Happy New Year...

Well we still have not seen Maddie yet. I miss her a lot and I am a little scared to see her again. Timmy keeps asking whena re we going to see her. Anyway maybe in a few weeks.
We had a great Christmas, Terry got a DVD/Blue ray with WiFi and clothes etc, Timmy got some new Nike's that have orange on them, an orange bike, clothes, Football Wii game, which he loves. I ended up with a wonderful $100 gift certificate for pedicures, a beautiful heart necklace and earrings. From my mom and dad I (we) got a new bedspread that is brown and blue, some tops etc. We were going out to Pier Park for New Year's and I had a procedure on my face and I look hidius right now so I think Terry and Timmy are going to go out there without me Well I'll go for now and blog some more later

Where do I start...

Well we have had a lot of changes since the 7th of October. We are now living with my father-n-law in Lynn Haven. He lives alone so it totally worked out for us to move in to the other two bedrooms. Our slab is being poured today hopefully as we speak! This is the the 1st progress on the house. I will drive up on Friday and take a picture. I am going to take a picture every week to see the progress and make a scrapbook. It is taking a while to get all our addresses changed, I have been working on that today. I cleaned my mom's carpet this morning early! So it should be dry this afternoon. Timmy and I usually go over there and work on his homework and then visit with gramma when she gets home but not on Wed. we get ready for church.
MOPS is going well. We meet the 1st and3rd of each month so we met yesterday and will meet again on the 18th of Jan. Yesterday was a small group, getting close to Christmas. I enjoy spending time with Kirsten, a childhood friend.
Well about Maddie we haven't been to see her yet, I am kindof dreeding it. I want to see her her but I already miss her as it is. Maybe later this week we can schedule a time with her new owners. Post some new news soon!

Losing a family member...

Good morning! Wow we are having beautiful weather here in Florida. We have some new news that is very hard to talk about. We have decided to give Maddie to another family. We are getting ready to build a house and Terry is not wanting a privacy fence. Maddie has to have a fence or she will go wild! We are also going to live with Terry's dad while the house is being built so if we had Maddie it would make 3 dogs in the house. I am truly going to miss her and I will always love her! She has become part of our family. We take her to her new owners @ 5:00 today. so please pray especially for Timmy!

Well, today my dad turned "60" wow, it blows my mind. We have are having a fun celebration this weekend out at Laketown Wharf. My grandmother, aunt(dad's sister), cousin and her little boy and I think that is it. We are having a big cookout Sat night! We are going out there Fri and coming home Mon. We will still go to church on Sunday. Well I guess that is all the new news from the Tatum family, hope everyone has a wonderful day, take it one step at a time! 8-)

GO Noles...

I am not sure what is wrong with me I am blogging two days in a row! Not like me! Last night we ate at Red Elephant and ran into some friends of course! Then we headed to the Mosley vs. bay football game. Terry and I were definitely there for Timmy. I wanted to be in my PJ's watching TV. Timmy loves to go to the football games and play in the end zone. He got to play with his friend Mason so he was in heaven. We stayed a little after half time and then we left it was after 9:00! Wow, i am getting old!
Today I slept so late for me, it was 9:00 when I got out of bed. Then I headed to Mom and Dad's to clean, I normally clean on Fridays. Terry and Timmy mowed the grass today and FSU plays at 3:30 so I know Terry will be up from his nap by then!

I forgot to mention how Maddie is doing, I think we have decided to take her to obedience training. they have it at Pet smart and it starts on the 2nd of Oct. every Sat for 8 weeks.

Well I go for now and see ya nxt time I blog! 8-)

A lot has happened...

Wow, a lot has happened since my last post. It took me about two weeks to get used to Timmy being gone during the day. I went to my counselor yesterday and he said it I need to get my Carrie hat on as an intelligent, capable of making decisions women. My Momma hat has been on all summer and now it is time to change. I always have my wife hat on so at least I do that. He is a really nice Christian man and I like that. I go back to see him next week.

Terry has been really busy lately with work, preaching and being a good husband and dad! He is getting ready to go to Birmingham at the end of this month for some schooling he has to do through the Methodist church.
It has almost been a year since we started the adoption process and we have to update our material. The lady is coming Tuesday for our home update and we have to get physicals, background checks etc. It is a very busy month.

Terry was off on Labor day (which was nice) and we had 2 passes for Shipwreck so we went and we had a blast!
Well I guess we will meet again the next time I blog! :-)

Getting better...

