Fashion Police

so I wore a shirt today with pink ruffles on it... my son, "Mama, where you going with that tutu on?"... he is my keeper!!! LOL

A Servant's Heart

Sundays before church the adults mill around and fellowship and the kiddos hit the pasture to play it up before returning to class. I am now on the production team at church with my photography, so I was walking around tying up loose ends just making it back to my seat as the band was taking the stage. I look at my daughter and ask her where her brother was and got the general, "I don't know." Looked at my husband and asked and got the general, "I don't know." So needless to say this mama went into a brief panic. My husband jumps up to go find him and returns asking, "do you know where I found him?" Of course I said, "No!" My husband, " He was at the front door of the church and apparently someone had given him a handful of church bulletins and he was greeting the people coming in and passing out Sunday bulletins with his smiling little face." A five year old little boy with a servant's heart sure makes a mama so proud.

Watch out Obama, I am raising a God-fearing, Christian little man who is out for your job!!!!!

The Thoughtful One

My 5 year old son stayed home with my husband today from school just in case it snowed. It finally did snow and my husband said that my son (Samuell) looks out the back door at his roping dummy and asks, " Daddy, in case a deer comes, can we paint my roping bull camo?" So thoughtful on behalf of the roping bull!!!

Samuelisms from the backseat

Due to the SNOW, Samuell was picked up early and road with Stephen to Tyler to look at a house. As they were driving down the road, from the backseat comes, "look we just passed a eaten store" (restaraunt)! Makes it all worth while.

What do you want to eat?

Saturday, Samuell, Daddy and I all went to a gun show in Tyler. As we were leaving we drove past Clear Springs Restaurant and they have a statue outside of a swordfish. From the backseat came, " I think I want to eat dead fish!" I guess that is one way to look at it!


Stephen Freeman My kiddo says he wants a "horsepower truck" when he grows up. That or maybe a "monster truck". OH boy... Any of my facebook friends make car loans?

Are you sure they are not listening??

On the popular show American Idol, a 62 year old Afro American Veteran sang his own song entitled, Pants on the Ground, where he made a very elaborate display with his break daning moves and pride. While his age kept him from moving forward in the competition, Simon Cowell made the comment that he felt the song would be heard again. Well, after waking Samuell up this morning for school I laid his clothes out for him to get dressed. While he was getting dressed this morning, and as he was pulling his jammie bottoms off to put his clothes on, I hear him singing, "pants on the ground, pants on the ground, looking like a fool with my pants on the ground.... HA HA HA.... be cery careful, they are listening!

November 11, 2009

At the deer lease, Caroline came into the house telling everyone that Cooper would only shoot his new BB gun down at the ground. When asked why, he told them that he couldn’t shoot up in the air toward the sky because he couldn’t shoot God.

November 10, 2009

This morning we were on our daily commute to school and from the back seat this little gruff voice says, “Mama, when people get married, they get a new house. So when are we going to get a new house?” I said, “Well, Samuell, just where would you like to live?” He responded very matter of factly, “Behind Nana and Papa. We don’t have enough beds, but Nana has one and I need a horse and when people get married they get a new house and we are married.” I responded with “Son you will just have to talk to your Daddy.” This morning he came back with, “I do but he just won’t listen to me!” Out of the mouths of babes!! Ha ha ha.

October 2, 2009

This morning I took Samuell Cooper to the donut shop before school and got him a dozen donut holes. As we were driving off he looked in the bag and gasped as he was saying, “Mommy, they didn’t put a kowachie in my bag!” I asked, “A what?” He replied, “A KOWACHIE, you know, a PIG!” I immediately started laughing as I told him that we didn’t order a “kowachie” or a Pig, I should say. He was referring to a pig in the blanket.

September 9, 2009

4 year old son asked in the car on the way to school, “Mommy, are we old?” I said, “What?” “Are we old?” So I asked him why and he responded with, “So we can stay home and not go to work and school.” Then he follows it up with, “How did Papa and Nana get old?” My son wants to retire at the age of 4. Oh, my!

January 16, 2009

When Do We Get To Play?


Taking Coop in to school this morning, his teacher began telling me of her and Coop’s discussion in the classroom yesterday during their studies. She said that they were learning syllables and she was clapping out their names and when she clapped out Coop-er, she said that he replied, “1.” She told him to try again and clapped it out once more. He responded with , “I guess if I would watch your hands, then I would know!” She said that they were then counting the number of words in a sentence and Coop looked up to her and asked, “Do we ever get to play at this school?” Ms. Demetris said that Coop was just the cutest thing and that at times it is hard when you see how hard at work their little minds really are.

January 15, 2009

Don’t Take It Inside …..


