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A NEW YEAR!

2009-12-29T11:55:00.002-06:00

So much has happened this year--where to start. Since I was not as diligent in keeping up the blog this past year-maybe I will be better in 2010. Robert lost his job in October, I lost my job in July. I enrolled in college for the first time in my life--at age 38--YIKES!
I am attending Pearl River Community College and hopefully will be in the Respiratory Therapy program after this spring. Robert recently got a job and is leaving tomorrow to start. This is all GREAT news.
I have been able to reconnect with many dear friends and am loving every minute of it. I have made some new friends and that is always fun!

I will write more later...until then have a great day!

A New Year!!

2009-02-04T19:42:00.002-06:00

I know that I am a little late on updating my blog. I hope that everyone will forgive me for the delay. I still do not have my camera with me tonight at work so I will have to add pictures later--i promise they are coming......

Robert is still working for the moment. We are always grateful for the time he gets--he is working on getting something else and hopefully that will come through soon.

I am still working my job and that is fine. I have been very sick lately. I rarely get sick--so this had been hard for me. I am better now and starting to feel like a human again.

On the 16th of January we had Mallorie's 1st birthday party. It was an event that is for sure--i will post pics this weekend.

On the 17th of January Meredith's 3 oldest boys were baptised. Festus, Colton and Cord. Robert baptised them and it was a special night for all of us. My mother was here for the two events and it was nice to have her here. The boys are very excited about church and scouts. They have a GREAT young men's leader and he is taking up time with them to help them. Brother Green will be leaving for Iraq in July and the boys are trying to learn as much from him as they can. He is not from here--he and his wife moved in from Memphis and I truly believe it was for my nephews. The Lord does have a plan--we just get in the way sometimes because we do not listen. I will be posting pics soon--until then....have a good one!!!

Need all the help I can get!!!

2008-12-18T21:34:00.003-06:00

Check it out!!!

WOW!!! It's been awhile

2008-12-16T20:33:00.003-06:00

I am not sure where to begin. There is so much that has happened to us--let me first start by saying that we are on a week to week basis with Robert's job. Since the election--the oil field is backing off a good bit and laying people off or just shutting down all together. We are lucky in the fact that he is still going to work, we just do not know where he will be heading out to each time. It has been a different place since November.

My van DIED and we had to buy a new vehicle. We purchased a Kia Sorento. I love it but am just nervous about the payment and the fact that times are not so good.

My nephews are getting baptized the 3rd of January. The oldest 3 are 14, 13 and 12. It is time and they are excited about it. I am glad that this is all happening. They are all in Young Mens and seem to like the activities and fellowship they get there. Clay will be 8 in June and is VERY excited to get baptized. Mallorie will be 1 on January 4th.

OH--I almost forgot--we got a foot of snow on the 11th of this month. I will post pictures soon--when I think about updating my blog I am at work and the pics are at home--ugh!! I will do better I promise.

I will post pics next entry---until then.....

Is this right?

2008-11-03T15:17:00.003-06:00

Meredith and I were in town shopping and decided that we would eat lunch at Arby's. We walked in the door and the girl behind the register(Gwen) turned to her co-worker and said "You can wait on them." The co-worker came over and asked to take our order, then (Gwen) went towards the back of the kitchen and yelled--OBAMA!!!! My sister and I had McCain/Palin buttons on our shirts.

(The last I checked it was a free country to express ourselves.)

I asked for the managers number and I was walking out (Gwen) came from behind the counter and started yelling at me--I do not take kindly to this kind of treatment. This was uncalled for and discrimination if you ask me. I just hope and pray that Gwen's actions are not a sign of things to come.

Needless to say I will not be eating at Arby's in Columbia, MS.

UGH!!!!!

2008-10-22T18:30:00.003-05:00

WARNING!!!!!! I will be ranting!!!!!!

This election had got me in an uproar!!! I find it hard to believe that people will not search and decide for themselves who is the best candidate!!! They both have websites and then you can also go to snopes.com where they have clarified alot of the media's attacks on the candidates to tell you if things are true or not!!

The media is CLEARLY liberal. They always have been and always will be. They want all the money they can get. They try to persuade you to their "way" of thinking.

I say decide for yourself WITHOUT the medias help.

We have brains--use them for good!!!

MCCAIN/PALIN 2008

2008-09-04T00:20:00.003-05:00

Okay-Okay I am not the political type AT ALL!! This has never been my scene. I just listen and vote how I feel like I should. I know that some of you will find it hard to believe that I do not voice my opinion on this matter--I know I voice my opinion on most things--but this area is just not one of them. I have to say that I am scared to death for November to get here.

Just a few thoughts of my own that I will share here--
1. If Obama wins-we will be fighting a war here on US soil-and children will be drafted to fight the fight. The war was started on 9-11-01 and we answered back--
2. If Obama wins--we will lose what retirement we do have and lose more money month to month in taxes.
3. If Obama wins--my husband will be out of a job--therefore I will need government assistance and all of you will be helping to do that with the increased taxes you will be paying.
4. Living in a small town has it down falls--but it also has some advantages. I love that fact that I go anywhere in town and I always know someone. They ask about my family and myself. This life will be lost if Obama wins-because of several things--the first being that small town businesses will no longer exist and the second because if small town businesses go--so do the small towns.
5. I can say that I have ever been so interested in an election until now--I think about my father and the fact that he served in the Vietnam War and was drafted to do so. I have no doubt in my mind that a draft would be called in to affect if Obama is elected.
6. Last but not least I am proud to be an American and proud of this country. I support the troops and the mission they are on. I am grateful that the war is there and not here--lets keep it that way!

WE MADE IT!

2008-09-02T08:52:00.003-05:00

Well, we are alive and well this morning. It was a long, long, long day yesterday. Gustav is just about gone and I am so very happy. Robert and I went to my sister's house at 8AM yesterday morning-it was already raining and windy. The weather only got worse as the day progressed. We did keep power all day which I am very grateful for. We stayed at my sister's last night. The last of the heavy rain came through around 1AM. I did not sleep very much last night or the night before-so I am grateful to be home and hopefully will get some sleep.

Robert is checking to see when he will leave for work--I will work Thursday and Friday of this week which I am happy about. His rig is in Marshall, Texas which is where Gustav is over at the moment. If he has to go to work now he will be driving right into the storm--so we are hoping he will not have to go till tomorrow and give Gustav time to move on out.

