Happy Birthday!!!!

IT'S JESUS' BIRTHDAY!!!! Happy birthday Jesus, I'm so glad its Christmas, All the carols and bells, Make the holiday swell, And it's all about You, Happy birthday Jesus, Jesus I love You! HAPPY BIRTHDAY JESUS! MERRY CHRISTmas Everyone! Without you Jesus we would not have this day, so today is all about you!

Home Sweet Home

Well, it been awhile since I have wrote a blog. Life has been crazy to say the least around here. Afterschool ended, summer camp started two days later, and boy has this summer been crazy around work, then last week I was in MO visiting my sister and her family. I have over 850 to go through and see which ones I would like to post for you on here. I will give you the full details of the whole trip in my next blog with pictures to go along with it and everything!

Long Time No Post...

Ok I know I have promised updates several times now but just have not been in the mood of updating like I should but here I am now. Where do I start? How about who did I go visit now so long again? Anyone know?

Welcome to MO!!!!

That's right we went out to MO over Easter and visited my babies. We had a great time and I was so happy to see them again. It was not a long visit but that was ok too because we covered a lot of ground in the time we did get to visit. Everyone is doing great out in MO. Haylee finished school up next Friday. Tyler is playing tee ball. Logan is playing big ball because he was to advanced for tee ball again this year. Logan also did swim lesson and did a great job with those. As of today they are now living on base in a nice 4 bedroom 3 bathroom house and a fenced in backyard for the kids and dogs to run around in.

While I am here updating everyone, I am finished with school for now. Going to be working full time agian this summer with my precious babies at the Y.

If you have not heard yet my daddy broke his ankle Tuesday morning, so life around the Floyd household has been fun to say the least right now. Please pray for his ankle to heal like it should and surgery not been needed.

Priceless.....

I will post more tomorrow but I just had to post this one tonight.

Updates

So I have not been the best blogger again but had a lot going on since my last blog. I will be back tomorrow night with lots of updates and pictures too. Come back later to see what I have been up too and who I have been visiting.

Five Years

Happy 5th Birthday Bubba!!!!! Five years ago today at 7:38 a.m. a sweet, handsome, loving young man entered the world. Over the past five years I have watched Logan grow into a very smart young man. I watched him be the man of the house while his daddy was gone with the Army. HAPPY BIRTHDAY BUBBA!!!!

WOW!!!!

So I know I promised you some much needed updates back in December but everything just hit at once and to be honest with you all I have not wanted to face the fact that Christmas is over, my sister and her family really did move, that a new year is here already when 2008 just started, that school is back in already and I am so not ready for this semester, physically, mentally, or emotionally. So I have decided instead of writing out long drawn out post right now I will just cover the basic of everything I promised to update you one last time I posted.

I think this past Christmas has to be one of the most wonderful Christmas I have had in a long time. I got to spend much needed time with all of my family, I had not a single clue what I was getting for Christmas this year and I would like to thank my parents for doing such a great job spoiling me rotten still even at 22 years old. Here are a few pictures from Christmas. I hope that you enjoy them just as much as I enjoyed Christmas this year.

So as most of you know by now my sister and her family had all of their belonging packed up by the Army on December 29th and 30th. On December 31st around 11:00am my sister, brother-in-law, Haylee, Logan, Tyler, and Lucy left for their 14+ hour trip to their new home of MO. They arrived in MO on January 1st around 7:00pm our time 6:00pm their time. I do have a funny story to share with you all but I will do that when I post a much longer post about them leaving. They are there safe and sound. I will also include in that post the rest of our trip down to see Edward in October.

School is back in and that is a whole post in itself that I will write out at a much later time, if I ever write that post out. PLEASE just pray for me to keep God first in my life and let him guide me through this school year.

Updates

I have several updates to type out for you like Christmas, my family leaving, finish up our trip to see Edward and others. Come back after the new year for all of those update.

I wish your family a very Happy New Years filled with the Glory of God.

