Throwback Thursday Thanksgiving: Shelby Doesn't Have Broken Legs

2020 has been a year of changes for everyone around the world. It could be easy to only see the negatives. All the things we weren't able to do because of this pandemic. So I want to focus on the blessings of God, both past and present, to remind myself, my children and whoever reads my blog, of just what an awesome God we have. July 29, 2007- (Shelby was 2 years old...) Shelby doesn't have broken legs.... Want to know the story behind it now?

Dear Diary: A Look At The Past- Entry For January 20th and 21st

Recently I came across all my old diaries from years ago and enjoyed reading what was happening in past years. The brain is a crazy thing and we tend to remember the extreme highs and lows. However, it seems like the simple sweet and sometimes sad things of everyday life are lost to our memory till we find a way to bring them back again. So I decided that I would start some posts highlighting old diary entries and what was happening in our lives!

January 2, 2005-

Tomorrow I'll have just two weeks left until the baby is due. (I was expecting Shelby!) I cannot believe time has passed by this fast. This baby moves so much, sometimes I wonder why it hasn't come already!

We are supposed to be having another girl. Our name for her is Morgan Rae.

I got a neat surprise for Christmas. Mom and dad are flying out from Arkansas to be here for two weeks! They are coming on February 2  and I am due the 4th. 

We are also in the middle of moving into the house by the church. So much happening in so little time. In the next two weeks, I am hoping to get most of the house packed so that no one else has to do it. I don't mind taking awhile to unpack, but I want to make sure that we are out of here by the time we are supposed to be out. With the baby coming, I don't have much time left to get things done. My main concern is the garage, but Peter is going to help me go through that on Saturday. Needless to say, the house is rather torn up right now! Boxes and misc stuff everywhere. I am hoping to have some sort of order before mom and dad get here.

January 25, 2005-

I am so tired and antsy. I really feel like I might go into labor at any point. I am anxious to see what happens at my appointment tomorrow. It feels like the baby is lower than last week. 

Somehow I have to get this house in a semi organized state in the next week. At this point, we can't even open the hyda-bed, there are so many boxes in the living room. I am going to try working on it tomorrow. I might be able to shift boxes to the far end of the room.

I made a list of where I want certain things should we be able to move while I am recovering in the hospital. It might be nice to come home to a new house where I don't have to help with moving!

Hindsight is 20-20:

I well remember the stress of moving, having a baby and having surgery! 

Shelby's name change was a funny story: for months we had the name Morgan Rae picked out. Literally the night before we went into labor, we were out to pizza with family when we talked and decided we didn't like the name as much as we thought we did. I remembered this little girl at McKenzie's Kung Fu class and how much I loved her name but in my pregnancy fog, I couldn't remember what it was. So I asked McKenzie and surprisingly she remembered and said Shelby. We knew that was the name as soon as we heard it!

Tuesday Tidings: Happy Birthday, Shelby!

Shelby, it's so hard to believe you are 15 years old now! Here is a post from when you were three years old:

Surprise Saturday: Mother's Day Road Trip

In 2014, Sierra, Shelby and I took an epic road trip in my VW Bug.

It was a beautiful Mother's Day spent with a couple fun and crazy girls!

Throwback Thursday: Catching Frogs

Shelby has always been our defender of the weak...

And the only one of our girls who would chase after anything that moved.

Literally.

This particular May day in 2014 was no exception.

Tuesday Tidings: Funny Pictures By Shelby

Hey everyone!

I recently went through some old pictures and found some funny pictures of Sierra and I.
 I think the person taking the pictures were taken by my mother or by my sister McKenzie.
 P.S. I'm the one in the chair wearing the hat and ladybug shirt,
 and Sierra is the one in the pink dress and plaid hat.

Well that's all for now.

Bye!

~Shelby~

Tuesday Tidings: Old Videos

Hey everyone. I recently went through some old media files and found the following videos.
These videos are of McKenzie, Sierra and I.
In the videos we are supposedly making breakfast because our Mother is sick.
-Shelby-

Wordless Video Wednesday: Golden Gate Bridge

Golden Gate Bridge From The Car

With The Eyes Of Shelby

Tuesday Tidings: Remembering Oliver By Shelby

~Shelby~

Monday Madness: Happy Birthday, Shelby!

