tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19944610540014003082024-03-13T12:33:44.286-04:00The Baumhoff FamilyLive Well, Laugh Often, Love MuchSarah Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03191189854468584092noreply@blogger.comBlogger134125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1994461054001400308.post-1252678593801538002013-08-12T13:08:00.000-04:002013-08-12T13:08:18.545-04:00Life Goes On<div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">There are times in life that are all about the lesson learned. And the one major thing, is that life goes on. You can't change the past, you can learn and grow from it, but you can't change what happened.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The past week was a bear! I won't go into a lot of details except to say that I was put in the middle of a situation that I never dreamed would happen. While I hope that it is somewhat resolved, I learned a lot of things about myself and the people involved. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">It's the time of year when many days work just seems unbearable. I hope that I am raising my children to be respectful adults and to remember that there is always a person on the other side. I continue to be amazed at how easy it is to be so disrespectful to others. I know many will say it is the current generation, but I don't believe this can be limited to a generation. I've had people many years older than me be just as bad as a current twenty something. It is almost that people feel the more they yell and scream that you'll be more likely to change your response. Working in a financial aid office, it just doesn't work that way.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">But no matter how bad things might have seemed (and they did seem bad), my kids started back to school and are loving it. We spent a great weekend together as a family celebrating Ken's birthday. We sat with our friends at church and for the first time in a long time, I felt at peace. Peace in knowing that I'm right where God wants me to be. I am not perfect - I am far from it. I learn more every day about the person I want to be and the kind of people I want my kids to be.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Life goes on....we just have to find a way to continue to see the good in every day.</span></div>
Sarah Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03191189854468584092noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1994461054001400308.post-56747177464291465162013-07-29T21:23:00.001-04:002013-07-29T21:23:13.937-04:00Sometimes, Silence is Golden<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">If you follow me on Facebook or Twitter, you may have seen
some posts over the past week that indicate things haven’t been rosy in my
little corner of the world. I posted
last week the following, “Honesty is the best policy, until someone gets
hurt. And then maybe it isn’t.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I did something that was completely out of the normal for me
last week. I told someone how I felt
about a situation. The thing I didn’t
take into consideration when I sent the email was that person’s feelings and
how they felt about the situation. I say
it is out of the normal because if you’ve read my past few blog entries you
know I’ve talked about how I’m a people pleaser. A lot of times I don’t tell people exactly because I don't know what the reaction will be.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I say all this to say the following….I made a mistake. A big one.
I hurt a very dear friend and I am not sure what the outcome will
be. I can’t take the words back, I can’t
change what I said…I can’t change how I feel/felt. However, I could have been more graceful in
how I said what I was feeling. And more
than anything, I could have been more compassionate about how the other person
might feel. I let things become all
about me.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">If you know me well, then you know this isn’t my
personality. If you know me well, you
also know I can’t help but worry and be concerned about the situation. And finally if you know me well, you know I
dwell on things. So….I’m trying to start
a new week on the right foot, but so far, it hasn’t been easy.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Think about what you say and how you’re going to say
it. If you think what you might say
could be misinterpreted, wait a little while before saying it, sending that email or picking up the phone and rethink it
after some time has passed. I share this
from a lesson learned.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The journey to 40 is not proving to be so easy….</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">When we honestly ask ourselves which person in our lives
means the most to us, we often find that it is those who, instead of giving
advice, solutions or cures, have chosen rather to share our pain and touch our