Eight Years

It was December 22nd, 2008 around lunch time when my sister was visiting our mommy at her work where they were having their Christmas party. My sister and our mom was coming down the steps so that my sister could be on her way to the doctor. While coming down the steps my sister tells our mom "I think Haylee is coming." Well my sister arrives at the doctor's office where she is told you are 4cm, your baby is coming today. Mind you my sister is only 28 weeks pregnant which mean Haylee is not ready to come into this crazy world at all yet. Well the EMS is called and off to FMC my sister is taken. From the time she left Thomasville until she arrived in Winston-Salem she dilated 5 more cm putting her up to 9 cm which really meant Haylee was coming today. My sister arrived at FMC around 4:55 pm and Haylee was born at 5:01pm. Haylee tipped the scale at 2 pound 6.8 ounces and was 14 inches long. Haylee spent 55 days in the NICU at FMC. On Febuary 16th, Haylee came home. You see that precious 2 pound 6.8 ounces angel is celebrating her 8th birthday today.

HAPPY 8th BIRTHDAY SWEET GIRL!!!

How does someone this little

grow to be someone this big?

GOD

Haylee is doing wonderful as you can see for yourself. If you have a had the joy to be around Haylee you know what a sweet girl she can be. Haylee has grown into a smart, beautiful, happy young lady.

Haylee,

Over the past eight years I have watched you grow into the beautiful young lady you are today. I have prayed for you each and every day and could not see my life without you in it now. You are very smart second grader. Your love for your brothers is very strong. Your love for your mommy and daddy is one that only you could have for them. Your love for your Nana and Papaw is one that you will always have. Now you will start a new journey in your life as you move to a new state which brings new friends, new school, new faces, new church, but just remember one thing you will always have you mommy, daddy, and two Bubbas with you forever. I love you sweet girl.

Aunt Heather

On the bus

Yes that is right my brother-in-law is on the bud heading back to North Carolina. The bus left the station today at 3 (4 our time) and should arrive in High Point right before lunch tomorrow. The excitement that had fulled my sister's house is unreal right now. The boys are so excited for their daddy to finally be home again wrestling and carrying on. Haylee is really to be daddy's princess again. My sister is beside herself for her husband to finally be home again. My sister has cleaned the house spotless for Edward. I know she will not be able to sleep tonight our of pure excitement.

Oh my....

How did you all get so very lucky to hear from me two days in a row. Just wanted to update everyone on my sister's journey to a new state. God works in powerful ways. My sister texted me this morning with great news of they have a house to live in. The house has three bedrooms, two baths, small yard for the monkeys to run around in and is only five miles from the base. My sister is very relieved to say the least that they have a house to live in before they get there and won't have to live out of a hotel room. Now the fun begins with packing up all the childrens toys and everything else that come with three kids. Just keep praying that everything works out for them.

Oh yeah just so you all know SCHOOL IS OUT until January. YAH!!!

Update

I know I have been doing a bad job at updating my blog like I promised you all. Well here is one big update and I will do my yvery best to update my blog at least once a week if not more. Oh where to start here, I am just going to jump in starting with myself.

I have finished up yet another semester of school and finally see the light at the end of the tunnel since I am heading into my LAST semester for my Assoicate Degree in Early Childhood Education. I plan on going to HPU for my teaching degree but we will see how everything pans out during the summer and if I get a assistant teacher position. I am still loving my job at Hasty and love the people and children I work with each and everyday, there is never a dull moment there. I have been working out for the past month and very proud to say I am feeling great. I am still single but very much ok with that because I know God has a special someone for me one day, but for now I am content to wait for him.

The family is doing great. My daddy still loves his job very much and is a totally different person now that he doesn't have all of that stress on him. Now that daddy is happy everyone is happy in the house. My mommy is still staying at home but in January will be going back to school. I am very proud of my mommy for going back to school at the very young age of 57. Of course it will take some time for her to get back into the swing of thing but before you know it she will be running circle around all of those others in the program. My daddy, my mommy and me are taking on a new business of selling teak products. We are very excited about what God will do in our business. I will post a different blog about the items we will be selling and where you can find the product. Overall, we are still one big well ok little happy family.

