Sisters :)

My brothers, cousins and I My grandparents and their Kiddos :) My grandma and I (i am the only grand daughter :) :) Yours truly and my grandmother

Lol! My grandpa keeps picking on my "giant hair" :) He says "You look like you had brain surgery" one time and then another time he said "I am gonna call you Sis. Bee Hive". I said "Why do that?" He said "Cause it looks like you are wearing a Bee Hive!" He also calls me "Sis. Big Lips" because of the picture above. :) Anyhow, gotta go get ready for church in the AM. Tootles for now! :) "You'll Thank me LATER!"

....more thanks :)

16. Board Games! Because Thanksgiving evening would be really boring without them! :)

17. Cold weather! Because the heat drains me......and I love being able to wear Winter clothes!

18. Bright Colors. They cheer me up....and I love wearing them too! :)

19. Music! Because it's incredibly AWESOME!!!!!

20. And last but not least..........My Family...AGAIN! :) I love my Family soooo very much and the Holiday's makes me even more Thankful for them! They can make me smile, make me mad, make me sad but I will always LOVE them to death! :)

Well, that's all for now! Lets see if I can detatch myself from this couch....I think I ate too much....somebody order in the wheelchair!

"You'll Thank Me Later!"

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!!!

To EVERYONE a very Happy Thanksgiving!!!! Don't forget to count your blessings! :)

Another post to come later. "Yippy Skippy" :)

....and more thanks!

7. I am thankful for Cameras! :) Without cameras we would only have memories {some of us don't remember anything so we don't have memories! :) } and not have any photos to remember anything {wow! deep!} and we also wouldn't have anything to give to our great-great-grandkids when we die. LOL!

8. Calvin and Hobbs!!!!!! I love me some Calvin and Hobbs! :)

9. Thanksgiving! I love Thanksgiving. It's the only time of the year that pigging-out on food is allowed! :)

10. My queen size bed and extra fluffy pillow. Lan'sakes, chil', if I didn't have a bed and pillow i would be sleeping on the floor and that is no fun...unless you are at a sleepover! :)

11. My slippers and hot chocolate! They keep me warm on the cold days! :)

12. HUGE hair acessories! They help cover up mistakes and sometimes when I don't want to fix my hair they can make a granny bun look a lot better! :)

13. I am also thankful for Trees. Without them we wouldn't have any type of paper! :)

14. Texting. Whoever invented texting must have been sitting in a boring meeting.....I want to personally Thank whomever it was for creating it! Shore makes my life easier sometimes! :)

15. Face Book. Just one trip to Face Book can make my day brighter because of everyone who posts STUPID stuff on there...like "Well, I just made up my bed. Looks pretty neat! I will post a picture of it in a minute." or "There is a funny looking cloud in the sky. Has anyone seen it yet?" LOL!

Welp, I will post my last 5 in the morrow! :) Happy Thanksgiving to EVERYONE!!!!!!! "You'll thank me later!" :)

...and more Thanks :)

4. Bananas! I mean what would we do without bananas?! :) 5. My FREINDS! I love them to death! :) {{{A REALLY BIG shoutout to all my friends....has to be big since most of them live far away ;) }}} 6. My home, vehicle, clothes and shoes. Most people think they are a necessity to life when there are homeless people live without them everyday and are still alive. Thank God for blessing me! :)

Stay tuned for more! Annnddd........."You'll Thank me Later" :)

Things I am Thankful for.......

1. The truth! There is no telling where I would be if God had not saved me! I know that is a common saying but it is sooo true! 2. My AWESOME Pastor and his Family! They are INCREDIBLE! I am sooo thankful that he believes in me, my family and our church family and encourages us and spends countless HOURS upon hours studying, praying, fasting and everything else he does for us! And to his family for sharing him with us and giving up so much for us. They are the perfect examples of what TRUE Christains should be like! 3. My Family. My family is the best!!!! Sometimes we argue with each other but the good thing about family is you have to live with them so you learn to get over it! :) .......stay tuned for the next ones! :) "You'll thank me later!" :)

FYI

I can't wait to change my blog template to Christmas! :) Other news. My aunt will be flying in Thanksgiving day then my family will be complete and we can eat! :) And, my next blog post will be "20 Things I am most Thankful for" So........stay tuned!!!!! "You'll Thank me Later!" :)

Tennesse...where the cotton grows like weeds

Soooo....here is some pictures from our mini trip to Tennessee :) We had a blast spending time with our family...unfortunaltely we had to go there for a funeral but under the circumstances it was fun! :)

Nathaniel, Brandon (my boyfriend), Me and Dillon :) Take 1 Nathaniel, Brandon, Me, Dillon and Miranda (my cousin) Take 2

Nathaniel, Brandon, Me, Dillon, Miranda :) Take 3 Us :) Take 4 Us (lol) Take 5. We couldn't get a good picture for the life of us!

WOW! The grandkids and granparents..plus Kyndra (great-grand kid)

Um, yeah! My gma, Aunt Mel, Mom and Brandon

Family Picture :) Yes, this is our norm! Told ya...we can't get good pictures!