Well, things are moving right along. Timmy in school is getting better. I still miss him so much! He is my little buddy. He is enjoying school more. At first he knew 1 child in his class but he is starting to meet people through recess and lunch time. He was so funny yesterday, he had crackers left and his sandwich left and I asked him why he didn't eat and he said it was because he was talking! Imagine that one! I think what I miss most about Timmy is staying up late and watching movies! Well I don't have much to say today so everyone have a nice day and stay dry if you live here in PC!

Today is the day...

I am breathing a lot better thanlast night. I had another meltdown which wasn't too bad. I really needed to go work out this morning but I skipped it for today. Tomorrow it is on! I keep having tightening of my chest, it feels like anxiety. Today is going to be a good day! I AM going to think about the good things that we've done and are going to do in his life! He is a wonderful boy and I know he will successed at the school! Enough of the negative.

My wonderful husband just called and I am so thankful for him and his positive personality! He is a great man and father. He is our glue! Well, everyone keep praying for our family and know we are all loved so much by our creator! :-) SMILE it's contagious!

Getting ready for the 1st day of school...

Well, I usually don't post this often but I really need to today. Tomorrow is the 1st day of 1st grade! Wow, it is hard to believe this summer is already over. Today we went out to Frank Brown Park and had a nice time, Timmy played in the water, went down the blue slide and jumped off the diving board. Which jumping off the diving board was the best part! I am so anxious about tomorrow, I have PLENTY to do around the house since I haven't cleaned for this week yet so that is on my agenda and getting my toenails painted is the other. Which one will come 1st??? I am certainly going to the gym and now that Timmy won't be with me I can work out a little more! For some reason I am not worried about Timmy It think he will adjust well at his new school. He was fine Monday at orientation. Which that makes me feel better. Well i guess that is all I have to say and please say a prayer for me for tomorrow!

6 more days left....

Well the countdown continues. Sometimes I wish I could stop time but I know that is impossible. We have 6 days till school starts and I am feeling the anxiety! I don't know what it is but Timmy starting school gets to me every year. He is my little man and he just keeps on growing up on me! I am excited about him starting North Bay Haven this year. I think he is excited and a little apprehensive about a new school. he did great last year and I am sure it will be the same this year. Enough about the sad stuff.

Today we went to Steve and Michelle condo (Laketown Wharf) and Timmy swam and I layed out. I did end up getting in the pool 3 or 4 times though! We have had a fun week so far. Monday it rained so we didn't do too much. Tuesday we went to Frank Brown Park. Wednesday we went to the Grand theater and watched Over the Hedge and ate lunch at Chick-fil-a. Tomorrow I am cleaning mom and dad's house and then I don't know what we will do!
Well I guess I need to go for now, we need to do some reading and write in his journal!
Tomorrow is Maddie's(our little pug) birthday, it is her 1st birthday so we are making confetti cupcakes with strawberry icing. I am also making a trip to the Dollar tree to get party hats! We are going to have fun with that tomorrow! Have a great afternoon!

14 days of summer left...

Well where do I start...the Open House wasn't has successful as we wanted but there was one lady pretty interested. She hasn't called back though. We will just keep having them until it does sell! Our Realtor has been out of town for a few weeks but I think she should be back next week.

We had Timmy's birthday party last weekend. We had a waterslide, hot dogs and chips, capri suns and Pepsi-Cola's! He had a great time with his friends. Planning for a party goes a lot smother than it used too. I think after doing it for 7 years you get the hang of it. I can't believe he is 7 years old! Time is flying by! For Timmy's birthday he got some gift cards and a lot of money so we headed to the Target on the beach Monday after I cleaned most of the house. He got a new Nerf gun, Iron Man 2 car, Ben 10 movie and a pack of Backugans. She spent $50 something dollars. He still has a $20 gift card to Target, a $25 gift card to ToysRus, and $72 left

We went to the library yesterday and got some new books. The books I turned in yesterday were 14 days late so I have a late fee of $7 and some change. That makes me made! We read two books yesterday. It is like pulling teeth to get him to read. He gets frustrated when he doesn't know the words. I am trying really hard to be patient! Well we have 14 days of summer left, it makes me sad. Timmy and I have a thing going on, we stay up late and watch a movie or TV show. We'll have to get back to going to bed around 8 or 8:30. We are going to see Despicable Me at the Grand Theater at Pier Park this afternoon. Well I guess I'll go for now have a great
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Enjoying this summer...

