We Love The Coach!

J.Z. George had its 1st Annual "Meet the Jaguars Night" last Thursday. Tiffany and I loaded up all of the girls in their MSU cheerleader suits and went over to check it out. We are very fortunate that J.Z. George has the same colors as State, so Tiffany and I decided to get a 2-for-1 deal and buy MSU outfits for both games. We had their picture taken for an ad in the football program before it started, and it turned out pretty good. Janey Beth has decided that she is a "real" cheerleader and does NOT understand why she can't be on the sidelines with them. She actually had an all-out fit that required Toachy to come over and talk to her to get her to calm down. The cheerleader sponsor, Miss Blaine, was so nice, and she let JB stand with them during warm-up, obviously after she witnessed the fit. She's also going to let JB cheer a little with the girls this Friday night during the first home game. When Janey Beth cheers, she doesn't say "Go, Jaguars!" or "Go, Boys!" or even "Go, Toachy!". No, she says "Go, cheerleaders!". I guess she got it honestly because I cheered from 4th grade to 12th grade. We do have our first home game Friday night at 7:30 against Greenville O'Bannon H.S., and hopefully it will be the first victory of the season!

#1 Fan of the Cheerleaders! haha

Toachy's very own cheerleaders


So in her element!

Not the actual ad picture, but a good one anyway

20 fingers and 20 toes!

This past week Natalie who is one of my very best friends from high school was in town from California visiting her mom. Natalie is 22 weeks pregnant with TWINS, a boy and a girl! Many of you have heard me talk about Natalie and my other h.s. friend Samantha, and it's always so much fun to get to visit altogether when we can. We went out to eat at Jake and Rips in Grenada Wednesday night and laughed so much!!! The three of us were inseparable when we were growing up and definitely have some stories to blackmail each other with. haha Saturday we hosted a gift card baby shower for her, and despite all of the rain, we had a great turn out (almost 60 people!). She obviously can't travel back to California with a ton of bulky gifts, so gift cards were perfect for her. Natalie won't be back to MS until after Cade and Kara (cute names, huh?) are born, but I can't wait to get my hands on those two precious little babies in the spring. Love you, Natalie!!!

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Grimlins?

You know, I should have known that when you buy a house that is over 100 years old there are going to be constant problems! I have been so behind on my laundry lately, so yesterday I washed about 6 loads of clothes. Last night I noticed that the laundry room light would not turn on and the washer and deep freeze were not working. The weird thing is that the dryer DID work. Talk about strange! It has happened once before, and we thought then it was because the washing machine shakes that part of the house to China and back when it is in the spin cycle. Of course Chris immediately claimed that I was overloading the washing machine, so I tried it with half a load. Guess what?! You got it...still shaking. Chris took the entire washer apart last week and decided it needed to be balanced. He's very handy to have around.haha But it happened last night again. Turns out that our house is "wired weird with grimlins", a quote from the electrician. I obviously don't understand electrician lingo, but it was a burned out something or other under the house. To the tune of $65 the grimlins are gone, for now. No telling where else they will show up, though. Stay tuned for "Return of the Grimlins."

HELP!

So I am a little challenged sometimes when it comes to blogging...I need to know how to make a website address come up blue so that all the reader has to do is click on it to go to the webpage. I have also noticed on other blogs that when something or someone is mentioned I can click on their name (it's blue), and it takes me to their blog. HOW DO I DO THIS?!?!?!

Recipe Blog

I just happened to come upon this blog that has some great sounding recipes! I was looking for the delicious Heath Bar Apple Dip recipe that Haley Warren made for our church going-away party and found this blog. The Olive Garden Alfredo Sauce sounds so good! Check it out if you have a chance...www.yummyrecipefinds.blogspot.com

Broadway, Here We Come!

Just a little update on Sara Glenn...yesterday she tried out for the Showchoir at her school and made it! It is made up of 4th-6th grade students with an Honors Choir for smaller performances. Lexie is in it, so SG decided to try out. I was so happy to see her overcome her fear of being in front of a crowd performing by herself! It takes a lot of confidence to stand in front of your friends and sing a song! She had been prepared to sing a High School Musical song, but the director asked her to sing "This Little Light of Mine". I picked her up after the try outs, and she was all smiles! It blesses me so much to see how God is growing Sara Glenn. She is truly a blessing to us and is changing everyday.

NO TEARS!!

Today was Janey Beth's first day of three year old preschool at Moore Memorial United Methodist Church. Her teacher's name is Ms. Barbara, and the class has 8 girls and 1 boy in it. It took 30 minutes last night to pick out what she was going to wear, but it sure made getting dressed this morning a lot easier. We have been talking about how much fun school is because she tends to cry when I leave her anywhere. That does amaze me since she is so outgoing and independent, but she is very attached to me. I was so relieved this morning when I saw how excited and confident she was about going to preschool. She marched up those steps, hung up her backpack and sat in her chair without so much as a whimper! YEAH!!! She even gave me a hug and a kiss, and then whispered, "Remember I get Old McDonald's chicken nuggets, french fries and a sweet tea if I don't cry" I did forget to mention that I bribed her! haha

Visit to Tupelo

Yesterday I went to Tupelo to clean our house and more importantly have lunch with all of my friends that I miss so much. We ate at Atlanta Bread Co. which was pretty good except that my food tasted like hot lava!! I am NOT a fan of spicy foods, and this pasta was very spicy yesterday. I honestly didn't care where or what I ate as long as I got to see everyone, and I did. Jane Clair, Leigh Ann, Candace, Whitney, Marty and Sarah were able to come. Emory, Adam and Graci stopped by the house on their way out of town, so I could visit with them a while. It was a great day, and Sarah and Candace helped me get the house all fresh and clean again. Then Sarah and I headed to the much missed mall for some much needed shopping for our new house. It was so much fun, and I plan on visiting alot more!!!