Thanks to everyone who called to check on us and make sure we were fine. I appreciate it more than you will ever know. I am off to sleep for a bit--I will write more soon!

UPDATE!

2008-08-19T14:23:00.003-05:00

Well it has been quite some time since I wrote on this blog.
We have been very busy and I know that is no excuse.
We went to Oklahoma the first of August for a week. At the beginning of the trip-3 hours in--outside Monroe, LA--my van decided that something was wrong and slowed down to 40mph. I started freaking out and we just stayed on the trail to pick up Robert. My van started acting a bit better so I was just going slow and easy with the poor thing. We get to Robert's rig and pick him up, use the restroom, let the dog out for a stretch--YES!!! the poor van was loaded down with people and animals. The van had the big grey thing on the top to hold luggage--me, my sister, Bella, Mallorie and Buddie--the coon dog in a carrier. There was no room for anything else. Robert gets in and going to be big macho man and fix my car(note-Robert is not mechanically inclined) push on the gas and the car just bogged down and went to squealing--and so did I. I made him get in the passenger seat and he stayed there the rest of the way--I cried the rest of the way--it was a great trip!!!
We did have a little family reunion--I will post pics later. My dad looked at my van there and put all kinds of stuff in it so we made it back. I still need to get it to the shop.
We have a lot to do and not enough time to do it! This is an update for now-I will add pics later! Bella did get to go with us and had a great time. My family in Oklahoma had never seen her or Mallorie before-it was fun to take them there.

Trip to Arkansas

2008-06-10T17:29:00.002-05:00

We recently went to Arkansas to visit Robert's family. His mother had a stroke and we were checking in on that situation. We went over Memorial weekend--I have pictures and will post some later. We visited some cemeteries that his family were buried in. I remember going to the cemetery on time as a child. This is the first time in my adult life that I have went to a cemetery on Memorial weekend. It was a touching event for me. I had never met any of the people that we "visited", still in some weird way felt connected to them. We did get the chance to go to the old farm house and look around the place. I learned many stories and tales of Ms. Ruby's childhood. She grew up in Neosho, Mo. It is a REALLY small town just inside the Missouri line. I hope that from here on out I will be able to pay respect to my loved ones that have passed on during this time. Just a little thought I had and wanted to share.

Update Needed!

2008-05-19T17:29:00.003-05:00

Lara said that I needed to post something on here--I feel like nothing is going on in our lives--so what to post. I have pics that I need to put on here--but will have to do that another time. Robert and I are leaving on Wednesday morning to visit his family in Arkansas. I am excited to go and see them. His mother had a stroke about 6 weeks ago--she is recovering fine and no damage done to any organs so that is good. We feel like we need to just go visit anyway. The last time we went was at Thanksgiving--so it is time.

That is about all that is going on in our lives. Robert and I work and work to pay bills! I am sure that is the way it is with everyone--sometimes I wonder if there is more to life.......or I just am on the wrong road. Oh well--I will deal with what I have--as I am sure everyone else is as well. I hope all is well with everyone and will post more later--

I sang to a baseball bat because the voices told me to!

2008-04-29T17:52:00.002-05:00

Lara has some cute stuff on her blog---I just had to copy--hope you enjoy

Robert's would be:
I ran over a fork because that is how I roll!

This is so funny because he always says--that is how I roll or you do not know how I roll!

TRY IT!! It is funny!

Pick the month you were born:

January---------I kicked
February-------I loved
March-----------I karate chopped
April-------------I licked
May--------------I jumped on
June-------------I smelled
July--------------I did the Macarena With
August---------I had lunch with
September----I danced with
October--------I sang to
November-----I yelled at
December-----I ran over

Pick the day (number) you were born on:

1-------a birdbath
2-------a monster
3-------a phone
4-------a fork
5-------a snowman
6-------a gangster
7-------my mobile phone
8-------my dog
9-------my best friends' boyfriend
10-------my neighbor
11-------my science teacher
12-------a banana
13-------a fireman
14-------a stuffed animal
15-------a goat
16-------a pickle
17-------your mom
18-------a s.p.o.o.n.
19-------a Smurf
20-------a baseball bat
21-------a ninja
22-------Chuck Norris
23-------a noodle
24-------a squirrel
25-------a football player
26-------my sister
27-------my brother
28-------an ipod
29-------a surfer
30-------a llama
31-------A homeless guy

Pick the color you are wearing:

White--------because I'm cool like that
Black--------because that's how I roll.
Pink----------because I'm NOT crazy.
Red-----------because the voices told me to .
Blue----------because I'm sexy and I do what I want
Green--------because I think I need some serious help.
Purple--------because I'm AWESOME!
Gray----------because Big Bird said to and he's my leader.
Yellow-------because someone offered me 1,000,000 dollars
Orange------because my family thinks I'm stupid anyway.
Brown--------because I can.
Other---------because I'm a Ninja !

None----------because I can't control myself

My Slogan is.......

2008-04-29T17:47:00.003-05:00

I took this from Lara's blog--

Your Slogan Should Be

Laura. Live the Pleasure.

The Slogan Generator

My color is GREEN!

2008-04-16T17:07:00.003-05:00

What's Your True Color?

My Result: Green

You're green, the color of growth and vigor. Good-hearted and giving, you have a knack for finding and bringing out the best in people. Green is the most down-to-earth color in the spectrum — reliable and trustworthy. People know they can count on you to be around in times of need, since your concern for people is genuine and sincere. You take pride in being a good friend. For you, success is measured in terms of personal achievement and growth, not by status or position. Rare as emeralds, greens are wonderful, natural people. It truly is your color!

What are you?
http://web.tickle.com/jumpto?test=colorogt&c=50652

I got this from Melissa's blog. This is so weird to me-all of these tests that you can take on the internet and they seem to peg you right off--so weird!