We are having a busy summer! We went to Jacksonville a few weeks ago and visited with Terry's mom and step dad, they are so nice. I ate way more than I should have. She made a strawberry cake to die for! Me and his mom got pedicures while we were there. We took both our dogs, Maddie and Prissy. Maddie stayed in the back with Timmy and Prissy stayed in her kennel bed in the back. They all got along with their dogs, Molly and Mugsy (they are both pugs)The last day we ate lunch at a wonderful Mexican restaurant, I was stuffed! Oh! the coolest part, they got a new pool put in this winter and Timmy got to swim a lot. Molly loves to jump into Abbie's(terry's mom) arms. It was so funny, it was like a kid!
They have 4 more weeks till school starts with Timmy starting a new school I am a little nervous. He has some words he needs to recognize, read some more books, and make 5 journal entries. I am really excited about his new school year and hopefully will be the room mom again this year! Well I am going to go for now, Mom and Timmy are coming over to do some cleaning, we are selling our house and we have an open house tomorrow! Say a prayer please!

Summer Time...

Wow, Good morning! Summer time is finally here, Yea! We are having fun. I try to take Timmy to the beach at least once a week. sometimes we will go to the Frank Brown Water park too. I don't think we will this week. The plan, weather permitting we will go out to the beach and Uncle Steve and Aunt Shell' s pool today and then to Grandpa Terry's pool on Friday. We've been to the library together once which was Monday. Well this is a short one today. Everyone have a great day! Here are a few pictures too.

End of the year...

Good morning or almost afternoon! It has been too long since I last blogged. We are good. I am trying to keep our house cleaner or straighten up more. I usually clean on Mondays but I have been trying to vacuum and pick up more often. Terry is good he is calling a big game tonight at Rutherford but it is supposed to be on TV so we will be watching it from afar on the couch. Church is keeping us on our toes. We stayed last Sat. night for a graduation birthday party for two of our youth. This Sat night we are staying up there for 5th Sunday breakfast! Which is yummy!

Timmy is almost finished with school. He gets out on the 8th of June. They are having there play and party on Fri the 4th of June. Next week is fun week, they are out for Memorial Day and then everyday they bring something from home to share with the other kids. I just can't believe he has finished K-5. It seem like yesterday was his 1st day! I got very emotional in the car after I dropped him off. He doesn't want me to give him a kiss inside the classroom! It is so sad for me but I don't want him to see me cry Life is hard sometimes but I need to remind myself of the fun thing we have to look forward to as he grows up. I am looking forward to going to the beach and the water park this summer and Timmy is so ready! Well, I'll go for now. Hopefully it won't take me so long to blog...

Been awhile...

It has been a while since I last posted anything. We have been busy as usual, with church, T-ball and Terry's games. Terry and I found out this week that we are going to the CMA's in Vegas on the 16th-19th. I am so excited, I have never been to Vegas and I am excited about flying for my second time! We are going to get to see a concert from Blake Shelton and Sugarland. It is an all expense paid trip from Dr. Pepper.

Timmy started T-ball on the 13th and has games on Sat. mornings. He is on the Cubs team and is having a ball! He is playing T-ball this year and then next year he will play AA. He is doing great, he is learning to read so good, I am so proud of him!

Terry's games have started and we have been to a couple of them. It has been so cold at night. I am going to a Casting Crowns concert on Friday night and Timmy is going to stay with my Mom and Dad since Terry has a game the same night. Mom is going to take Timmy to some of the game. Timmy has a T-ball game at 9:00 Sat. morning, boy is it going to come early!

Maddie is doing better, she doesn't poop as much as she used too, she still needs training. And she like to mess with Priss. I think eventually she will settle down with that.

Fun week...

This week has been a pretty fun one! I am working on our Spring Fling, getting parents signed up for times to work our booth and getting items donated. We haven't had too much success with that yet, but it will come! I will be making some more phone calls tonight, hopefully.

Monday I cleaned and finished it all on Monday (go me) that doesn't happen often. Tuesday I had met with my MOPS group we had a good time. We also made baggage tags, diaper tags, etc. Wed. I copied CD's for Terry and helped in Timmy's room, they made rainbows with the dots. They were very interesting! All the kids are just so unique. I made it to the gym on Monday and today and my plan is to go tomorrow too! Now that I am through with physical therapy I am back!!! Today I got all my grocery shopping and even got a shower, whoo-hoo! I stopped by Kohl's to look at their fiesta and they have a green but it is not shamrock green so I am hoping to meet my mom there and she what she thinks! A second opinion is always good, especially my mom's!

