This was my day:

James woke me up at 430 because thunder was rolling and we fell back to sleep together til 730 when I heard Eliza crying. I went in and she had thrown up in the bed. Gave her her medicine, pulled her sheets off, and realized her laundry basket was full. Took all the laundry down stairs, threw it in the wash. Went to the fridge, it was hot! Everything in the fridge and freezer was hot. Great. Took everything that wasn't thawed out into the basement freezer. Got kids breakfast, into the car, registered James for Kindergarten, stopped on way home to get ice. Needed gas too while I was there. Got home, put Eliza down for a nap. Put everything that hadn't gone bad into a cooler. Threw away tons of stuff. Realized fridge needs to be cleaned now that it's empty. Oh yeah, laundry. Realized there were clothes in the dryer from last week! Folded those, put clothes in dryer, started new load. Realized liter box was full. Cleaned that. Saw they needed food. Went back to clean freezer out. Noticed vanilla ice cream had melted on the floor. Cleaned it up, noticed the rest of the floor needed cleaning. Vacuumed and then mopped kitchen floor. Went back to get clothes from dryer and couldn't find the laundry basket. Found it upstairs with clean unfolded clothes in it. Folded those, put those away. Went back to get clothes out of dryer. Eliza was crying. She had thrown up in her bed....Ground hog day? Striped her bed again, went to laundry room.....realized she had puke in her hair. Gave kids a bath. Got them in their jammies, cooked dinner, cleaned up, sat down and watched one cartoon with the kids. And then put Eliza to bed. Had a conference call at work. And now watching Yogi Bear with one really patient little boy!

It is hard to believe that 7 months ago I was in the hospital holding my new baby boy!! Some of you may not know this, but we did not know if Journey was a boy or a girl until he was born. I had pretty bad gestational diabetes when I was pregnant with him, so for the last 10 weeks of my pregnancy I had to see a specialist to make sure both the baby and I were doing o.k. During each visit they did an ultrasound and I didn't even cheat!! :-) Thankfully, he was a boy because had it been a little girl, I would have been completely unprepared. If Jon and I decide to have more children, I will probably choose to find out. If it was up to Jon he wouldn't. He likes surprises. I just like to be prepared, especially if it is a little girl. I am so thankful the Lord brought Journey into our life. He is such a sweet little boy!! He has the sweetest smile and the most contagious laugh!! I love you so much Journ!!!

Sorry you haven't heard from me in a while. I have had a lot going on. As the other wives have mentioned, Tuesday night was AMAZING!!! I was blown away by the support the guys received. There was standing room only! Me and Megan didn't even have a seat. We ended up sitting on the steps in the balcony. I was worried about the boys being there, but they did awesome. Journey slept in my sister's arms and Jayce sat with a few of his cousins. One time I took him to the lower part of the balcony and he started waving and saying, "Hey Daddy", to Jon who obviously couldn't hear him. It was too cute. We got home around midnight and I quickly went to bed as I had to work the next day. While all of this excitement was going on, I had one sick little boy on my hands. I can't remember if I have shared or not, but poor Journ hadn't been sleeping to well. I thought I was losing my mind and was so thankful Jon was there to relieve me. We couldn't figure out what was wrong. We thought he was just teething since, although he sounded congested, his doctor said it was just a cold. Anyway, the boys spent the night with my in-laws the night of the CD release. I called my mother-in-law the next day to see how the boys were and she said she thought Journey needed to see a doctor because he cried out a lot during the night, and she said you could feel his little chest rattling. Good thing she took him because we found out he had bronchitis, a sinus infection, and fluid on both of his ears.The doctor prescribed him antibiotics and breathing treatments four times a day. I felt HORRIBLE!! This is what was wrong all along, and I chalked it up to him either teething, or just a cold. Needless to say, from now on I am going to be a little more aggressive in taking him to the doctor at the first sign of him not acting like himself. Jon got home around 11 a.m. Saturday, but I didn't get to spend any time with him because I had a bridal shower to attend that afternoon. We got to spend some together that evening so that was good and even better. Journ is on the mend. He truly is a different baby now that he is feeling better.