wounds with a warm and tender hand. ~Henri Nouwen</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">If you are friends with me on Facebook, you might have
noticed a theme over the past few days.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Last night, I posted the following (which was an original thought by me):<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>True friendship is based on give and
take.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You can’t be the one who gives all
the time, nor can you be the one who always takes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">June was a crazy busy month.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I worked at Vacation Bible School and then went “home” for a week to
work at Camp Sumatanga.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In the solitude
of being at Camp, with very little connection to the outside world, I really
began to think about those people that are closest to me.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It gave me a great deal of time to think
about and focus on the important things in life.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My last blog post mentioned that it was time
for me to set some boundaries and determine when it is time to walk away,
rather than continue to give and give.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Obviously I’m still struggling with that or I wouldn’t still be thinking
about it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">But while at Camp, with no real connection to the outside world, I discovered some of the things I loved best. The simplicity of life - watching campers enjoy the great outdoors without electronics being at the forefront of every thought and move; dancing with campers and listening to all the laughter; and sitting on a porch swing talking about life. It was a great reminder to me that some times we all need to slow down and focus on the important things in life.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">So what are those important things in life? I guess they are different for each one of us, but the most important thing is that it should be things that enhance your life, not take away from it, whether it be relationships, technology, jobs or the every day little things that seem to creep up.</span></div>
Sarah Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03191189854468584092noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1994461054001400308.post-42380179584920746532013-06-02T22:37:00.000-04:002013-07-02T15:42:34.148-04:00Life is Never Easy<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">This week has been really hard for me.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It wasn’t just one thing, but a compilation
of a lot of things.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I haven’t really
felt like “myself” all week.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s been a
week where I spent a lot more time in tears than smiling.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’ll share a little of what has happened this
week and then tell you some of the conclusions that I’ve come to about life.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">On Tuesday, I received word that our dear friend, Karen,
died.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I knew her struggle with breast
cancer had made a turn for the worse after her husband’s last update.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My heart was broken – for her husband and her
three boys.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We had the privilege of
knowing Karen and her family as her youngest and Adam was in the same preschool
class as infants at Due West UMC.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They
were in the same class a couple more times over the years and we always kept in
touch with their family.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Even though we
didn’t see each other a lot, we almost always caught up at Breakfast with Santa
each year.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I’ll be honest – I’ve followed most of Karen’s journey from
afar.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We took meals to them a few times
and delivered care packages to them. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But
most of the journey we watched from afar.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I really thought I could hold it together for her Celebration of Life
service, but not so much.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s been a
long time since I’ve cried that much.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>When we walked in and had an opportunity to speak with Kirk, the tears
started and I just couldn’t control them afterwards.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Our church was mostly full for the service.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Karen was loved by so many and as one of her
