Pinterest

Someone please come steal my laptop so that I can get off of Pinterest !!   So far I need to hire a handyman to take care of all of the projects that I want done. I need a chef to make all of the Yummy Food that I see and I need a banker to finance all of the trips that I want to take. I hope my family appreciates all of this hard work that I am putting in on their behalf.

Football Football Football

FRA middle school

Caught a glipse of Tyler coming out of the locker room

Lefty in Action 

Friday Night Lights

From July to early November- Football consumes our lives. We are either at practice, traveling to games, tailgating before a game, attending games or YES you guessed it- watching games on TV !!  I'm so glad that I am married with a house full of boy's to watch these games with me. It will be a sad day in our life when the boy's are no longer playing Football. Hopefully there will be grandkids to go watch...

I want to ride my Bicycle

Smarty Pants

Tyler was asked to take part in the Duke University TIP Program that allows students in the 7th grade to take the ACT. We knew going into this that being in the 7th grade he had not covered a lot of the material. They only asked that he do his best... We got his results back and he scored an 18 WOW !!!!! Mike and I have a brain child... If he didn't look so much like Nic and Matt I would swear that he was switched at birth.
I stressed over all of this more than Tyler did. On the morning of the test, I was worried about being on time- what should he eat- how will he find where he was supposed to be- OMG he is going to be around a bunch of High School kids- will they give him bread and water during the break... of course it all worked out.
When I picked him up I was an emotional wreck. All I wanted to tell him was how proud I was of him and no matter what I knew he did his best. I couldn't even talk I was crying so bad. I think that it was such a stress relief that it was over. All he wanted to do was come home and play the X-box.
Next time he's on his own...

Titans vs Colts Game - Dec 2010

We had such a great time at the Titans vs Colts game. Since the Titan's have not had such a great season, the number of fans have declined !!! However- since Peyton Manning and the Colts came to play, the stadium was packed. People have loved Peyton since his playing days at UT. I really think that every time Peyton came down field he was searching me out of the crowd- I also know that he heard me calling his name!!! Thanks Mike and Dave and Annita for allowing me to have my dream night.

25 Years Later

O how I love this man... 25 years ago January 25th 1986 I married the love of my life. We had dated for 2 years and were ready to take on the world. At the time I had dark hair and Mike had hair. A lot has changed... all for the better. I tried to add up all of the experiences that we have had over the years and just got lost in the moment. How do you add up 25 years of laughter, tears, happiness and sadness???
25 years ago we started out two broke kids... we have owned 6 Houses,lived in 2 different States, owned a Scrapbook store in Memphis, are owners of 9 Shoney's, have been blessed with 3 great boys and lost 2 babies, buried both of my Parents and have worried over the health of Mike's Parents. In between all of this we have had the most fun just being together. Thank you to all of our friends and family who have supported us in our ups and downs of a crazy life.
I love you Mike and look forward to an eternity together.

WAR EAGLES !!!!!

Being a Mother of 3 boy's- all we watch on TV is Sports. Any and every kind of Sports. When we lived in Georgia, we were only about 45 minutes away from Auburn Alabama. SEC games are the best. There is nothing better than a Georgia-Alabama or Auburn game. The excitement in the air when they play each other is the best. Thank you SEC- and the 2011 National Champions-AUBURN- for making me a happy Mom to be able to sit down and watch a game with her 3 favorite Hissong Men. Nic - we missed you tonight.

Golf Buddies

I play in a Golf League at Brentwood Country Club where we live. We play each Wednesday from March until October. We play in scrambles, most par's, mystery holes, we host other clubs. We have a lot of fun. Since we only play 9 holes we are considered the more social group. The serious ladies play 18 holes. Several of us are considering moving up and playing 9 and 18 holes next year. Since I have only been playing for 3 years- last season I was voted "Most Improved". This year I held a position on the Board. Of all things they asked me to take all of the pictures and make a scrapbook. SHOCKING RIGHT!!!!! This next year I will be the VP. I have grown to love each one of the Lady's that I play with and each one of them are at a different stage in their own life. Some played in HIgh School and College but are now taking care of small children. Some have played for 30 plus years. All are Amazing and I learn something about the game each week when I play. This picture is of my favorite girls Nancy Perna, Amy Cottrell and Jeanie Frautschy. It was taken yesterday during our Breast Cancer Awareness Day.

Scrappin

We have had two busy weekends with Nic getting engaged to Amy ( pictures to follow) and Fall Break, and this week Wrestling Matches and Football games. I had the chance to pack up my Scrapbook stuff and spend the day with my friend Amy Cottrell. We started the day at 7 a.m. and ended at 11p.m. I had on my reading glasses all day and had the worst headache today. The affects of getting old. Mike suggested I train next time like a Marathon and start a couple of weeks out Scrapbooking for a few hours, and adding on each weekend. I thought that to be an excellent idea and will remind him of this. Thanks Amy for a great day.

