Chauffer

I drove folks around yesterday- I am good at that!
Today I had a repeat.  Jake is borrowing my Daddy's truck, so I get to take my Daddy wherever he needs to go. 

Trip 1- My Daddy's property in the country- he was meeting the auction house owners to see if they wanted to purchase furniture left in my grandmother's house. (auction owners are my brother's mother and step-father)

Trip 2- Grandmommy's new (ish)  house!  I wanted the boys to wait for Grandmommy before they went in.  While we were waiting patiently, Big Daddy called and said he was ready for pick-up.  I thought I knew how to navigate between the two places on back roads so I went on my way.  (Jake and Grandmommy were still en route from Papaw's across the county.)  I turned on CR 522 (good move) but I did not turn on CR 520 (but I would have turned left- wrongo).  I did find CR 510, but I needed CR 511.  I told Peyton that we were lost but ok.  He said "Well I'm going to tell Grndmommy." I asked him not to, but "Oh, yes I got to."

Trip 3- back to Grandmommy's from CR 510.  The road ended on number 2 (hwy) so I quickly got back to Wheeler Grove.  I called Jake to pick up Big Daddy on his way in, which was on his side now. 

Trip 4- back to Meme's house with Big Daddy and Peyton.   Big boys don't tt in their underwear. 

Trip 5- Grandmommy's.  Pick up TJ, drop off Peyton. 

Trip 6- Meme's.  TJ needs a nap.

Flowering shrub/tree in GM's backyard (anyone know what it is?)

Ready to ride day 1

Ready to ride day 1

Meme's oleander

caught by a train day 1 (a common occurance in Corinth)

notice the duct tape patch where I hit the house when I was 16

cute? Us before our belated anniversary dinner at an unnamed restaurant.  We had BAD service.

The Big Day

Pamelia Deneice Null Johnston and myself

Whitney-tude

Didn't know Selena was taking this picture, it was a for real hug

Jayson Tyler Johnston and Taylor Lee Johnston

myself and Kayla Leann Nelms, she caught the toss bouquet

Uncle Aaron's getaway car- the pink one!

Rickey L. Johnston wanted that day OVER with

I still think this is classic

Cowbells make it to weddings and funerals

proof that bricks can't keep us apart, or anything else

Two in a Row

Mornings that is- where Peyton has gotten up with his Daddy and parked it on the couch watching Caillou.  At least he let me sleep, for the most part.  They were exstatic to have French Toast Sticks for breakfast.  Then we hurried outside to play before the temperature got too hot here in Demopolis. 

Twenty whole minutes in and out of the shark pool followed by nearly an hour running trucks under the covered patio. 

Tomorrow is the big day.  We'll be heading to Corinth.  And it's the big five.  Five years married. 

Engagment Story

Y'all ready? 

Jake asked for my hand in marriage on his birthday 2005 (February 13.)  I was writing a paper for a class (sidenote: I received a 0 on the paper, and  a B in the class.)  I was slouched out in jammies all morning while Jake was, assumedly, working with the cows.  When he got to the trailer, he smelled like he ususally did after working cows, like he had just worked cows!  I was watching random television programming (0, remember) when an ad for the local pawn shop came on.  I was looking at the laptop (ok, I was writing the paper during commercials,) and Jake said "I guess I need to go there [pawn shop.]" Me: "You know that doesn't matter to me." I glanced toward the couch to smile at him but he was already down on one knee. 

Can't remember everything he said, but I do remember "best birthday present if you say yes."  So I did, well I didn't say it- I yelled it.

 I have always loved how creative Jakey was.

These pictures were taken in Iuke, MS by Selena



We did our own hair!



Turn your head sideways- Our First Family

What I'm Loving Wednesdays (I'm stealing this idea, Buggy)

LOVE....heart multiplication.  Useful for teaching fifth graders how to plug numbers into a formula and isolate a variable.

*lengthy search for an image was negative*

Sleeping in the floor- Peyton that is.  He started requesting last week that he be allowed to sleep in the floor.  I was NOT going to let this happen, (think of the back aches, neck cramps, eck) but my wise husband suggested that I let this one go.  Win the war, not necessarily the battle. 

Peyton sleeping in the floor

TJ"s hair- Jake likes to say TJ looks goofy with his hair sticking up.  Grandmommy reminded him that he looked goofy until he grew into his ears.  HAHA




TJ's wild hair

 5 Year anniversary- two and a half weeks away, I have no pictures to upload that don't require a scanner.....who wants to help me learn to scan real quick??