Happy Fall Yall!!!

By the way please ignore the dirty face, messy hair and miss matched clothes and while we are at it, the no shoes too!! : )Later Taters

FISCHER NEIL UZZLE

Baby Fischer is finally here!! After years of trying and 9months of waiting for him to get here, he has finally arrived, happy and healthy along with mom and dad!! He weighed 8lbs 3 oz and was 19" long and was welcomed into this world at 12:50pm yesterday 9-29-08!!! Welcome baby FISCHER!!! Congrats Julie and Christopher!! We are so excited for yall!! Jonathan and I went to the hospital last night to check him out and of course check on mom and dad!! They were all doing great and he didnt make a peep the whole time we were there.. Of couse i held him for a short while and he is precious!! I did take some pictures but i didnt want to bother him with the flash so some are dark!!

Nasty Weather

Soo it has been nothing but rain and wind, rain and wind here for the past couple of days!! I love rain but not when I have to drive in it. I would rather be at home in the bed or on the couch with a blanket and my air on low! Thank heavens it was just some rain and wind and nothing bad like Katrina. We did lose power but only for about 2 hours. We were VERY lucky. Other than that we played in a softball tournament Sat. and got our butts kicked but had a blast! We cooked out for Labor Day at my Grandmothers Sunday after church and after we rode 4-wheelers. We had so much left over that we ate again on Monday and just hung out together. Braxton is trying to get better bless his heart he is alittle horse right now but his voice is starting to come back. We also finally got our Ta-Ta Trio shirts in and they are AWESOME!!! They look better than I had imagined. She is doing another order and will be placing it in the middle of Sept. so if you would like a shirt please let me know and I will be sure your name gets on the list. This will probably be the last order and they are only 20.00 and oh so cute and for such a GREAT cause!!

The Ta-Ta Trio t-Shirts

So lately I have been helping Mollie with her fundraising. We have been selling plate lunches on Wednesdays and they have been working out GREAT!! Now she is selling raffle tickets for 1.00 and they have some awesome prizes to give away!! She has just spoken to the lady with Southern Belle T-shirts and she has put together a design for The Ta-Ta Trio team. Here is the design. The shirts will be a Hot Pink color with this design on the back in black, white and pink colors. The front where the SB logo usually is will have a design the The Ta-Ta Trio on it. If you would like to purchase one of the BEAUTIFUL shirts please let me know!! They will be 20.00 with all the profit going towards there goal! Also if you would like to give a donation please click on the widget to the right and donate they will accept ANY donation big or small!! If you donate and you would like to Honor or Remember someone that has battled or is battling cancer (any form) please list there name or send it to me and they will be wearing your loved ones name on there shirts as they walk!! Let me know if you have any questions!! They are also having a garage sale comming up this next month so if you have anything you would like out or your way please let me know!! Later Taters!

Oh and about The Miller's nothing is really going on right now.. Braxton is cutting some more teeth(feeling yucky) and Jonathan is playing softball on the weekends with practice on the week nights, and for me I am busy helping Mollie and her Ta-Ta Trio raise money for there walk.. Thats about it in a nut shell!!

3 Day Walk for a Cure!

It's been a while since I posted and probably no one ever even checks my blog anymore but just in case I am making this post! I have a co-worker and friend (Mollie Cardwell) that has decided to participate in the Breast Cancer 3 Day Walk benefiting the Susan G. Koman for a Cure. I figured even if just one person reads my blog and donates to her it would be worth it! To the right you will see the widget that says "I am walking 60 miles in the breast cancer 3 day" If you click on this it will take you directly to Mollie's donation page. She will appreciate any and all donations. She must raise 2200.00 just to participate in the walk. She will be walking 20 miles for 3 days in October in Atlanta, GA along with 2 of her friends one of whom's mother lost her battle with cancer and whom they are walking in honor of. She will also be accepting a 10.00 donation to place a loved ones name on the back of her shirt that she will be walking in during the walk. If you would like to honor a loved one that has battled or is still battling cancer please let me know so I can get your money to her and your loved ones name. Please help Mollie in anyway that you can in this wonderful cause to find a cure!!

PLEASE NOTE I AM NOT WALKING IN THIS 3 DAY WALK I AM ONLY TRYING TO HELP MOLLIE IN REACHING HER GOAL!!!

