Misty

Merry Christmas

2009-12-24T12:24:00.002-06:00

Merry Christmas! This is our Christmas Card this year.

O Christmas Tree, O Christmas Tree!

2009-12-19T22:00:00.005-06:00

I love this time of year. I thought I would share my trees with you.

Tree on the front porch. (Only decoration left outside thanks to my dog, who had 6 light bulbs.)

Tree in my kitchen. One of my favorites.

Big Tree! Have added several new ornaments since taking this picture.

Duck Tree in Will's Bathroom.

Tree in Will's Room, he decorated it himself. Had to have a North Carolina Blue tree.

You Know Your'e a Mother when....

2009-12-14T11:01:00.003-06:00

I saw this on another blog and couldn't resist not posting.

You know you're a mother when...

You Know You're a Mother When ...
-You count the sprinkles on each kid's cupcake to make sure they're equal.
-You have time to shave only one leg at a time.
-You hide in the bathroom to be alone.
-Your kid throws-up and you catch it.
-Someone else's kid throws up at a party. You keep eating.
-As you cling to the high moral ground on toy weapons; your child chews his toast into the shape of a gun.
-You hope ketchup is a vegetable, since it's the only one your child eats.
-You find yourself cutting your husband's sandwiches into cute shapes.
-You hear your mother's voice coming out of your mouth when you say, "NOT in your good clothes!"
-You stop criticizing the way your mother raised you.
-You donate to charities in the hope that your child won't get that disease.
-You hire a sitter because you haven't been out with your husband in ages, then spend half the night checking on the kids.
-You use your own saliva to clean your child's face.-You say at least once a day, "I'm not cut out for this job", but you know you wouldn't trade it for anything.

Wedding Pictures

2009-05-25T21:38:00.003-05:00

Will was in my cousin Justin's wedding this past weekend. He did really good, considering it was outside and he had been in his tux for 2 hours prior to the ceremony. A few times my cousin Logan had to tell him to quit swinging the pillow but other than that he did fine. He thought he was something because he was dressed like the big boys.

Flip Flop Exchange

2009-05-06T17:43:00.001-05:00

If you are interested in participating in a flip flop exchange please email your address at mistysanders@dctonline.net.

What you do is mail a pair of flip flops to one friend of mine, then you give 6 of your willing friends the papers, with my name on top and yours on the bottom.

Thanks!

Take Me Out To The Ball Game

2009-05-02T09:27:00.003-05:00

Will started t-ball and he enjoys batting and eating at the concession stand. He is not thrilled about playing outfield, but the more he plays the more he enjoys it.

Easter Part 2

2009-04-22T17:06:00.004-05:00

Will had a great time this year at Easter. Coloring eggs, finding them, going to church, etc. At preschool they talked about the Easter story all week so both in Teamkids on Wednesday night and during Sunday School he helped the teachers with the lesson. He thought that he was something.

When I opened the Spider-Man egg coloring kit, all of the dye tablets were crushed into powder, so I had to use food coloring. Will tried opening it with his teeth, and he had it all over his mouth. Needless to say, I learned my lesson about never letting a 4 year old help with food coloring. It was everywhere. Evidently there was some on the floor that the dog licked up, because she had a green tongue.

Will with his basket from the Easter Bunny.

My future golfer, everyone at church said he looked like he was ready for the PGA tour. I was shocked that he made it to the car without getting dirty. Scott thought I was nuts for buying white pants, but oh well.

Easter Part 1

2009-04-22T16:36:00.002-05:00

I know that I have been slacking on the blogging, so I promised Leanne that I would try and do better. Here are pictures from Will's preschool egg hunt at the Courtyard. They had a great time.

Prayer Request

2009-03-27T19:21:00.003-05:00

Hey Guys, I need to ask to help me pray for one of my good friends Tara. She is miscarrying her baby and she and her husband Jason are totally crushed. They have been married 10 years and tried forever to have a baby. She miscarried 8 years ago and 3 weeks she had invetro (sp?). On Tuesday she found out she was pregnant and we were all so excited and today she went for bloodwork and her levels were dropping, they confirmed that she is miscarrying this afternoon. Please keep her and Jason in your prayers. If you know them or know anyone who may congratulate them please pass the word along. Thanks!

MUDDY MESS

2009-03-25T21:47:00.003-05:00

Will has enjoyed the warm days recently. These pictures are from a couple of weekends ago, but I downloaded them onto the computer and then they were lost in some crazy file. I just found them. Will decided that he wanted to make mud pies and it turned into a mess, which he loved. In fact, this afternoon our nephew was over and when I got home from work they were covered from head to toe in mud. I will have to post those pictures later, Scott took those with his camera that he uses for sports and I can't even begin to tell you how to use it.