This afternoon I picked Coop up from play school and his teacher informed me that he had been in a scuffle this afternoon on the playground. There is zero tolerance on getting in trouble at school in our house and Coop knows it. So he was made to go and tell his teacher he was sorry. When we got into the car, I began questioning him as to what took place on the playground at school. He told me that he had the Frisbee and that his friends came and took it away from him and they would not share. With every breath he was asking if he was going to get a spanking and highly concerned about it. As I advised him as to what to do next time, he was on top of his manners. Rounding the corner in our neighborhood and pulling up to the mailbox, Cooper tells me, “Mommy, let’s not talk about this any more when we go into the house. I love you, Mommy!” I gasped to keep from laughing.

January 10, 2009

Ask and Ye Shall Receive …..


It is our nightly ritual to say our prayers when we get into the bed. So as we began to pray, Coop looks at me and wants to add to his prayer. We go down the list and pray for everyone in the family and tonight Coop stops me and says to tell God that he wants a baby brother. I told Coop that if he ever needs anything, that he can ask God to help him or whatever he wants to ask. So innocently, he looks straight up to the ceiling and says, “God, I want a baby brother, please.” The next night prayers are going along as planned and he asks me if when he gets a baby brother, can he take him down the street to play. We had to have a small discussion about babies, since one of Stephen and my friends is pregnant. He couldn’t understand where the baby was and how it was going to just get here. So the next night’s prayer interruption was asking God how he was going to carry his baby!

January 7, 2009

Yesterday was Coop’s 4th birthday and he has waited a whole year to be four. Now when you are talking to him and he is telling you something that happened in his past, he will say, “Mommy, when I was a baby….. or When I was three….” He has yet to say yesterday.

December 27, 2008

Can We Do It Again? Will Santa Come Again?


Coop came to me this afternoon and asked me, “Mommy, can I go back to sleep again so Santa will come again? Cause he comes when you go night night!”

November 15, 2008

2008 The Biggest Deer in the World


Well, deer season is here and finally the women of the houses get that much needed peace and quiet around the house that they have been waiting on since this time last year. This year Coop is 3 years old so he has earned the right to go to the deer lease with his Daddy and hunt “the biggest deer in the world”. Last weekend Daddy took both kids and honestly they were not in the mood for hunting but rather for mothering a couple of motherless lambs that the deer lease owner had. Coop came home kind bummed because he went with the intent of hunting that “biggest deer in the world” and killing him and bringing him home to his Mommy, but came home empty handed with nothing but some lamb slobber. So his Daddy decides that due to Coop’s great behavior the prior weekend that he will take him back to the lease for a Father/Son trip. Coop began immediately preparing as his excitement grew. He seriously looked at me and informed me that “Mommy, I am taking my rope, so this time I will bring back the biggest deer in the world. But Mommy, after you kill the deer you tie his legs and take him down to the blood. You don’t eat the eyes or the bones.” I am so glad he informed me of this in such detail. Friday afternoon came and Daddy and Coop loaded up the truck, told Mommy to come get her kisses and off they went. Well a 3 year old’s expectations are so great that they can take on the whole world and that he did. That rope proved to be his blessed charm and his wish was granted. Saturday morning at 8:45 am, the call comes in and as I answer I hear this small excited voice on the other end exclaiming, “I GOT ONE. I GOT ONE!” The connection was very bad but I could hear his total enthusiasm as he proceeded to tell me that it had 11 POINTS and (to him) was the BIGGEST DEER IN THE WORLD! Makes a mother so proud!

November 11, 2008

Some Ears Hear Different Things


Some of you know that boys will be boys, and the 33 year old boys don’t vary much from the 3 year old ones. Daddy and Coop were rough housing in the living room when Daddy stopped and went into the kitchen being followed closely behind by his 3 foot shadow. Coop was hounding him saying, “Daddy, you want to wrestle houses (rough house)?” ha, ha, ha ….PRICELESS!

November 11, 2008

Shh, Be Quiet!


Coop was sitting at the dinner table waiting patiently on his dinner to be presented to him and so innocently opened his mouth and intently informed his Daddy and me that “My foot is going to sleep, so ya’ll need to be quiet.”

November 4, 2008

Born in the Wrong Era!


Early afternoon yesterday, Daddy picks Coop up from school to go to the Barber Shop and get Mr. Josh to cut his hair. Sitting in the waiting room, Coop is noticing his surroundings like any other curious and learning as a second child. He spots a wire hanging down with a loop on the end of it dangling. Coop turns to his Daddy and says, “Daddy, you see that rope over there with the circle on it?” Daddy responds with a “Yes.” Coop then informs his Dad, “That is what you hand the “BAD GUYS” from! Needless to say, his Daddy got a proud chuckle out of it.