4th of July Festivities

First of all I am thinking about changing my blog name to monthly lifes of the Miller's since I seem to never find time to update this crazy thing. On a different note we had a great 4th of July. Friday Mom, Braxton and I did a little shopping and then ate at the lake and watched a few fireworks. Sat. Jonathan had a softball tournament and my family cooked out. I rented a big water slide that I have been wanting since last year and we had a BLAST!!! It was so cool I am thinking it would be a good idea to rent it at least once a month!! We had it at Bubba and Andi's Sat and we loaded it up and brought it home that night. Sunday we had everyone over at our house and played on it some more all day long. Sunday night we went to Granny's for some Catfish and homemade ice cream and it was devine!! Man I love Granny's catfish!! We had a wonderful weekend and holiday now just if we always had a 3 day weekend everything would be even better!! Later Taters

Fathers Day

So we had a wonderful day yesterday. Braxton and I left Jonathan sleep in and made him breakfast in bed although he chose to bring it back to the kitchen so he wouldnt get syrup on the bed. (thanks honey) We gave him his presents and his cards and let him have his day. He chose to swim so we went swimming and then got out and came inside and we all took a 4 hr. nap!! We got up ran to his dads and his grandfathers and then had supper with my dad and grandfather. I hope all Daddy's had a wonderful fathers day yesterday. Even though I don't get to spend Father's day with my Daddy anymore I do miss him something terrible every day it just seems alittle more difficult on Fathers day. However I am still lucky enough to still have another dad here with me. He treats me like his own and loves me just as much, and as for me I feel the same about him. So i hope you had a wonderful Father's Day as well even if you had to spend Father's Day in your memory with yours. HAPPY FATHERS DAY to all the WONDEFUL Fathers out there and THANKS FOR ALL YOU DO!! Esp. my Hubby and BOTH of my DADS!! LOVE EACH ONE OF YOU!!! Later Taters

5 Things to do

Things

5 things under $5 that I cannot live without:

1. Caramel Java Hop
2. Skittles
3. eyeliner
4. toilet paper
5. coke usually


5 ALL TIME Favorite Movies

1. Dirty Dancing
2. Grease
3. The Notebook
4. Shrek
5. Top Gun


5 baby names I love

1. Braxton
2. Kallie
3. Hunter
4. Lane
5. Laney


5 people who have influenced me in a positive way, although there are a lot more:

1. Jonathan (gosh only knows where or who i would be w/o him)
2. Braxton
3. My Parents
4. Rachel
5. Some of my teachers along the way

5 things that are always in my purse

1. my phone
2. my wallet
3. a passy
4. gum
5. lipstick


5 Moments that have changed my life forever

1. Will you marry me
2. the postive sign on my pg test
3. Braxton being born
4. My Daddy's death
5. Going to college

5 obsessions I have right now

1. Scrapbooking
2. Caramel Java Hops
3. Skittles
4. Pictures
5. Keeping Braxton clean and germ free (since the salmonella episode he has last week)


5 places I would like to go:

1. Tennessee
2. Alaska
3. St. Lucia
4. Sandals resort
5. shopping spree

5 appliances or kitchen tools I cannot live without

1. can opener
2. sink
3. knives
4. stove
5. griddle

5 Celebrities I hate to admit I keep up with...

1. Britney Spears
2. Miley Cyrus
3. Montgomery Gentry
4. Pioneer woman (she is a blog celebrity in my book)
5. Audry Caroline (Bring the Rain blog - also a clebrity in my book)


5 Most exciting things about this summer...nothing bc its so hot

1. we are went on vacation so thats gone
2. hopefully getting the pool cleaned out and not green
3. watching Braxton play in the water

can i do 5 most hated things abou the summer?? Ok i will just do 2
1. gas prices
2. the hot temperatures

5 Goals I am currently working on:

1. loosing weight
2. saving money
3. not using alot of gas
4. not shopping unless its necessary
5. keeping my house clean

5 People that come up most often in my Normal Conversation:

1. Braxton
2. Jonathan
3. Julie (shes pregnant)
4. My mom
5. Vanda

Tagged - 4 things

4 Jobs I've held:

CAD Operator(Drafter)-Current
Paralegal
Secretary/Sales
RA in College

4 Movies I Could Watch Over and Over:

Dirty Dancing
The Notebook
Grease (both of them)
Shrek (any of them)

4 Places You Have Lived:
Crysatl Springs, Mississippi
Ellisville, Mississippi



4 TV Shows I Like:

Greys Anatomy
Farmer wants a wife
Brothers and Sisters
Americas Best Dance Crew

4 Things I Do Everyday:

Wake Braxton up
Tell Jonathan and Braxton I Love Them
Sleep
Talk on the phone at least once

4 Favorite Foods:

Mexican
Poppy Seed Chicken
Spaghetti
TGI Fridays (wish we had one)

