Devastation.....

As I'm writing this, I'm bawling!!! So bear with me!!! I don't have alot of facts, just what I've been told....I've seen pictures and I'm speechless!! I've also seen video taken from campus and I can't imagine!!

What would you do if you lost everything?? That is something I've been dealing with the last few days! What if I lost my home, my clothes, my car, my fabric (it means alot to me), my food, or even one of my children or my husband, or another person that I care about??

What would you do??

I have a cousin that attends UA at Tuscaloosa and hearing a story that she was on campus and her boyfriend was playing basketball at their church a few blocks away when the tornado hit breaks my heart! The boyfriend hid in a mechanical closet when the tornado came and that is pretty much ALL that is left of the church! He started walking toward campus and she started walking toward the chuch!!! They eventually found each other. Can you imagine what they were feeling?? I sure can't!!!!

Her mother lives in Anthens, AL and my mom told me that my cousin had to take her a generator because they have no electricity. There is no gas at the stations, no food in the grocery store, etc. That town is in total panic!!! Like me, she coupons and I'm sure she has a great stockpile. (See couponing isn't so silly now is it??)

I wish I had a stockpile of items that I could send to Alabama but this has made me want to start. That way I can help out. It's a small gesture but I can't get down there to help with the cleanup. And every little bit helps!!! So if you are reading this and you do have a stockpile of items you want to send, let me know and I can get it down there!!!


Sunday marks a day that was devastation here. May 1, 2010. Where were you?? I remember that day as a day with my husband, running around getting things ready for the arrival of our newest addition and not really thinking anything about the rain. Until we got to Hooter's in Hermitage for a late lunch and saw the live tv coverage!!! I've never seen anything like it. The next day, we drove around town snapping pics of the historic event! (I looked for my pics and can't find them!!!) The Lebanon Square being completely under water. I even watched the whirly-gigs float by. I love that stand!!! I would have given anything to help with the clean-up in Tennessee but when you are 7 months pregnant there isn't alot you can do!!!

People make fun of me because I have the Weather Channel App on my phone, I watch the tv like a hawk when it's calling for rain/thunderstorms, i make my kids get in the bathtub, and I call my mother when the satellite goes out; but when I was in 8th grade a tornado came over my house and spit into 2 tornados! At that moment, I became terrified!!!! & seeing destruction likes this reminds me why!!!

Please stay safe when bad weather is coming!!!!


Mal

What I'm Loving Wednesday...On Saturday!

I'm loving sunshine and warm weather!

I'm loving t-ball practices.

I'm loving the quilting machine I got and have already quilted 2 quilts!

I'm loving that today is "date day" with my Lover Lover.

I'm loving hearing lawn mowers & my nicely mowed yard.

I'm loving If Heaven Wasn't So Far Away by Justin Moore!! I wish I could take the kids to meet their great-grandparents!!

I'm loving that GAC is on the tv and having some ME time while Neyland naps!

I'm loving my new phone! My BB was a piece!!!

I'm loving that I'm getting to spend so much time with my "Sew Sistas"

What are you loving on this gorgeous Day??

2 of my favorite things....

I was going to post this blog on Tuesday so I'm playing catch up this morning while Neyland is napping!!

I'm linking up again with LittleMissMomma for I Spy...Jewelry & Shoes!!!

These aren't the greatest pictures! It's hard to take pictures during the day with two boys running around & one of them wanting to be in EVERY picture.

Here is a peek into my jewelry box! Lots of earrings that I can't wear at the moment because Neyland likes to pull on anything that dangles!! I'll just stick to my pearls or diamond studs for now!
I got this bracelet for my birthday from my parents....hopefully it will be filling up with beads soon....hint hint Hubs!!!!

My necklace that I treated myself to for Valentine's Day! It's from Starfish Jewelry! I cannot express how much I LOVE THIS NECKLACE!!!!

My wedding bling! He did such an amazing job!!!