Ok onto more exciting news here. My brother-in-law will be home on Friday. If you are just now joining me here just to give you a quick filler. My brother-in-law left August 21st and heading to Fort Benning, GA for 10 weeks of basic training. On November 2nd he headed to Fort Leonard Wood, MO where he has been until he leaves on Thursday December 18th. He will arrive in High Point on Friday December 19th. We are all very excited about him coming home for good this time. The kids can not wait until daddy is home and playing rough again with them. On December 29 the movers come to pack my my sister's house up to move them out to MO where they will be stationed for who know how long because the Army will do whatever they want as we all have learned over the past 17 weeks. December 31st my sister and her family will leave North Carolina to travel 14+ hours to their new home state of MO. Please pray for my sister and her family to have safe traveling there especially with three children. They are very excited about this new journey in life God has brought them too.

I Am Thankful For....

1. I am thankful for my God. I sin everyday yet my God always forgives me of my sins and NEVER judges me for my wrong doing.

2. I am thankful for my family. My mommy and daddy who believe in me, who tell me you can do anything you set your mind to, who encourages me to reach for the highest stars and never give up, who tells me job well done keep up the great work. My sister for all the great talks we have that no one else will ever know about. The person who also tells me you can do it, don't give up. My brother-in-law for everything he has done for not only my sister but for our family. I am thankful for my brother-in-law to leave his family behind to go serve our country so that we may have freedom. I am thankful for my Haylee, Logan and Tyler, for the joy they bring to my life each and everyday. I am thankful for my ma-maw who is the rock of our family, who keeps the family going because of her great faith put in our Heavenly Father above. I am thankful for my pa-paw who is now in Heaven preparing my place there.

3. I am thankful for my friends. I am thankful for my Katye and Michelle. These two girls keep me going somedays. The simple smiles, "I Love You Miss Heather", the little notes they leave in my box at work, the simple little text or messages on myspace are what I love the most about these two girls.

I am thankful for my best friend Amber. Amber and I have been best friends since kindergarten. We have been through a lot over the past few years but somehow we made it through since the best of friends. Yes we may not see eye to eye on a lot of stuff but through it all we still have the greatest love for each other in our hearts.

4. I am very thankful for my job. Yes someday I want to scream because my kids are driving me crazy but deep down inside I couldn't see my life without these kids.

......more to come tomorrow.

Two Years......

Today is suppose to be a happy day, a day for being thankful, a day to spend with family having a great time. Well that was a little different for my family today. You see at 7:05pm my grandmother lost her husband, my mommy lost her father and I lost my pa-paw. I am not going to harp on the lost of my pa-paw but I am going to say why I am so thankful for the time I did have with my pa-paw.

• I am thankful for the 20 wonderful years I got to spend with my pa-paw.
• I am thankful for the homemade strawberry and banana ice cream we used to make in my grandparents basement.
• I am thankful for the time my sister and I got to spend down in my grandparents basement skating while pa-paw would do some handy work.
• I am thankful for the nice summer days my pa-paw would go out and hang the wooden swing in the tree and push my sister and me for hours on in.
• I am thankful for the time I got to spend with my pa-paw sweeping out the basement during the fall when all the leaves would blow into the basement.
• I am thankful for the time I was able to gather wood for the fireplace with my pa-paw.
• I am thankful that my pa-paw knew our Heavenly Father and is now preparing my place in Heaven with him.

Please don't take me wrong. I do miss my pa-paw very much. I miss him so much some days I wish I could just have had one more minute, one more hour, just one more day with him. This year for some reason I had a very hard time dealing with my pa-paw not being here with us in person. I miss climbing up and down the steps with my pa-paw following him where ever he went. I miss hearing my grandmother say "wait on your little shadow." I just miss everything about my pa-paw.

Happy 2nd Angel Day Pa-Paw. I love you and miss you very much.

Army Update

So I am going to do my best to update you all on our trip to Fort Benning, GA to see Edward. I am sure I will leave things out not meaning to but I will get the highlights most importantly. First of all it was a blast and we enjoyed every minute of the trip even though it was crazy at time. I am going to go through this day by day.

Tuesday: We left the house around 1:15 with the mission of getting to GA before 9:00pm. Out of our road we went heading toward the highway, my sister looks at my daddy and says which way am I going. My daddy thinking she was joking did not answer little did her know she was not joking so there was our first laughs of many during our trip. We got the highway direction settled and down the highway we went. The kids were doing great watching movies and coloring pictures for daddy.

