Christmas 2007

I am so proud of this picture I took of Logan. Check it out!!!! He is so adorable, it's hard to take a bad pic of him, even when he has his angry eyebrows piercing toward his nose, he is still cute. Logan is one awesome little man even at the age of 21 months.

Merry Christmas!!!

Let's face it, we are on Christmas Break, not Holiday Break or Winter Break.
So MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!

Is anyone else getting flooded with Christmas Cards and Christmas Emails and Road Rage?? Yeah, so the other night Todd, Clarke and I were in Tulsa heading to the mall, when we are stopped behind a string of cars. No one is in the left lane to our left. All of a sudden we hear this squealing, from tires hitting the breaks, behind us. We all look and this stupid truck was hauling balls and apparently didn't see our break lights or the break lights of the other 20 cars in front of us, and had to slam on his breaks (I assume it was a man, who else would be that stupid). He was going so fast that when he hit the breaks not only did it make a sound that Santa could hear but his rear wheels came up off the road. Kid you not! After my heart beat came back, my response was, "what a freakin stupid idiot." (what else is there to say) Then the cars in front of us start to move slowly forward so we creep along. and the stupid truck decides to get right up on our tail. Oh I just about got out of the car screaming not-so-nice jesters and cursing his ability to drive. But I refrained, after all it is Christmas time. So just remember, when you are out there shopping for that last gift to put a smile on a loved ones face, watch where you are driving b/c if you are not paying attention you might end up in someone's trunk. I'm talking Mafia style.
Peace out my friends!
MERRY CHRISTMAS!!

Ice Storm....Again....

We never thought it could happen....let alone happen again. Yes the ever dreaded Ice Storm. Power Outages and Slick Icy Roads and Cold Finger tips. We have been hit again. However this time we have power....so far....
It's amazing when you wish for the weekend to never end and then Monday morning you wake up and shower and have your wonderful husband start defrosting/scrapping your car so you can drive to work...and you get this phone call....no power at work...let alone the whole town of Nowata. "Oh that's too bad..." Paige gets the day off and a 3 day weekend!! OH what to do with all this extra time....
-Play with Pictures on my computer!
-Get my Christmas Cards done/started!
-Clean the house...let's make that last!
-Watch TV...that went out at 10 this morning!
-Make a wonderful dinner for your hubby and the rest of the Ferguson's!! Yeah Family Dinner!
-Oh yeah and actually update my blog!
-How about anything I want to do...that involves staying at my house! (dude, I am not going out there)
Well I better get this posted b/c Todd just called and the mall is now out of power. (only about 3 miles away from here) Unfortunately for him they are running on a generator so he has to keep working.
Peace Out! Stay Warm!

SUP YALL

Hello my dear friends and blog readers. In my absence of blogging, I have been busy. I drove back to Cabool last weekend. It was a mix of reasons. 1. Elizabeth was celebrating her 27th Birthday!! 2. I was a tinnee bit homesick and HAD to see my family and love on them. 3. I got my camera and wanted to take a few pics of Logan!

But I have to say that number 2 was the biggest reason of all and with number 1 and the fact that Todd worked all weekend gave me an "excuse" to take the 4 hour journey!

Sorry to my Springfield friends, I didn't make it to see you on that trip.

Thanksgiving is our next trip and we hope to all get together some night. God has blessed us with Todd's amazing Thanksgiving schedule. One that we can see all our family (well everyone except the Budy's) and one that he will work the biggest shopping days of the years...he thrives on being so busy the small things go under the rug and you just work. Todd will be at the GAP Outlet in Branson!!! The day after Thanksgiving, Friday, and Saturday!! So if you need to get your "Todd" in for the weekend, that is where you will find him! Also on Sunday he has the entire day off work!! We are stoked! My family, Walls', have had a little Thanksgiving tradition for the last few years to spend that weekend in Branson. So this set up is perfect.

Well I am going to leave you with a fun picture I took of Logan. Maybe it will bring a smile to your face!! (well I can't figure out how to put the pic at the bottom...so you started with a smile on your face!)

Crystal and Haley say "I DO"

I'm back!!!! Miss me? Maybe, maybe not.

Well, as you know we have been very busy. My sister got married and it was a very lovely day. Probably the 2nd coolest wedding ever!!
{This is a picture from my friend Emily, it's my favorite. It's my Daddy with his 2 babies (Grandson Logan and Youngest Daughter Crystal).}
Tons of friends and family showed up for the glorious celebration of love! Friends and family from all around made the voyage to the center of the universe!! (it's true!) Anyway, a lot of work and love was put into this big day and my sister said, "It was all I had ever dreamed of!" And that is so true. The flowers were gorgeous and plentiful. The scenery was spectacular and there wasn't a cloud in the sky. They got married at Grandma Mac's backyard. {Here is a picture I had taken of the dock all dressed up for the occasion. You can just barley see the water fountain to the right.} Haley and Crystal's love filled the air. Kinda like how all the pollen filled Haley's nose; oh yeah, the poor kid, he was a mess, sneezing and nose running and eyes watering all day. But by the time he saw his bride walk down the long aisle filled with rose petals and leaves, he was all better. They exchanged vows and when it was time to give each other their rings, the girls played a trick. OH yeah, When Crystal turned to Amy for the ring, Amy looked a little confused and Amy turned to Emily and Emily turned to me and I turned to Elizabeth and luckily Eliz had the ring. Wow that was a close one. Well it made Crystal's little heart jump for a minute, but it was fun messin with her, and we got a little laugh from the crowd. Good stuff right there! The ceremony continued and the Crystal got a kiss and a new last name. It's official!
Good luck to Mr. and Mrs. Haley Gatewood!!!
I love you two!!

Lately we have been in recovery mode. And still trying to keep busy. OH yeah, and my hair still looks awesome! Thanks for all the comments. It's nice to know ppl care!

The New Do

I just went in for a trim. Picture before the Trim. And after the Cut!! What do you think?? A little bit shorter!
Yeah!

:)


More importantly, Todd loves it...and so do I.

I just love my friend Carrie Haase, my stylist! You can find her at Main Street Salon in Nixa, MO. Thanks Carrie!!! Even my Grandma loves it. A+

--as far as everything else in life, stay tuned. I promise a new post will come after the big wedding. My sister will be saying "I do" to Haley and vice versa! September 22. That means the big bachelorette party this weekend!!! (Don't worry Dad, no boys allowed. And yes I will take care of my baby sister.) Hey friends, check out Crystal and Haley's website, see the side panel for the link....it's easy to find.

HUMMMM??

Here's a good one for ya...just the other day this happened at work. I swear.

During break time at work the guys play a fast game of poker. I'm not sure how they do this but it is done. Some play with quarters, and others like to play all in on the last hand. I have not witnessed the game or their style (I might be able to take them...who knows) Anywho, this week one of the guys that plays off and on (we will call him Steve) walked up to another guys who used to play but hasn't in a while (we will call him Chad) and said...

Steve: Hey, why haven't you been playing lately?
Chad: Well I quit.
Steve: You quit! You quit playing poker?
Chad: Yeah, well I've quit a lot of things...Poker, Cussin, Drinkin, Smokin. I've started to go to church, so I quit all those things.
Steve: Well I go to church, and I still play poker.
Chad: Yeah, but I listened.

What a story. Now Steve left laughing and thought that was just pretty good. I guess if you gotta change your life around sometimes is easiest to just quit all the bad habits or the habits that cause the most trouble in your life. As for me, it sounds like there's an open seat during break time!! Gotsta go!!