Good People = Good Deeds

B & I found out, this week, that some of the baby furniture was available for pick up, and of course we are pick-up truck-less.....so we had to ask some friends for help!
Robert was our helper that volunteered! :) I was able to get him a 6pack of beer before the whole fiasco, put a Thank You Note on it and a bow!!!

Friday night, after work, we all headed to Baby R Us to see what all could fit in what vehicles. The armoire fit perfectly, like a glove, in Robert's van, but the crib was not going in the Jeep, unfortunately. I sent the men on their way with at least one piece of our furniture in their HOT suits to unload & I go back into the store to find out how to get the crib back in their stock to wait for me to find a truck in the next few days to be able to come back and get it.......

The manager says to me "that man said he would take it for you" and I just looked at him like "yea, whatever" and I went on asking the 9 million questions I felt I needed to ask to make FOR CERTAIN that my furniture was NOT given to ANYONE else in the next few days!

and I hear "Ma'am, WHERE DO YOU LIVE?"
I turn around and see this pregnant girl saying "Where do you live? We have a trailer, we are picking up our furniture too, we could just drop it off there for you!"
I say "Oh no, that is OK, I live off of Old Brownsville Road, it is kind of far out..."
and she says enthusiastically "WE LIVE OFF OF OLD BROWNSVILLE TOO!"
I say "are you sure?"
the husband, soon to find out his name is Brad, looks at me and laughingly says "Yes, if it doesn't fit on my trailer then something is wrong"
and of course, on the drive to the house, with them following, I cried....there are good people in the world.

So, long story short, God sent this wonderful couple into our lives that day to help with a long awaited headache to come.....
I found out their names are Tammy & Brad, they have been married for 14 years, they have been together for 17 years, they met when Tammy was a Senior in High School, they are both originally from Memphis, they don't really live THAT close to us, but still went out of the way for us, this is their first child, Brad works for a doctors office (I believe), close to where I work, Tammy is in IT for the 7th largest IT company in the country, they like to hunt, her Uncle & Aunt used to have a lake house in Paris, they are having a boy like us, thinking of the name "Matthew" because of the meaning - "a blessing from God", and she wouldn't give me her address, but I did find out her last name, and said "just pay it forward" (and then she told me about how she had just been at WalMart and a few 20 something year old adults helped her load her purchase into her car, she of course cried too! ha!)
BUT - I found them in the phone book....I told her I would find her! and I am sending them a card with a little happy in it!!

Poor Robert sweated to death in his suit trying to unload all this stuff into our garage!
THANK YOU SO MUCH Robert for your help! It means the world to us and we appreciate your friendship more than you will ever know!!! :)
You definitely get a Good Deed button for Sweating It OUT! :)

B & I were able to dolly the pieces of furniture up into the house and get it parked for the night....and Saturday and today have been a whirl wind of "getting it together" I am sore! ha!!!
but it is all starting to come together and we are so excited!!!!

Just a few pictures of the progression!!! :)



Mr Bill being able to help put it together!

TOGETHER!! ;)



and an update on my Night Blooming Cereus.....I believe it bloomed this day that I took this picture WHILE I WAS AT WORK....I mean, what is UP with the name NIGHT BLOOMING if it is gonna bloom during the day???? Geez! I missed it again! I feel like Mr. Wilson!!!
but I bet it was beautiful!!!


My monthly flowers in a piece thrown by Lori! :)
I thought it looked really peaceful!

JULY = BUSY which = FUN which = Birthdays, Baby Showers, Belly Bumps, Projects, CLASS and MORE! :) = longest post EVER!!!

WHEW!!! What a busy month!!! I have had so much going on! and loving every minute of it!!! Here it goes........

20 WEEKS! OMG! 1/2 way there!! B was so sweet on my 1/2 way there anniversary, he had balloons with 20 on them, cupcakes and a card saying he loved me!!! Super sweet, of course, I cried! HORMONES! ;)





Last night I discovered that my Night Blooming Cereus is going to bloom AGAIN for the 2nd time! I got this plant from a dietitian that I used to work with, it was her Grandmothers plant and apparently you can't buy this plant out right at stores, you have to get cuttings from someone to have it! Anyways, the 1st time it bloomed B & I were in Disney World! It was a true Dennis the Menace moment where we missed it bloom it's one and only time! I AM SO PUMPED! I am sooooo going to be here this time!!! Such a creepy looking flower to me!!!







Sweet Sophe!! It is storming tonight and she is ACTUALLY out and about with us! I am so proud of her!!! Sweet thing!!!!