4 Places I'd Rather Be:

anywhere but here at work
Home with my family
Tennessee on vacation or living there if my whole fam. would move!
Shopping

4 People I'm Tagging:
If you are reading this YOU ARE TAGGED!!!

OUR 1 AND ONLY

So.. Jonathan and I have know since we started dating that we only wanted one child and have never thought different. We had discussed me just having the surgery when I had Braxton but my doctor wouldn't do it. So as of today, Jonathan, being the VERY BRAVE and wonderful father and husband he is commited the ultimate sacrifice and got "fixed". So far so good he is not in any pain and they told him to lay on the couch today and then he could resume regular activity tomorrow. He is such a wondeful HUBBY!! Now I know many of you are probably thinking we have lost our minds and we are too young to do something like this but we have thought long and hard and weighted all of our options and we are very happy with our decision. We are just going to have 1 little spoiled brat that has all of our love!! So if you could keep Jonathan in your prayers that would be wonderful!! Also Braxton is fighting a virus and MAYBE salmonella, we won't know for sure until Friday if it is or not. Bless his heart since Sunday he has had bad tummy problems and high fever and really horrible tummy cramps.. He is just so sad to watch because she is telling us there is nothing we can do except let it run its course.. It will break your heart i tell you.. I will update when we hear more back from his dr. Until then I will leave you with a picture of my two poor sick men.. Later Taters

VACATION PICTURES

Finally I get a few minutes to post some pictures from our vacation. We went to Destin for a week with my family and had a wonderful time even though I hate the beach and I hate sand. Jonathan loves it so we are going to swap it up each year, that means next year we are going to Tennessee :)!!

Vacation

We are home from vacation and had a wondeful time. I will post some more pictures when I get a chance...

MY BABY IS 1 :(

So this past weekend we had Braxton's first birthday party! It was a blast and sad all at the same time. It just amazes me how fast time flies by. Its just not fair, they are suppose to be little and want to sit on your lap and just look up at you forever!! Not running around, climbing on furniture, pulling stuff out of the cabinets, picking up and eating bugs or much less just plain walking. And its like he is picking up a new word every day, its just crazy how fast it goes. So anyway he had a construction party complete with bulldozer and dump trucks and the whole kit and caboodle. I myself, ran my self ragged trying to make it the best birthday party every created in all to figure out he could have cared less that the cake had trucks on it or his smash cake wasn't a 100 percent a replica of a hard had. But I gave it my all and tried my best and I will say it turned out the best it could have possibly turned out minus the homemade ice cream that for some strange reason decided it just wasn't going to freeze that day (always be prepared with Blue Bell, I wasn't however but the show did go on). Now to the good part. He had ATON of presents and was not at all interested in opening them after he received his ride on toy that he just couldn't wait to get out of the box before trying to ride. So mom ended up opening the presents and while he rode around. But we were very thankful for everything he received and he has played with every toy so far however it will take him several months to wear all the clothes. Now on to the presents he received so much I am probably going to leave out some stuff because it was like Christmas morning all over again. On the list we have(big breath) a toy box, a picnic table, 2 Elmo water play mats, a bubble machine, a Elmo sprinkler, Little People zoo complete with the animals and extras, a phone, some book, some puzzles, Doodle Pro, A TON of CLOTHES, some shoes, sand toys, money, 2 ride on toys, a John Deer Tractor ride on, bubbles, a sprinkler hose, fishing pole, baseball glove and ball, some trucks and cars, new bedroom decor, a sandbox, and last but not least the best present of all- the Overall Bill quilt my granny(the one that keeps him during the day) made completely by hand with alittle help for some of the women in the family(my mom, Andi and myself). IT IS BEAUTIFUL.. The picture does it no such justice what so ever. It is so great I think I will just give it its own individual post when i take individual pictures of each square for now you just get the whole picture. He had a blast didn't really dig into his cake like he did for the photo shoot earlier in the week but all in all he was plum tired and passed out when almost everyone had left. Now I only have a yr(which i have now realized flies by) so I must go start planning the next one!! JK!! Later Taters

ALL ABOUT MY HUBBY

Robbin(sorry i copied it off of Robbins and forgot to change Amy to Robbin WHOOPS) tagged me with Husband Tag...keep reading to see if YOU have been tagged! So here we go...



