Flowers and Veterans!

What a combo!

Last weekend Ash emailed and said to have Britt on stand by at the house for something special. GUESS WHAT SHE SENT???

They are absolutely beautiful and Britt was beyond touched and happy! Here Britt and Court are...

They are on our dining room table now just as beautiful as the day they arrived!

I was SOO proud!

I'm so proud at how they have banded together in support for Britt and Little Lillie! This will be a good year for all of us! Ashley's card that came with the flowers was just beautiful and my heart was just flooded with pride!

It's SOOO hard on Ash right now being away from the family with Harold being so sick and all the excitement surrounding Britt. We're proud of Ash being so strong and supportive!

Yesterday, Court was honored by the Veteran's Service Corps. for her strong service and dedication to all Veterans. She was presented with a certificate and lapel pin. I don't know when she was more proud of herself, but that was one of the top moments.

It was special!

Dad's gonna kill me for taking such terrible pictures, but there was no where to stand to get better ones. I'll get better!!!!

We also went to monster truck last night for Court to do the national Anthem.

Here is a great shot taken by Britt with her Blackberry....

We had incredible seats and had dirt sprayed all over us when the trucks spun their tires in front of us. SOOOOO cool! Mike, who was working, moved us to better seats and we had an awesome time!

That's it for the moment. We're headed to Ryan's steakhouse for the "all-you-can-eat buffet bar" breakfast then off to Laurens to see Harold.

If ALLL the pain and suffering that goes with cancer is a marker of how many jewels will be in our crown in heaven, then Harold won't be able to hold his head up for all the jewels that will adorn his crown. He has handled it with such dignity and also patience. The family is an inspiration to me as to how each family member leans on each other and gladly carries each other. I'm very privileged to be a part of this family.

Have a good day everyone and enjoy the sunshine! : )

LILLIE ELIZABETH ARNOLD

YES, she's having a girl! hee!!! When the ultrasound tech. double checked herself and announced her gender to us, we all just hollered! I couldn't have smiled and laughed any harder! After having 3 drama-filled, beautiful daughters, I just couldn't comprehend the thoughts of having a boy. Mike was probley even happier than me! He LOVES his girls!

So, the tech. gave us a CD filled with pics and a video of Lillie.

Here is Lillie pondering...."will I REALLY look just like my Grandma?"

Here is little Lillie twiddling her thumbs, wishing she had something to read to pass the time....

and here is Lillie sending us a message...

Yes, she is beautiful and DEFINITELY looks like ME! ha! Poor Brittany is already tired of me comparing her to me! Britt says she's gonna have blonde wavy hair. whatev.

I don't have any other photos to add because I haven't taken any!

Ash is doing really good! Her cutter seized and captured last month!

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13th Coast Guard District Public Affairs

U.S. Coast Guard

News Release

Date: January 13, 2011

Contact: 13th District Public Affairs

(206) 220-7237

News Release: Coast Guard seizes cocaine, rescues suspected smugglers in Eastern Pacific Ocean

EASTERN PACIFIC – The Coast Guard Cutter Midgett seized approximately four kilograms of cocaine from the 35-foot vessel, Laurie Alena, over 450 miles off the coast of Guatemala, Dec. 16, 2010.

The Laurie Alena was intercepted due to suspicion of drug trafficking involvement. When the Midgett neared the vessel, the Laurie Alena began to sink forcing the crew to abandon ship and use debris for floatation.

Two crewmembers of the Laurie Alena were quickly pulled to safety aboard the cutter using life rings. The other was saved by the Midgett’s rescue swimmer.

Four approximately kilogram-sized packages, testing positive for cocaine, were recovered from the vessel’s wreckage.

The cutter Midgett is home ported in Seattle, Wash. and conducts missions in homeland security, search and rescue, maritime law enforcement, and drug and alien migrant interdiction operations in the Bering Sea and Central American waters.

For more information, contact Ensign Nasaria Valadez, via e-mail, at Nasaria.E.Valadez@uscg.mil.

VERY Proud of her and everyone on her boat/ship!

OH, I also wanted to share a quote I read this morning on Facebook by one of my BFF's...

Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don't matter and

those that matter don't mind (dr. Seuss)

Welllll, I need to get going. Wal-Mart is a callin'! hee

Have a great day!

Court's First Day of College

So, as I did last year, I captured the moment! Court's first day of something. Last year, it was her first day of her Senior year, now it's her first official day of college.

Awww....

She looks so cute and collegiate!

Another exciting bit of news, which will come this afternoon...we find out if Britt's having a GIRL or boy. Get that! GIRL.....or boy. hee

Britt has been craving SOUR SOUR SOUR and hot. She thinks boy, her Daddy and I think girl. We've had over 22 years of "drama queen" girls in the house and it's all we know. I will update this afternoon after we get back from the 4D ultrasound! SOOO excited!

Ash emailed me earlier and she's doing good! She says it's really hot where she is and on her boat...which, except for the berthing area, isn't AIR CONDITIONED! WHAAAAAAAAAA???

She said it's been around 95 degrees. Hopefully, in the next couple of weeks, they will be back in an area where we can talk and txt and junk! hee

We've been so busy lately. We went to Charlotte this past weekend for a wedding of epic proportions. It was fanTABulously beautiful, big and the food was great too. Court sang in her first Catholic wedding, which was a HUGE change in what she was used to. It was a definite learning experience, but a good one and everyone at the Catholic church was SO nice to her. She sang Ave Maria and 3 other songs and they were beautiful, if I do say so myself!!!! We were just glad to get back home and getting Court ready for school.

Britt had her first sewing class last night and made a GORgeous pillowcase. I will take a pic of her holding it up after she gets dressed. She did a great job.

That's it for the moment. Stay tuned!!!!

SNOW 2011!

I want to give a shout out to all my Blog BFF's on the USCGC Midgett...HEYYYYY!!!!!! KORI- you're the best!!! Ashley - We LOVE YOU!

IT"S SNOWING! and alot too! Mike and I braved the back porch this morning to take a snow total picture. This was at 7:45am.

Mike wanted me to take his picture too....

Here is the back yard...

and Britt's truck...

It was cold and I was in my bedroom shoes, so I went back inside the house! hee

I'll take more pics soon and post them!

It's been a few days or more since I last posted. I didn't really take any pics recently, AND I had a terrible stomach virus AND I had to work some, so now I'm back to normal again! : )

I just took this picture of the dogs frolicking in the back yard, building a snowdog....

HAAAAAAA!!!! They wish!

Well, let me go look out the window some more. ASHLEY is calling home today, so I am beYOND happy!

More soon!

Stomach virus

Down with it. More soon....

Stay TUNED!

I BLINKED and the holidays are GONE! WHA???! We had a good Christmas, only to be GREAT next Christmas when Ash will be home and little Lillie or Baby Boy will be here too.

Yesterday was New Years Day and we ate Collards and Black Eyed Peas, of course. We'll see if we win the lottery or something! ha

Anyways, I'll be posting more pics and stories on Tuesday. I gotta work tomorrow and I need today to get all my pics together!!!

Have a good one and ASHLEY, if you're reading this.... if you lost my email address, I can always resend it to you! : )