You have to love MY Barrett....he just keeps me laughing!!!

The socks.....well today Barrett had pre-school, and rushing around here (as I usually am on T/TH trying to get all 3 of us ready...how did I ever get ready for work?)I asked Barrett to put on his socks and shoes. I had put out socks to wear with his little navy crocs b/c is was cold outside yesterday. With his sweet little serious voice he looked up at me and said, "But I will be a "Red Neck" if I wear socks with my crocs!"...I explained to him that I was just kidding when I called Davy a Red Neck (long story short....he would wear shorts, socks (WHITE), and his crocs...and I would joke with him by calling him a Red Neck!). Never in a MILLION YEARS did I think Barrett thought I was serious!! Well he came back in there with his socks on his hands and explained to me that he would be just fine with his socks on his hands...and that his teachers would just LOVE it!! And those of you who know my drama boy....he was really playing the drama~~~

My Usborne Book eShow...anyone interested?

To all my Blog Followers!!!




I am having an Usborne Book eShow right now. My friend, Audra Young, is a new consultant - I wanted to help her get started by having a catalog/eShow for her. For those who don't know anything about Usborne Books....they are AMAZING!!! I love them!! I have had numerous shows in my house...and completed several catalog orders. I hope you will take a moment and look at the link below to see if you can find that perfect book for your child - you will LOVE THEM...my boys do!!!!

Here is the information below!!

You are invited to an Usborne Books eShow to explore the world of Usborne Books. A child's interest in reading and learning is stimulated by the lavish illustrations and informative content. There are over 1300 bright, colorful and fun titles covering activities, puzzles and a wide range of subjects for children of all ages.

Usborne Books - the books kids love to read!

Hosted by: Angie Moore
Place: www.ubah.com/HOS125761
When: Today thru 10/8/2008 11:59:00 PM
Chat Scheduled: -

Everyone is welcome, so invite a friend.

It's a rewarding experience when a child opens a book and discovers the magic of reading.

My Grandparents!!!!

We were able to enjoy a wonderful visit with my family while we were back in TN closing on our house this past weekend!! On Saturday, we went to visit my Grandma Ouida and my Grandmamma and Grandaddy Rogers. The boys enjoyed seeing them and playing with all their fun toys. They of course had a GREAT time at their MiMi and Pop's house too!! They are SPOILED beyond imagination...in fact - it takes us a good week to get them back to normal after a visit with any of their grandparents. But we don't mind....we are glad they enjoy spending time with them all!!!

Here is a picture of the boys with their Grandma Ouida...this is my dad's mom. She is living in a town house in Henderson, TN...and seems to be in great health. The boys enjoy playing with her "sand box" as they call it (it is really a little bowl with sand and shells...that they make a HUGE mess with - but they LOVE playing with it). I had a great time looking through old photo albums - boy, I was a SIGHT when I was younger!!!



Here are some pictures with my Grandmamma and Grandaddy. They are the parents of my mom. Barrett is named after my grandfather ("James" Barrett Moore)...and he loves every minute of that!! He loves telling everyone about "Little Jim Barrett" - and he loves talking about Carson too!! My grandmamma just glows every time the boys walk through the door. No matter how bad they might feel that day...it just seems to brighten their day when the boys walk in!!!





We really hate that we don't get to visit the grandparents more often, but we love the time we have with them when we do get to visit...time seems to FLY by. I feel very blessed that my boys have the opportunity to get to know their great-grandparents...not many children do - and for that - I am so thankful!!!


God has blessed me and my boys with wonderful grandparents and great-grandparents!! They play a major part of our lives everyday. We know that we are in their prayers everyday....and the boys pray for them EVERY time they pray....prayers are sometimes very lengthy, but we don't mind at all!!! I know that memories are being made every time they are with them. I can still remember VERY VIVIDLY the special times we had when Ginger and I would visit Granny (my grandfather's mother). She always gave us club crackers and coke!!!! She also had a box of toys in her hall closet (I can still visualize it today). I can remember Grandma Ouida would always take us up to the People's Bank and to Wal-Mart each time we visited....and we thought we could buy the world with the $1.00 that she would give me and my sister. Grandmamma and Grandaddy always had "cool" toys for us to play with (so we thought...they were really old toys that my mom and aunts use to have, but we didn't care...we loved them). They always let us sleep on the couch bed, and grandmamma would lay at the end of the bed until we went to sleep!!! These types of memories are still soooo vivid to me, and my boys have their own "special things to do" at their grandparent's house too!!! At Grandma Ouida's she always has ice-cream sandwiches for the boys, at Grandmamma and Grandaddy's - they know exactly where to find the chocolate cookies and the "yellow" gum,at MiMi and Pop's house they LOVE playing baseball and going to the River House, and at Granna and Grandaddy's (Davy's parents) they enjoy going to Wal-Mart and riding the 4-wheeler with Grandaddy. It is so cute to hear them tell EVERY THING they love to do at each house....they could talk for HOURS. A special thanks to all of them for making WONDERFUL memories for me and my boys that will last forever!!!!