friends stated on Saturday, Karen always made you feel like you were the most
important person in the room.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She had
this way of always making you feel important, loved and cared about.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was evident that many people felt the same
way about her.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I only hope that one day,
someone can say ¼ of the things about me that were said about Karen on
Saturday.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’m so glad she is at peace
now and no longer suffering, but I’m still sad for her family that is left
behind.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I want to be the type of friend that Karen was to so
many.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is something I will aspire to
be.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Over the past few years, I haven’t
worked to maintain some of the friendships that I should have.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’ve let “life” get in the way too many
times lately.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>One of the things I walked
away with on Saturday was that it was time for me to do a better job and reach
out to some of my friends who may be separated by distance.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">The other thing that I’ve really struggled with this week is
setting boundaries for me.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I don’t mean “boundaries”
in the typical sense of the word.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>However, I’ve found myself lately putting more of myself out over and
over for people to the point where I’m letting them take advantage of me.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I find myself doing this a lot at work.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My response lately has been “I’ll take care
of it”.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>On the small scale, this isn’t
an issue.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>However, when it causes me to
be working 14 hours days, it is an issue.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">This isn’t only an issue at work, but I find it in social
settings and with some of my friends.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I
continue to put myself out for people, and don’t always receive that same kind
of support in return.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I struggle over
whether it is being a good friend/co-worker/etc., and whether it is being taken
advantage of.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I know it is a delicate
balance.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I guess the deciding factor is
when it consumes too much of your thoughts and time.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I have always been the type of person to go
to the extreme for those I care about, but lately I’m beginning to wonder if I
do this to a fault.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I saw this posted on Facebook earlier and I couldn’t help
but wonder if it was speaking to me:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“When
you realize that you’re constantly treating a person a lot better than they
treat you, it’s time to make a change”.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I think it is time to change a lot of things
so I can be at peace and be happy with who I am.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’ve written previously that I’m still trying
to figure out who I am – but I think a large part of this journey is being
content with the decisions that I make.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">So as I start a new week, I am going to work to be a better
friend to those I haven’t worked to maintain those relationships with.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>However, I’m also going to work to set
boundaries on myself and my time.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I will
always work to be the best co-worker/friend/mother/spouse/daughter that I can
be, but I am beginning to realize that it can only be done when you know in
your mind where the “stopping point” is. Here’s to another week filled with
learning…..</span></div>
Sarah Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03191189854468584092noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1994461054001400308.post-5846068136329735002013-05-21T21:09:00.000-04:002013-05-21T21:09:14.746-04:00A Journey to 40....What Makes Me Happy?<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">It should be such an easy question, but in reality it isn’t.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>One of my dearest friends made the comment to
me this week, “only you can decide your contentment/happiness”.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>What powerful words with so much meaning