Newly inherited shoes!!! Sis cleaned out her shoe stash and I took what I could! LOL!

I'm a Tennessee Country Girl!!!

Here is a peek into my shoe stash! We don't have a really big closet so most of them are stacked on top of each other!!!

Here are the ones that wouldn't fit on the rack! I love my knock off Uggs!!!

Here is a full shot of them. You can see my jeans creeping in, the purses on the top rack, and one of my towel wraps!

This I Spy entry made me go around the house and pick all my shoes up and put them neatly in the closet! Now my house looks a little cleaner! HA!

What you encounter living with men.....

WARNING!!!! The pics below are disturbing! Look at your own risk!




If LittleMissMomma can blog about it, I can too! Do not judge me. This is what I deal with!

Nope, those are not chocolate Easter Egss!!!!
Wait till it happens to you! Pictures messages were sent and lots of laughs were had!!!

Yes, I know he will hate me one day for this, but he'll get over it! HAHAHA!!!

MAL

Hoppy Easter!!!

Yesterday was Easter & I'm bummed that it really didn't seem like Easter for us. I'm afraid the stomach bug has hit us as well as a cold. So I spent most of the weekend in the bed or the bathroom! Gross I know!!! We did make it to my Mema's for dinner and an Easter Egg Hunt!! Here are a few pics in NO ORDER. Is anyone else having trouble uploading pics????? This took me 4 tries! UGH! So most of them are missing because I got ill! This was Cameron running around looking for suckers, smarties, and "Bumble Gum."
My Sweet Sweet boys! Neyland was more interested in the candy.

The grandkids & great-grandkids minus Jimmy....he was on camera duty.

My sweet little family!!!

What my world revolves around!!!

Neyland's First Easter!!

I'm so glad I didn't have to clean up this sticky mess! HA!


Happy Monday!!

Mal

My Loves this Week!!

I will start by telling you what I am NOT loving on this Wednesday!! Jimmy left yesterday on a business trip and won't be home until late tomorrow night!!! We've never been apart since we've been married and I don't like it one bit!!!

Onto what I am loving:

*I'm loving the color green! We've had alot of rain the past few weeks but it is all worth it! I love looking outside and seeing how green the grass and trees are!

*I love flowers! I love driving and seeing all the flowers in bloom!

*I'm loving that my grandfather brought us a trailer load full of wood!! Can you say "hello bonfire &&&& smores?"

*I'm loving month 3 of Bible Study!! It is a mean world out there!!!

*I'm loving that I am learning to quilt on "Berthette"

*I'm loving my 3 men! I don't know what I'd do without them!

* I'm LOVING Ross!! I got 3 new dresses this week for $40!!

* I'm loving coupons!! I actually took Jimmy with me to Kroger on Sunday & I must say that he is loving them too!

* I'm loving RiteAid! I got 2 packs of Huggies diapers and 4 things of Nivea Body wash for $12.58 today!!

*I'm loving that today is 2 of my dear friends 1 year anniversary!!! They are 2 of the sweetest people I know and I wish them MANY MANY more years of love and happiness!

*I'm loving that this weekend is Easter!

What are you loving on this dreary Wednesday???

What do you spy??

Have you heard of Little Miss Momma? If not, I highly recommend her! I love her blog! Like stalk it everyday!!! I love that she can take pics of herself with confidence! I love her little boy! I love love love her!!! She's started a new series, called "I Spy!" She picks a topic and you post what you spy!

This week, she picked "Around the Home!"

Here is what I Spy at my house!!!

I spy my kitchen table on any given day! Yes, I know you can't see the table! It's full of projects and orders!! I just move it off for dinner at night and put it all back on after dinner!

I spy this wall in our living room!! It's a few pictures of our little family! I will be adding more when I find some vintage frames!!

I spy Mr. Rubber Ducky after bathtime! If you look closely you can see some bubbles too!

