Trip to the fire station

So we all loaded up today and went to see Station 3, Scott's first assignment and to meet the guys on his shift. Low and behold the captain working today recognized me from childhood. He even remembered my name without being told....its only been like 20 something years. It turns out that our family farms are right beside each other. He and my dad were friends growing up and he remembered me taking my first steps...talk about a small world after all. Then of course he asked how in the world I got mixed up with the Clemons crew and we all laughed. Raegan had everyone wrapped around her little finger. Everyone just kept talking to her and she was enthralled that they let her "drive" the firetruck. They even gave her a beanie baby bunny before she left. Everyone seemed exceptionally nice and would be great to work with. Unfortunately, all the guys on this shift are moving to another station so who knows who will actually be there. There are still so many details to be worked out with placing the new rookies. Scott will officially start on Wednesday. This station was not his first pick but he is very pleased and thankful to be finished with training and actually going to work. It has actually been a year since he started the whole process and 6 months since he started the training. Wow!!!! What a journey this has been!

To my HERO.....

Tomorrow marks the end of training....Scott will take his final test and receive his first shift and station assignment. When we got married he chose the song "Hero" because he said he always wanted to be my hero. Well Baby, You are my hero. Now you'll be a hero to others. I am so proud of you for this accomplishment. I'm glad that you have achieved this goal. You made up your mind and you invested your heart. This is a new chapter in our lives and I am so thankful to be a part of it and sharing it with you. I love you. You not only mean the world to me but you are my world. May God always guide you and protect you.

A little update

First of alll.... I hope you had a Merry Christmas. I know we sure did. It seems like the hype is finally slowing down just in time to go back to work and kick off the new year. Speaking of new year we will experiencing many changes as Scott starts shift work mid-January. We are excited but at the same time anxious about the changes and the schedule. I will be on the home stretch of finishing my degree. So we have many new things in store for us. We have put off many of the projects around the house because of both of our schooling. In the new year we hope to finish some projects and just settle in.
Raegan had a great Christmas. We are still looking for places to put all of her toys. She has really enjoyed herself this season. We have enjoyed our time off together and it has been nice to have some special mother-daughter time. She has developed such a spunky personality. She is truly a mix of the both of us. Seeing her grow before my eyes is amazing. It seems like only yesterday she was so tiny. Where does the time go? Now she's like a mini-grown-up. Before we blink she'll be going off to college.

Missing Him this Christmas

This is our first Christmas without Grandaddy. Although it was joyous it was hard to forget that someone "special" was missing. Raegan said a few days ago, " Momma I want to go see Grandaddy Thomas. He's special." Then before I could utter a word she said, "Oh yeah he's in Heaven with Jesus." She said, "one day I'll get to see Grandaddy again....when I go to Heaven." This moment was bittersweet. Grandaddy was always a glass half full kinda guy. It was in this moment I found joy in knowing that even at 2 years old my baby recognizes the significance of being in Heaven with Jesus. The seed has been planted and she knows that she wants to go to Heaven. What greater gift could a mother desire than to know that her child wants to be with Jesus? For this gift I am thankful. I have been blessed.

I let Raegan help me pick out the background since its really her blog. She saw this background and said, "Oh momma so pretty." So here it is pink, pink and more PINK! This girl loves everything pink.