Well we are officially HOMELESS!!!!

Well, as of 9:00am this morning....we are officially homeless!! We closed on our home in Jackson, TN!!! I guess I shouldn't use the term "homeless" - b/c we are living in an apartment, but it isn't a home!! We were happy - yet sad to sign those papers today, because that really gave closure to our "home" in TN. The couple that purchased our house is a retired couple moving from Washington, DC...they were thrilled to see the amount of house they were getting for the price....I TOTALLY AGREE...now that we are looking for a house in Ohio! You can't find anything like this up there.

We drove down on Wednesday night and spent the night at the house at the river...then drove on in to Jackson to load up the rest of our stuff. We came on down to Henderson (to my parents' house) Thursday night - and then we went back up Jackson for the closing today. We will enjoy the remainder of our weekend with our friends and family before heading back North on Sunday!!!

Poor, Poor, Ayla...she will be a BIG Tom-boy if she hangs with my Boys for LONG!!

We had a great day today! The boys had a birthday party to go to today...and it was a Star Wars Party! The boys had a blast with their swords, masks, and prizes. When they got home tonight - Baby Ayla wanted to play with them - so she put on her mask...and borrowed a sword and jumped right in their with them!! She thinks she is just as big as they are....and LOVES them to pieces!!!

Here are a couple of pictures on our way home from the party...the boys were all geared up!!



Here are some pictures of all three of them having a ball!!!

Fun Night With the Cardens!!!

We enjoyed a great time tonight at the Carden's house!!! Bruce and Suzi Carden are some friends we have made from church, and their kids are the same age as our's...and our boys love their kids. They invited us over to grill out tonight, and we had a great time!! Carson didn't have school today, and will not have school Tuesday either due to the power outage from the wind storm. Davy didn't have to work today either...his office was without power too!! So, we will see what tomorrow will bring!!!

Here are some picture of the kids tonight!! The Cardens are coming over to play at our apartment tomorrow for a little while, so the boys are toooooo excited about that!!! I will have to take more pictures tomorrow from our playdate!!




Cody is 6 - he is fixing to - or already has turned 7...his party is this weekend!! Kacey is 3... she turned 3 in April!!

They are Donna and Glen Carden's (from North Jackson) 1st cousins. And it gets even more crazy!! They use to live in Jackson - they went to FHU - and they are good friends with Christy German - Tom German's daughter!!! It is such a small world...it is a little scary sometimes!!! They are great people...and we have enjoyed getting to know them!!!

Our First WIND STORM....70 mph winds

On our way home from the game - we noticed that the winds were really beginning to pick up!!! Davy had promised the kids Burger King, so we were driving around looking for a Burger King - only to find everything without power. The Red Lights were literally hanging by only a wire swinging back and forth...there was NO RAIN...just HIGH WIND!! We went on back to the apartment to find that we were without power too (I know - I should have known that, but I wasn't thinking!!). We opened doors and windows, and played board games for awhile...and around 6:45 the power came back on at our apartment. As of 10:00 tonight...the news reported over 600,000 people are without power in our area!!! Carson's school is canceled due to all the damage!!! Ya know...we have been through a lot of storm issues in West TN, but I will have to say this is our first experience with a WIND STORM....and man it really did some damage!! Our apartment complex has a good bit of roof and siding damage, so I can only imagine what the traffic in and out of our complex over the next couple of weeks will be like!! But the good news is...we are all fine....and we have power!! Our prayers go out to those who have major damage!! I did hear on the news that a subdivision where we were looking at a house had a good bit of damage....hope the house we liked wasn't damaged!!!