Will smearing mud all over Scott's face.

Making a mud pie!

Blood Work Results

2009-03-17T13:44:00.002-05:00

Dr. says that Will's blood work looked good. The only thing that showed up was the virual (sp?) infection from the strep. She said that his legs should be fine in a few days, in fact he cried this morning because he was afraid he was not going to get to go to Pre-School so we let him go. Dr. said he would be fine as long as he did not have a fever.

Thanks to all of you for the emails and comments. Thanks most of all for the prayers.

UPDATE

2009-03-16T19:54:00.002-05:00

Thanks to everyone for thier prayers today. We still don't know much, but the doctor does think it is part of the strep infection. She did blood work just to be safe and help calm my nerves. However, after a dose of Motrin this afternoon he is walking much better. He even rode the four wheeler and his bike tonight. I will update tomorrow after we here from the blood work.

PRAYER REQUEST

2009-03-16T09:50:00.002-05:00

Please remember Will in your prayers today. He got sick Thursday night with a fever and complaining of leg aching, and the doctor said that he had a bacterial infection, probably the beginning of strep. He ran a fever until Saturday evening and seemed to be doing fine until last night and he woke up having leg cramps and this morning he can't stand on his leg without screaming. We have a doctor's appt. this afternoon. Please remember us in your prayers. You know how mommies go wild until something is found out.

ICE STORM 2009

2009-02-14T07:51:00.003-06:00

Sorry for the late post but were have been having computer problems. Here are just a few pictures of the experience I never want to deal with again. I am just thankful no one was hurt. We are lucky enough not to have any trees close to our house, but our neighbors lost almost all of theirs.

For some reason I can't type under pictures. 1st - our road from HWY 62 entrance 2nd - back of Mom's house

3rd - front of Mom's house,

I have power!!!!

2009-02-04T20:25:00.002-06:00

Our power finally came on today at 11 am. We have been enjoying ourselves since it warmed up enough to stay in the house. I am so thankful we were able to stay warm and have plenty to eat while staying with my aunt and uncle. They still have no power but they do have a generator. My mom is also still without power, one of the electric workers today said it may be Friday before she has it. I have a ton of pictures to upload but I have spent most of the afternoon cleaning out the frig and freezer.

Updating from Nashville

2009-01-30T07:58:00.003-06:00

Hey, just wanted to check in on everyone. We came down to Nashville on Thursday night and plan on staying until Saturday. Scott has a doctors appt. today and after that we are going to enjoy the hot water and power here for one more night.

We were lucky to stay with my sister-in-law and Scott's brother at her parents house. They had a generator so we stayed warm. I have several pictures from our road and my mom's house that I will post at some point.

I'm Back

2009-01-23T21:35:00.002-06:00

It has been a while since I last posted. It seems that since Christmas I have been very busy. Especially since school started back. We spend most nights at home or at North High Basketball Games. Will really enjoys watching the games. We have a desktop computer that I am still trying to figure out and our laptop is not working right, so I will try to get back into the habit of posting.

Christmas Morning

2008-12-27T20:29:00.003-06:00

Will did not get up until 8 on Christmas morning, I woke up early, but since he has been sick we did not want to wake him up, the more rest the better. He was so excited Santa brought a desk and Ben 10 toys that he asked for. He went straight for the presents under the tree that he had been asking to open for 3 or 4 days. He was so funny!

Worn Out!!

2008-12-27T20:15:00.003-06:00

I will post Christmas pictures later, but I had to post this. Will has the croop (sp??), we went to the doctor on Tuesday, and she started him on steriods, just in time for Christmas. He has been a little wild. She said that he was not contagious, so we stayed busy through the holidays. The last two days we have stayed in the house and played with our new toys. Tonight Will and Scott were playing the Wii and Will was laying on the bean bag and went sound asleep. I had to take a picture, because he looked so cute. Hopefully, he will sleep all night.

Merry Christmas!

2008-12-25T07:44:00.002-06:00

Merry Christmas!

Snow Day!!!

2008-12-16T23:39:00.004-06:00

Will had a blast playing in the snow/ice. It was just right for sledding, so he really enjoyed himself. I don't know who had more fun me or him.

Happy Thanksgiving!