behind them.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I said in my last post that
I am a people pleaser.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And I am….so what
that often means is I’m more worried about others than I am myself.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’ve known this about myself for a long
time.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But it seems recently, it has been
a little harder for me to accept.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">So today’s post is about what makes me happy….it is sort of
a random list, but I thought it was a start.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Adam and Andrew’s laughter, hugs and kisses<br />
Spending time with my husband, Ken, where we really have time to talk without
all of life’s interruptions<br />
Our chosen family, the Roberts and the Kunkels<br />
Daffodils<br />
A really good service at Due West UMC where you can feel the spirit moving<br />
Really good music – live and in person<br />
Singing some of my favorite songs at the top of my lungs while driving alone<br />
Reconnecting with two of my best friends from high school….even years can’t
impact some of those friendships<br />
Swinging in the hammock in the backyard<br />
Random texts from friends – just because<br />
That my parents are a big part of my children’s lives<br />
Helping students gain a college education<br />
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Sarah Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03191189854468584092noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1994461054001400308.post-49130926312557156712013-05-05T14:16:00.000-04:002013-05-05T14:16:16.704-04:00A Journey to 40.....Who Am I?<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I have been thinking about writing more on my blog for a while. I guess the "push" I needed happened in our staff meeting on Friday. A good friend of mine and colleague, Angela, did a session for us on <a href="http://www.happiness-project.com/">The Happiness Project.</a> Angela left me a copy of the book. I haven't started it yet, but I will soon. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">One of the first things Angela talked about was interviewing yourself. It really got me to thinking about "Who Am I?" Some of it is easy, I'm the daughter of Tex and Regina. I'm the wife of Ken and the mommy to Adam and Andrew. I work at Kennesaw State University. I volunteer at Due West United Methodist Church where we are active members. I volunteer at Frey Elementary School. I love watching Alabama football and drink a Coke every morning. Ok - so those are some of the things about me, but they don't really define me. They are part of what make me who I am, but I think there is much more.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I'm a people-pleaser. I have been since I was a child. I always wanted teachers to like me. I wanted to make my parents proud. I always wanted people to like me. I would do anything for my friends, even when those same friends wouldn't do the same for me. And in many ways, that has carried through into my adulthood. I think in many ways, girls are raised this way or maybe it is just part of our genetic make-up. But it many ways it can also be a detriment. I have always tried so hard to please everyone else that in many ways I just take on what ever they do. For example, liking the same food as someone else, liking the same music, etc. If you like all the same things, everyone is happy right? Well maybe not.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">So, it was pretty hard for me to interview myself. I've always known this was an issue for me, because in social settings I rarely like to make a decision. I can make one professionally with no issues. But ask me where to go to lunch, and most often my answer is "I don't care". Ask me what<i> </i>I'd like to do with my free time, and most often my answer is "it doesn't matter". Ask me what kind of drink I want when I'm out with friends and a lot of times you'll hear me say "what are you drinking?"</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">A part of my journey is trying to determine who I am. First and foremost, I know I am a child of God. Am I perfect? Not by a long shot. Do I disappoint Him? Of course I do. Can I ask for forgiveness? Absolutely.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I have a fantastic family - husband, children, parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins. I also have a very few close friends that we call our chosen family. We're closer to them than we are some of our extended family.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">After those two categories are covered, I start to struggle a bit more with identifying who I am. And maybe more importantly, who I want to be. I have a feeling the next few months will be a journey and I'm looking forward to what I can discover and change about myself as I approach a new "first number" of my age. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>~S</i></span>Sarah Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03191189854468584092noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1994461054001400308.post-28044885446372622972013-05-04T21:27:00.000-04:002013-05-04T21:27:05.827-04:00It's Been A While....<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">It's been over two years since I've posted on our blog. I seem to spend most of my time on Facebook these days. But, as my journey to 40 begins, I've decided that it is time to spend a little time putting my thoughts to "paper"' and start blogging again. The blog may change its tone for a while....it won't all be filled with posts about the kids and what's happening, but more about the changes I want to make as I approach the changing of the "front number" of my age.</span><div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">But, since it's been two years, there is a little catching up to do. I changed jobs in October of 2011 and have never been happier. I love working at Kennesaw State University. It's easy to love the commute (8 miles from home), but more than that, I love what I'm doing. I love knowing that I'm helping students get an education. I work with some great folks and am so very glad I made the change. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Adam is in 2nd grade (for a few more weeks) and is loving school. He's one smart cookie. He impresses me most every day with the things that he comes up with. Andrew will graduate from Pre-K in a couple of weeks. He'll start Kindergarten in the fall and will also be at Frey Elementary. It will be nice to have them both at the same school. I know they'll both enjoy it. </span></div>
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Sarah Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03191189854468584092noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1994461054001400308.post-69726745985554574332011-04-03T20:23:00.000-04:002011-04-03T20:23:02.181-04:00Spring Bonnet Parade at PrimroseI'm so glad the boys have had the opportunity to be at Primrose. If they have to be in daycare, there is no place I'd rather them be then at Primrose. They have some of the best programming around. One of my favorite activities is the Spring Bonnet parade. Ken and I were both able to get away from work so we could watch Andrew in the parpade. We might be biased, but we think he was a pretty cute bunny! :-)<br />
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1. Andrew turned 3 on January 25th! We had very fun party with friends from school and church at Monkey Joe's. <br />
2. We celebrated the 100th day of school for Adam.<br />
3. End of indoor soccer....<br />
4. Valentine's Day and class parties at school.<br />
5. Adam turned 6 on March 3rd! Wow! We had lots of fun at Bounce U for his birthday party.<br />
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In between all of this, Ken got a promotion at work. I've been traveling lots doing training across the state. It has meant lots of time on the road and away from home - not my favorite thing in the world. <br />
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Outdoor soccer practice starts this week and both Adam and Andrew will be playing at the church. It should be lots of fun! <br />
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Everytime I think things will slow down just a little, they just seem to speed up and go faster. I'm trying to remember to take time every day and enjoy my family. We're ready for a busy spring and looking forward to lots of fun things!<br />
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Here are some photos from the past few weeks.<br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">I want to focus on my family - on being a better wife, a better mother and a better daughter.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">I want to focus on my relationship with God.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">I want to make sure I focus on the important things and not all the little things that always seem to require our attention.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">I want to enjoy this year and take time to enjoy every moment. Life really does go by too fast and I don't want to miss anything!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Happy New Year!</span>Sarah Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03191189854468584092noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1994461054001400308.post-29000357954291368452011-01-01T00:44:00.001-05:002011-01-01T16:17:40.816-05:002010 In Review......