OK its been a LONG time since I wrote in here.
We are in the process of Moving!! Not just a little move, a HUGE move. We are moving from Ark to CO! And we are thrilled about it all, but the stress is building from trying to get everything done. Kelsey is forgetting way too many things and I am about to go out of my mind. And Donavan is really cranky from all the changes in the house with the boxes all over and we aren't doing the same stuff during the day bc I am trying to pack up our stuff.
Tonight is our last Youth service b4 we leave and we have one last church service on Sunday. Its all bittersweet. I wish I could take ppl with us, like our Doc and nurse, and our Pastor and PW and some of the saints! LOL I know we can't, we will be back to visit often I know.
Anyway, I have already gotten a Doc and an apt set up in CO, we've got an Apartment! I am really excited about it. And Kels has a good job there too.
We are trying to sell a bunch of stuff, we've sold about half of it but we need to sell more! We don't want to move a bunch of stuff.
So things have been stressful, yet we are excited about moving at the same time! HA
I'll try to write in here more
Friday, March 28, 2008
Saturday, January 12, 2008
The Dillards Shopping Bag
I get MANY FWDS everyday and sometimes I get one that is really good and I'll share it. Well this is one of those that is just too good to NOT share! Hope you all enjoy it!!
Clutching their Dillard's shopping bags, Ellen and Kay woefully gazed down at a dead cat in the mall parking lot. Obviously a recent hit---no flies, no smell. What business could that poor kitty have had here?' murmured Ellen. 'Come on, Ellen, let's just go...' But Ellen had already grabbed her shopping bag and was explaining, 'I'll just put my things in your bag, and then I'll take the tissue.' She dumped her purchases into Kay's bag and then used the tissue paper to cradle and lower the former feline into her own Dillard's bag and cover it. They continued the short trek to the car in silence, stashing their goods in the trunk. But it occurred to both of them that if they left Ellen's burial bag in the trunk, warmed by the TEXAS sunshine while they ate, Kay's Lumina would soon lose that new-car smell. They decided to leave the bag on top of the trunk, and they headed over to Luby's Cafeteria. After they cleared the serving line and sat down at a window table, they had a view of Kay's Chevy with the Dillard's bag still on the trunk. BUT not for long! As they ate, they noticed a black-haired woman in a red gingham shirt stroll by their car, look quickly this way and that, and then hook the Dillard's bag without breaking stride. She quickly walked out of their line of vision. Kay and Ellen shot each other a wide-eyed look of amazement. It all happened so fast that neither of them could think how to respond. 'Can you imagine?' finally sputtered Ellen. 'The nerve of that woman!' Kay sympathized with Ellen, but inwardly a laugh was building as she thought about the grand surprise awaiting the red-gingham thief. Just when she thought she'd have to giggle into her napkin, she noticed Ellen's eyes freeze in the direction of the serving line. Following her gaze, Kay recognized with a shock the black-haired woman with THE Dillard's bag, hanging from her arm, brazenly pushing her tray toward the cashier. Helplessly they watched the scene unfold: After clearing the register, the woman settled at a table across from theirs, put the bag on an empty chair and began to eat. After a few bites of baked whitefish and green beans, she casually lifted the bag into her lap to survey her treasure. Looking from side to side, but not far enough to notice her rapt audience three tables over, she pulled out the tissue paper and peered into the bag. Her eyes widened, and she began to make a sort of gasping noise. The noise grew. The bag slid from her lap as she sank to the floor, wheezing and clutching her upper chest. The beverage cart attendant quickly recognized a customer in trouble and sent the busboy to call 911, while she administered the Heimlich maneuver. A crowd quickly gathered that did not include Ellen and Kay, who remained riveted to their chairs for seven whole minutes until the ambulance arrived. In a matter of minutes the curly-haired woman emerged from the crowd, still gasping, strapped securely on a gurney. Two well-trained EMS volunteers steered her to the waiting ambulance, while a third scooped up her belongings. The last they saw of the distressed cat-burglar, she disappeared behind the ambulance doors, ........................ the Dillard's bag perched on her stomach!!
