D is for drew

@ car pick up waiting on Payton

silly boy

with daddy

D- D is for DREW Yes, D is for Drew Bradlee Wilson. Drew was born September 1, 2004. He is named after his daddy, Mitchell "Lee", and dear friend who passed away -Brad Ratcliff. All this together equals Bradlee. He is all boy. Loves like there is no tomorrow and doesn't know fear at all. He is always busy busy. Tractors, big trucks, spider man and playing outside is his favorite ways to pass the time away. He is in K-4 @ Parklane Academy and loves schools which may surprise me. P.E. is his favorite activity and computer. He is smart. Drew is my heart I prayed a very long time for him. Thank You Lord for answered prayers. I could go on and on but... D is for Drew

C-- Cousins. C is for cousins because they make the days fun.Who doesn't remember summer days being spent outside playing with their cousins then and now cousin & friend. That's what summertime is made for spending time playing with your cousins and weekends and special occasions. here are a few "cousin" pics:
Jack, Laura & Drew-- Easter weekend.

Drew, Keith, Jack-- Summer day

Arnold's Christmas 2007

Christmas 2008- playing games
Thanksgiving 2008 @ the Wilson's
Christmas several years ago "the girls"

B is also for

BONDING 101
Bonding is an Arnold past-time or how we like to spend our summer, spring, fall and winter days hanging out "bonding" bonding 101. Now that does normally require a garden or a vegetable or a really good recipe or a project. Heck honestly it usually requires ALL the above and more. However, at the end of the day we have a feast like Royalty. The food and fellowship is priceless. I know all my first cousins very well, i know all their birthdays don't have to look it up, i know how to get hold of them at a moments notice. We have spend lots of time and days together and i love it. My little people know them as well as i do and their little people too. Bonding is the perfect family therapy. Thank you Lord for Bonding 101! :)


all of us @ PawPaw's 8oth Birthday

Tomatoes-- for salsa

Plums for jelly. Uncle Mike brought an offensive amount of plums more than 10 five gallon buckets if my memory serves me right. lots of fabulous jelly.

the finished product: salsa

mixing the salsa

Just a few of the "Bonding" pictures for you to enjoy.

B-- is for BIBLE
my Bible is a huge part of my everyday life. It is in horrible shape-- seriously needs to be recovered but it has everything i need in it. I mark in my Bible. I write notes to my little people in my Bible about scripture. They each have a spot that i add to. My thought is that one day many many days from now my Bible will provide comfort. My favorite passages are marked. Passages that i want Payton to know or I feel special just for her And of course Drew and now Jeremy too.
My Bible is also comforting for me. I not only read it but i study it just like i would a school book. I love to cross reference passages and try to learn all i can from it. Bro Joey, my pastor, does an excellent job of giving scripture references in his sermons. I always try to mark those with the passage.

A is for ME

okay so i'm going to attempt the alphabet thing that so many have been doing. a letter each day and what it means for me

A--Amy, of course. What better way to start than with me!! Amy Wilson, i'm married to Mitch (11yrs). we have 3 little people: Payton, Drew and Jeremy. I have a college education in several things now that i think about: i have an associate degree in science from Co-Lin and an arts too. i'm a licensed Funeral Director/Embalmer and i will (hopefully) student teach this August (2009) and graduate from the University of Southern Mississippi in December!!! Yeah me!! I live in Smithdale or as i call it Wilsonville. My family and friends are very important to me. I love to cook and work in the yard. Cutting grass is one of my favorite things to do. I love to read, take pictures, scrapbook and just hang out with family & friends

my 4th folder 4th picture

07 March 2008; this was taken almost a year ago. Payon, Drew, Maggie & Tanner. Are they cute little people are what?
:)

a Special Thank You

A very Special Thank You to my friend Jennifer. She brought over supper tonight: HOMEMADE chicken noodle soup, hot out of the skillet cornbread and fabulous red velvet cupcakes, yumyum. It was all delicious :) Thank You Jennifer for being such a great friend and neighbor! What would we do with out friendship? I've said it before and i will say it again, when it comes to friends-- MINE are the best!

a little update--Jeremy goes back to dr. Braden in the morning. Hopefully he will get a good report. i think he feels better. RSV is a nasty thing for little people to have especially a 5 week old baby boy. thanks for the prayers, calls, e-mails and comments and Supper-- they have all been appreciated.

THANKS AGAIN JENNIFER!


" A friend is one to whom one may pour out all the contents of one's heart, chaff and grain together, knowing that the gentlest of hands will take and sift it, keep what is worth keeping and with a breath of kindness blow the rest away."- Arabian Proverb

there's no place like HOME

there's no place like home. there's no place like home.
i Totally agree with Dorothy from OZ. Last week was LONG. Jeremy was admitted to KDMC on Monday morning and was discharged Saturday @ 5:15pm. to say last week was difficult is an understatement. He is better and will see the dr. braden on Wednesday.
thanks for all calls and concern and especially for the prayers
Amy & Mitch