What is his name? Jonathan
How long have you been married? 4 years
How long did you date? 6 years (high school sweethearts)
How old is he? 25
Who eats more? depends on what day it is
Who said I love you first? I did
Who is taller? He is just by a little bit
Who sings better? neither but Braxton likes my singing
Who's temper is worse? Oh def. mine
Who does the laundry? usually him
Who does the dishes? usually him
Who pays the bills? we both do we split them up
Who cooks dinner? McDonalds, JK!! him on the grill me in the kitchen
Who mows the lawn? him and Braxton
Who drives when you are together? depends, usually him
Who has more friends? me
Who has more siblings? he does
Who wears the pants in the family? ME!! HAHA!

One Word

Not as easy as you might think... answer each question with only one word!
1. Where is your cell phone? purse
2. Significant other? Strength
3. Your hair? straight
4.Your mother? wonderful
5. Your father? deceased
6. Your favorite thing? family
7. Your dream last night? blank
8. Your favorite drink? tea
9. Your dream/goal? skinny
10. The room you're in? cubical
11. Your hobby? SCRAPBOOKING
12. Your fear? loss
13. Where do you want to be in 6 years? home
14. Where were you last night? moms
15. What you're not? skinny
16. Muffins? blueberry
17. One of your wish list items? debtfree
18. Where you grew up? CS
19. The last thing you did? listened
20. What are you wearing? clothes
21. Your TV? home
22. Your pets? natta
23. Your computer? expensive
24. Your life? comfortable
25. Your mood? down
26. Missing someone? family
27. Your car ? jeep
28. Something you're not wearing? shoes
29. Favorite store? Target
30. Your summer? miserable
31. Like someone? yep
32. Your favorite color? blue
33. When is the last time you laughed? today
34. Last time you cried? yesterday
35. Who will copy this? guess

Friday Frenzy!!

Well its raining here, AGAIN!! It seems like the pattern for Friday now. Anyway besides the rain, Jonathan and I are going out tonight!! WOO HOO!! We are going to River Fest with another couple for her birthday!!! Yeah some adult time with adult conversations with adult beverages!! On a different note, Braxton's birthday is 2 weeks away!! Yeah I know its hard to believe he is already ONE!! My how time flies and I won't talk about it anymore because it makes me sad!! But I will however attach the invite I made for his party just because its so darn cute!! Hope everyone has a great weekend and see ya Monday!! YUCK!! Later Taters!!

Its Monday Again?? UGH!!

Sooo its Monday, AGAIN!! I swear they come to often and Fridays do not come often enough!! SOOOooo over the weekend we finished MY VERY OWN SCRAPBOOKING ROOM!! WOO HOO!!! I am so freaking excited I could just yell!! We finally got everything put together and put up and then I stocked it!! I never realized how much stuff I have!! Its crazy!! Although I do not have near about the amount of other peoples i have seen on line but hey I have plenty for me.. Jonathan hasn't put up my shelves yet but what I have at the time will do.. At least I have my own space to call "MINE".. I still have to hook up my computer and my Cricut and then we really will be set!! Sooo here are the pictures...

New Day a New Look

BEFORE
AFTER
We have new look!! Well Braxton does.. We have now gotten his first hair cut. I must say he looks sooo cute! He looks like a differnt child he looks so grown. He did so good though, he just sat in my lap and let her wack away and even let her use the trimmers. I was so proud! Other than that we had a great weekend that when by supper fast. We visted our first church (FBC of Terry) in our quest to find a church home and I must say it was wondeful!! We really enjoyed the service and it will def. be hard to find one that tops his sermon. So i am sure we will be back. Later Taters...

Stormy Friday

Well its stormy and windy today, what a great way to celebrate a Friday! I wanted to go to ASF tonight to crop but I guess I will just stay at home :( .. There is always next time.. I do have good news though, hubby finally agreed to let me use our mud room as MY VERY OWN SCRAPBOOKING ROOM!!! WOO HOO!!! Soooo I got in there and vacuumed it out, cleaned the sink and took everything out of there that does not pertain to scrapbooking (which was everything minus the freezer, couldn't move it or it would be gone too HAHA!!) Soo I need to take before and after photos and post them. I bought some basemolding from where I work on Wednesday and put it down Wed. night!! I must say it looks very good!! We just installed a job here at work with cabinets that had black countertops and laminate and they messed up a few pieces and had them in the dumpster so leave it to the dumpster diving queen as my husband calls me to dig them out!! So now I have my countertop!! WOO HOO!! They are line bored on one side but i am going to put that side down so no one will ever know except me and now you! I also found another small piece that i will cut up for shelves. I went to the new Wal Mart and they already have a clearance isle and I found 2 pieces of black peg board for 4.00 a piece so I picked those up as well!! Now just to get Jonathan to cut the countertop to the right size for me and install them if he does not find time this weekend I will also have another title under my belt - CARPENTER! Now all I need to find is some cheap storage and a stool for my room (hitting the garage sales tomorrow morning) and maybe a rug. I am thinking about getting my cousin to come over and paint some sayings on the wall because i can not stand my writing or painting for that matter.. So I will take pictures this weekend and hopefully post on Monday!! Other than that our weekend consist of maybe going to the zoo, depends on the weather and running by Hobby Lobby to find a fram for my 16X20 picture I had printed of Braxton (the one in my title up top thats on the right) to go over the manel, we are also suppose to go to the dirt track races if they do not get rained out Sat. night. Hope everyone has a great and safe weekend!! Late Taters!!

