In need:

Of one kiddie/toddler table...if any of you know someone that has one for sale or if someone wants to get rid of one, I need one...and chairs too if possible.

Its time to tell it...

I know some of you are still in suspense from my blog post a few weeks back...well, here it is...
I OFFICIALLY turned my resignation in at my job...a place I have worked at for over 8 years now...a place of advancement for me, fulfillment, laughter, stress, and a place I have built many dear friendships.
A few months back I started thinking...oh yeah, I know what you are thinking...but seriously thinking about my life...soul searching, asking myself questions, and it kept coming back to "but"...and I prayed about it and asked others to pray for me, I started making phone calls, "researching" the thoughts of my friends that have made huge career moves, listing pros and cons, endlessly talking to my husband (that orginally thought I had lost my mind)...and it all came together...
I want better for my family and my children than what we have now...I want SOOO many things, I want to send my children to private school, I want my husband and I to enjoy ourselves sometimes rather than worry about living paycheck to paycheck, I need to know ONE day we MAY be able to take family vacations for a week, I want to TITHE to God...BUT what would it take to make those needs and wants happen? alot of sacrifice and more schooling was the answer.
And yes, most of these are WANTS rather than NEEDS, BUT I am doing it for BOTH...WANTS AND NEEDS...
So folks, I am here to tell you today after MUCH consideration, many tears, many talks, and the support of my husband...I submitted my resignation yesterday with a
PLAN!
I have registered for school...I have plans to take 1-2 courses each semester at Halifax for the next two years...while keeping some children in my home...and in two years (when Rylee goes to school, a few bills are paid off, and Wade has a better job, fingers crossed!!!), I will GOD willingly enter the Dental Hygeine program!
Its a 2 year program. And a very hard program to get accepted in to...so when I said, GOD WILLING, I meant it!
Girls (and guys), I have been out of school for 14 years~! I am SCARED silly!
Last week I took my placement test, only had to take the math section because my english transferred from ECU, I nearly CAVED! I ate about 1/4 of a chocolate cake that afternoon due to nerves and nearly lost that before I got there, LOL!
So..there you have it. I am finished TOILING over WHAT to do...now, it's sink or swim...do or die! No more "BUTS"...I am going out on FAITH and giving God the glory for every day He gives me (and every test I pass! lol).
I will miss my job, my comfort zone...this has been a place of "refuge" for me as a mom with lots of adult converstation, lots of laughter, some HORRIBLE days...but mostly, a place I have enjoyed and a place I made three BEST friends...I will miss you three girls...and you too Mrs. Elaine! and the high speed internet, LOL!

The ENTIRE Mayle family

My new title photo was taken back in February...its Wade's FAMILY! YEP~ we country folk come from large families, LOL! I decided to share it with you this morning...since I had nothing else to blog about...and wouldn't want to anyone to think I am SCARED to blog these days, LOL!

I would name all the family for you but most of you wouldn't know them so I figure, what's the point?

Credits of the photo should go to www.sandfootphotography.com (I beleive thats the right address).

HOT!

Let me tell you, I am HOT! Not temperature HOT but MAD HOT!

For those of you reading this while you are WORKING....GUESS WHAT? You are just as guilty as me BLOGGING at work, you are taking your WORK TIME JUST AS I TAKE SMALL BITS OF MY WORK TIME TO BLOG! GUILTY< GUILTY...GUILTY!!!...so, if it upsets you that I blog at work, TOO BAD! You won't have to worry about it much longer...and for the record, its NOT EFFECTING MY JOB PERFORMANCE...leave it ALONE...

For those of my blogger FRIENDS...disregard this posting, its not meant for you...

Thats all I have to say today

Happy BELATED Birthday My Friend!

As you know from our blogs, Tina and I have been friends a VERY LONG TIME! On and off friends, tight friends, distant friends...but never NOT friends...
As I thought of her birthday last week I thought back to some of the pictures we have taken over the years...mainly the pictures we took in our WILDER years...the years when I first started dating Wade...the heavy party years...no fears, no bedtimes, no responsibilities, no KIDS, no nothing... just FREEDOM!
I met Wade (now my husband and the father of my children) when Tina was dating his brother some 12 years ago...we drank too much, smoked too many cigarettes...took off on trips to the beach at a minutes notice...only to get kicked out of a hotel room and drove home in the middle of the night...but it was about 10 of us with two single beds, LOL! Those were the days...
Now, we share in our "faith" and we share our families...we party less, have way too many responsibilities...way too many fears...and not nearly enough time for each other...but we are still friends...no strings attached...you call me when you can, you email me when you can...I will see you when I see you...
I could go on but all of you know I am long winded...and sentimental at times...so,

Tina, Happy Birthday my friend!

Just wanted to share some photos taken some 12 years ago....LOL! You are gonna kill me when you see these but here is my birthday present to you! As usual, I am a few days late but thats me!

Rylee's birthday party

Wade and I finally had Rylee's birthday party yesterday...everyone brought their bathing suits and we set up the slip-n-slides...and had a WET N' Wild TIME!~
Then, it was time for cake and ice cream...and presents too.

Rylee's Dora birthday cake...and everybody helping blow out the candles!

She's peeking in the bag...

Its a DORA baby and POCKETBOOK! And clothes...and more clothes! Hooray!

Slip-n-slide fun...

Bentlee making a splash...

Tyler got the hang of it pretty quickly...

While Rylee played ball by herself! LOL...

Watermelon Princess Contest

Bentlee did not win the princess contest but all those girls were winners in my mind...it was HOTTTTT! They got on the parade float at 9:30am...the parade ended around 11:20...then waited and waited...finally did the stage walk, then the interview....then waited some more...and it was 2:00pm before the winners were announced! It was a real contest...a contest of patience of 5 year olds! But, they all had a good time and all got goodie bags full of watermelon candy, soap, etc. And Bentlee got to play some games with her dad as he had promised if she did her best in the contest($20 worth of games in 10 minutes).
Bentlee was a good sport most of the day...along with Wade, Rylee, Wade's parents, and my mom! It was just a long drawn out process. Wade was definately a trooper...he never complained and waited very patiently! Most of the time Wade is working and does not get to attend these types of events with the girls and I, so I guess he felt blessed to actually be off of work and with his girls regardless of the temperature.
And the little girl that won was deserving of the win...she is a very animated, never-met-a-stranger sort of child. Congratulations to her and the two runner ups.

The Princess Contestants float Bentlee and the other girls rode on...

Rylee watching the parade...

Passing the time using her new coloring book & crayons from the Murfreesboro Fire Dept...

Waiting...and waiting some more to get on stage...

All the girls finally on the stage!

Bentlee and her cousin Hayley...Hayley won the Princess contest when she was 5 years old.

And you know who I would have chosen to win this year....LOL!