James Earl Thurmond

August 25, 1943 - Sept 1st, 2014

I thought I would be more prepared to sit down and write this but the tears just started to flow. 

I miss you dad!

All the things that make me think of you and things I'm going to miss about you:

Your nut eating

Your love and talk about sailing

Mentholatum 

Your goofy grin when you know you were being rediculous

Walking around in your white underware all the time

Your daisy duke cut off jean shorts-you did have nice legs

The Doors

Odouls

Auction cars

Perrier water with lemons
 OCDness

The way you told us to always leave a place better than you find it

Binaca

Brown breifcase

Coffee mug that never had coffee but water in it at the conference office

You peeing in a bottle in the car

"Turn the lights off when you leave a room"
"Did you drink your water?"

"Did you make your bed?"

Speak Correctly
Dont end a sentence with the word "at"
I've had plenty instead of I'm full
May I instead of can I........

Straighten up....hold your shoulders back

Your encouragement....always encourging to keep going

Explaining to me when I was little how fish breath underwater

That you almost spanked me for singing "Fernando" too much

Giving me my independence

Giving good financial advice even though you were not so good at it yourself

Travel

Your fruit trees

The animals and how you would catch the goat droppings in your hand.....bwahahah

"I know. I'm a pilot"

Your love for ethnic food

How you taught us how to work hard,
 Be honest, kind and fair

Your walks

Your lateness

Worship songs in the car

that you threw my cherry chapstick out on the Pennal Farm in Memphis

that you actually got me a horse for my Bday when I asked

that you made me ride that horse and till this day I HATE horses

That we had to work for our money and it wasnt just handed to us

when you bought......you usually bought the best!

That you saved $$ out for all us kids to have a car when we turned 16

that you let us and TRUSTED us to drive before we should have been

that you let me get a house cleaning job at 15 and drive there on my own 3 miles away

TIME magazine

National Geographic

Camping

CHEESE

Grapefruit with Salt on it

Motorcycle Riding

Honey on our cereal 

Shredded Wheat

Steel Cut Oats

The Bible....you read that thing A LOT!

That you told us and showed us you loved us!!

You were a good dad!

XOXOXO

Dad and Uncle Bill Copley you will be missed.

FIRST DAY OF KINDERGARTEN- JACK ANDERSON ELEMENTARY

Kindergarten Phase-In Week

They only went 1 day for 3 hours.....quite a tease for Mama;)

They did great. Hugged us, went right in and never looked back:)

Sadie on Left

Trista on Right

 OFFICIAL FIRST FULL DAY AND WEEK OF KINDERGARTEN
SADIE=L
TRISTA=RIGHT

 SADIE:
Teacher:  Mrs. Cynthia Sentell

 Trista:
Teacher: Mrs. Kelly Parker

So the first week was interesting to say the least. As kindergarten parents we got to walk them in to class everyday for the first week, which I did. On Monday I waited in line for 30 min in the Pick Up line so on Tuesday they were signed up to ride the bus home. Its  a 10 min bus ride home and I thought, "what the heck, why not?" 

So the first  day the bus driver goes right by the house (I'm standing at the end of the driveway waiting for them) My kids, being so shy didn't say a word to the bus driver, they just looked at me and went right by. Bus driver realized and turned around and came back. 

Day 2 riding the bus they GOT ON THE WRONG BUS!! Teacher said they were put in the correct line but Race, the neighbor boy, got out of line and in a different line and of course our kids followed him so they rode the wrong bus and ended up back at the school where Beth, Races mom, had to pick them up and bring them home since I was at  doc.s appointment with mom and Chris was incapable of driving at that moment. 

Day 3......third time was a charm.....they rode the right bus and got off the bus in

front of our house. :) 

Sooooo bus riding was a success once the kinks were worked out. 

They love school.....so far;). Cafeteria line might be our other obstacle. I looked at the menu ahead of time and decided that Tuesday (mac/cheese, fish sticks and green beans)  and Friday (pizza and broccoli) would be safe days to let them experience the hot lunch line and know that they would actually eat the food. It costs $2.55 a lunch and I figured if I cant make them a lunch or am just flat out of food and have not gotten to the grocery it would work out perfect. 

So, Sadie comes home on Tuesday. 

Me: What did you eat for lunch?

Sadie: a roll, mac cheese and chocolate milk

Me: WHAT?! Where were your green beans

Sadie: I did not see any green beans.

Me: of course you didn't!!

Trista did a little better and had fish sticks, mac/cheese, plums and chocolate milk but I have a feeling I'm going to be making a lot of lunches:)

Oh and they are loving the  CHOCOLATE MILK option......since they hardly EVER get it. 

We decided to separate them in different class rooms. Teachers recommended it and we kinda knew the year before that we would just based on their personality. They were completely fine with it. The hard part is going to be on me when i have to keep up with different PE days, Art Days and field trips days and Volunteering.

Tuition for the year was $160 for both plus I bought extra supplies and stuff the teacher had requested. 

Jack Anderson was rated #1 in Sumner County for Public Schools. The staff and Principal have been excellent!! Hoping for a great first year of Kindergarten. Cant believe it!!! 

JULY HAPPENINGS

A couple quick trips to Mimi and Papa Tom and Juju and Papas place before school got underway

Its always a nice little pampering get away for me because I dont have to cook. Now...I am completely happy helping prepare and clean up but to not have to think about what to make and make it IS DEVINE!!

We loved our visits. 

LOVE YOU MOM!!

Little Princesses, flowergirls.

Jacob and Kathrines Wedding June 7th

 Sadie and Trista were in their first wedding. Of course I am totally biased but they were so beautiful.
You made mommy so proud!! Thank goodness for Pintrest where I got ideas for their hair.

 TRISTA 5.5 years old

 SADIE 5.5 years

 Location: Riverwood Mansion in Inglewood

Cousin Hangouts

Every now and then when Erin and I need a break or have something going on with work we'll kid swap. This particular day we swam next door at our neighbors, played on the slip and slide and rode bikes!!

I was also watching Cade, my client/friends little boy. They had a blast!