Bluebird Cafe

Nashville is such a fun City to live in. On any given night you can hear up and coming artist playing and show-casing their songs. Last night we got the chance to go to the Bluebird Cafe and listen to our friends Jason Deere and Due West. All of these guys go to church with us. Jason has several church CD"s out including The Trek and the Nashville Tribute to Joseph. I highly recommend both. Due West has just signed to a new label and is so close to "making it big". So glad to call these guys friends.
When I was Relief Society President we had the Singles in our Ward. What a great surprise to see two former singles last night performing with them. Cardin McKinney and Michelle Bailey. Michelle is playing the fiddle in the picture. Cardin is writing and singing with Victoria Shaw another great songwriter in Nashville. Keep your eyes open for Mallary Hope. She performed last night and what a treat that was. She is another up and coming young artist that I am sure will be big one day. What a beautiful voice.

Gram's Party

We have great friends -Ron & Michelle Smith. Ron and Mike coached our son's Matt and Chase in Football for 5 years. They also coached Tyler and Cole in Basketball for several years. Ron's mother Betty Jo -( also known as Grams to everyone) comes to all of the games. Last night Ron and Michelle had a Surprise Birthday Party for Grams. She is by far the coolest 70 year old lady. We love Gram's so much that WHENEVER it happens I would love my grandkids to call me Gram's. It was a blessing for us to be able to hear testaments from all of her Grandchildren , Friends and Family to how much Gram is loved, and all of the self-less acts of kindness that Gram's has performed over the years. Gram has buried 2 husbands and a daughter, survived Breast Cancer and look's like she is 50.

Tough Tyler

Tyler plays football for FRA's Middle School. He plays Left Tackle, and Strong Side. He is really enjoying this season. He is so funny to watch because he is so much taller than his teammates and the other players. His dad is trying to make him "Rough and Tough" but I still call him "sweet T".

Matt's last minute TD to win

Sammy's

While we were in Utah celebrating Nic's Birthday- we went to a place called Sammy's. Mike had been there before and kept telling me about these amazing shakes. They add real pie pieces to your shake. YUMMY!!! It was the best shake I have ever had. I highly recommend going there if you are in the Provo area. They will open one in Rexberg next month.

Happy Birthday Nic

23 years ago we were blessed with the sweetest little baby boy. He was so eager to enter the world that he was 6 weeks early. Nic only weighed 3lb. 11 oz. Today he is still the sweetest. Nic we love you so much and are so proud of all that you have accomplished- Football, Baseball, Graduation, Mission, and now College. Thank you for being a great older brother to Matt and Tyler. Happy Birthday Nic.

Golf Tournament

On Friday we played in a golf tournament, at The Hermitage. It was sponsored by Lowe's and benefited the "Tennessee Coalition for Breast Cancer Awareness. " The temperatures here in Nashville have been well over 98 degrees. Add the humidity and most days it's about 108. We woke up to the sound of thunder and questioned if we would play. Well- we did... we played in the rain, in the heat, and in the sun. We didn't complain because we were playing with great friends and for a great cause. Thanks Joe and Amy Cottrell for such a great day.

Amy

Nic and Amy have been dating for several months. We think that she is absolutely wonderful. She is funny and sweet and perfect for Nic. In the short time that we have known her we love everything about her. She recently visited Nashville for the first time. We took her out on the boat and tried to get her to wake board. We went to hear friends sing at the Listening Room. The highlight of the trip is that we introduced her to "Sweet Cece's" a great yogurt place here. We tried to teach her to golf, but the best part is that she likes the Twilight Movies and we made Mike and Nic sit thru Eclipse.

Chan Chan

My sweet Niece Chandler will be a Senior this year. She is an amazing Volleyball player. It really helps that she is over 6 ft. tall. She has all ready had several colleges looking at her, and her parent's are very happy to announce that she just signed on at Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton. It is a Division One school in the Sun Belt Conference. She also started playing beach volleyball this summer. Way to go Chan !!

Father's Day

What a relaxing day. We had a great breakfast that Mike wanted to cook. We went to church, then gave Mike his gifts. Later on he cooked our dinner. I did stand in the kitchen while he cooked. We invited Chris Duncan over and watched the rest of the US Open. I think it was a great day... Happy Father's Day Mike- we love you.

Memorial Day Birthday

Mike's birthday sometimes falls on Memorial Day. This year he got lucky- We played in the Memorial Day Scramble , went out to lunch, and then I made him grill his own dinner. He then celebrated by hitting the bottle with Matt.