Today is our sweet baby girl's 2nd birthday. I can't believe it!!!! I admit, I am a little sad to see her leave the baby stage, it has been so much fun!!! She is so awesome and the most beautiful baby girl. We had a party today for her which we threw together spare of the moment, so if you didn't get an invite, I apologize. Trey was supposed to be in Chicago today so I didn't have anything planned. But the show fell through and we thought we should take advantage while he was here. We had a wonderful Minnie Mouse inspired day! My cousin and his wife and girls bought her a minnie mouse costume not even knowing this was the theme. She wore it all day!!! SO cute. My mom and dad, another cousin and her kids, aunt and uncle came and Cami and Josh. We had tons of fun!!
She is my little miracle. There was a some drama in her delivery two years ago. My doctor thought I had a placental abruption, which is when the placenta pulls away from the wall of the uterus and is most definitely a true emergency for mom and baby when it occurs prior to delivery. It appeared mine had been there for some time but was stopped a large blood clot. Once she noticed it, we were well passed the need to worry, this baby was coming and right on time! God spared us. He truly protected Eliza and I. Our outcome could have been very different. Then, a week after she was born, we were called by the pediatrician to head straight to Children's Healthcare of Atlanta. There was something drastically wrong with her blood work. She was very jaundiced and lethargic. She was re-tested and found that she did not have a thyroid. A birth defect? She is missing an organ? I fell apart! Without a thyroid the brain can not develop properly. When this is not corrected, it leads to Cerebral Palsy. But the routine blood work saved her life. She was started on meds that day and is a normal little girl, hitting every mile stone with ease. She does have to go to the endrocrinologist every 2 months and have blood work drawn. It is critical until age 3 that her thyroid levels stay within normal range since this is when the most critical brain development occurs. She takes her medicine everyday as soon as she wakes up and can not eat for 30 minutes. This is really difficult as an infant, oh my goodness. But now she takes the medicine herself and knows she can't eat for a while. And James is so patient, he doesn't eat until she can. I truly believe this little heck-raiser has a giant purpose. God saved her life twice all within a week of her existence. I can't wait to see what she will do for His Kingdom!

The CD release on Tuesday was amazing! I have never been so proud of my husband the guys of Echoing Angels. We were all surrounded by our family and friends that have been there since the beginning. It was such a wonderful experience to see how far the band has come in the past year. EA lead us in the worship song "How He Loves" and all I could do was revel in how awesome the Lord has been to the families and the members of the band. The words of that song have never been so real to me! I have to admit- I cried. :)

Today I have been a little down and anxious. My heart is hurting for several friends of mine who are really under attack right now and going through a hard time. And it's funny (not funny ha-ha, but, funny ironic) that this week seems to be the week that friends from different parts of my life are just really hurting. And it breaks my heart. These girls are so very dear to me and I know that the Lord has amazing things in store for them and they are just being attacked from so many different angles. I have just really been praying for them that God would just bring them out of these dark places and bring joy and peace to their lives. Each one of these girls mean so much to me and have been there for me during the hard times in my life. And I wish there were something that I could do for them to make everything okay. Sometimes I feel so helpless. I want to be able to give them words of wisdom and be able to just wave a magical wand and make it all go away. But, all I can do is just pray. So that's what I've been doing. So if you would, please keep my friends in your prayers. That God would do some big miracles.

I close with a verse that really helped me through my dark days of when I was going through miscarriages. I leaned on this verse daily!

"It is the Lord who goes before you. He will be with you; he will NOT fail you or forsake you! Do not fear or be dismayed." Deuteronomy 31:8

Oh my gosh! What an amazing night we had last night!!! Echoing Angels CD came out yesterday. As of yesterday afternoon it was #5 on the Christian itunes chart. PTL!!! If you haven't bought the cd yet, definitely go and get it! It's really a GREAT record!!!

Last night 104.7 The Fish hosted a CD release concert for the guys at the Buckhead Theater. Oh my gosh...completely packed out! There was no more room in the inn! LOL. We are sooo thankful to everyone who came out to support the guys. It really was such a magical night. The guys rocked the house. The audience loved it. Seriously...what more could we have asked for. It was just such an amazing night. I am so thankful to all of my friends who came out to support Josh and I. We truly are blessed with awesome friends! So thank you to my parents, my in-laws, all the Radiant Life Assembly of God peeps, Uncle Tim, Aunt Van, Jamie, Dina, Cara Michelle, Pam, Jen, Jason, Annette, Laura, Nick and Rachel. It was amazing to see all of you. Oh, and it was such a surprise to see a long lost friend of mine, Amber. She came with a friend of hers who had won tickets. It was so great to catch up with her. Josh used to be in a band with her husband and I was in their wedding. It had been a long time since we had seen each other. We both had babies this past year so you can see why it's been a little busy. But, I was so excited to see her!

