Snow Day!!!

Monday was Charli Beth's very first snow day since she has started school. Here in southern Kentucky an inch or two of snow can close school for several days; we're just scaredy cats like that I guess. I was determined to get outside and play with CB before the snow melted away, but little did I know it was going to be freezing cold for the next couple of days. We are not used to this crazy winter weather, especially whenever it is not winter yet! I believe the coldest temperature we got to was around 3 degrees one morning, which also caused half of our county to go without electricity for a while.

CB and I only stayed out for just a few minutes but we had a blast in the little time we did share together in the snow.She was very determined to make a snow angel

"Climbing up the mountain" as she said

Then "rolling down the mountain"

Nothing is better than sharing a cup of hot chocolate with my girl after playing in the snow.

CB has been out of school all week due to the snow, and slick roadways.
At this point we're not even sure if she will have school today due to the ice that has moved into our area. We shall see though!

I believe -- We seen Santa!

We ran into this jolly fella at O'Charleys in Bowling Green Friday afternoon at lunch. We were even able to sit close to him, where I bribed her for the next twenty minutes to please let me ask him to take a photo with her.

Finally, Mr. Claus decided to leave where I stopped him in his tracks and asked him to take a picture with my girl. After giving her the "Mom look" and telling her to quit picking at her teeth, we finally snapped a photo!

He was the sweetest man, looked the part all to well and even gave her an ornament to hang on the tree (minus the fact that it said bgsanta.com on the back - bah humbug! Good thing Lil Miss cannot read!)

Anyways, this was such a huge deal to me since I remember the time that I seen Santa at Shoneys one morning! I hounded Charli about him all day long, and even though she did not get the toy that I bribed her with, she still thought it was super cool, especially whenever he walked out and the radio just so happened to say "ho ho ho" ....ahh it makes me wish I was a kiddo again!

LOVE IT!!

Ladies!!!!!!

Sorry it has taken me so long to get back to anyone that is interested in meeting up! My schedule is super crazy this month (working a swing shift of 3rd one week then 2nd the next), not to mention finals are coming up next week!

Would meeting in Bowling Green next Thursday December 16 at ( I have no idea where to pick, just wanting to pick a place that has the most variety for everyone) O' Charleys or TGI Fridays work?

We will not do the ornament exchange since it has taken me so long to get back with you all. My fault, I'm terribly sorry but hopefully it will help out since Christmas is right around the corner!

(Elizabeth or anyone else that lives that way since you live in TN if you want to email me we maybe we can meet up and you ride with me ?!)

Anyways, y'all just email me at paigeleana@yahoo.com and let me know what works, then I will set a time!

I will not be around blogger until late this weekend but will have my crack-berry with me!

Have a great weekend!

Dear Santa - from the cowgirl

I promise, she told me what to write!

She just knows what her Momma needs wants!

State Championship Game

The Patriots played one heck of a game on Friday night at Western Kentucky University, but sadly it just didn't happen for them! We are still very proud of their accomplishments this year and how hard they have played. The team they were playing are now back to back state champions and have 6 other state football titles. It was an amazing game to watch and see both teams pour their hearts out into the game (minus the horrible calls and official that clearly didn't know his head from his rump...anyways)

I had to leave 10 minutes before the game ended to get to work in time and over heard a entire group of men talking about how this was one of the best state games they had ever seen. I am crossing my fingers that they were scouts and some our boys will get picked up. They truly deserve that.

Whenever Charli Beth and I left our town to head towards Bowling Green Friday afternoon there were people lined up along the side of the road holding signs and cheering. Charli and I may or may not have rolled down the windows yelling and blowing the horn at them. We would never do anything so childish?! haha. It was the cutest thing I had ever seen. I seriously teared up at how everyone was showing their pride in our county. We may not be or have much but we are proud of what we have.

The Final Score

BC Rebels -21
ACS Patriots - 14

Now I'll hush until next fall =)

Are you sisters?

It seems to be a reoccurring question for individuals lately to ask if Charli Beth and I are sister or if she is my daughter. Which I assume is understandable being that I possibly look like I am twelve at times, and we do kinda act like sisters majority of the time. I'm not exactly sure if this comes from being a young parent or if it is because certain days I act like a kid myself. We constantly play fight, pull pranks on one another and are always giggling about something. It is truly a blessing to have your daughter as a best friend. I never really did understand that phrase until Charli was born; whenever my heart started walking around outside of my body.

Some people say that I am doing nothing but spoiling Charli by taking her out to eat, eating ice cream for breakfast and doing Mommy/Daughter dates on a regular basis. But the way that I look at it is we are friends and friends hang out, they have girl time and girl talks, so we will continue to do this and making these wonderful memories for as long as we can. Because the good Lord knows there will come a day, that I will not be the cool Mom to my girl (boo.)

For now, I may get frustrated and angry with her constantly because at times I just do not understand the sassy stage that she is in. But I am truly blessed to be able to be apart of Charli's beautiful life. Some days I become so very forgetful with all that I am blessed with and she is for sure at the top of my list."Such a big miracle, in such a little girl."

Heading to state!

A few posts ago, I mentioned that our boys were the region high school football champions and were heading to Louisville Western to play for the semi-state championship. I then failed to mention that they won!

Tonight these players and coaches are heading to Western Kentucky University to play for the State Championship against Boyle County.

Boyle County has the longest winning streak in Kentucky with 29 games so far, are back to back state champs, their ex head coach is now a coach for University of Kentucky and have a player that is the size of Goliath .

Shew! I feel a bit over whelmed saying all of that!

But what matters most right now is these boys have the will and the determination to win this championship. Can it be done by our small town? Yes.

& Yes, even though I have been out of school for five years I will be there in my red, white and blue bundled up because this is history folks! This is the first time that little ole ACS has even been to state championship in football!

I honestly get chills every time I speak of it. No matter if these boys win tonight or not, they have made a huge impact on everyone, it has made our entire town go back to our high school days and I absolutely stinking loveeee it!

So watch out Bowling Green, our town will be invading you with a total red out tonight =)

“Champions aren’t made in gyms. Champions are made from something they have deep inside them; a desire, a dream, a vision. They have to have the skill and the will. But the will must be stronger than the skill.”
- Muhammad Ali

Good luck to our Boys of Fall!

Thats what she said.

She may be amazingly beautiful.
But the girl, stinks....
Seriously.

She is at the stage where every time she passes gas is just hilarious to her.
She stop whatever she is doing, smiles ........then yells SURPRISE.
I must admit, it is truly hilarious, even if it does embarrass the heck out of me while we are in public.

Other funny Charli Beth things/sayings:

"I love protein"
- okay Muscle woman?!

We were play fighting the day and she stopped, looked at me an said, "That was interesting."

One of my Mom's FB status':
"Charli Beth just told me her baby knows a lot of "Street Folk" and she needs to call 911...when I asked her what she was talking about, she told me it's what her momma and I were saying Aylee has...I had to explain Aylee has "Strep throat" and she didn't need to call 911...lol -love her little heart!"

"I need to put these pictures on Facebook"

"We cannot listen to Lady Gage. She is weird, and we don't do that weird stuff."

"Nana, you are not a princess, you're to old, your like the fairy God Mother."
-Sorry Mom! I don't think you're old, can I please be the favorite again? ha.

"Ok. I'm kinda freakin' out"

My favorite...

"I look dickless" - Charli
(meaning ridiculous)