Just some of my flowers that are blooming right now in the yard! Top is Blackberry Lily! and the bottom one......just pretty! ;)


The Turner Twins blankets! :) Hope they enjoy once they get out of the NICU!




MAX & LOLA are FINISHED!!! Remember back in March when Mr. Bill & Mrs. Brenda were here? and Mrs. Brenda helped me for an ENTIRE day cutting out and measuring fabric and then my sewing machine quit!??! Well, the sewing machine is fix and is running like a dream and I finally finished my very first sewing project! They, of course, are not perfect, but I am so excited to put them in Baby B's room! His very 1st homemade thing from Momma! :)







The other day B was mowing the yard and he comes in and says "come here Stacy and bring your camera!" Mr Turtle here had gone all the way back into the BACK of the garage! B picked him up and put in him in the back yard on the yard line and he scurried away to the water! :)




Audra's Baby shower given to her by her FABULOUS Doctor that she works for at Campbell's Clinic! They were the nicest couple and their children were the best too! I told Audra - "I want to be their friends!" :)

Whit saying "CHEEEESE" :)
Photographer Momma!! Look at her sweet belly!!!


AWESOME CAKE! :)
Diaper Cake!
Whit with an IPHONE! ;)





My Photography class that I took at Memphis College of Art in July was AWESOME!!!! I learned a lot and got frustrated a lot, but all in the name of learning!!! :)

The building that I went in every Tuesday & Thursday night!!!
My Teacher! Haley! HILARIOUS!!!!
Her assistant and College Student, Andrew! Such a sweetie!!

one of my "indoor" photos before class! Thank you John for a great "object"!

Outside shot on our field trip!!
My first "lighting lesson"







For my friends Leslie & Caitlin, with their Starbucks "crack" addiction, just to show them it DOES start early.....this was made by a 7-8 year old in a Summer Program.....think his Mom drives thru a lot!? ;)

I just had fun "testing" pictures of all the Summer Program kids art!!!


and last, but DEFINITELY not least.....July 11th weekend, we went home to celebrate John's birthday! We had a great dinner at Shoguns in Murray, had cupcakes, the boys when to see a movie and then presents galore!!! :)

A silly gift that I gave John......HOT PINK PIGGY BANK with a Skull & CrossBones and an Eye Patch!!! I kind of feel like that pig.....HOT pink because of the heat and kind of mean like a pirate!! ha!!!

:)

Froggies on the deck! Had to keep Blue away from them!! :)
Some of Mom's yellow Finches! SOOOO PRETTY!!!


and I realized JUST now, that I didn't get ONE blasted picture of B & I on 4th of July! We did our annual FireWorks at the Faith Baptist Church ball fields! I crocheted until it got dark! B made popcorn and we talked and laughed and visited and ate. The weather was WONDERFUL, not too hot AT ALL! and then we watched the best fireworks show in Memphis, HANDS DOWN!

Totally not fireworks, but the screen saver in photography class, I mean, it COULD be a firework right!? ;) ha!!!

I am FLIGHTY.....

and I don't like it!!! This pregnancy brain is getting too me!!!! I have had my brother say "I am worried about you!" :) and my Mom say "I might be smarter than you for at least 9 Months!" (which we laugh about, but STILL) "AGH!!!!" I have 9 thousand lists and then I lose the lists. While I am patiently waiting for B to tell me about his day, I think "Oooo, I need to tell him about that!" and when he is done, the thought isn't there any more!!!! On my way to work when I can't write on my list, the list that I will soon lose, I think of all these things I need to do for the day, and I even sing myself a little song....like "Maaaake a grocery liiiiiist" thinking that will help, and I get HOME from work that night and THEN think about the grocery list!!!!!
Oh the joys of being pregnant!!! :)
It will go away right???
*sigh*

Oh boy, OH BOY!

IT IS A BOY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

17 week ultrasound!!!! :) I had a hard time telling where the baby was.....but his head is to the Left and you are looking at his profile!!! AMAZING!!!!!!!!

17 week Bump pic!!!




Sophe taking up space on the recliner with me!!!


Karen's Anniversary Flowers that she couldn't take home with her because her "family of animals" eat them! :)






HAPPY FATHER'S DAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Father's Day weekend we got to go to Paris and spend it with Daddy! We didn't do a lot which was great! We hung out by the pool on Saturday & Saturday night we fed all the baby calves!! Sunday we had steaks and potatoes! YUMMY!!!! It was a wonderful weekend, I hated for it to end!!!
I love you!!!

I didn't even get a picture with Daddy! but there he is opening up his drill!!! :) It had to be shipped later.

Bottles!!!