October 26, 2008

Wonders of the World


On a fall afternoon, Coop and I were making our way home from school and work when we entered the front gate of Adaway Estates. There is a large pond on the Atkinson’s property. Coop questioned from the back seat, “Mommy, what is in that pond?” I replied, “I don’t know, Coop, and what do you think is in the pond?” And his response was with great expression, “Fishlings, ducklings and an alligator.” Inquisitively I inquired, “What is a fishling?” I was quickly informed by Coop what a “fishling” is. “Mommy, a fishling is a baby fish! And there are bunches in there. They aren’t big boys like me. They are still babies.” “Of course!” I exclaimed. How could I have not known that …..?

October 26, 2008

Signs of a Giving Heart


The other day Daddy picked up Coop from school and they had to go by Daddy’s work. There were numerous large pumpkins sitting on the porch entry way of the office. As they pulled up, Coop’s jaw dropped as he gasped and questioned his Daddy in dismay. “Daddy, did they get those pumpkins from my pumpkin patch (the Episcopal Church has a pumpkin patch sale every October)?” Daddy replied with a chuckle, “Yep, they sure did, Coop.” Coop replied with reassurance, “Well that is ok, I’ll share.” For some reason Coop has laid claim to the pumpkin patch. He thinks that it is ALL his and he loves it and we have to drive by there every morning on our way to school and if for some reason we are running late, then we for sure have to go by and check on them in the afternoons after he is picked up from school.

September 23, 2008

Where Does Food Go?

This morning on our daily commute to school Coop was sitting in the back seat eating his dry cereal like he does every morning. He pops up and asks, “Mommy, where does food go?” Needless to say he was totally amazed and humored at my response of, “Coop, when you put your food in your mouth it goes down to your tummy. Your tummy takes the food and chews it up again and takes the things that your body needs to be strong and have big muscles and sends it out into your body. Then all the stuff your body does not need goes down a slide to your booty and comes out as poop.” His eyes were as huge as saucers, but he was taking in every word of it. He let out a small giggle and was very satisfied with the answer he had gotten. It makes life worthwhile ….. and always blesses me with a SMILE!

September 17, 2008

As I am sure you all know we have been without electricity for days now. Needles to say we sadly lost the salt water fish tank and all the fish in it. The kids were playing in the living room when Stephen noticed one of the fish floating. As young children do, I am sure they asked a million questions and Stephen tried to explain death and the fact that they had died and were dead. When I returned home from work the breaking news upon entering the door was that one of the fish was dead. Later that evening, Coop and I were sitting at the kitchen table eating dinner and Millie (the ever squawking Amazon Parrot) was doing her usual annoying screams and I am sure I made a comment about not really liking that bird. Coop repeats by saying, “I hate that bird, Mommy!” I tried to explain that God made her and that even though I don’t like her much, I don’t hate her ….. all this time the bird is just screaming uncontrollably. Coop then looks at me and says (pointing at the fish tank), “You can put here in that water, Mommy, and DEAD her!” ha ha ha ha ….. I laughed so hard ….. Being that we did lose the JUGE fish tank and fact that we have no electricity, the smell in the house is not so lovely. Coop comes into the living room (where the fish tank is located) and looks at me and asks, “What is that HOLY COW smell!!!!” ha ha ha ….. I nearly lost it …..

September 9, 2008

Last night Coop ate bacon and eggs with pear for dinner. After dinner, I put him in the bath tub to bathe him. He always likes to play a little while with horses in the tub so I let him play. I heard him from the living room say, “WOW that was a big tootie!” When I went back in the bathroom to bathe him, he looked up at me and asked, “Mommy, do tooties go all the way down to your toes?” I had to ask twice to make sure what he was saying ….. so after his repeating himself, I answered, “No, Coop. Tooties don’t go all the way to your toes.” Now you can almost guess what the next question was: “Mommy, where do tooties go?” “Coop, tooties go to your booty.” “Where do tooties come from?” “When you eat, sometimes it makes bubbles in your tummy and the bubbles are tooties. The tooties go from your tummy to your booty and that is why you have tootoes in your booty.” He accepted that and began singing, “I got tooties in my booty, I got tooties in my booty…..” I laughed so hard and thought to myself how important it is to explain even the simplest of processes …..

July 23, 2008

This morning Coop and I were running late, so I took him by McDonalds to grab a sausage biscuit. We had to wait in line for a little while of course. I mean, it is McDonalds. And then we pulled up to order. A man came over the speaker and took our order and then I pulled up to give the car behind us their turn. Coop was in the back seat and just as innocently said, “Mommy, can you put money in that box (the microphone box where I ordered our food) and let that man out of there?” I laughed so hard. I told him that the man wasn’t in the box and that I would show him where he was when we got up to the window. So we pulled up to the window to pay and I proceeded to share what had just happened with the attendant and the “man in the box”. Needless to say, McDonalds hit the floor laughing and Coop got a Happy Meal toy out of the deal. Children are great, and that made my day ……