2008-11-27T11:03:00.005-06:00

Will choose to be a Pilgrim for the Thanksgiving Feast at Preschool. Out of 12 kids he was the only Pilgrim. HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!!

Pilgrim or Indian

2008-11-15T21:18:00.003-06:00

Will's preschool is having Thanksgiving and the kids dress up as Indians or Pilgrims. So, I just knew that Will would want to be an Indian, so I have been researching how to make a cute costume. Well, today we were at Wal-Mart and I was looking for a shirt, and Will informed me that he was being a Cool Pilgrim. Cool Pilgrim???? So I tried to tell him it would be like wearing church clothes, thinking that he would not want to, since he throws a fit almost every Sunday. Oh no, church clothes will be fine for this Pilgrim. So, if you have any ideas on how I can make him look like a pilgrim please share.

Halloween 2008

2008-11-04T17:10:00.003-06:00

Will was "Ben 10" this year.

Here is a picture of Will at his party at school .

Here are me (green hair) and my co-workers.

Lost Valley Farm

2008-10-28T21:49:00.004-05:00

Will went to Lost Valley Farm last week with his preschool class. It is one of the best pumpkin patches I have been to in a while.

Will and Ty - Best Buddies

Fall Fun Part 2

2008-10-28T20:53:00.004-05:00

Here is a picture of Will and McCaydyn playing in the leaves at Mom's. McCaydyn is my nephew, he stayed with us while his mommy and new brother were in the hospital. He is 3 years old, at times I felt like I had twins. He was with us from Wednesday until Sunday morning. Will was very upset when it was time for him to leave. He told me that he wanted McCaydyn to be part of our family, I told him he was but that his mommy and daddy would want him to live with them. Here is the newest member of the Sanders' Clan - Clayton Harvey Sanders. His parents are Chris and Melissa. Will went to Preschool and told them that he had a new baby brother, so when Scott picked him up they congratulated him and told him they had no idea that I was expecting. He told them his full name and that he looked just like him with blonde hair and brown eyes. He was right, he does look alot like Will.

Fall Fun

2008-10-28T16:36:00.004-05:00

The past couple of weeks has been busy around the Sanders' household. From fall festival at church, the birth of our new nephew, and Will's field trip to the pumpkin patch. Hopefully, things will slow down a bit and I will be able to post more often. (Who I am kidding?) Anyway, here are a few catch up pictures of all of the happenings. For some reason it will not upload anymore pictures. I will try again later.

Will and McCaydyn getting for the parade to begin our Fall Festival at Church.

Will favorite booth the jail, he kept putting himself in and someone had to pay to get out, I think they made $60.00 on the booth, we probably contributed at least 30 of that.

Will wanted to his face painted like a skeleton to match his shirt.

Soccer Season Comes To An End

2008-10-28T16:27:00.002-05:00

Will soccer season is over. Here are a couple of pictures from the last game. You would have thought the trophy was gold. He said it was awesome!

Pumpkin Time and Chopsticks

2008-10-09T15:07:00.006-05:00

A couple of weekends ago we took Will to the Pumpkin Festival in Owensboro. He had a great time, riding rides, eating, and playing. When we left the festival we decided to eat at Shogun's, Will ate with chopsticks for the first time and it was so funny. On the way home we stopped at Trunnell's Farm to let him pick out pumpkins. He really enjoyed playing there also.

Will eating his corn on the cob sucker from Trunnell's. It really tasted like buttered corn.

Fall Break

2008-10-06T11:47:00.003-05:00

Well, since it is Fall Break I may get the chance to catch up on my blogging. Work has been crazy and by the time I get Will in bed at night, I am ready to go myself. Here are just some random pictures of Will.

Will and his new dog Princess, she loves to sleep on his bean bag.

Wind Damage

2008-09-14T16:54:00.002-05:00

This morning during Sunday School the wind was howling pretty good. I live behind our church and looked out the window at my house. Everything looked fine, 10 minutes later my little cousin came running, "Misty, Will's trampoline is heading toward the cars in the parking lot." Scott, my uncle, and myself took off running. My other cousin was pulling in the parking lot and when she got out of her car, she heard it coming and she started running. She watched it finally come to a stop across the road from our church. It was in a mangled heap when Scott got over there. The wind was so strong that he and some of the other men from church decided to come in because trees and powerlines were cracking and popping. Poor Will is so sad about losing his trampoline, he got it for his birthday in June. But, it can be replaced, the only other damage was that we are missing some shingles off of the roof. Anyone else have damage?

What a Busy Week!