Um, I am only related to some of these! :) JK! Lol! Yes, this is family :)

Welp, that was my family (mom's side)! And that is all I have to say so I am going to go see who is beating who at some silly game my parents and grandparents (dad's side) are playing! "You'll thank me later!" Goodbye everybody! Yippy Skippy! :)

Speachless.....

....only because I am voice-less! I told my grandmother this is the only way I could talk. I have been laughing hysterically but nothing comes out so it makes it even more funny! :) Well, today has been a rather eventful day. I think we are about to have to take a mini road trip to Tennessee because my great grandmother (who I have never seen) has died. Well, in other news....Thanksgiving is coming! I love Thanksgiving!!!!!!!! Can't you tell? This is my 2nd post about it! My aunt is coming from Tennessee and my grandparents are already here! We are having a blast too! Last night we didn't have service at our home church so we went to hear my grandpa preach at a neigboring church. His messages are always hard to forget. :) Last night he talked about "Being a Saltshaker". I don't remember all the points because I have slept since then. :) Anyhow, I am in process of uploading more YouTube videos for those who have been waiting for more. Hope everyone has had a splendid day! Over and Out! "You'll thank me later" Word.

Surgery.......

I had oral surgery this morning. 6 teeth removed including all 4 wisdom teeth. Wow! What an experiance!!!!! To everyone who recieved crazy texts from me.....sorry I was very crazy and under tons of medication. I don't remember anything that happened or the ride home...the only way I know several people got crazy text was because they were all on my phone and I went back and read them....and WOW! They were pretty hysterical! :) The real pain hasn't hit yet (Thank God!) and my face is very swollen and bruised and I can't open my mouth wide or talk right (which everyone is probably enjoying since I have limited conversations!). Anyhow, just wanted to stop in and give everyone a update. I will post some pictures later....maybe! :) Over and Out! "You'll thank me later!"

Weekend Mania!

So, the weekend was crazy full of crazy fun! Thursday- Alexis and Madeline stayed the night. Friday Evening- Alexis and Madeline went back to their parents and then Alaina, Natalie and I had a "girls weekend" (we had a blast staying up until 7 am Saturday!!!). Saturday- We got all fancied up for our youth and our YMT/PC team Tacky Party. WOW!!!! DOUBLE WOW!!!! The party brought out our inner tacky-ness (if that is a word!). That was a heap of fun! Then afterwards Me, Alaina, Natalie, and Brooke went to Wal-Mart to sport our "look"....and boy did we get some looks! :) Then we went home and had another girls night. Sunday- Sunday School and then Worship Service and then we prepared a meal for our visitors and then off to Spanish Service and then Sunday evening service! What a full and awesome weekend!!!!! And for all of you to enjoy.......here are some pictures! :)

Alexis and Madeline Our "Tacky Shoe" picture

Karayan and Rachael- Ghetto Tacky :)

Monica, Lianna, Camron, Emily and Phyllishia :)

Um.....yeah...that would be my mom (they said she looked like a crack-head. LOL) Natalie, Me and Alaina

Our Wal-Mart run :)

The Clown Trio :) Natalie on Sunday morning in her headband I made her.

Well, that about sums it all up! Over and Out! "You'll thank me later!"

Cake

Today was "Bake until you shake, plop and drop" day. The kids had a competition fundraiser. The kid who sold the most cakes got $50. The sold almost 200 cakes!!!!!!! So, I made 27 Strawberry Shortcakes today. I know what you are thinking.....actually I don't!....."wow that is a lot of cake!" I started at 2 pm and then at 4 pm Alaina and Natalie showed up to help.....and boyhowdy did we have some fun! We were wearing cake and strawberry jell-o from head to toe when we got done (which was somewhere around 11pm). All in all we had a spectastic day! Hope everyone else had the same! Over and Out! Word. :)

And...............

.........the Texas Rangers win!!!!!!!!!! Now they are on their way to the World Series!!! YAY!!!!!! FYI: I have NEVER in my ENTIRE LIFE liked sports but this year the Rangers set a new record and so everywhere I turn everyone seems to be talking about them...thought it wouldn't hurt to jump on the bandwagon. :)

SO......GO Texas Rangers!!! Make us Texans proud! :)

Nothing worth telling.

Well, today has been a good day! :) Right now I am working on learning some new Spanish songs for our Spanish service this Sunday and blogging (duh!). I'm sooo ready for Thanksgiving! My mother already has it smelling like cinnamon, vanilla and pumkin in our house...and it is HEAVENLY! The other good thing about the Holiday's (other than the food) is I get to see the rest of the family...YAY! Anyways....that is all for now....no comment on the short blog post please! :)

(This is for you Aunt K. Happy now?! :)

Facts......

Fact #1-I blog for comments. Period. :)

Autumn!!!!!!!!!