Julie Radomski

2008-04-08T18:42:00.003-05:00

Well, I am sitting here at work very sad--my dear friend and boss Julie had a massive heart attack and passed away last night around 11:30pm. As some of you know she just buried her husband on the 5th of January. She was struggling with his death and she seemed to be more and more depressed as the days went by. I know she got all of her personal stuff in order . I just went and witnessed her will last Tuesday. I am still in shock and wish it was not real. I got home from the hospital at 2am. The guys at Haven House are not sure that it is real and are very sad that Ms. Julie is not coming back. The funeral will be on Friday and the visitation on Thursday. We will take the guys to the funeral home for the visitation. I just felt I needed to write this down--I am sorry to share this with everyone but this is good or me. She always called herself Robert's 2nd wife. We would joke around all the time about that. She went to Mardi Gras with us this year and we had a great time. She will truly be missed.

Relay for Life!

2008-04-06T20:35:00.006-05:00

Here are some pictures of the pageant we recently did!! Mallorie and Bella both won their age group! We had a good time--the pageant was for Relay for Life. We have always supported The American Cancer Society--so this was a good way. The boys girlfriends wanted to do it as well so we were there the whole day--but enjoyed it! I hope yall enjoy the pictures!
I hope everyone enjoyed General Conference--I will write more soon!

Isabella Rose

Bella and Mallorie after theirclasses--

Bella is Toddler Miss Relay for Life

Mallorie is Baby Miss Relay for Life

I am READY to go home!!

Bella, Abbie, Haley and Mallorie

Abbie is Cord's girlfriend

Haley is Festus's girlfriend

Haley Marie
Mallorie Claire
What is going on here?
I look just like my La-La!! HA!
The winners in 0-6 months

I could not resist! TOO Funny!

2008-04-01T22:25:00.004-05:00

This was way to funny not to post--all of the things it says about a bulldog is so true about me--so weird! I hope you all enjoy it!

I am thinking about bartending on my days off!! HA HA!

NEED TO POST!

2008-03-11T21:27:00.002-05:00

I am needing to post pictures and let yall know what has been going on in our lives. We have been busy as usual-it seems like the week that Robert is home from work we are super busy. I am just as busy when he is gone. I always find time to post when I am at work-but do not have a scanner or camera card with me--so needless to say I will have to make another post at home. We are throwing around the idea of Alaska in August-I will let all know how those plans are coming. We loved going there last year and would love to go back--just need to see how everything plays out.
As for the adoption--it is a no go. We are okay with it and know that whatever is suppose to happen--WILL!! We have 20 nieces and nephews to keep us quite busy and use our money as well:) We are ready for it to be spring so we can get outside and enjoy our place. I will post pictures later--

Crazy Crazy Crazy life I lead!

2008-02-26T17:20:00.003-06:00

I am not sure where to begin-there are so many things that are going on right now in my life that it is CRAZY!!

Robert has not been on his normal rig in quite sometime-so his schedule varies from week to week--which I do not like at all. I have been busy at work and when I am not at work I am busy with the nieces and nephews.

We took Bella this weekend to get her pictures done--when we get them back I will put some on here--she should be a model--and did I forget to mention that she looks just like her Lala?!!

(Just kidding)--it was funny though!!

The Blockers are always busy--the 2 oldest boys play baseball for the school and start games this week--the 2 younger boys are in a pageant this weekend at the school--and that is keeping everyone busy. Mallorie is spoiled as spoiled can be--Meredith and I pierced her ears on Valentine's Day. She is getting big and smiling at you when you talk to her.

As far as the adoption--I still can not get a hold of the mother so I am not going to worry about anything--I know what I need to do if or when she calls me. If we are suppose to have a child something will happen-I just have to have that hope!

I hope all is well with everyone and will write more later.

So much for blogging more!

2008-02-18T15:19:00.003-06:00

I know, I know I said that I would do better at blogging--but what can I say. SORRY!
My life has not slowed down any at all--we had Mardi Gras-which is a whole other blog topic for sure--with pictures. My boss came back to work and trying to get all of the end of the year thigns done plus.....
They are remodeling my workplace and it is a mess--so I have been helping to get it all back in order.
As far as the adoption--well here it goes--The dad has rights in the state of Arkansas so even though he has no involment in the childs life-he still will have to sign his rights away. The problem with that is he is in jail for who knows how long. The other BIG hold up is that I can not get in contact with the mother at the moment. I do know that the baby is a girl and due the end of March---there is not a lot I can do legally until the baby is 3 days old---SOOOO--we are in a waiting period. I will update on this situation as news comes in......
Robert is working 7 days on and 7 days off and we seem to like that for now. I am very busy with Bella these days. She had been with us every weekend for the last month. We enjoy seeing her and she tells me that when summer gets here I am taking her to Oklahoma to ride PawPaw's horse--so I guess we will be making a trip to Mom and Dad's. I will write more later---

WOW! A NEW YEAR!

2008-01-07T22:20:00.000-06:00

On Friday the 4th Mallorie Claire joined the Blocker family--she weighed 5 lbs 12 oz and was 19 inches long. She and Mere are home and doing fine.

The Blockers'--the boys and the girl--they are very excited about her.
Mallorie Claire Blocker

For those of you who have been checking my blog and finding nothing--I am sorry. I have been very busy with work and family. We went to Arkansas for Thanksgiving and I had to work for Christmas. My boss at work has been out with her husband who has been very ill and in Birmingham, Alabama in the hospital. I have taken trips to see her and check on her--she has been there by herself and her husband was in ICU--so she was only able to see him every so often. On Saturday--David Radomski passed away. Julie is hanging in there pretty good--I am personal friends with her as well as her being my boss. I have been busy with her and trying to help her get things together for the funeral. I am glad that she will be back at work--I just hate all that has happened.

I will be doing better at blogging--sorry for the drought for those that read--I will be adding some info soon--we may be adopting a baby in March--I will keep everyone informed!

I've been tagged!

2007-11-28T18:11:00.000-06:00

I was tagged by Lara-- very funny post.

This is a different tag, so here are the rules:
A. The rules of the game are posted at the beginning.
B. Each player lists 6 little-known facts/habits about themselves.
C. At the end of the post, the player then tags 6 people and posts their names, then goes to their blogs and leaves them a comment, letting them know that they have been tagged and asking them to read your blog.