Anyway, this night was a long night coming. We had been on this journey for the last 3 years and to finally see it come to fruition was just a miracle! It's definitely been a roller coaster ride and hasn't been the easiest 3 years, but, it's definitely been an awesome ride! How could it not be when you know that you are in the will of God!

But I have raised you up for this very purpose, that I might show you my power and the My name might be proclaimed in all the earth." Exodus 9:16

Today is the big day. We have waited so long for it, endured many fierce trials for it, and fasted and prayed for it. Here is it. A piece of the promise....part of the fulfillment of God's vision for us. God is SOOOO good. Today, the CD is available in stores and online. Tonight is the sold out CD release party. I am overwhelmed and don't have words for what I feel. God has done this in His might. I have known for a very long time what Trey's purpose is, that his God given talent would be used to glorify the ONE. I have known my purpose too, to support and love no matter what the cost and in spite of what the world throws at us. God gave him 4 other guys with the same purpose and gave me 3 other wives and the journey began for us. I don't know what is on the other side of today, but I got some great advice this morning from my dearest friend and prayer partner Kristen (who lives my same life and loves me so!), to just enjoy today, just praise Him for what He has done today, and not worry about tomorrow. So I plan on doing just that! Thank you God for what you are doing and for bringing us this far. Only You could have done this and You alone get ALL the glory. Show Your power today Lord, and everyday of the rest of my life as we proclaim your name in all the earth. Amen.

I can't believe it! We have waited for this day for almost 3 years! Echoing Angles CD comes out! Woo hoo!!!! We are all so excited!!! The guys are down at the venue right now setting up production and their gear for the CD release concert tomorrow night at the Buckhead Theater. Getting sound checked and everything. And us wives? Well, we are making important decisions too. Like...what outfits are we going to wear for the show? Emily and I this morning went to get a pedicure and manicure so we had to decide what color would look best with our outfits. What outfits will our kids wear. You know...important stuff! LOL. ]

Seriously, it has been a lot of fun getting ready for this BIG day! We are sooo proud of our husbands! They have worked so hard for this! They have trusted the Lord through this whole process and have stayed true to what He has called them to do! We hope that you will go and buy this CD and be blessed by it as well.

AOL Music is having a listening party for their new release and you can go and listen to the whole CD for free (and then buy it tomorrow). :-) Here is the link for that.
http://music.aol.com/new-releases-full-cds/#/10

Also, our friend Kurt Wallace from WXXX in Indianapolis took EA's new single "Give You Peace" and mixed it with some moving stories from the tragedy in Japan. Be sure to go check it out. Here's the link.

http://soundcloud.com/kurt-wallace-creative/i-will-give-you-peace-japan-1?utm_source=soundcloud&utm_campaign=share&utm_medium=facebook&utm_content=http%3A%2F%2Fsoundcloud.com%2Fkurt-wallace-creative%2Fi-will-give-you-peace-japan-1

Please be praying for the guys as they have a busy week ahead! Tonight they are on Atlanta Live on channel 57 here in Atlanta from 7-9 pm. Then Tomorrow morning will be on with Kevin & Taylor in the Morning on 104.7 The Fish. Tomorrow night they have the concert then leave to drive all night to Indianapolis. From there they go to South Bend and then Grand Rapids. Please pray for rest and traveling mercies!!!

Thank you for your support! We are so grateful for you!!!

Can you feel it??? We sure can! Excitement is in the air! Only 3 more days until Echoing Angels new CD comes out! It's such an amazing feeling and so hard to contain our excitement. The guys have spent the last 2 days working on their show for Tuesday night here in Atlanta. I know it's going to be great. Josh says there are going to be a few surprises but he will not let me know what they are. Ugh...so I have to wait just like everyone else. I can't wait to see what they are! It's definitely going to be a great show! If you are on the list to come out to their private CD release concert please make sure you bring some cash with you not only for parking but to buy your CD and Echoing Angels apparel gear. You know you want it and NEED it! :-)

After the show the guys have to leave immediately to head up to Indianapolis, IN for a radio interview and then concert that night. Then on Thursday they are in South Bend, IN and Friday in Grand Rapids, MI. Then they get to come home for a few days before heading out to North Carolina to continue the CD Release radio tour. So if you could, please be in prayer for the guys. They will be doing a lot of traveling with very little sleep. Please pray for protection and for the Lord to bless this CD.