<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I can’t believe that 2010 is already coming to an end. It seems like just yesterday we were anxiously approaching 2010. This year the boys turned 5 and 2. We took a trip to the beach during the spring, before the oil spill. It seemed to be one of the busiest years ever at work, with a layoff of 30+ employees at the end of April. The summer stayed busy and Adam loved going on field trips with school. The fall brought the start of kindergarten, a trip to Disney World, me finally singing in the choir at church, a few Alabama football games and many more good times. Then, before we knew it, it was Thanksgiving and then Christmas. This year I sang in the church Christmas cantata and it finally felt like Christmas again. As we ended our Christmas Eve service with the Hallelujah Chorus I couldn’t help but smile and think about Mrs. Burleson and the robed choir at Saks High School. Ken and I both took the week off between Christmas and New Year’s and it was one of the best decisions ever. We have had a wonderful week together as a family. Below is a slide show of some of our pictures throughout the last year. Enjoy and Happy New Year!!</span><br />
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It came a monsoon Friday morning, so they had to move it inside but they were so cute. I love that Primrose does so much of this stuff. It is so fun and the kids love it!<br /><br /><embed height="267" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" width="400" src="http://picasaweb.google.com/s/c/bin/slideshow.swf" flashvars="host=picasaweb.google.com&hl=en_US&feat=flashalbum&RGB=0x000000&feed=http%3A%2F%2Fpicasaweb.google.com%2Fdata%2Ffeed%2Fapi%2Fuser%2Fsfe2000%2Falbumid%2F5489407340921546289%3Falt%3Drss%26kind%3Dphoto%26authkey%3DGv1sRgCLOksYb5lIC5Aw%26hl%3Den_US"></embed>Sarah Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03191189854468584092noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1994461054001400308.post-3305240953389250052010-07-05T21:00:00.001-04:002010-07-05T21:35:14.443-04:00Vacation Bible SchoolI was extremely fortunate to take the week off again this summer to work at our Vacation Bible School. In a word, it is amazing what our church is able to do. We had 600 kids and 300+ volunteers. We use all the buildings on our campus and it is just unbelievable. I was so glad to be able to do this with Adam again this year. He has such a great time and I love sharing that with him (while he still likes for me to).<br /><br /><embed height="267" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" width="400" src="http://picasaweb.google.com/s/c/bin/slideshow.swf" flashvars="host=picasaweb.google.com&hl=en_US&feat=flashalbum&RGB=0x000000&feed=http%3A%2F%2Fpicasaweb.google.com%2Fdata%2Ffeed%2Fapi%2Fuser%2Fsfe2000%2Falbumid%2F5490591338506468689%3Falt%3Drss%26kind%3Dphoto%26authkey%3DGv1sRgCObE4rK5x_SvPw%26hl%3Den_US"></embed>Sarah Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03191189854468584092noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1994461054001400308.post-21492646964441033042010-07-05T20:48:00.001-04:002010-07-05T20:57:46.235-04:00McWane CenterFor the Memorial Day weekend, we went to my parent's house. On Sunday, we decided to go and check out the <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">McWane</span> Center since we had never been there. We had the best time. The kids loved it and it wasn't too boring for the adults either!<br /><br /><br /><embed height="267" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" width="400" src="http://picasaweb.google.com/s/c/bin/slideshow.swf" flashvars="host=picasaweb.google.com&hl=en_US&feat=flashalbum&RGB=0x000000&feed=http%3A%2F%2Fpicasaweb.google.com%2Fdata%2Ffeed%2Fapi%2Fuser%2Fsfe2000%2Falbumid%2F5490587239029120145%3Falt%3Drss%26kind%3Dphoto%26authkey%3DGv1sRgCLam7JuCxs_-Ug%26hl%3Den_US"></embed>Sarah Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03191189854468584092noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1994461054001400308.post-78766742259905317342010-07-05T16:18:00.002-04:002010-07-05T20:39:21.475-04:00Soccer and more soccerI was so proud of Adam for doing such a great job playing soccer this year. Two years made a lot of difference. I know some three year olds may really be into it, but Adam wasn't. This year, he had a great time. I'm sure it helped that his best buddy Tyler was on the team as well. Tyler is also one of the superstars on the team. :-) They had a great year. 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Every day when I look at him, he is starting to look older to me. I guess that is part of growing up.<br /><br />His <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error">Pre</span>-K graduation ceremony was excellent! It is just one of the many things that Primrose does so well. The kids sang several songs and then presented each child with their diploma. I'd love to say I didn't cry, but that wouldn't exactly be true. I love my little graduate!!