Sometimes, God does take care of those who do bad things! AND once in awhile..He allows us to witness it!
Clutching their Dillard's shopping bags, Ellen and Kay woefully gazed down at a dead cat in the mall parking lot. Obviously a recent hit---no flies, no smell. What business could that poor kitty have had here?' murmured Ellen. 'Come on, Ellen, let's just go...' But Ellen had already grabbed her shopping bag and was explaining, 'I'll just put my things in your bag, and then I'll take the tissue.' She dumped her purchases into Kay's bag and then used the tissue paper to cradle and lower the former feline into her own Dillard's bag and cover it. They continued the short trek to the car in silence, stashing their goods in the trunk. But it occurred to both of them that if they left Ellen's burial bag in the trunk, warmed by the TEXAS sunshine while they ate, Kay's Lumina would soon lose that new-car smell. They decided to leave the bag on top of the trunk, and they headed over to Luby's Cafeteria. After they cleared the serving line and sat down at a window table, they had a view of Kay's Chevy with the Dillard's bag still on the trunk. BUT not for long! As they ate, they noticed a black-haired woman in a red gingham shirt stroll by their car, look quickly this way and that, and then hook the Dillard's bag without breaking stride. She quickly walked out of their line of vision. Kay and Ellen shot each other a wide-eyed look of amazement. It all happened so fast that neither of them could think how to respond. 'Can you imagine?' finally sputtered Ellen. 'The nerve of that woman!' Kay sympathized with Ellen, but inwardly a laugh was building as she thought about the grand surprise awaiting the red-gingham thief. Just when she thought she'd have to giggle into her napkin, she noticed Ellen's eyes freeze in the direction of the serving line. Following her gaze, Kay recognized with a shock the black-haired woman with THE Dillard's bag, hanging from her arm, brazenly pushing her tray toward the cashier. Helplessly they watched the scene unfold: After clearing the register, the woman settled at a table across from theirs, put the bag on an empty chair and began to eat. After a few bites of baked whitefish and green beans, she casually lifted the bag into her lap to survey her treasure. Looking from side to side, but not far enough to notice her rapt audience three tables over, she pulled out the tissue paper and peered into the bag. Her eyes widened, and she began to make a sort of gasping noise. The noise grew. The bag slid from her lap as she sank to the floor, wheezing and clutching her upper chest. The beverage cart attendant quickly recognized a customer in trouble and sent the busboy to call 911, while she administered the Heimlich maneuver. A crowd quickly gathered that did not include Ellen and Kay, who remained riveted to their chairs for seven whole minutes until the ambulance arrived. In a matter of minutes the curly-haired woman emerged from the crowd, still gasping, strapped securely on a gurney. Two well-trained EMS volunteers steered her to the waiting ambulance, while a third scooped up her belongings. The last they saw of the distressed cat-burglar, she disappeared behind the ambulance doors, ........................ the Dillard's bag perched on her stomach!!
Sometimes, God does take care of those who do bad things! AND once in awhile..He allows us to witness it!
Monday, January 7, 2008
Starting the Year out with a BANG!!
Hey Everyone
Its been a while since I've updated pretty much anything.
We are starting off this year with a bang! Literally! We bought Donavan a drum set, and he is doing so awesome on them. He plays the drums all the time and so my house is now NOISY! all the time. Ha!! I was hoping this would help keep him off the drums as church, well he doesn't cry now when we take him off the drums at church but we still can't keep him away. Last night someone put him down and he took off and I was chasing him but got stopped to talk to someone and I couldn't find him, well all the sudden you hear the DRUMS! He did some awesome licks and got a standing O, it was just so cute! Ha
Kelsey and I took over as Youth Leaders in our church on Jan 1st and we are taking off in a run! I don't mind, but I did tell our pastors wife that she will be on speed dial!!! And I wasn't kidding LOL!
We have a GREAT youth group and we are up for the challenge and we hope to help them in many areas. We have many goals that we are going to be setting that aren't hard just areas I think we all need to work on. One of the main ones is accepting who you are and learning to work with it, and being able to change for the better. So please add us and our Youth group to your prayer list!!