In other news, we took Lacey to the pediatrician yesterday for a weight check. PTL she gained another 7 ounces. So she is now at 9 pounds and 5 ounces. Woo hoo!!! She's still wearing newborn clothes, but, they are starting to get smaller and she should be able to start wearing her 0-3 months soon. We are so thankful that the "easy" fix is working. We go back to the GI specialist next Friday for her next check up. Our pediatrician says that she thinks that the specialist will probably not need to see us again. So we are praying that is the case.

This weekend starts the beginning of a great next few days. Today is Friday, so that is always exciting! The guys are practicing for their CD release at our church so I am going to try and meet them for dinner tonight. They are so much fun to be around. Tomorrow I am going to try and clean a bit and then spend lots of time outside. Sunday is always great because I love the church that I attend. Jon signed Jayce up for Little Batters and this starts on Monday. Sadly, Jon won't be able to be there, so I will just have to do my best getting him there and helping him. Then, Tuesday is the CD release!! I am super excited about this! We have a sweet friend coming from Virginia to stay the night with us Tuesday night. I have to work both Tuesday and Wednesday, but that's ok. I will survive!!! :-)

I ended up going to the doctor Monday because I felt so bad. I had the nurse at school take my temp and it was 99. When I got to the doctor, I looked and felt like death worn over and my temperature had gone up to 100.1. She checked me for the flu and thank goodness it wasn't that. If it had been, I would have been a little upset because I got the flu shot for that very reason. (Yes, I know there are different strands, but still....) Anyway, she diagnosed me with a sinus infection and went ahead and gave me a shot of antibiotics and steriods. She then prescribed me with 10 days of antibiotics and nasal spray. I am feeling much better!

Holy moly. One more day of this madness. Tomorrow is the 17th day of work with only one day off in there somewhere. It was so long ago I almost don't remember it. But the last 10 hours of the 154 are tomorrow!!!! Thank goodness. I am so worn out. My legs and feet ache because the last week has been insanely busy. I am so thankful to God for giving me strength and peace and getting me through. Also for providing. I am so excited to have a week off!!!!!

While it was a fantastic weekeend weather wise, I was feeling a little under the weather and by today I feel horrible. Journey and Jayce have both been a little congested, so I am sure that is where I picked up the germ. I started getting stuffy Friday night. Saturday I slept about 5 hours during the day and told Jon that I could not understand why I was so tired. Yesterday, we had a birthday party to attend. I went but didn't feel great. I didn't sleep at all last night, but since I am so limited on the days I can take off, I went ahead and went into work. I had the school nurse take my temp and sure enough I am running a fever. I am going to the doctor after work to see if it is just a terrible cold or if it could possible be the flu. I sure hope it is just a cold. I can not afford to be out of work one more day.

This is going to be short because its 11 pm and I just got off work and have to be up in a few hours to do it again but I just wanted to Praise the Lord. As crappy as it is to pull these long shifts, He gets the glory. He gave me a unique opportunity to share my faith and fasting testimony today. It was totally set up by Him, perfectly orchestrated! It so cool when He shows you His purpose for your situation! I know exactly why I was scheduled to work today. I tried multiple times to change this shift so I could go to Callaway with the band today. Now I know why God wouldn't allow that. I'm praising Him tonight for saying "no."

Sooooo.....I walked in the door this morning for my 1st 16 hour shift and the schedule was already full with one urgent case after another. Um,....if I walk back out to my car, is it too late to call in sick? Maybe no one would notice! Ha! Actually, that's what makes weekend shifts rough is that its just you and an anesthesiologists so there is nobody to cover for you or give you a break for that matter. But these next two days will give me a week off which I desperately need. However that week off doesn't start until Thursday so I have 5 shifts and about 60 hours to go. So far, I am tired because I've only had one day off in the last 14 days and still have 5 more to go. But my spirits are high and I am looking towards to week off. I won't get to spend much time with Trey because he is going to be really busy getting ready for the CD release concert and then they leave the next day for the Midwest. But I will get to be with The Cutest Kids in the Universe and I can't wait! ChuckEcheese is in our future, James' favorite place in the world. Hopefully the weather will be nice too. He has been wanting to plant a garden so I hope we can play in dirt a little too. Well, my lunch time is over so I'm signing off.