PAYDAY!!!

ITS PAYDAY!! WOO HOO!!! Ok so Pay Day also means pay bills day which is the sucky part of it but it also means I can buy my self a happy!! I have been shopping around all morning and have several shopping carts full on different sites.. WHOOPS!! Oh well I will eventually narrow it down and figure out what i HAVE to order and what can wait!! SO maybe you can help. My carts consist of

1. Frugalities - Chipboard Alphss, and a few stamps(Haven't placed my order bc i have a coupon code for 49% off and have to find it first)

2. Treasures to scrap- Chipboard Alphas, Chipboard Alphas and Chipboard Alphas (Thanks Nancy for posting about this little place its awesome!! Dont even know if Nancy reads my blog HA!!!)

3. www.thatsjazzystampdreams.com - She has several cute little stamps I want but waiting for her to add the new ones before I order.

4. http://prelude.websitewelcome.com/~paperpop/store/ (PAPER POPSICLES) - A black board book, journaling book and boy kit

Ok so now HELP!!! Which do I need more!! Or do I need it ALL???

On another note we have plans tonight! UGH!! Have to go eat for the MIL's Bday!! JOY JOY!! Have I mentioned she drives me NUTS??? Anyway I guess I will just grin and bear it because I love my hubby!! SO hoping to get in and get out and have that over with. Might try to scrap alittle when we get home. Depends on how Braxton feels. We are cutting another tooth so now to happy right now!! Ok will be back tomorrow hopefully!! Later Taters!!

Wednesday Already??

Man this week is flying by!! I guess it seems like it since I have been so busy and I was off 1/2 a day yesterday. My granny had to go to a funeral so I had to go pick up Braxton at lunch and we spent the afternoon at Wal Mart and playing in a mud hole!!


He had so much fun though!! We ate at Grannys last night and got home late. Today me and a couple of the girls have decided at work that we are going to scrapbook at lunch and today was the first day!! It was great getting to scrap at work. Now if I could only find a job that I could scrap as my job!! That would be the ultimate job!! So if anyone knows of one avaliable please let me know!! :) Not much going on besides that, we might go to the zoo Sat. depending on the weather so we will see then. If not I guess its off to Hobby Lobby to pick up a picture frame and I'm sure I will find something else in there!! Later Taters!!

2 THINGS

Borrowed this from Kaye's blog (By the way Kaye we had 120 lbs of crawfish this past weekend)

Two Things
JUST TWO THINGS

Two names you go by:
1. Stephanie
2. Mama

Two things you are wearing right now:
1. Jeans
2. Flip flops

Two things you would want (or have) in a relationship:
1. Love
2. Respect

Two things you like to do:
1. Scrapbook
2. Shop

Two things you want very badly at the moment:
1.
2. to be off work

Two things you did last night:
1. Cooked
2. Tried to figure out medical bills

Two things you ate today:
1. Oatmeal
2. Breath Savers

Two people you last talked to:
1. Julie
2. Mollie

Two things you're doing tomorrow:
1. Working
2. Sleeping

Two longest car rides:
1. CS, Mississippi to San Antonio, TX
2. CS, Mississippi to Pigeon Forge, TN

Two favorite holidays:
1. 4 of July
2. Christmas

Two favorite beverages:
1. Sweet Tea
2. Coke Zero

Two things about me that you may not have known:
1. My dad died when I was in 7th grade
2. I always said I didnt want children (By the way I changed my mind before I got pregnant)

Two jobs I have had in my life:
1. Drafter
2. RA at Jr. College

Two Movies I would watch over and over:
1. Dirty Dancing
2. Shrek

Places I have lived:
1. Mississippi
2. M-I-SS-I-SS-I-PP-I

Two of my favorite foods:
1. Spaghetti
2. Mexican

A little fun for Wednesday!

68 words

So its Wednesday again.. Middle of the work week finally!! We had a great weekend and Easter. Friday night Braxton spent the night with Nana and Jonathan and I had friends over for some GREAT crawfish!!