1) I am a neat FREAK!! I can not function if things are not in there places. It is a bad thing--not pretty sometimes at my house:)
2) I voted for Jonathan and Marie on Dancing with the Stars every time and voted the max amount--I thought she did a great job!!!
3) When I was a teenager I LOVED wrestling--I mean Hulk Hogan, the Von Eriks and Hacksaw Jim Dugan--and lets not forget the Rock n Roll Express--oh yea--Terry Taylor--enough, enough--lets just say that I LOVED wrestling!!
4) I love to eat sweet and salty things together--like when I go to the movies--I put M&M's in my popcorn!!
5) I am a survivor of Hurricane Katrina!!
6) I cry at dumb things ALL the time--It seems like sometimes when I am watching TV-all I do is cry--I KNOW--I have problems!! :)

I tag:

1-Kara
2-Heidi
3-Melissa
4-Heather
5-Jen
6-Anitra

Time Flies!

2007-11-27T18:09:00.000-06:00

I have no excuse for not posting anything-and I have 1,000 excuses. I will be posting like a mad woman soon-a lot has happened in our lives these past few weeks-I hope all are safe and had a great Thanksgiving. We just got back from Arkansas on Monday evening. Robert and I both are back at work again so things will get back to normal!
I will write more soon. Thanks Heather for missing me!!

I miss Robert

2007-10-21T23:15:00.000-05:00

Lately, I have been having a hard time dealing with Robert being gone to work for 2 weeks at a time. I am so excited for him to come home on Tuesday. He will only be home for 1 week and then be gone again--I will be off from work the whole time he is home and I am SO excited about it! I guess you just go through these spells but this one is really bad--it had been hard to have him gone. I know that he is making a living for us and I appreciate it-but still REALLY, REALLY miss him so I am ready for him to get here!!!

10/20/07

2007-10-21T23:04:00.001-05:00

The spa collection
The cake
The host family (Jennifer, Amanda and Julie) Kaydee Bug
Mya Lou

The day started with sleeping in-then a few phone calls from well wishers. Danon, Chad, James and I went to a restaurant called Crescent City Grill in Hattiesburg for early dinner. We had a very nice time and GREAT food. I then went to Julie's house for the party!! It was so nice of them to have this for me. We hung out outside by the fire pit. The kids played and we laughed and laughed. I had a great birthday and am thankful for good friends!! Thanks to all of those that called and emailed me-I appreciate it!! One more thing I have been trying to get a hold of my friend Annalisa to wish her a happy Birthday--her b-day is the 19th and mine the 20th--so we have always kept in touch at least once a year-but I am having a hard time getting a hold of her this year--SO Happy Birthday Annie!!

The Birthday weekend

2007-10-21T22:52:00.001-05:00

10/19/07 CRAIG MORGAN--at the Washington Parish Free Fair in Franklinton, LA!! He put on a great show--had a blast!!

OKAY, OKAY, this is no joke. I have never used the public restroom at the fair but this time I did. I have never been in a restroom that everyone can see you when you go--HELLO! I could not believe it. I said hello to the girl across the stall--This was out of control!!
Mark wanting this tractor and Danon laughing because they live in the city!!

USM Golden Eagles

2007-10-21T12:33:00.000-05:00

10/13/07 THE GOLDEN EAGLES!! The stadium is called the ROCK!! It was homecoming and a great game. My friend Danon and her family invited me to go with them-we tailgated and had a good time.

Here is the whole gang--just a quick story-my frined Danon is in the front in the jacket-her fiance Mark is right behind her. Her uncle Wendall is in the sweater vest. This man is 90+ and was hitting on all of the woman that sat around us--he was even kissing on one--YOU GO WENDALL!!

3 WEEK DROUGHT!

2007-10-17T00:10:00.000-05:00

It has been 3 weeks since I have posted anything. I can say that this 3 weeks has been VERY eventful. I am not going into all of the details but some life changes decisions have been made and I will share them at a later date.
There is something I would like to say and that is you never know how good or how bad something is until you step "outside" and look at the situation. I have come to realize that living in Mississippi is not healthy for me-spiritually, emotionally or physically. I am grateful for a husband that loves me and will stand by me through all of the DRAMA that living in Mississippi has brought on both of us. I want to tell him I am sorry and things will be better soon.
I have not had any "good" news to post and do not want to burden everyone with my life "CRAP". Okay-that is enough about all of that.
I did, however, go to a dog funeral on Sunday--quite the event. That was a first for me--and I am sure it was for the other 39 people there. I will post pictures when I get a chance.
I hope all is well with everyone and I will post later.

SCATTERGORIES.....

2007-09-26T21:20:00.000-05:00

SCATTERGORIES…it’s harder than it looks! Copy and paste.

*Use the 1st letter of your name to answer each of the following.
*they have to be real places, names, things…nothing made up!
*Try to use different answers if the person in front of you had the same 1st initial.
*You CAN’T use your name for the boy/girl name question.

What is your name? Laura

4 letter word: Love

Vehicle: Lincoln

TV Show: Lost

City: Las Vegas

Boy Name: Luke

Girl Name: Lydia

Alcoholic drink: Have no idea

Occupation: Lady at Mental Home

Something you wear: Lipstick

Celebrity: Lindsey Lohan (double L)

Food: Lettuce

Something found in a bathroom: Lavender Hand Soap

Reason for Being Late: Lazy

Cartoon Character: Lucy(Charlie Brown)

This was so random--but fun!! Everyone should try-

My Duty is Done

2007-09-26T17:42:00.000-05:00

I have spent my last day on the Grand Jury. I have to say that is was not my most favorite thing to do! I have been there Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. I have heard some cases that you would not believe-and in 6 months when my gag order is up--there are a few I would like to share. This is a strange world and the laws of this nation makes justice hard at times.
We toured all of the county owned buildings on Monday and the prison/jail today. It is interesting to me that when you are sent to prison-you get A/C, TV, 3 big meals a day and all the free time you could ever want. I was disgusted at the fact that there are no work programs in this prison/jail. I mean-heck-WHAT? is the punishment? I am still in awe as to how all this is bad(I would love for someone to pay my bills and me to have free time all day)-and to top things off, they are building another basketball court for them because they do not have enough(playground) equipment---WHATEVER!!!! Plant a garden, make something--DO SOMETHING!! I understand that they can not go anywhere AT ALL--like I can, but to me prison should be punishment-not privileges.
I just stopped and thought about our first year of marriage and realized we did not have cable because we did not want to spend the money--we had 3 channels to watch on TV and they have satellite---FREE!!!! I work everyday and uphold the laws--they do not--they have TV--I did not----anything wrong with this picture?
I would like to say that if anyone gets the opportunity to serve on a Grand Jury--take it. It is the only was as citizens we can change things in our community that we live in. I am glad I did it.