Saturday we have Timmy Opening ceremonies and they are having a carnival from 3-7. We will be getting there about 5:00 or so. Timmy will be excited. He is also getting to go to a golf tournament with Terry Sat morning which will tickle his fancy! Everyone have a great weekend and I'll blog next week!

Glad this week is coming to an end...

Good Morning! Wow is it cold outside or what. I thought we lived in Florida with mild winters! At least it isn't raining. Well this week is finally coming to an end. For some reason it has been a long week for me. I had lunch with one of my best old friends this week and she is doing great! We met at Applebee's on the beach and enjoyed some girl time. It was nice to catch up on life.

Last weekend was our annual "Hope for the Heart" women's weekend. Me and 6 other women from the church stayed at the Hilton Garden Inn here in PC. The weekend started Friday night an then carried over the next morning on Saturday! We had a blast. After it was over on Friday night 5 of us went to Chili's for some food and fellowship, which was a lot of fun! Then we went back to the church on Sat. and it lasted until around 2:00. I had to leave early to go to my sister-n-law's wedding shower. Wow, I can not believe they are getting married in less than 2 months! Time has flown by... Well that was my weekend and Timmy and Terry had bonding time on Sat. while I was gone.

Timmy is getting ready to start his T-ball games. They started practice last week and there 1st game in like the 2nd week in March, I believe. He is excited, right now he has practice on Mon and Thurs night and when the games start they will change to 1 a week practices. This year his team is the Cubs. I'll post pictures when he starts!

Oh, this morning Timmy decided he wanted to wear his suit coat, so here is his picture of him dressing himself!

Wow...time flies!

I can't believe it has been so long since I blogged. What have I been doing! We are getting ready for Timmy's class Valentine's party which is on Friday morning. Everyone that had signed up has already brought everything except the grapes! I have a meeting on Thursday afternoon about the Spring Fling which I have heard is a big deal. It is at the end of April. They made the cutest Valentine's boxes that look like elephants, most everyone has already brought in their Valentine's which will make Friday easier!
Last weekend on of the girls at our church got married so we stayed in Marianna. We ended up staying at a Fairfield Inn and Suites by Marriott which was very nice. Then we had a birthday party after church and after that we had the Superbowl! Even though my team didn't win, it was worth it for the commercials! Well, we are home this weekend and really don't have much to do which is nice. I may see if my mom wants to get a pedicure on Saturday!

Great weekend...

Good morning! what a beautiful day in Florida! I think the freezing cold weather is gone, hopefully! Well last weekend we left on Friday and met some friends from church at their house for dinner. We also stayed in a hotel in Marianna and left Saturday morning to go to Tallahassee. We stayed with my father-n-law and some friends that live in Tallahassee. We went to the Florida State vs. West Virginia basketball game and had a blast! It was a lot of fun the game was at night and it was wet and cold! Timmy had a great time and that is all that matters! So then Sunday morning we left for Grand Ridge, it was closer for us to leave from Tallahassee then our own home!

Timmy has had some adjustments going back to school! He was off Monday for MLK day and he will be out of school this Friday too. so next week we get back to the normal schedule and the adjustments for that week. It should even out next week. I really want him to like school and want to go. He enjoys it once he gets there, it's just getting him there! He is doing great with his reading, it amazing me to watch a kid learn to read! God is surely good! I will post some pictures from the game!

Back to school...

Well, this day is going good. I dropped Timmy off at school this morning and then headed to the gym. Today was my 1st day of working out and eating right for the year. I did good with the working out part but eating healthy wasn't as good! Timmy was sad last night because he had to start back to school today. He was a lot better this morning and he was smiling when I left him at school, which is a good sign. I was a little sad too! Then I cleaned the house, dusted, vacuumed, and cleaned the bathrooms. I still have to mop the floor this afternoon after I pick Timmy up. I went out to Target and Walmart and found one sweatshirt that was gray, I was looking for a red or blue but they didn't have his size. I guess I need to be grateful that I found one! And then I got myself Taco Bell, which is one of my cravings once a month (if you know what I mean) I tried that 5 layer burrito, had to before I officially start my diet! It was delicious! Well I guess I'll go for now and will update soon...