I spy an open bible and Esther study guide!! I love these 2 books so much! I love the time I get to spend with some awesome ladies!!!

I spy my cutting table! It's actually clean in this picture....FlyLady has me working on the bedroom this week. I don't have a craft room, so my craft supplies are stored in every empty place I can find.

I spy my new favorite fabric softener! Black raspberry and hydrangea!! It smells SO SO SO good!

I spy tubs of burp cloths! These are for a craft fair that I will have a booth in! It's May 7th and McClain Christian Academy!! Come and see me!!!

I spy a sleeping baby!!!

I spy my favorite Goodwill find! I got this chair for $3.50! It looks so good displaying baby quilts!!

What do you spy??? Won't you link up and show me?? If you link up, leave me a comment so I can see what you spy!

Next week, the topis is shoes and jewelry! I can't wait!!!!

Easter Egg Hunt!!!

So I'm a week behind, but last Sunday we had a Easter Egg Hunt with some great friends!!! I love spending time with these ladies, and this time we let the men tag along too!!! Aren't these babies just adorable??

A few of the kiddos hunting eggs!! We all had so much fun!!!

The egg hiders! I think the husbands were a little jealous that they didn't get to hide eggs!

The whole bunch minus The Kegley's. They came after Conner's nap! Let me just tell you that boy is precious!!! I had a few of Conner, Levi, and MJ but my computer was being silly and wouldn't let me load them!!!

Tomorrow is "What I'm Loving Wednesday" and let me tell you, I have a LIST!! BUT I may not get to post it until Thursday or Friday! The hubs is out of town and he has the computer! I had to make the 5 minute drive to mom's tonight!! HA!

Malorie

Plastic Eggs.....

Loving the plastic Easter Eggs! Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry

What I'm Loving Wednesday!!!

I'm linking up with Jamie for What I'm Loving Wednesday! Kelli, Jaime, & Hannah link up too! Check it out! I'm loving my GBG girls! I look foward to this EVERY month! We have so much fun! I look forward to getting to know these girls and having an everlasting friendship! I'm loving that my business page on Facebook has over 600 fans & Cameron got to pick a winner! She won $20 to my shop!!! I can't wait to see what she picks out. I'm loving these sweet Easter Baskets I made today!! (I need to make Neyland's)

I'm loving this sleeping baby! I took this at 10:30 this morning.

I'm loving FRIDAY SEW DAYS with my mom & aunt!

WHAT ARE YOU LOVING??

Mal

Today!

This morning the men in my house got up at 6:30! Really? Can they not sleep in? I had an amazing weekend....but boy was it busy!! I'll try to do another post about it today or tomorrow. I may not get through this one! I'm exhausted!

I did get a few orders pumped out this morning and a little bit of cleaning done! This afternoon, we kept Meredith's little boy! Boy was he a ball of energy! I had 3 energetic boys at the house this afternoon....I don't think I sat down until Levi left! Here are a few pics I snapped while he was here! He stood at the front door and talked to "Hitler" for about 30 minutes! (Yes, that is the dog's name & no I did not name him!) This toy was a HIT! I had to keep pushing the nose of the cow over... and over....and over! Neyland and Levi giggled and giggled! I wish I had a video camera!

I LOVE this smile!! He was laughing at Cameron acting like he was falling off the couch! Cameron was good entertainment and Levi just loves him! He followed Cam all over the house!

& this is Cameron 10 minutes after Levi left! EXHAUSTED!!!

We are keeping Levi all day tomorrow while his mommy is at work! Maybe I'll get some more pics!!! Now I need to rest up for tomorrow!!!

Malorie

Mother's Day Specials!!!!!

Mother's Day is May 9th....do you have a gift for your Mother?? If not, Ladybugs & Tadpoles has 2 specials running until April 30th! To place an order, email me at maloriemeadows@yahoo.com or 615.426.7640.

Keychains - $8

Aprons - $18

If you order both, the total will be $22!

Happy Monday!!!

Mal