Words. It's one of the ways we use to communicate with others. There are so many words that can be used to be of encouragement to others. And then, there are some people who don't quite know how to use words in a nice way, but, in a way that can be hurtful to others. Sometimes I know that we say things and don't realize that they may hurt someones feelings and sometimes we say things in the heat of the moment. And sometimes we may mean to say something one way, but when it is delivered it comes out another way that can hurt someones feelings. But we have got to really make sure we watch what we say and how we say things. God wants us to make sure that when we speak that we are uplifting each other and not tearing each other down. Ephesians 4:29 says "Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen." So as you speak today, please be mindful of what is coming out of your mouth.

Well, this Friday is definitely turning out to be a much better day than last Friday! I took Lacey to the pediatrician this morning for a weight check. We have been following the GI specialist diet change for Lacey and Praise the Lord...she gained a pound! She is now 8 pounds 14 oz. Woo hoo!!! She has responded so well this week to this new diet and has spit up way less than what she had been. We are so thankful that this "easy" fix that the GI specialist thought would work IS working. We have to do another weight check next week Friday and then will meet with the GI specialist again on the 25th. Josh and I just want to say a big thank you to those who have been praying for our Lacey! We love you very much!

Today is Ash Wednesday. Ash Wednesday is the first day of Lent and occurs 46 days before Easter. It falls on a different date each year because it is dependent on the date of Easter. It can occur as early as February 4 or as late as March 10.

Jesus spent forty days fasting in the desert before the beginning of his public ministry, during which he endured temptation by Satan. Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of this forty day period of prayer and fasting.

Ash Wednesday gets its name from the practice of placing ashes on the foreheads of believers as a sign of mourning and repentance to God. The ashes used are typically gathered after the palms from the previous year's Palm Sunday are burned. (Palm Sunday is the Sunday when Jesus rode through Jerusalem on a donkey, before he was crucified that Friday. The people praised Him by waving palm branches)
Ash Wednesday is a day of repentance and it marks the beginning of Lent. Ashes were used in ancient times to express mourning. Dusting oneself with ashes was the way of expressing sorrow for sins and faults. An example of one expressing one's penitence is found in Job 42:3-6. Job says to God: "I have heard of thee by the hearing of the ear: but now mine eye seeth thee. The other eye wandereth of its own accord. Wherefore I abhor myself, and repent in dust and ashes." (vv. 5-6, KJV) The prophet Jeremiah, for example, calls for repentance this way: "O daughter of my people, gird on sackcloth, roll in the ashes" (Jer 6:26).The prophet Daniel pleaded for God this way: "I turned to the Lord God, pleading in earnest prayer, with fasting, sackcloth and ashes" (Daniel 9:3). Just prior to the New Testament period, the rebels fighting for Jewish independence, the Maccabees, prepared for battle using ashes: "That day they fasted and wore sackcloth; they sprinkled ashes on their heads and tore their clothes" (1 Maccabees 3:47; see also 4:39). There are many examples of Godly people who fasted and prayed and put on ash to show their regret from sin or to petition God for an answer.

For us, today, we get ashes on our foreheads to honor Christ as the ultimate sacrifice, the fulfillment of the old testament law, the replacement to animal sacrifices. But really, those ashes on our foreheads symbolize that WE are the living sacrifice, that we must die daily to ourselves so that Christ can live in us. As living sacrifices, we have to ability to crawl off the altar. We have to willingly place ourselves back there every morning when we wake up. (Warren, The Purpose Driven Life). Fasting and repentance is a fantastic way to do that. You offer God a huge piece of yourself everyday, thus dying to your flesh and becoming that living sacrifice. If we starve the flesh, we will feed the spirit....and God will fill that starving flesh with Himself...the greatest gift of all. Over the next 40 days, give something up everyday to remind you of God's sacrifice or something that hinders your walk with Him and watch Him do a mighty work.

My church began revival Sunday and boy has it been good!! I feel so blessed to attend a church that accepts people of all races and all backgrounds. The spirit has been moving so much through praise and worship and through the messages. There have been at least 5 people saved each night, many rededicating their lives to the Lord, and last night we had a young lady come forward to be annointed by oil. Sunday night our preacher preached on Jonah. About how the Lord called him to go to Ninevah to preach the gospel, but instead he fled because he was afraid. I thought about how this applied to my life in so many cases. I know the Lord is calling me to believe and trust and go, but becuase of fear of the unknown I often turn away. Thankfully, we serve such a merciful God that he does not turn his back on us. He persues us until we give in to his command. I haven't ever been put in to the belly of a whale, but I too have experienced times in my life where darkness and dirtiness surround me and I have cried out to the Lord to help me. It often takes going through that nasty belly to see the bigger picture. However, God will bring us back even stronger because of what we have gone through.