SUNDAY AFTERNOON

2007-09-23T23:06:00.000-05:00

I was in the laundry room and getting things ready for Jury Duty tomorrow-and I looked out the back door and this is what I saw! These babies were so cute-they played for at least 10 minutes or so--one of the perks of living in the country I guess! I hope you enjoy these as much as I enjoyed watching them today!

LOVE BUG SEASON!

2007-09-22T16:17:00.000-05:00

This was suppose to be posted on Friday 9/21/07

These are love bugs and I hate them. They come out in the spring and fall! They eat the paint away on your car when you hit them because of the acid in them--and YES--that is two bugs "stuck" together. The picture on the right if you look on the lock of the door-you will see more of them--they love the color white and swarm you! One of the perks of the south I guess!

This is Isabella Rose--she is ready for the town. We actually got to have her Thursday night and all day on Friday--Here are some pictures of her during our visit. There is a store here called Libby Lou's that girls can go and get all dolled up--Bella loves it and this time we went to Aunt Mere's and she doled Bella up for our trip to town!!

Cord and Bella--her best friend!
READY FOR SOME FOOTBALL!! GO TROJANS!
This is bath time at Lala's--she had a blast--it has been fun to see her and be able to talk to her---my guard is up but hopefully things will be better!!

It's a Small World!

2007-09-19T21:15:00.001-05:00

First-I need to say that my thoughts and prayers are with Lara and Nick right now. I hope and pray that all goes well, Lara holds up good and is able to deal well with the months and years ahead of her...... LOVE YOU!

Now I feel that I need to say just how grateful I am for this blogging thing--you know when I lived in Northern Virginia--IMing was the big thing to do to keep in touch and talk with everyone and goodness knows I tried to keep everyone up on the "happenings" when they were happening(no I am not talking about the gossip--the parties--goodness yall--stay with me here). Through this blog- I have meet new people-such as Tara(well I knew about her from Ben Bennett and Lara) but have never met her face to face--we chatted on the phone for several hours the other night and it was like we had know each other for years--that was a good thing if you ask me--(by the way Tara if you read this-I told Robert our plans and he could go and be quite or not go at all--but he was not ruining our party!!! :) ) When I moved to Virginia, I was coming from Hawaii(--man I still miss that place-) I was a nanny for a military family. I had the opportunity to hang out all day everyday with other nannies from the Langley Ward(and there were alot of us). I made some good friends and great memories with these people--I have kept up with some of you over the years--and others I have found through blogging--Rachel and Melissa. I have been horrible at keeping in touch with everyone. I know that we all get busy in our own lives. The thing that I LOVE most about blogging is when I get time, I can post--and when YOU get time, you can read---so I just want say something to each of you--
Nick and Lara-Nick and I have never met-but will one day--Lara, we met SO randomly that it kills me one of the best moments with you would have to be--495 Beltway--I like big butts!!-baby got back! I think Oliver was there as well--because it was his families van that broke down. HAHA! You trip here was great as well!
Heidi and Dave-Heidi, Lauren and I lived together for a year or so. We had great times in the townhouse--I always remember about you is your popcorn and scrap booking--oh and your blanket--and Cape Cod, New York and institute retreats!!!
Kara--What can I say-I love your guts girl! RS presidency get away trip to St. Thomas and our trip to Hawaii are highlights--as well as the cabin-- you moving me to MS and all the fun from that trip--truck stop bathrooms--gotta love them--and last but not least you driving to come to my wedding when all the flights were cancelled after 9/11--and Heather too!
Tara--I will have more to say on you after our trip to Jackson Square I am sure-Palm reading anyone? or the Bourbon Cowboy?
Lauren-Of course living together, poker nights and our ice cream runs because life sucks at times and Maggiano's. CAR SHOPPING ANYONE?
Kristin and Oliver-Krispy Kreme anyone or Five Guys? Any dance I go to will never be the same without Oliver--our midnight talks in the parking garage-haha!
Matt-NEW ORLEANS BABY!! Kara was here as well--the trumpet you played while marching in the street waiting for the parade to begin will always stick out to me.
Heather-Well I believe that I spent more time with you, Kara and Tema than my roommates at times-- in St. Thomas we(the 4 of us) made a deal to see each other and get together every year--I think we are still waiting for that year to be over(haha)-and last but not least-coming to my wedding and helping as much as you did--Thanks to you and Kara!
Melissa-We had great times--sneaking out of the house to avoid Mark. We never had a bad time-always laughed and going to Lancaster, PA will always be a highlight for me.
Natalie--FHE, we did that song from My Best Friends Wedding and you wore the wedding dress--still makes me crack up to this day--you always made me look like a million bucks--thanks a million. and killed my eye brows--still get them done(by the way) love ya!
Dori-is Kara's sister and really went out of her way for me when Robert and I were sealed in the DC Temple--she made us a red velvet wedding cake (Robert ate the whole bottom layer) She was VERY pregnant with Robbie and I thank you very much!
Rachie--She was my young friend-still in high school-I would watch her play Field Hockey-I met her through her brother and she always made me laugh
Rachel DAVIS Palmer--you see there are 2 Rachel Palmer's--(Rachel Davis married Rachie's brother Aaron)-we spent everyday together and went everywhere together for sometime--going to Palmyra, NY and the Hill Cumorah Pageant and staying at your families home will be fond memories for me forever!
Robert--my darling husband--all I can say is I love you with all of my heart-You make me want to be a better person everyday.

Mom, Mere, Jen and Sissy-I see or talk to yall often--you know I love ya!

P.S. One more little note----When I lived in Hawaii I ran into one of my DL's from my mission at BYU Hawaii and we hung out till I left-well- I recently found him again and he is in Jackson, MS about an hour or so from me-doing his internship at University Hospital. I am telling you--It is a small world after all!!

P.S.S. Sometimes in life I feel people need to hear how they have affected other lives for the good-so often in life we only hear the bad--I hope that you all enjoy this good and know that it comes from the bottom of my heart--thanks for all the good memories and great times. You all have touched my life--THANKS AGAIN!

