Christmas came early this year!!!

Thanks to Allison and Asher (I love you guys!!!!!) THIS is what my children will wake up to this morning. I am sure I will have more pics of them playing at it...and I can promise you.....Xavier MAY have a hard time leaving for school.

What a selfless act to give something like this away! I can't tell you how happy I am...and I went to sleep last night with a smile on my face. Working Retail this time of year will make you, well, NOT feeling the love of Christmas, ya know? Oh...THANK YOU ALLISON...and I will pray that somewhere down the road, you are blessed this way yourself!!!!

Wait.....WAIT.....NOOOOOOOOO

Oh My Goodness.

HOW is it possible the the 'baby' will be 2 next week????? NOOOOOOO. Make it stop. I am having a serious meltdown (I am SURE this is not the last one for the next week or so, LOL). Patton will be 2. WOW

Is anyone else this way? WHY is it so hard for me to see my kiddos grow older? I swear each birthday is harder than the ones before (and, people, we have had a GRAND total of only 4 SO far between the 2 NOT counting the one on Tues.) I have become my mother.

During my college days, when I would go home or if Mom would come visit..she would bawl like a baby when I/She left. One particular year was I believe the beginning of my Jr. year and she came to get me settled in...well, she had a flight back home (this was when you could still go inside an airport to see someone off..pre-911) and Corey (hi buddy!) was with me...Mom just weeped and hugged me forever....I wasn't embaressed or anything...but I just couldn't understand how she could be so tore up about it...I mean..I would be home for Thanksgiving, right?

Anyway...now 'I' am the blubbering fool about my kids (and please...save yourself...don't even ask me about what I am like when my PARENTS leave!!!!)

Time just won't stand still, will it?

Tammy....remember when I was pregnant with Xavier and visiting NC...you went with Mom and I to visit Brett's grave. The Dixie Chics came on the radio (or maybe it was my cd) and that sweet little song came on...

"Godspeed (Sweet Dreams)"

Dragon tales and the "water is wide"
Pirate's sail and lost boys fly
Fish bite moonbeams every night
And I love you

Godspeed, little man
Sweet dreams, little man
Oh my love will fly to you each night on angels wings
Godspeed
Sweet dreams

The rocket racer's all tuckered out
Superman's in pajamas on the couch
Goodnight moon, will find the mouse
And I love you

Godspeed, little man
Sweet dreams, little man
Oh my love will fly to you each night on angels wings
Godspeed
Sweet dreams

God bless mommy and match box cars
God bless dad and thanks for the stars
God hears "Amen," wherever we are
And I love you

Godspeed, little man
Sweet dreams, little man
Oh my love will fly to you each night on angels wings
Godspeed
Godspeed
Godspeed
Sweet dreams




Now I know why you shed some tears........