<br /><br /><embed height="192" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" width="288" src="http://picasaweb.google.com/s/c/bin/slideshow.swf" flashvars="host=picasaweb.google.com&hl=en_US&feat=flashalbum&RGB=0x000000&feed=http%3A%2F%2Fpicasaweb.google.com%2Fdata%2Ffeed%2Fapi%2Fuser%2Fsfe2000%2Falbumid%2F5490235045206375425%3Falt%3Drss%26kind%3Dphoto%26authkey%3DGv1sRgCL2S39q8y6aXMA%26hl%3Den_US"></embed>Sarah Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03191189854468584092noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1994461054001400308.post-26425951676349412582010-07-04T20:25:00.002-04:002010-07-04T21:45:33.112-04:00April Beach TripI have one of those crazy holidays at work in April - Confederate Memorial Day. No one else gets it off, but I always have a Monday off in April. So this year, we decided to head for the gulf and visit Orange Beach for a few days. My dad was able to join us for part of the time. I'm so glad we went when we did considering all of the oil mess now. We had a great time, the weather was pretty nice (except for a bad storm that came through one day), and the boys enjoyed playing on the beach. I hope they are able to keep the oil contained and the beaches clean - my children love the beach and love the gulf area and I want them to be able to enjoy it for many years to come.<br /><br /><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://picasaweb.google.com/s/c/bin/slideshow.swf" width="288" height="192" flashvars="host=picasaweb.google.com&hl=en_US&feat=flashalbum&RGB=0x000000&feed=http%3A%2F%2Fpicasaweb.google.com%2Fdata%2Ffeed%2Fapi%2Fuser%2Fsfe2000%2Falbumid%2F5490211889423095025%3Falt%3Drss%26kind%3Dphoto%26authkey%3DGv1sRgCInd0_vwhe_92AE%26hl%3Den_US" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer"></embed>Sarah Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03191189854468584092noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1994461054001400308.post-15630186108408717342010-07-04T20:19:00.003-04:002010-07-04T20:24:38.267-04:00EasterWe had lots of fun at Easter egg hunts this year. The boys were so cute....we had hunts at their school and at church. I can firmly say that both of them truly understood the concept this year. :-)<br /><br /><br /><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://picasaweb.google.com/s/c/bin/slideshow.swf" width="400" height="267" flashvars="host=picasaweb.google.com&hl=en_US&feat=flashalbum&RGB=0x000000&feed=http%3A%2F%2Fpicasaweb.google.com%2Fdata%2Ffeed%2Fapi%2Fuser%2Fsfe2000%2Falbumid%2F5489418774333682321%3Falt%3Drss%26kind%3Dphoto%26authkey%3DGv1sRgCKmwofS1nKm_bA%26hl%3Den_US" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer"></embed>Sarah Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03191189854468584092noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1994461054001400308.post-74860289704797237372010-07-02T16:42:00.003-04:002010-07-02T16:44:19.097-04:00Lack of blogging.....There really aren't any excuses for not <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">keeping</span> the blog up to date, except that most days I'm just too tired to blog. It's kind of sad in a way. I really enjoyed blogging when I started it and I'm trying to find the passion to start it up again...I will hopefully catch it up in a day or two. Hope everyone is well!Sarah Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03191189854468584092noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1994461054001400308.post-48586940048879491832010-03-29T19:31:00.002-04:002010-03-29T19:51:07.845-04:00Palm SundayPalm Sunday is always one of my favorite services. But, this one was very special because Adam helped bring in palm branches. He was so cute and did a great job! They sang after they came in with the palm branches. I love that we have all these great opportunities at our church!<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ54Mxkvq3ifNJG4wVb-PIN0a9MuVmBBkwcXS0A3mcq5yQDRojvdeAWYE8rW2257Psd-2dhO6UXj6v-TuWy6ni27Bv5GZ0bb41KxWSEXyx3703Ne0QdkOo4hpJa6ZLMqXlbNYUgGAQmSIn/s1600/160.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454205416499826370" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ54Mxkvq3ifNJG4wVb-PIN0a9MuVmBBkwcXS0A3mcq5yQDRojvdeAWYE8rW2257Psd-2dhO6UXj6v-TuWy6ni27Bv5GZ0bb41KxWSEXyx3703Ne0QdkOo4hpJa6ZLMqXlbNYUgGAQmSIn/s320/160.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJGlOCbv4_JzHD0s5WQn9vZwlfKTPK31aSaLXGpQ-Vqqnr_9ttA-xrJz8LnbU-qEQokLioqwkpdTKt3HR-TX1_ej7z8BurUxflidLFu4jXN0tetIdL7znEmjg2RPeQ30Xbthemvn6RpxhB/s1600/159.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454205407683214114" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJGlOCbv4_JzHD0s5WQn9vZwlfKTPK31aSaLXGpQ-Vqqnr_9ttA-xrJz8LnbU-qEQokLioqwkpdTKt3HR-TX1_ej7z8BurUxflidLFu4jXN0tetIdL7znEmjg2RPeQ30Xbthemvn6RpxhB/s320/159.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6NogMt_wCSZ_YjlBlI7lQ4zvVuBxqwKYpDN2iSPK4um1iqix6nTOkUCW_9bPCNojGXq2LtRJIiE4UDf1_aJcA5GqkcwXpkiX0PX_Xa3vnJFaOBKYM_cmY0KYYjhEIKYkYPrqNamNAIUfT/s1600/162.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454205399884611250" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6NogMt_wCSZ_YjlBlI7lQ4zvVuBxqwKYpDN2iSPK4um1iqix6nTOkUCW_9bPCNojGXq2LtRJIiE4UDf1_aJcA5GqkcwXpkiX0PX_Xa3vnJFaOBKYM_cmY0KYYjhEIKYkYPrqNamNAIUfT/s320/162.