DRAMA

2007-09-18T10:59:00.000-05:00

I need this shirt. I did not go to sleep last night till --well--4am or so. Robert is gone and I cleaned the house and played on the computer. I had a great day yesterday--emotional--but great. I get a phone call this morning and now my brother is trying to call Bella and talk to her--he is a BIG part of the reason Amy stopped letting us see her--come to find out he told her that we were helping him kidnap Bella--(did I mention my brother is off in the head at times?). Anyway instead of Amy asking us about it-she just took her away. SO--we were able see her yesterday and it is probably just a coincidence but STILL leave the drama somewhere else.
I mean I wish one day did not have DRAMA!

On a lighter note--check out the Southern Belle T shirt website- they are so dang cute--and so TYPICAL of the south!!

Monday was a GREAT day!!

2007-09-18T00:56:00.000-05:00

We got to see Bella today. Some of you remember this post .

Bella's grandma was watching Bella today and called and said that Bella came in the room and wanted to talk to her Aunt Mere and Lala so Barbara called us. I was so excited. We chatted for a few minutes and she said that she would meet us so we could see Bella. I immediately got ready, called Mere and we headed into town. When we saw her she just hugged us and loved on us--she would not let us go. It was heartbreaking and great all round up in one emotion. It has been a long 3 months that we have not been able to see her and her mother told us a while back she did not remember us anyway. Well-- she did remember us. Her mother showed up and we talked about things and we will hopefully get her this weekend sometime. We are still on guard with our emotions per say because we are scared of getting hurt--but when that little girl hugged me and would not let go--I melted and would do anything in the world for her. She looks just like me as a child and I feel a bond with her that is indescribable. So all I can say is this Monday was a great day!!

6th Anniversary

2007-09-15T21:23:00.000-05:00

Well, we have made it 6 years. It does not seem that long but it has been. Robert was suppose to leave for work on Tuesday but did not leave until Friday--he said he was sick--I think he wanted to be with me for our anniversary--aah how sweet-right! Well we went to dinner and came home -it seems like we are getting older and older--just want to spend time at home.

I have been very sick lately and last weekend I did nothing but sleep and I have been under the weather this weekend as well. I just cannot seem to kick this cough and cold.

I thought about what I was doing 6 years ago and how far we have come in our lives and what all has happened. I then thought about Lara and what she has been going through. I want her to know that she is in my thoughts and hope she is doing well.

Hurricane Season

2007-08-31T11:41:00.000-05:00

I just got off the oilrig today. I did not get evacuated for Hurricane Dean but there were 18,000 oilfield men and women evacuated that worked out in the Gulf of Mexico. I work on a land rig about 50 miles from the coast but if it heads toward Texas then we go home. The trailers and buildings we live and work in are not tied down. You may not know this but you do not want to be in a trailer house that is not tied down in a hurricane! It is so nice to come home to a clean house and mowed lawn. Kudos to Laura! I mentioned above that there are women that work in the oilfield, their only qualification is they have to be cheap and easy. Just joking ladies. I am looking forward to my next time home because we are going to Chattanooga, TN. I love studying history and actually visiting the places. The last few years since I got married and moved to MS I have become fascinated with the Civil War Era. After I have learned everything about that there is always another thing I will get interested in.

Update on Bella and 2nd Anniversary of Hurricane Katrina

2007-08-29T18:51:00.000-05:00

First- thanks to those comments and concerns about Bella. We were suppose to see her on Sunday--her mother said that she would meet us and we could see her--we waited all day and she never called. I called her at 8pm--(I did not want to upset her or make her mad). She said that she was tired and we would have to try for another day. I work Tues and Wed so I told her Monday--and she said fine. Well--Monday came and went and we still have not heard from her or talked to her--or more importantly...seen Bella. I am to the point now that I can not deal with this emotionally. It is really hard on me, I am sure that it is on everyone else as well. We try not to think about it to much but it is hard when you live in a small town--I mean people know EVERYTHING about you before you do. Anyway just wanted to give everyone an update......

NOW!!!! I have a few words to write on this day--the anniversary of Katrina. This time 2 years ago I was trying to get to town to find Robert. He had worked at the mental home with the guys and I had packed the house up and stayed with my parents. At 10am we lost all communication with everyone. As the day went on my parents house started flying away--literally. We watched all the shingles and black paper and eventually the siding off of the porch. The posts that are on the porch were twisted side ways and we were pushing water out the front door. It was quite the sight. We had my parents, my sister, her husband and 4 children and me in the house. The kids were in the hallway the whole day--not good memories for anyone. Now-I know that I have digressed from the original topic of finding Robert but I will get back there--at about 6pm the rain and wind let up-we all(9 of us) loaded in my dads truck and started to town to find Robert. We got to him and all was well with him. There was no damage to the building they were staying in-there was damage to there house that they live in. A tree went through the roof of the house. When it was over we just felt lucky to all be alive and had what we needed. We did not blame anyone and have anger towards anyone. On the Sunday before the hurricane-- at church they sent us home and said to prepare for at least 3 days of no water and electricity--and we did. Everyone was told this--including NEW ORLEANS MAYOR AND RESIDENTS. I am having a BIG issue with there belly aching and drama that they continue to keep going. We all were given the same information--some prepared--some didn't. It is not the federal governments responsibility to help those that did not help themselves. There were many things they could have done to get out of there----THE MAYOR BEING the first to do his job would have helped--instead he left and went to higher ground. FURTHERMORE--the hurricane is not the cause of NEW ORLEANS problems--the levees are. That is the state government issue--they should have done there jobs and been checking up on things. I lived there 20 years ago--they knew then that the levees were bad--so why not fix them--I KNOW WHY--it is easier to blame the president and the federal government--than to step up, come together and do what you have to do to get all back to normal. The Mississippi Gulf Coast was hit the hardest as far as I am concerned--there is not one building that survived the storm. You have heard NOTHING from the Gulf Coast-except thanks and what a good job the government did in the response--WE WERE ALL TOLD TO HAVE 3 DAYS OF SUPPLIES--in and out of the church--that was enough time for relief to get to us. If you heeded the warning you were fine--if you didn't you suffered and blamed everyone else for your problems. Well now that I have vented--that feels better--it is a day in my life that I will never forget--and hopefully will not have to go through another one. Just a bit of information--my parents house is brick home about 5 years old. It just got hammered. Since the hurricane my parents have moved to Oklahoma--do not want to go through that again. Well--I tell you this so you will know that not all was as bad as NEW ORLEANS AND MAYOR NAGIN make it out to be.

