FlashBack Friday: The "Dads" in My Life

With Fathers Day this Sunday I thought it would be nice to blog about those guys rather then my crochet and stuff. lol So to start with I'm going to tell you a little bit about my dad.

This is my dad with me and Sarah when we were I think about 6 years old. It was Christmas, and as usual we were at Granny and Popa's house. That's their fire place that we are sitting in front of.

Anywho, my dad... God, I'm not even sure where to start. lol! He is one of my very best friends, he listens to me no matter what is falling out of my mouth literally... half the time words just fall out before I can even think about not saying them, he isn't afraid to tell me how things are, and he loves... he loves more and stronger then anyone I've ever met. He does the best he can with what he has and has taught his children to do the same. One other thing he taught me is that no matter what, he will ALWAYS come back. He told us that EVERY time he went to work, out with friends, on trips, and any other time he had to leave us for any length of time. And you know what? We believed and trusted that he would. So far he has stuck to his word. I've learned that it is important to tell your children that you will come back, you WILL be there, and that no matter what you love them and would rather be no where else in the world then right by their side.

This is me and Sarah with our Popa... and I am giggling now cause I've looked at this one and the one of us with dad a thousand times and I'm just realizing that these were taken on the same day.

Popa is a hard subject for me. Mainly because my memory from before I was 17 is rather foggy to put it lightly. Also, because I don't have many memories of him being that nice loving grandfather that most people have. I do, however, trust my heart and I can tell you that my heart shattered the day he died. I can remember him being in the hospital and visiting hours were over at 8pm, but if your family was in "that situation" they would let you visit more. I would leave Granny and Popa's house in the middle of the night and just go sit with him. I would bring a crochet project and just sit there crocheting listening to him breathe. I couldn't bear to let him be alone. Based on that, I know that he loved me. Its been 6 and a half years almost and I miss him terribly.

And last, but most certainly not least... Josh. This is him and Nathaniel when Nathaniel was just a few weeks old. They used to take naps together ALL the time. Josh has been an amazing dad to Nathaniel. I couldn't have asked for a better father to my son. I remember when I took the pregnancy test and it was positive. I woke Josh up and told him. He smiled BIG and said "I'm gonna be a daddy!"

So there ya go, prolly not the best Flashback, but its what was on my mind. And just in case I don't have time to post on Sunday

HAPPY FATHERS DAY!!!!!!!!!!

GIVE AWAY!!

My sister, Sarah, over at Crochet by Sarah is having her first give away. Head on over and enter!!

Sarah's Give Away

Happy Birthday!!

In 1 hour and 20 minutes my sister, Sarah and I will be 27 years old! Sorry I don't have a pretty font or anything... I'm posting this from my phone.

Changes

After being unemployed for 6 months I have finally gotten a job. On Wednesday I went in to meet with Josh's boos to see about doing some temp work for a couple weeks to help them through this MASSIVE slam of uncovered shifts they have. I not only got the temp work, but they also asked me to stay on part time and on-call. Now, anyone who knows me knows that going back to security was not something I ever wanted to do. But I am thankful that I get the chance to help with my family now. 


So far I have worked 2 shifts and both of them have bee very interesting. My first shift I got about an hour into it and just wanted to die. LOL!! I didn't realize how out of shape I am. Being on the couch for 6 months really messed me up. I was pretty emotional that night too. I felt like I did the first night I went back to work after having Nathaniel. I was a mess.


The second night, last night, was amusing. I was walking through this grassy area looking at the windows of the building and stepped in a hole that I knew was there and twisted my ankle. I spent the rest of my shift limping. A few hours later I went back to my car to add more to my shift report and realized that I locked my keys in my car. Thankfully Josh was working and was able to come let me in my car. 


Anywho, Just wanted to give a little update on whats going on with me. I am going to be testing a pattern that my sister wrote soon, maybe I'll blog about it. Night!!

Sunny Day!!

Today was a B-E-A-UTIFUL day!! So sunny and warm. Today I put Nathaniel in shorts and we went out side to blow bubbles before going to my moms house to hang out by the pool/hot tub before going out to 5 Guys Burgers for dinner. 

Mom was enjoying the hot tub and Jacob was enjoying going back and forth between the pool and hot tub. Meanwhile, Nathaniel decided he wanted to put his feet in the hot tub. So we took his shorts off mom had more underwear at her house so that his shorts wouldn't get wet. Then we had to take his shirt off because he started splashing and we didn't want his shirt wet. Next thing I knew he was in the hot tub in his underwear with his Granny having a BLAST!! Here are some pictures from his fun time.

My mom is probably going to kill me for that one, but I think EVERY kid needs pictures of them selves with their Granny's in the pool. LOVE YOU MOM!!

Nathaniel with his Uncle Jacob

FINALLY a picture where he is awake and looks like me!!

Time to lay back and relax a bit!!

Jacob and his friends were filling balloons with water using one of the jets in the hot tub... Wanna have a water fight? lol

Now, remember me saying we went to 5 Guys Burgers for dinner? This is what I had...

Happy Friday!!

Happy Mother's Day!!

Flashback Friday: Maple Tree

Back in December my dads side of the family had a Christmas Get Together and one of my uncles brought a TON of pictures for everyone to look through and to take if they wanted. I happened to come across a picture of my Grandma Cozad's house from when the Maple Tree in the front yard was just FEET tall... too small to be climbed in.

A few weeks ago my mom and I drove by the house and stopped to take a picture of the house and tree.