I am liking this weather! But I can't wait for it to be in in the lower 50's....yaya! :) So I have been in the "don't want to do anything" mood....which isn't good seeing I have a TON of things to get done! So what to blog about? I have no earthly idea! Baaaaaaaaaa!!!!!!!! If anyone would like to know what I am up to just call or text.....if you don't have my number then lay in the middle of your living room, close your eyes, go to sleep and maybe you will dream up something. If you have a dream let me know then I will have something interesting to blog about! :) Tune in next time for.........better blogging! :)

Monkeys and Cedar Trees

Hmmm............ What do I have to say today? I was asked to post everyday by one of my new blog readers BUT I don't have much to say to the public....that might be difficult to comprehend if you know me! :) So, I am supposed to be making hair accessories for this lady in our church who has started selling kids clothes. I am really excited! Anyhow...I have found a style of clothes I REALLY like. It's a cross between vintage, modern and funky. So would it be called Fundernage? Whatever! Used to when I went shopping I just bought what ever I found that fit okay and what everyone else thought was "in" but I have found that fashion is in one day and the next day it's out again so I might as well find a style I like and just run with it. :) A few weeks ago I was talking to a lady I know and she was critiquing someones style but yet her style is kind of older...which I am not putting down bc Vintage is coming back out and that was from years and years ago so one of these days what she is wearing will be in style again. :) People have different styles period. If we all had the same style and if we all looked alike this world would be a mighty boring place because it would just be a lot of the same person everywhere...scary, huh? :) We all have to try some risks in fashion one time or another...sometimes some people can go too far but thats their choice. So, if you are someone who is wanting to try something new but afraid of what others think....forget about them and TRY IT! If you are like me and depend on other peoples opinion...just ask them if they have any tips or suggestions for you to try and from there you can decide if you want to go for what they are suggesting or if you want to go with your gut feeling...most of the time your gut won't let you down (unless you are sick...well....you get the point!). ANYWAY......I will get off my soapbox now and maybe go shopping for a new wardrobe for the Fall/Winter! :) INSPIRATION!!!!! Gotta Love It! :)

Until next time.........

"...nothing but a hounddog...."

Well......I never could figure out how on earth to get a video posted and I didn't want to look like a dummy and ask for help....so I didn't and now I am telling the whole world (or a couple of people in the world) why I didn't ask for help. AND that didn't make any sense at all and I don't care! :) ANYHOW, I started a youtube account because I have several of videos I want to put up here and I couldn't figure out how to run the blogger one (didn't we just go through this?!). So, yeah! I have had a grand ol' time this month! Birthday parties, youth outings, church, musical practice, hanging out with friends, school, babysitting, making crafts, eating, sleeping, washing dishes, sweeping, cleaning, sneezing and the list goes on and on!!!!! :) So, here are a few pictures and I will be uploading videos later. Good day!

A couple of Sunday's ago every lady at our youth class was wearing some type of Black and White (except one)

Little Man's 1st bday

Natalie... Last Sunday evening at Spanish Service (i couldn't get her to look at me)

Alaina and I last night after the kids musical practice (and yes...that is a GIANT flower on my head... Jerry, don't be hatin'!) :)

Blog, blog, blog.......

Blogging takes FOREVER...unlike quick posts on Twitter and Face Book! Man, we live in a stop and go world....too much FAST food and not enough "turtle" cheesecake!!! :) Soooo.....some REALLY exciting things are happening at our church! We are looking to buy a mobile stage so we can go into the city, set up stage and have a FULL BLOWN SERVICE!!!!!! And, we also have serveral things set up for the Christmas season...like helping in a Soup Kitchen, Operation Christmas Child and volunteering at the local Salvation Army. I am so glad that the vision that God has blessed my Pastor with is becoming reality! God is doing AWESOME things in our youth group and in our 5 daughter works also! It is SUPER exciting! Anyhow, I thought I would bring everyone up to date on a peice of my life. :) Next post will probably be about our youth class and what we have been talking about on Sunday's. Stay tuned for more news, ramblings and pictures! :) Gooodnight and Happy St. Patrick's Day! :) =) ;)

Piano Fingers, Papers and Best Actress

2 Blogpost. Same day. Few minutes apart from each other. No, it's not a violation of the "blog law". Thanks for asking though! :) So last Sunday night after church Alaina, Natalie and I decided we had nothing to do sooo..........Natalie was going to play us a song on the piano and entertain us. She did just that! The girl is hilarious! Her fingers got all tangled up! I have a video but that will have to come later. :)

Then we got bored again SOOOO we decided to collect ALL of the papers that people had left at church and read them....#1 Tip if you don't want people reading the notes you write in church don't leave them there! :)....We found some pretty awesome (as in "crazy funny") papers! :) And we also got up in the choir risers and got our "special praise" on! :)

Where does the "Best Actress" come in? Well, we are doing a Chirtmas play called "It all happened in the Country" and Natalie plays the city girl (if you know Natalie you know that it fits her PERFECTLY!) This play is hilarious and I can't wait until we started on it (and about halfway through I will be ready to be done with it!) And I close this blog post on this note.........Friends are AWESOME even if they are 7 years younger than you! :)