It's hard to believe that Lacey turned 2 months old on Friday. It has gone by sooo fast! Anyway, this past Friday morning Lacey had her 2 month doctors appointment and first set of vaccinations. When we got to the pediatricians office they weighed her. She only weighed in at 7 pounds 14 ounces. This was a little concerning to them. Lacey has had a hard time keeping down her milk. She had been spitting up a lot and so Josh and I had been trying to find the right formula that would work for her and her tummy. Anyway, they were so concerned about her weight and the spitting up that they decided that we needed to go see a GI specialist. They just wanted to get a jump start on figuring out what the cause of this was from so we could come up with a solution. Josh was out of town with Echoing Angels, so, my parents went with me down to Children's Healthcare of Atlanta. We met with Dr. Marcus and he was so very kind and wonderful with Lacey. He seems to think that she has reflux. And quite honestly, it's funny because our furry baby Gracie has reflux as well. So I guess it just runs in the family! LOL! Anyway, We have come up with a plan of action and are starting with the first step. And hopefully this will work and so far has worked. If for some reason it doesn't work then we will move on to step 2. But, we are praying that this easy fix will be the ticket for Lacey. We are not increasing the amount of milk we are giving her but we are adding rice cereal to her diet to give her more calories and to also thicken up the liquid so that the stomach feels full. And like I said, so far her spitting up has reduced GREATLY! She's keeping probably 98% of it down and hopefully putting on some weight. We go back to the pediatrican on Friday to do a weight check, so we'll know more then on if it is helping her gain weight. But, the specialist said that she wasn't fussy, seemed like a very happy baby and felt really good about this plan and thought that this would help.

She didn't leave the specialist office though without leaving her mark. They had me get her undressed so they could get an accurate weight on her and after they got the weight I went to pick her up and there she went just started peeing all over the scale. It was one of those slow motion moments where you see it happening and there was nothing you could do. They didn't give us one of those pee pads to put around her like they do at the pediatricians office. So there was nothing there to catch it. LOL...oh well. I'm sure it's happened before and probably won't be the last time. Anyway, that's how Lacey spent her 2 month birthday...visiting several doctors, getting shots, poked in the butt and peeing all over the scale. I guess she got the last laugh.

This weekend has been extremely productive for me. This has been the first weekend in a long time that I haven't been really busy or out of town. On Thursday, Neil headed to Nashville with EA to meet with management and then off to North Carolina for a concert with EA. This month their CD comes out, so they have many meetings and preparations for the release. I am so excited! We are so ready for this album to hit stores!

Today is Friday, although it doesn't feel like Friday for me. I am in the middle of a very long work stretch. 148 hours in 14 days. I work all this weekend and next in addition to my regular work weeks. I am trying to take one day at a time and not look ahead because it overwhelms me a little. The biggest bummer is that I will once again miss going to the church at Callaway Gardens. The band plays there quite often and the church has become like family. The wives all usually go, and I am the only one who has never been. The pastor is getting married next week and I will miss it all. But I know that the Lord has provided these weekends so that we can catch up financially so I am trying to remember that. Trey was in Nashville the last two days and is headed to Dunn NC today. My mom has the kids all weekend since I am working. Thank you mom! I do get off work at 5 today and 3 on Saturday and Sunday. I have tonight and tomorrow night to myself and I am looking forward to it. I think I need it for my sanity. I am getting a hair cut this afternoon and there is a get together for my work later tonight that I'm going to. I miss Trey and the kids already and its only been 1 day. Here's to having a job!

Last nights signing of the papers was a complete waste of time. We have regressed in the progress. In September, we were told that the 2 neighbors that were ignoring the city about annexation would be forced into it because we had over a 60% majority and they have been holding up the process for the other 8 of us. Last night, they told us they were still trying to contact them. When I asked why they weren't being made to sign the papers, they said they weren't going to force anyone to do so. When I questioned him about what he said previously, he said I was mistaken and misunderstood him. I got really angry and said that I was extremely frustrated, that we were no further now than 9 months ago and that we didnt have unlimited time. "its pouring down rain outside which means I can't give my children a bath tonight." Of course he reassured me that they were working on it, just like he has every other time. Now that he has lied to my face, I no longer trust him. So what happens now if the last two properties refuse? I don't know. Plus the papers we signed last night weren't anything official at all. Just something saying we were interested in annexation. I left infuriated! But our hands are tied. There is nothing we can do but wait. And pray.