2008-09-06T19:45:00.003-05:00

This week has been busy around our house. Will started preschool and soccer this week. He is going to preschool at CC First Baptist in the mornings. So far so good! He is playing soccer at Bremen. His first game was last night and it was so funny and cute. Most of the players on his team have never played before so they just run in the direction that the coach tells them to. Here are a few pictures of the first day of school and a couple from the soccer game last night and today.

Beach Bend

2008-08-23T08:12:00.003-05:00

Last Saturday we went to Beach Bend with the church. Here are a few pictures of Will and his buddy Alex. Also in some pictures you will see Makala (Kala). Will had a great time, I had not been there since I was probably Will's age or smaller and I was impressed. One of the greatest things about the day was that we went with our church family and it is such a blessing to have friends to share the day with. We watched each others kids so that every kid there had a riding partner at some point. Here are a few pictures of Will's favorite rides.

Will and Makala riding the Tornado. I rode it once and got a little queasy.

Here are Will and Alex riding the elephants.

Will and the baby goats. Future Farmer!

On the log ride with the girls for the 5th or 6th time. I rode with him and Alex countless times, this was his favorite ride.

Back To School!

2008-08-04T21:19:00.003-05:00

Whew!! I start back to school tomorrow and this is the first year in my eight years of teaching that I have not wanted to go back. I think maybe it is because now Will is older and we stay busy swimming and playing all summer. I am teaching first grade again this year and I love it! It is just a little tiring in the beginning. I wish that we started in September like Will's preschool. He thinks that he is starting tomorrow; however, he thinks he is going to my room with me. We shall see how well he does tomorrow when I leave for work.

Can we say Traumatic

2008-07-23T18:23:00.003-05:00

Today Will had his 4 year Wellness visit. Everything went just fine, he passed the hearing test, did great on everything she asked, then came the 4 shots and blood work. That was a completely different story. Thankfully Scott went with me, I held his arms while one nurse held his legs for the shots, the entire time he is screaming "Please let me go home!", "I want to go home now!" " I don't like Dr. Hawkins anymore, I'm never coming back!" Well they send us to the book room to calm down, and then it is time for the blood to be drawn. This time Scott held him in his lap and I held one arm and he screamed some but not as bad until they tried to put the bandage tape around his arm, then it started all over again. Needless to say, it was a bit traumatic for him. All the way home, he kept on saying I am never going back, I don't like Dr. Hawkins. After the screams they probably are hoping we don't have to come back anytime soon. He as now been asleep for 2 hours and I am fixing to wake him up. Sorry I am rambling, it made me feel awful.

Ramblings

2008-07-16T22:55:00.002-05:00

What a crazy week! Monday started out with me working on my classroom for a while, since we have less than 3 weeks before school starts. Tuesday was summer reading and swimming with friends. Last night as we were winding down for the night, a teen age boy wrecks in the ditch in front of our house. Today, I took Will to Madisonville Park to play while Scott went to physical therapy. It is a really nice park, and I forgot to take my camera. Tonight was church and I teach the preschool TeamKids. So needless to say I am worn out.

Swim Lessons

2008-07-08T15:17:00.005-05:00

Will had his first swim lesson today. He is not afraid of the water so I figured this would be a good time to start lessons. A friend from work offered to work with him and she does a great job. The only problem is he doesn't want to keep his mouth closed once he is under water. He was so cute, everytime he would do something by himself he would look at me and smile and give me a thumbs up!

Happy Birthday!!!

2008-07-03T10:35:00.002-05:00

Will turned 4 on Monday, we had his party at the park on Sunday. He had a blast and loved all of the gifts. Thanks to Uncle Chris and Uncle Lissa for the new bike. Yes, he calls my sister in law uncle instead of aunt. We have tried to correct it, but we think it is cute.

He recieved lots of neat gifts, in the last photo he wearing his new Spider Man costume and using his Web Slinger.

William Anthony "Will"

2008-06-23T11:31:00.003-05:00

Since I am new at blogging I thought I would introduce you to my little man Will. He is going to be 4 on June 30th. Whew, time sure flys. He is your typical little boy, he loves playing outside, riding his 4 wheeler, and he is now crazy about Spider Man and Hulk. He will start pre-school this fall at C.C. First Baptist. As you can tell from the picture he is quite the ham.

Hello blog world!

2008-06-22T21:49:00.000-05:00

I read several blogs daily and I figured I would give it a try. I have enjoyed reading blogs of people that I attended elementary and high school with. It is a good way to keep in touch with people. If you have any suggestions for my page please let me know.