New Orleans Pictures!

2007-08-20T23:11:00.000-05:00

Robert at the TABASCO plant--he loves the stuff!
The Schuckmans'--I look like I have something wrong with my neck--I can not take good pictures! UGH!
The Blockers' on a carriage rideHere we are in front of St. Louis Cathedral. We had a great weekend in New Orleans and the city is ALOT nicer since the hurricane.

ATTENTION! IT'S A GIRL

2007-08-20T15:45:00.000-05:00

Meredith and Chad are having a girl--the 5th one is going to be Mallorie Claire Blocker!!!
We can not believe it!!! YAHOO!!!

Not sure what to do!

2007-08-19T22:00:00.000-05:00

My niece Bella has been around us for almost 3 years--all of her life thus far and now her mother will not let her see us. I know that some people may not have this problem in their families but it is a problem in ours. My brother and Bella's mom had a thing and BAM--here is Bella. They never married and everyone around town said that my brother was not the father--but after a paternity test--which was 99.9% sure he was the father we were thrilled. We have no girl babies in the family and could not wait to get to know Bella. We went to the hospital when she was born-November 9, 2004. In January 2005 we started watching Bella everyday for her mother. She is in nursing school and needed someone to watch her--so it was the least we could do. We paid for everything--the mother had to do nothing--I drove to town every morning and picked Bella up at 6am and would bring her to her at the end of the day--around 3pm or so. In May of that year the mother decided that she did not want us to see Bella so we were not allowed to see her during the summer--it was VERY hard. Then in August '05 when school was starting back up she had no one else to watch the baby so she came to us again--we were thrilled to be a part of her life-- My sisters boys are very attached to her and love her dearly. We have watched her up until May '07 and her mom and my brother got in an argument(which happens off and on all the time) and that was it--she wants my brother to pay for Bella --WHICH HE SHOULD(he wants Bella to have his last name and have visitation to her and the mother does not want that but wants his money)-- she should not punish us when we do everything for Bella. So as it stands now--we have no contact with her--she has changed her phone number so we can not even call her. I saw her at a restaurant in town on Friday night and it just about killed me--I do not know what to do--we all want to see her and we are not allowed. We have done nothing wrong to the mother or Bella. I hope and pray that one day everything will work out for the best. I do not think that Heavenly Father intended for this to happen in the world. I feel like not ONLY are we hurting from this but Bella will to. She has a whole other family that loves her and wants the best for her. I just do not know what to do to make her mother understand we want to do for Bella--you see the mother gave us nothing for watching Bella and we bought all the diapers, clothers and anything else she might need. I just do not understand jerking her away from us. Any suggestion?

Back to the day to day grind!

2007-08-14T17:40:00.000-05:00

I just got back from Oklahoma on Sunday evening. I rode there with my sister to pick up the boys from my parents. We got there on Thursday and boy did we have a trip--here it goes
1-my father has a little ford ranger that he left here and they took my sisters vehicle back with the boys 2 weeks ago--so we leave in the "crack wagon" Thursday when I got off of work
2-we have to stop every 150 miles because the gas gauge does not work and we did not know exactly how much gas we had
3-we were going for an hour and Mere had to throw up--she is pregnant--so after that pit stop we were on the road again
4-about an hour later we had to pit or the bathroom
5-hour later we stopped for gas--and the CHECK OIL light came on-
6-in 104 weather I am checking the oil and putting oil in the truck
7-we had to stop for more food at Shreveport-Whataburger was our best option--love some whataburger
8-get into Texas and realize that I REALLY like cowboy hats- um um ummm I called Robert an d told him he needed one-
9-get to Oklahoma about 11pm and we are dead dog tired. The kids are excited to see Mere but are not ready to come home

Okay- the rest of the weekend went well, we went to the rodeos and had a great time with the family. The boys were in the rodeos --so we will have to get pics soon of that! We got to see most everyone in the family. Robert and Chad did not come with us--Chad was at work and Robert was at home. There was not enough room for him--besides he wanted to spent sometime alone anyway.
I missed him and was ready to get back.

Robert left today to go back to work for 6 weeks. He was excited to be going back and getting into the routine again--not sure I can handle the time away--but we will see. We had a great time and I have pictures to post of our trip to THE BIG EASY! We did not have ANY domestics this time--so things are looking up.
Well--this is all for now--write more soon!

Take me out to the BALLGAME!

2007-08-07T22:11:00.000-05:00

COLTON

Nanny and Colton
Papaw and Colton
La La and Colton

THE BOYS Clay, Cord, Colton and Festus

THE BIG BOYS Daddy and Papaw Ellis

THE COLUMBIA ALLSTARS!!

(Colton on far right)

I hope you have enjoyed these pictures--Robert and I just got back from a weekend in New Orleans--I will get some pictures up as soon as I can!

Colton's team placed 5th in State

2007-07-29T23:55:00.000-05:00

The run off the ball games came to an end this evening. We lost for the 2nd time and were eliminated from the tournament. We played Philadelphia on Friday and lost 7-5. We came back on Saturday and played Washington county and won 15-2. We played this evening and lost 8-3. The boys played awesome and we are VERY proud of them. There record is 10-3--not bad for a group of kids that have only played together for a month. They are going to be able to go to a Mississippi Braves game and go on the field with the Braves players of there position for the National Anthem. They are very excited about this.
Robert comes home Tuesday and we are going on a mini vacation to Lafayette, Louisiana for the weekend. He got some safety awards so we are going to use them. We are excited to get away.
Mere's boys are going to go back to Oklahoma with my parents and spend some time there till school starts. They have been waiting for Allstars to be over--so now they can go.
I will write more later.

COLTON'S GOING TO STATE!!

2007-07-24T20:58:00.000-05:00

Well, Colton's Allstar Baseball team is playing in the state championship on Friday. They went undefeated through district playoffs. This is the first time that this has happened at our ballpark in the 11yr old age group. We are all very excited about it. My parents are coming in from Oklahoma to watch the games. The team has played very well.

