Wow! It's already August and time has definitely flown. Twelve years ago today my handsome young man was born! He's growing into such a great young man and makes me proud! (and angry at times) :) We don't have a big to do planned but are going to try and go to some truck pulls tomorrow night. Hopefully Abby & I will be feeling better!
We spent 9 days back in Texas last week and were ready to get home to see Kelly! I didn't get to see everyone I would have liked, but stayed pretty busy none the less. Abigail played in a softball tournament the Saturday after we got there. It was way too hot to be playing softball, but the girls were troopers. Abby got a little too hot one time while catching, but bounced back. She did a heck of a job as well as the rest of the team. They didn't win, but hopefully they had fun! Clayton and Abby got to go to Turner Falls in Oklahoma with Grandma, Papa, Whitney, Baylee, Hadley, Ryan, & Kyndal. It looked and sounded as thought they really had lots of fun.
Saturday before heading home I had the privilege to be a part of a very sweet young couples wedding. Jessica & Sam Powers! I have done Jessica & her moms hair for a couple years and was excited to get to do Jess's hair for her special day! It was an absolutely beautiful wedding and reception!
This first week back from Texas has been a lazy one for sure! With Abby feeling bad most the week and now me, I haven't gotten much done! I hate it and need to get on the ball! BUT, Kelly is going to have to go to some training next week, so I guess I can get caught up then. Which is a actually a must since Val & Jo will be here week after next! Then we get to head to the mountains! YAY!
Alright, a little more 'serious' so to speak. I have learned a great deal with in the last couple of weeks. I know by far that no one is perfect, especially not me, but some people just amaze me. Not sure why anymore, but it's true, they do.
Some people just seem so terribly unhappy. They tell you one thing but body language and actions are SO much louder. In turn their actions, emotions, etc make the others they are around feel as if they are the problem. While in actuality that's not even the case, but still leave others feeling just a miserable. Then there are the ones that claim to be so "close" to you but really the only time they are "close" is when it looks good. If no one is looking they completely are oblivious to you. I'll say that hurts for than people would know! BUT, then there are those true blue friends that no matter what they will be there! They try to understand, listen, and go beyond because they care; just as would be done for them! In my years I have been truly blessed with quite a few of the latter types and am so grateful! Those not so happy friends don't seem to stay and I am equally proud to say I haven't had a whole lot of those!
It's said that your lucky to have 1 or 2 close friends in a lifetime! Well, I must be extremely lucky then because I have more than that and would do just about anything for them! (Hopefully they know whom they are) No matter the years, miles, or problems in the past REAL Friends are no matter what "REAL"! So, THANK YOU to you guys! I miss them terribly but hope that I can make some more friends here that are half the friends they are. (No one will ever replace a friend in my life! My list will just expand!)
And, something else, which made me smile inside & out! Family has/is important and through my life there have been some family members I've not seen, or even known, in years. Which wasn't necessarily by choice, but with the help of technology, the world wide web, and Facebook I have been able to find some of them. And even old friend of my parents that were like family! How fabulous is that!
This leads me to this... I found someone on face book, whom I was pretty sure was my cousin on my dad's side, and sent a private message on April 30. After a week or two I was discouraged and decided 'oh well, at least I tried'. Well, I had also sent him a friend request as well as his mom and nothing. I then figured out one of his friends was his sister! YAY! So I sent her a request! And... She accepted! WOOHOO!
It's just been in the last 3 years or so that I've gotten to meet more of my dad's side of my family and it is nice because I've never known a lot about them or met many of them. It was crazy how it began because a cousin to my dad (whom was younger, but remembers lots about him) just so happened to go to church with my uncle (one of my mom's brothers, the one whom I went to live with after she pasted). That shows what a very small world we live in! She recognized the name and asked if he'd had a sister whom married my dad. (obviously names were used) Anyways, that got us in touch and then also got me in with the rest of the family. I mean lots of extended family! Cousins, cousins, and more cousins of my dads. His immediate family wasn't that large and I never knew the rest, so it was exciting when the kids and I got to attend the Batey Family Reunion last year! Hated that we couldn't go this year, but it just wasn't going to work.
So, like I had said earlier, we were in Texas for a while and when we got home I was checking face book and guess what! I had a reply from my cousin! He's a bit older than me and it's been a very long time since I've seen him, but I remember him and have thought about all of them often! It was very exciting to get back in touch and hopefully we can talk/e-mail more! I'd love to see all of them and have them meet my kids!
Life is amazing and the lord works wonderously!
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