Fancy!

As I was diligently posting about JB's first day of dance, she obviously thought it was time to get "fancy" as she puts it. She also said she needed more eyehairs a/k/a eyebrows. So...I obviously should post during naptime!

Dancing Girl!

Janey Beth had her first dancing class yesterday at Miss Claire's School of Dance in Winona. Miss Claire and her mother who passed away several years ago taught my mom, my sister and me dancing! Wednesday JB got a special treat...She got to spend the whole morning with her MayMay and Momma all by herself! We took her to Greenwood to get her "tapping" and ballet shoes and leotards. We even took her to the Illuvian (sp?) Hotel downtown for a very fancy lunch, and she was great! She of course wore her tap shoes and leotard the rest of the day, so hopefully we don't have to refinish the hardwood floors anytime soon! She was slipping and sliding all over the place and thought it was hilarious. I don't really know how Miss Claire is going to do it with 10 of them in tap shoes at the same time. haha As you can see from the pics, dancing is definitely going to be her thing.

Some more firsts...

Monday Emmy Lou got her haircut for the first time. She actually did good and only got a very little bit snipped off the back of her hair. I hate the mullet look on little girls, so I am trying to help her hair grow from the top. Miss Julie cut all three girls hair, so it was an eventful morning. Sara Glenn and Janey Beth also had dentist appointments yesterday (Friday) here at a Family Practice. Thank goodness Tiffany is the new dental hygenist at the clinic because it was JB's first "real" cleaning and checkup. Both girls got great reports, and JB was very brave. That's all she talked about all day, how "brade" she was. She even told the Sonic lady who delivered our drinks! haha I forgot to take my camera to either of these events, sorry!

Summer = Watermelon

Tonight Tiffany and I packed sandwiches for the girls and headed to Carrollton for some football practice watching and watermelon eating. (Of course I forgot to take my camera.) To give you a little background on the school where Chris is coaching, it is a Carroll County High School that was consolidated several years ago. Every night after practice Chris has to run a bus route to get the kids home up to 25 miles away from the school. Most players do not have cars or parents that are willing to pick them up from practice. There was a survey done on the players and out of 35 only 5 had male figures in the household living with them. These boys need these coaches and football alot more than football needs them. Tonight after a long Saturday practice we had watermelon waiting on them, and OH MY GOODNESS I have never seen boys tear into some fruit the way they did. Of course our girls loved it too and came home very sticky and dirty. It was such a simple treat for the guys, and they really appreciated it.

Bathtime fun!

Lately bathtime has become an all out party for Janey Beth and Emmy Lou. JB wants as many cups as she can get in the tub and most of the time you can swim in the bathroom by the time it's all over. Here are some cute pics.

And school starts!

This past Wednesday Sara Glenn started fourth grade at Winona Elementary School. I really can't believe she is 9 almost 10 and in the FOURTH GRADE!!! She loves her teachers, classmates, school, the boys (Ha), basically everything about it. Her very best friend our cousin Lexie walked her in Wednesday morning because having your mom walk you in is just not cool anymore. It could have hurt my feelings, but at this point in her life, being embarrassed is the worst thing ever. So Lexie walked her in and off they went. Hair in ponytails, wearing matching school uniforms, backpacks on with their names monogrammed on them and SO EXCITED! SG has loved being in Winona and loves school so much. All day Emmy Lou walked around with one of SG's old lunchboxes on her arm I guess pretending she was going to school. It was so cute! It won't be long before I will be posting about her first day.

Go Jaguars!!!!

Last Saturday night we hosted our first J.Z. George Football Coaches Cookout. All of the coaches were able to come and even the principal and his wife. We had a blast, but I forgot to get out my camera until the very end. I didn't get a picture of Coach Daves and his wife or the principal, Coach Gant, and his wife. I did manage to get some pics of Dicenzo Miller, who Chris has hired, in rare form. For those of you who don't remember Dicenzo, he played football at MS State from 1998-2001. He is at our house all the time, and JB calls him her "buddy". I told him I was going to print off the picture with him in one of JB's hats and get him to autograph it for us. haha Chris is very blessed to be surrounded not just by great coaches but also great men. We look forward to a great season at J.Z. George!
GO JAGS!!!!

Such a blackmail picture! haha

The infamous Abercrombie and Fitch model, Coach Queen

Defensive Coordinator Coach Bobby Bass and his wife, Tiffany

If you can't win with this staff, we give up!!!