Donavan is doing GREAT! He is talking A LOT! and its just so cute. Right now everything is "I DO IT" I just love it. he is becoming a BIG BOY, we are going to have to stop calling him baby soon because he isn't acting like a baby anymore.
We are having awesome church!! Last night was off the charts and it all started in the prayer room just like it should. Then carried on into song service, and man it was SO STRONG, we had an alter call in the middle of song service and then the evangelist talked for about 10 min maybe and we had another awesome alter call, and then 3 got baptized and one got the HOLY GHOST!!! I'm telling you lives are being changed and people are waking up are realizing that NOW is the time!! And its just AWESOME. Our Youth were right in the middle of it all and we just love it. They are really hungry for a difference and to do something in their world and we are going to do our best to make sure it happens!!
Lots of love to you all
I will try to update as often as I can on whats going on, but if you don't hear from me know that we are busy working for God and making a difference in our world!
Abby
Friday, January 4, 2008
I am probably going to regret this.........
Donavan got some Christmas money from his Great Grandma Harrell so we set out to get him his last Christmas gift. We had a real hard time finding something because it was New Years Eve and I didn't know that all the shops would close down so early!! Well Target had a Curious George toy that Donavan really liked so we headed there. Before we had started Christmas shopping, I think it was back in Oct, we found the drum set that we really wanted to get him. You see my son is a LOT like his daddy, because everything is a drum and everything long and skinny is a drum stick. (As i write he is holding a long skinny bubble blower and banging on a can!) He has to be able to see the drums at church and we have to go and get him down from the platform at least 5 times before service even starts! So I was hoping that getting him a set would help that.
Well we couldn't find any sets when we started our shopping! Everyone was sold out. Springfield Target was our last stop on NYE and low and behold they had one there and on sale!! So we grabbed it. Donavan had stayed with my parents for a few nights ( about 37 hrs in all, trust me I counted!! haha) And when Jared and my mom brought him home, we had it set up in the living room waiting on him. When he finally saw it all he could say was OOOOHHH OOOOHHH over and over.
Then he started playing and his face just lit up! So adorable!! He started playing really hard and looked at us and said "Wasn't that good!!" ha so funny
We are doing ok with the drums, he plays them first thing in the morning and sometimes he sneaks out when he is supposed to be going to bed to play a little bit more.
Well enough for now, I need to go get the phone out of Donavans hands before he calls someone!
Well we couldn't find any sets when we started our shopping! Everyone was sold out. Springfield Target was our last stop on NYE and low and behold they had one there and on sale!! So we grabbed it. Donavan had stayed with my parents for a few nights ( about 37 hrs in all, trust me I counted!! haha) And when Jared and my mom brought him home, we had it set up in the living room waiting on him. When he finally saw it all he could say was OOOOHHH OOOOHHH over and over.
Then he started playing and his face just lit up! So adorable!! He started playing really hard and looked at us and said "Wasn't that good!!" ha so funnyWe are doing ok with the drums, he plays them first thing in the morning and sometimes he sneaks out when he is supposed to be going to bed to play a little bit more.
Well enough for now, I need to go get the phone out of Donavans hands before he calls someone!
Thursday, December 27, 2007
The Day after Christmas
I am sitting here looking at the glow of the Christmas tree thinking about what a wonderful Christmas we had this year. Everyone is in bed asleep, Donavan in his new Christmas jammies with his newest stuffed doggie he got from his uncle tucked in close beside him.
This year our Christmas started at my parents house. We went there for Christmas eve. Donavan had a wonderful time opening his gifts. He got some really great ones, but my fav was this little tiny red wagon my grandma got him. Its just a little thing, he couldn't ride in it, but he can load his toys in it. (Today he was banging on it like a drum) We had some yummy food and got home LATE! My parents live about 2 1/2 hrs away from us.