In wishing Miss Shelby a Happy Birthday today, I wanted to take us back to when she was excitedly awaiting her 3rd birthday party:

Family Friday: Interview with Shelby

Dear Friends and Family, 

For January and February, I have been putting up interviews that I have done with my family. These are not your typical interviews like "What's Your Favorite Color?" or "Who Is Your Best Friend?". These questions were more to tickle my family's funny bone and see how they would answer. I was not disappointed and I don't think you will be either! Shelby is next and I was quite entertained by her matter of fact answers as they show her dry sense of humor. Enjoy:

Tuesday Tidings: Coding, My Dad and I

Coding

By Shelby

Today I'm gonna tell

you about what

my dad and I have 

in common...

Throwback Thursday: Go To Sleep! (2006)

Dear Friends and Family,

One of the main reasons I started my first blog way back in 2006-ish was to keep track of some of those fun memories that I didn't want to forget when my kiddos got older. The following post was written around 2006 when Jordyn and Shelby were about 5 and 2 years old. I hope you enjoy it as much as I enjoyed reading it again!

Wordless Wednesday: Air Museum- March 2018

Tuesday Tidings: Unicorns!!!!!!!

Today's blog is on Unicorns...

Tuesday Tidings: Goats!!!

Hey there every one!
Last week my family and I went to a friends house.
Guess what???

THEY HAVE GOATS!!!!!!!!

Here are some pics:

This goats name is ......! We can't remember!

This goats name is Rumpelstiltskin.

This goats name is Penny.

The goat in the back ground is called Feather.

Well that's all for now.

~Shelby~

Tuesday Tidings: Tears or Rain

Tears or Rain.

A Poem by Shelby 

I'm running, though I can not see.
My sight is clouded by the rain falling around me...

Or is it because of the tears running down my face?
I seek the One who can help me.
Who I can go to with all my worries and troubles?
But because of my sight being blurred by the tears streaming down my face, I can not see...
Or is it because of the rain falling around me?
As I run, I crash into something or Someone.
But before I can fall the Person grabs my arm.
“Why are you running, dear one?”
The voice of the Person asks.
I recognize the voice of my Beloved Heavenly Father.
Though I can not see Him through the rain and my tears, I know He is there.
He comforts me in my time of despair.
And calms me with His comforting voice.
The rain slows to a drizzle.
And my tears soon stop running.
“You have comforted me once again. How can I thank you?” I ask my Father from Heaven.
“Just come to me for all your needs and cares and I will be there for you.”
He says and starts to leave.
“ Wait! Don't go! I don't want to be alone.” I call after Him.
“I am always with you. I will neither leave you nor forsake you. For I know the plans I have for you. Plans of good and not of evil. To give you an expected end.”
He is now gone to His heavenly home.
But I know in my heart that I will never be alone.

If you missed last week's post: Sacramento Special Meetings


Until next time...

Tuesday Tidings: Golden Ghost Town

Tuesday's Tidings Are Brought By:

Shelby

Golden Ghost Town

The thought of it being a ghost town is creepy!

😣😣😣😣😣😣😣😣😣😣😣😣😣😣😣😣😣😣

Here are some pics of Golden...

 and a video.

Well that's all for now

!!!BYE!!!

~Shelby~

If you missed last week: Essential Oils That Help Me

Next Week: My Life As A Dog by Sierra

Blast From The Crazy Past: Shelby Walking?

This was originally posted on:
Thursday, 17 November 2005

Blast From The Crazy Past: Busy Happy Weekend 2009

Step back in time to January 2009 with me:


It has been a wonderful, happy and busy weekend so far.


Last night was Shelby's 9th birthday party. She was such a happy critter! It was funny, all day long she was a chatter-box about her birthday. Then when people started getting here, she clammed up and we could hardly get her to say anything. She does that when she gets REALLY happy. It's almost like she sits back and soaks in all the "happy".


Today we went for a drive up in the mountains. Something we have regrettably not done for a year or so. It's our favorite family thing to do, but the way the gas prices were last year we had to give it up and walk places. Then even after the prices went down, we had no money! However, today, we decided it was time to have some fun!


After we got home, we all laid down and rested. Then we got up, tidied the house for Sunday and then we played a new game we had bought for our Video Free month. It was fun! It was Littlest Pet Shop Monopoly. The girls loved moving the little critters around the board. Great for our older two practicing money and the younger two with counting and recognizing numbers. Tony sat in his highchair and chortled happily at us!


God bless your weekend. May you, like me, be blessed to have a family that you can enjoy spending time with!