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikIOu6IGbpKLeEN70fHDrwwW2BYbLO2akjaJXuqYIIMNIL4HHMKUSCKZEwzsqhZiXSaVBkU-r7O5NMpdvAnxqnjS4NWh93JW0xHTmxpaT4CYdpP-A25Y8hwhZ73xHBh-PrGQvc_0RbhVxa/s1600/170.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454205395724745266" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikIOu6IGbpKLeEN70fHDrwwW2BYbLO2akjaJXuqYIIMNIL4HHMKUSCKZEwzsqhZiXSaVBkU-r7O5NMpdvAnxqnjS4NWh93JW0xHTmxpaT4CYdpP-A25Y8hwhZ73xHBh-PrGQvc_0RbhVxa/s320/170.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitjle8xreObI-KrSp9HuEMvqq0ZskWpJlUkIOdb0m2q8OzxyEuQr-jAlUjHSDcy8egBBL-e9EQiFApm2n08JY19pnOLo8EWpq15s93z2YEcsLdKMbwwfOkS_nEUQzErJKo7o-xAkjC9N1g/s1600/172.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454205388638836530" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitjle8xreObI-KrSp9HuEMvqq0ZskWpJlUkIOdb0m2q8OzxyEuQr-jAlUjHSDcy8egBBL-e9EQiFApm2n08JY19pnOLo8EWpq15s93z2YEcsLdKMbwwfOkS_nEUQzErJKo7o-xAkjC9N1g/s320/172.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div>Sarah Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03191189854468584092noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1994461054001400308.post-45207290610888245192010-03-29T19:27:00.002-04:002010-03-29T19:30:27.762-04:00Children's Museum PJ PartySaturday night after the freezing cold soccer game, we went to the Children's Museum PJ party. We had such a good time. The kids went in their pj's, took their stuffed animals and had a couple of hours to play at the museum. The museum had food and snacks so we had a really great time. Needless to say the boys were wiped out when we got home.<br /><br /><embed height="267" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" width="400" src="http://picasaweb.google.com/s/c/bin/slideshow.swf" flashvars="host=picasaweb.google.com&hl=en_US&feat=flashalbum&RGB=0x000000&feed=http%3A%2F%2Fpicasaweb.google.com%2Fdata%2Ffeed%2Fapi%2Fuser%2Fsfe2000%2Falbumid%2F5454193653274813089%3Falt%3Drss%26kind%3Dphoto%26authkey%3DGv1sRgCJ7ZwIfN7q3VMQ%26hl%3Den_US"></embed>Sarah Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03191189854468584092noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1994461054001400308.post-51260696687157804522010-03-29T18:52:00.003-04:002010-03-29T19:18:39.458-04:00Spring Soccer - First Game!!Our first soccer game was Saturday and it was so cold!! Adam did a great job. He played the entire game and never came out. They don't keep score at this age and that is <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">ok</span> with us. He even played goalie some. I love that he is enjoying being and out and playing and it certainly helps that his friend Tyler is playing too. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi38KuMoniGpbyjzfYEJQfmK_ETq5FTzkcuUSAGQnbm3eVfAASmWlmsT-BU7W2e40_lgSU36Cmgbcm9-UVxK7AHu7wMw60uL3opROz-d7JkVL0vqPVPB-cOOuLoKbJlWfg_krsmVzcBN4Zr/s1600/090.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454197280562343298" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi38KuMoniGpbyjzfYEJQfmK_ETq5FTzkcuUSAGQnbm3eVfAASmWlmsT-BU7W2e40_lgSU36Cmgbcm9-UVxK7AHu7wMw60uL3opROz-d7JkVL0vqPVPB-cOOuLoKbJlWfg_krsmVzcBN4Zr/s320/090.JPG" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLRw_hgEZ8N5e7V5i8cEmKl2foxDZOGU_Se3U3gw88XAYMfLU3B6fbXcpgJX7MZtpjY5NW_rBVrJdSnz0HiMqNEQjhCt1vH166c7rOz8NgyZXV1xCm-qYTByWWnZF1iEzKiPaVeA2b0BRC/s1600/087.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454197274393840866" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLRw_hgEZ8N5e7V5i8cEmKl2foxDZOGU_Se3U3gw88XAYMfLU3B6fbXcpgJX7MZtpjY5NW_rBVrJdSnz0HiMqNEQjhCt1vH166c7rOz8NgyZXV1xCm-qYTByWWnZF1iEzKiPaVeA2b0BRC/s320/087.JPG" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDpnjaiNGOi4k4c1lS1BSrycEOgc1eidXZLzYywDN2LW1Ir4DOrZDGN8itjBglP1rNQwmiPV-68zM1oFxTSJd2JOtxgqmOmfXnp1AfcPnmeOHzYv4l02ofj8-3wTrWfDrVZTwWpeyOVj-P/s1600/083.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454197267652201890" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDpnjaiNGOi4k4c1lS1BSrycEOgc1eidXZLzYywDN2LW1Ir4DOrZDGN8itjBglP1rNQwmiPV-68zM1oFxTSJd2JOtxgqmOmfXnp1AfcPnmeOHzYv4l02ofj8-3wTrWfDrVZTwWpeyOVj-P/s320/083.JPG" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6OiQt7AlWWI5QxrAsWA4f9ZVF6A0XlGkh1Ue3kgUm_TUDEKbw-jYlS7bdnrX1HYeyE7IaesE2wZ9p1GPGXft3plBlRtwfSerxmKX87g3azaoZVZEuMkakgbF9EpO9PRlUAqxnNiFtVdG3/s1600/084.JPG"></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZdANDFX7bkAJX4ogawUlx9ruB56bPja-NRKy8F4wyHROKX2h3Hzw2G5ah7f1Tq4Y1Ok3JeVYo4PYNepmQ2loJWm1xF7Bcj9BMojWmtwjR4k3xN0yt-L0At3cKGz0TSOn_vJas-PrTncU7/s1600/080.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454197254813996562" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZdANDFX7bkAJX4ogawUlx9ruB56bPja-NRKy8F4wyHROKX2h3Hzw2G5ah7f1Tq4Y1Ok3JeVYo4PYNepmQ2loJWm1xF7Bcj9BMojWmtwjR4k3xN0yt-L0At3cKGz0TSOn_vJas-PrTncU7/s320/080.JPG" /></a>Sarah Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03191189854468584092noreply@blogger.com0