Then Christmas morning as soon as Donavan woke up, we opened his gifts, he got mostly clothes, a toy, two books and two little stuffed animals from Mumzie and Daddy. Then I made us breakfast, and a little bit later started on dinner. For the first time I made a turkey dinner with everything we wanted (which was a lot!) I was a bit nervous about cooking a turkey, but I did it in a bag, put all the seasonings we wanted on it with butter and it was so yummy and perfect, it was falling off the bone. I was very proud of myself. Kelsey helped me cook, and boy did we! He did a wonderful job! And only made 2 messes~! I didn't know he had never helped in the kitchen as a kid, and every time I would ask him to help me he would always leave in the middle, but this time he helped me and we worked so well together it was a lot of fun listening to Christmas music making all the yummy food we wanted to eat. We cooked for about 5 hrs with an hr break and we only ate for about 15 min! lol all the dishes had dents in them, we filled one plate and we couldn't eat anything else. We made lots of deserts and only ate one! haha too funny. BUT we have TONS of leftovers to eat on for a week or more which is what I wanted. I just couldn't see making a meal for one day that was going to cost a weeks worth of groceries and not make extra, so we made too much I think. Then we got dressed in nice clothes and ate by a candle light. After that we got in jammies, bundled Donavan up in a blanket and went to look at christmas lights. Donavan fell asleep in my arms while listening to Christmas music. It was the best feeling to have him there with Kelsey beside me. I just wanted to bottle up the feeling to keep for another day! We were so wiped out from the day that after looking at lights we got ready for bed.
Then today we met up with my older brother Justin and his family in Eureka Springs. Thats about half way for us. We went to eat at the awesome place that I had never been to b4 but I am sure going to go again. Its called Ermillos, its Italian and the food there is just so wonderful. We had a really great visit with them, and got to see Zac. He was so excited about his gifts! Its so adorable, I love getting him things. Donavan had pasta and red sauce, at first he didn't want it, then he got his hand in it when I wasn't looking (of course) and then he started stuffing his face by the hand fulls. Needless to say he had it all over him, but boy did he enjoy it! haha
Well it is super late! And I have a really long day tomorrow and an even longer weekend ahead of me.
I will catch up with everyone later!
Nite
Friday, December 21, 2007
Today has been interesting. Donavan actually slept a little bit later thank goodness! ha Then we got a phone call from some friends that were in town. They had stopped for lunch on their way to Branson and were letting us know, so we went and ate with them. They hadn't seen Donavan in several months so I was happy they let us know they were in the area. Then we came home and Donavan started coughing again. We just got over a horrible cold earlier this month and I really hope it doesn't get as bad this time. He woke up from his nap coughing til he threw up, and hate that. So when daddy got home we headed to Walgreen's to get some meds. Well I'm really glad we went there because I was able to finish up some of my Christmas shopping and get a few items for our Christmas party tomorrow night.
Last year we had a Coco and Carol's party at our house and everyone seemed to have a great time so we planed another one for this year. What we do is I provide about 10 different flavors of coco and a verity of teas and some cider and coffee, and Kelsey plays Christmas songs and sings while everyone sits around and visits. Its a come and go as you please and everyone brings some little treat to snack on and share. Last year it was really warm! It wasn't supposed to be and so no one really wanted to drink coco, but thats ok because this year its a lot colder! We leave it open from 6 to 10 so people can come after their family gatherings and Christmas shopping.
When we got back from Walgreen's I fixed Donavan his dinner, well I didn't put away his pudding that he had for desert and he found it and I had chocolate drops in the hall! lol SO GLAD for hardwood floors when stuff like that happens! i had foot prints all over! lol Teaches me not to leave stuff where he can get to it right!
Well tonight is the last night of practice before the Christmas program on Sunday. Kelsey has been working really hard on the music for this and they are nailing down the solos tonight and then they have one REALLY long practice on Sunday afternoon. I will be so glad when this is over. I usually sing in the choir but I'm not for the program because all the practices have been at Donavan's nap time and its just not worth the cranky baby. I am really excited about the program and I hope we have lots of visitors for it. They are singing several songs and the children are doing a song in sign language so it will be a full night of music. My mom and dad are supposed to come and if they do they are going to take Donavan home with them for the night. We are going there for Christmas eve so it will give Kelsey and I a day together which would be wonderful. Its been a really long time since we have spent a day just the two of us.