Well- to catch everyone up on the happening in the Schuckman household--
1st Robert's company was bought out by another offshore company and we were wondering for a while if he would still have a job, but he does at the moment and will have till sometime in 2008 as of now.....we will just wait and see.
2nd--Robert left to back offshore the 17th. We had a great time while he was home just hanging around the house---we do not get to do that very often. There were no domestics to report between the two us this go round--I think that we both get comfortable in our "own" world for the weeks that we are apart and sometimes it is an adjustment. I do love to see him and look forward to him coming home.
3rd--I did have a bit of domestics at my job--man oh man--I will not go into all of that but everything is working out okay now.
4th--Lara Sedar got married on Saturday and I am sad that I did not make it to DC for the wedding. I am sure it was beautiful.

Well, I we are off to the state tournament on Friday and are ready to play. I will keep you posted on what is going on.

I am officialy addicted!

2007-07-12T22:58:00.000-05:00

Okay, Okay I will admit it--Lara has created a monster. I have just loved this idea of being able to write things on here and have others read it. I am able to express myself. I have signed my co worker, mother and sister up on here. I really am addicted to this. I have been wanting to keep some sort of history of the happenings of my life and the events in small town Mississippi.
Robert is excited about this as well. We hope that you will pass this blog along to those that you know who know us. We would love to hear from everyone.

Tomorrow starts Colton's Allstar baseball District games. We will be going about 1 1/2 hours away to watch his team play. He plays 1st base and pitches. All of Mere's boys are great athletes....I will have to let all know how the game turns out....Until then BYE

off the oilrig

2007-07-11T12:35:00.000-05:00

I got off the oilrig today and I am sick as a dog. I am just grateful it is my week off instead of work. There is no worse feeling in the world than knowing you have to work 16 to 18 hours a day sick. They do not care if you are sick, they want their cookies! I would not want a sick cook cooking for me. I worked two weeks on my regular land rig by Houston TX and then went to a inland barge an hour south of New Orleans for a week. That is a small floating oil rig that drills for oil and gas in swamps, rivers and shallow water offshore. Offshore means the Gulf of Mexico if you are not familar with geography. Laura is starting to be like my mother because they do not mind how much me and my my dad works as long as we send the money home. It is alright with me because the more I work the more I get for allowance. I love the fact that now that I am married that I do not have the headaches of trying to pay my bills from a offshore oilrig. Laura is great about saving money and paying the bills and now with my job I can start traveling again. I do not want to get like the rest of these Mississippi people in MS and never leave this state. Please do not let Laura bury me in Mississippi!!!
Robert

I AM A LIGHTNING ROD

2007-07-10T18:37:00.001-05:00

All I can say is you do not want me to be at your house when a storm comes.
A few weeks ago I was at work (working overtime) and a storm came in from no where--one minute sunny, the next storming. I was looking on the computer at the weather and all of a sudden---KAAABOOOOOMMMMM!! I thought I had been hit(I wasn't) but could have swore that I was. I got the guys to go get in the bus and I was FREAKING OUT!!! We had had tornado drills, fire drills--but never oh my gosh lightning drill. I put them on the bus I walked around the house to see if there were flames coming out anywhere--about that time I hear the fire truck coming down the road--I am thinking--this is it--my stuff is in there and it is gone. Well, the truck goes next door and I continue looking at the house--well--there was a huge geyser of water on the side of the house shooting over the fence. I guess the lightning blew it out. Well, we are not allowed to let the guys go back in until the house has been checked so I went across the street--got a fireman --and they came and checked the house out. We had to turn off the main water line--so no water for 24 hours-----in a group home-----not a good idea.
It got 2 TV's and the computer. I thought it had me--but luckily I was safe-----

The next weekend I was at home and the same thing happenend--the sun was shining--then KAAABOOOM! I was on the computer and trying to get off--well --I now have a new computer. The first computer I bought did not work properly so I had to pack it back up and get another one--but we are all good now--SO when the sky gets dark--I go in a room with no electronics AT ALL!!!!! I hate storms anywy now I really hate them....until next time

4TH of July at the Group Home!

2007-07-05T15:56:00.000-05:00

That is right--I worked Tuesday and Wednesday. HMM--needless to say we did not do any fireworks. I have really enjoyed finding people through this blogging that I have failed to keep in touch with over the years. I miss my Virginia family and need to get back up there and visit.

Robert is working over a week--so by the time he gets home it will have been 3 weeks since I have seen him. I used to enjoy the time he was away--it was my alone time, but I am starting to miss him more and more.

My next entry will be to tell the tale of the new computer and lightning chasing me--until then.....bye bye!

GRAND JURY DUTY

2007-07-03T22:16:00.000-05:00

A month ago I was called to be on the Grand Jury. This week I had to report to do the hardest thing I have ever had to do in my life. I am not sure if you know exactly what a GRAND JURY does--but here it goes.
First, we are to serve for 6 months--meeting from time to time during that 6 months.
We hear felony cases.
So--the DA brings the cases before us and we(as a jury) decide if there is enough evidence to go to trial or make an indictment.
I will be so happy when my time is up. I sat for 2 days last week and cried my eyes out.
You see, we are not allowed to discuss the happening of the meetings for this 6 months, so you go home with all of this stuff you have heard all day and try to deal with it.
There are some bad things that happen in this world and we always think that it does not happen around us--BUT IT DOES!!

I wish you were still a "Story"

2007-07-03T22:09:00.000-05:00

This is something that Robert said when Lara came to visit. We had been driving ALL DAY and Robert had told the same story hmm....not sure how many times, I was correcting him and he just popped out and said--"I wish you were still a STORY". Lara thought that was so funny and it has stuck ever since. I still give Robert a hard time because sometimes--he can not remember what he remembers--that is another one of his comments that I will leave for a later date.

My sister and her family live here and we spend a great deal of time with them. She has 4 boys and is expecting again--we are praying for a girl--. I love to watch the kids play sports. ok well--enough for now--until later......

oh my gosh!!

2007-06-27T21:27:00.000-05:00

I can not believe I let Lara set this up. I am not sure what I have to say that will interest anyone, but here we go.

As of today, Robert and I live an interesting life. I see him every other week for a week. He is working on an oilrig at the moment and loves it. I work at a group home for men and enjoy it as well. We are living in Columbia, Mississippi!!! In September we will be married for 6 years and it does not seem like that long.

I wish I was still a STORY!!! Just kidding That is the next blog title---until then over and out