After Kelsey gets home from practice we are going grocery shopping for Christmas dinner. For the first time I am cooking a turkey. Last year was my first year to do a Christmas dinner and we were so proud of it! I cooked a whole chicken and it turned out great! ( When we look back at the pictures we laugh because I didn't fix much!! haha) So this year I am going to do a turkey! I am doing it in a bag and so there shouldn't be any problem... from what I hear! ha Anyway I have been working on a menu and I am really jazzed about it all. I love the holidays!! We decorate for winter and celebrate the season for as long as we can. Donavan is actually getting into the spirit of it, and its just adorable.
Well I'm off for now. I am hoping for a good nites rest before I tackle all the cleaning and getting ready for the party.
Last year we had a Coco and Carol's party at our house and everyone seemed to have a great time so we planed another one for this year. What we do is I provide about 10 different flavors of coco and a verity of teas and some cider and coffee, and Kelsey plays Christmas songs and sings while everyone sits around and visits. Its a come and go as you please and everyone brings some little treat to snack on and share. Last year it was really warm! It wasn't supposed to be and so no one really wanted to drink coco, but thats ok because this year its a lot colder! We leave it open from 6 to 10 so people can come after their family gatherings and Christmas shopping.
When we got back from Walgreen's I fixed Donavan his dinner, well I didn't put away his pudding that he had for desert and he found it and I had chocolate drops in the hall! lol SO GLAD for hardwood floors when stuff like that happens! i had foot prints all over! lol Teaches me not to leave stuff where he can get to it right!
Well tonight is the last night of practice before the Christmas program on Sunday. Kelsey has been working really hard on the music for this and they are nailing down the solos tonight and then they have one REALLY long practice on Sunday afternoon. I will be so glad when this is over. I usually sing in the choir but I'm not for the program because all the practices have been at Donavan's nap time and its just not worth the cranky baby. I am really excited about the program and I hope we have lots of visitors for it. They are singing several songs and the children are doing a song in sign language so it will be a full night of music. My mom and dad are supposed to come and if they do they are going to take Donavan home with them for the night. We are going there for Christmas eve so it will give Kelsey and I a day together which would be wonderful. Its been a really long time since we have spent a day just the two of us.
After Kelsey gets home from practice we are going grocery shopping for Christmas dinner. For the first time I am cooking a turkey. Last year was my first year to do a Christmas dinner and we were so proud of it! I cooked a whole chicken and it turned out great! ( When we look back at the pictures we laugh because I didn't fix much!! haha) So this year I am going to do a turkey! I am doing it in a bag and so there shouldn't be any problem... from what I hear! ha Anyway I have been working on a menu and I am really jazzed about it all. I love the holidays!! We decorate for winter and celebrate the season for as long as we can. Donavan is actually getting into the spirit of it, and its just adorable.
Well I'm off for now. I am hoping for a good nites rest before I tackle all the cleaning and getting ready for the party.
Thursday, December 20, 2007
A little bit about the Harrells
Its a lovely wintery day here. I am listening to Christmas music, my son Donavan playing with his toys in the background. I have a few minutes before nap time, then I have a meal to prepare and some dishes to do. We are having company tonight, and I am looking forward to an evening of some adult conversation.
I am a stay at home mom, and I really love it, most days.........
Like on Sat night, we put Donavan to bed for the night and we were waiting to make sure he would stay in bed before we started up showers and getting our clothes ready for Sunday service. Well we sat in the living room and chatted trying to stay quiet. After about 20 min Donavan hadn't made a noise, nor had he come out of his room, so Kelsey and I started for the bedroom and bathroom and as we got to the bathroom door, Donavan busted out of his room with his sippy in his hand and was smiling so big making this growling noise and walking as fast as he could towards us. It was just so adorable, you have to laugh. So we gave him big hugs and put him back in his toddler bed and he was out like a light.
Donavan is my son, he is 21 months old, has beautiful blond hair and blue eyes and a cheery smile. He loves to play the drums and everything is a drum stick. He is a really good little boy with a little stubbern streak that he gets from both me and his dad! ha
Kelsey is my husband. We have been married a little over 6 years. Kelsey and I worked at the local grocery store, he was my manager. haha He was wonderful about helping me clean up my messes I made. It was nothing for me to drop a large supreme pizza right before putting it in the box! Or to overflow the fryer when I was cleaning it. (Oh I worked in the deli part of the store)
Kelsey plays many instruments and is VERY good at it, he also sings and he preaches. He has been preaching out a little more each year. When we first were married and while we dated he never told me he was feeling called to preach. I really don't know how fair that was but He is a wonderful preacher. I always thought I would marry someone serious, and I didn't. Kelsey is a nut and a whole lot of fun to be around. He is a WONDERFUL husband, and I can't imagine life with out him.
Right now we go to a little church a few miles up the road and we have a wonderful Pastor Leon Fontenot. Kelsey and I are as of Jan the Youth Leaders and Kelsey helps out (A LOT) in the music Dept. and I help out with whatever is needed there. We have a little over 100 in our church and about 16 in our youth group. We have a wonderful church with strong men as leaders in it, its really been great for Kelsey and I. My dad has always been my pastor growing up (Don Doran) but about 14 months ago Kelsey and really felt like we needed to branch out and move on. The nurse who helped deliver Donavan went to this church and on Fathers Day we wanted to go and see her so she could see Donavan. We had never been to her church, and we fell inlove with the church and the pastor, and God just showed us this is where he wanted us to be. We now live about 3 hours aways from my family all to ourselves, and it gets a bit lonely somedays but we really love our church and Kelsey and I have really grown here.
Well thats enough for now
hope everyone has a very merry christmas!!
I am a stay at home mom, and I really love it, most days.........
Like on Sat night, we put Donavan to bed for the night and we were waiting to make sure he would stay in bed before we started up showers and getting our clothes ready for Sunday service. Well we sat in the living room and chatted trying to stay quiet. After about 20 min Donavan hadn't made a noise, nor had he come out of his room, so Kelsey and I started for the bedroom and bathroom and as we got to the bathroom door, Donavan busted out of his room with his sippy in his hand and was smiling so big making this growling noise and walking as fast as he could towards us. It was just so adorable, you have to laugh. So we gave him big hugs and put him back in his toddler bed and he was out like a light.
Donavan is my son, he is 21 months old, has beautiful blond hair and blue eyes and a cheery smile. He loves to play the drums and everything is a drum stick. He is a really good little boy with a little stubbern streak that he gets from both me and his dad! ha
Kelsey is my husband. We have been married a little over 6 years. Kelsey and I worked at the local grocery store, he was my manager. haha He was wonderful about helping me clean up my messes I made. It was nothing for me to drop a large supreme pizza right before putting it in the box! Or to overflow the fryer when I was cleaning it. (Oh I worked in the deli part of the store)
Kelsey plays many instruments and is VERY good at it, he also sings and he preaches. He has been preaching out a little more each year. When we first were married and while we dated he never told me he was feeling called to preach. I really don't know how fair that was but He is a wonderful preacher. I always thought I would marry someone serious, and I didn't. Kelsey is a nut and a whole lot of fun to be around. He is a WONDERFUL husband, and I can't imagine life with out him.
Right now we go to a little church a few miles up the road and we have a wonderful Pastor Leon Fontenot. Kelsey and I are as of Jan the Youth Leaders and Kelsey helps out (A LOT) in the music Dept. and I help out with whatever is needed there. We have a little over 100 in our church and about 16 in our youth group. We have a wonderful church with strong men as leaders in it, its really been great for Kelsey and I. My dad has always been my pastor growing up (Don Doran) but about 14 months ago Kelsey and really felt like we needed to branch out and move on. The nurse who helped deliver Donavan went to this church and on Fathers Day we wanted to go and see her so she could see Donavan. We had never been to her church, and we fell inlove with the church and the pastor, and God just showed us this is where he wanted us to be. We now live about 3 hours aways from my family all to ourselves, and it gets a bit lonely somedays but we really love our church and Kelsey and I have really grown here.
Well thats enough for now
hope everyone has a very merry christmas!!
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