We had just entered South Carolina when this little voice from the back seat says "Mommy me have to potty." Great Ty has to potty. Well while Elizabeht and my daddy look for the bathroom the kids are all cracking up because we had just passing the big peach when Logan decides that the peach looks like a big butt.

Back on the highway we go after everyone files out of the van for a potty break. Trip is still going great at this point, we are playing rock, paper, scissors, watching movies, coloring, looking at the BIG Toys r us book for all the Christmas presents we want.

Finally the big Welcome to GA sign is in site.

We made it kids we are in the same state as daddy, mommy says from the front seat. "We in the same state as daddy" Ty says with a great big smile on his face. Everyone has settled down from the great excitement of being in the same state as daddy when that little voice says again "Mommy me have to potty". We got that business taken care of again, then we hit the Atlanta GA 5:oo traffic without any warning, mind you my sister is driving and she never drives in big places like this but I have to give it to her SHE DID WONDERFUL!!!! We got through that crazy traffic and stop for supper and Ty has to once again potty. Finally we make it to Fort Benning, GA with the new mission of trying to find the vistor center on base to get our pass to be able to get on the base Wednesday morning. After and few wrong turns and a few stops no go, slow down, take this exit we make it to the vistor center. Elizabeth and daddy go into get the pass. We off again with the mission now to find our hotel that we were staying in. We find it and get all checked in for our stay until Friday morning. With all the excitement it took a while to get everyone calmed down and in the bed to insure enough sleep since we had to be up super early. Finally at 11:00, Elizabeth and myself climb out tired bodies into the bed for a little sleep before having to get up at 5 the next morning.

Long Time, No Post!!!

Boy has it been a crazy two months. Where do I even start in trying to update you on what has been going on in my crazy life. Sit down, buckle up and enjoy the ride......
(Sister and family) As most of you know my sister's husband left August 21st for Fort Benning, GA for 10 weeks. I am happy to say that on Tuesday October 28th around noon we will be on our way for Fort Benning to see Edward on Wednesday October 29th at family day then on Thursday October 30th he graduate from basic training. We will leave sometime on Friday October 31st leaving Edward behind. Edward will then fly out to MO on November 1st to line everything up for the BIG move for the whole family around the middle to end of November. I am happy to report that Edward has lead two men to Christ, this was his mission field. Elizabeth and the kids are just counting down the days until they get to see him. I am not saying this has been an easy road for any of us but we have made it and will make it the last 12 days.
(Parent) My daddy was out of work from the the beginning of August until October 7th. On October 7th he went for an interview and was hired right there on the spot which was a BIG blessing. My daddy loves his job finally and it come with benefits which he has never had. Two weeks ago on October 1st everyone on the second floor where my mommy works was called into a meeting and told they no longer had a job to say. They were told they had to reapply for a job and produce a resume and have it all turn in by the next Tuesday (10/7). On Wednesday (10/8) and Thursday (10/9) everyone had to go through an interview. On Friday (10/10) everyone would know if they had a job or not, well that was a bunch of junk. On Friday they were told it would be Monday (10/13), well on Monday they were told it would be Tuesday (10/14). On Tuesday they were told it would be Wednesday or Thursday. The reason everything was pushed back on just kept going was because they had already picked who was getting job and who was not and then 6 people up and retired early and they were basically screwed, so they had to got back and try again. Well today my mommy was let go. Before all the oh I am so sorry start, let me just say, WE WILL BE OK. God had everything planned out and knew my mommy was losing her job and that is why HE allowed this job for my daddy. So as of 5:00pm on Wednesday October 15th my mommy is offically a housewife.
(Me) I am doing ok considering everything that has been going on in my life right now. School is going ok, but I am ready for this semester to be over with and just pray I make A's and B's. Work is going great loving every minute of it even though it can be very stressful at time. God has been showing my A LOT lately. I have started going to a Bible Study on Thursday night with some of the girls from church. Out preschool minister left in September so I have taken on some of her roles to help the church out. Through all of this I still fit God, church, family, school, work, friends in. I have to say right now I am loving life.

Great News!!!

So on Friday I got some very great news that I have been waiting to hear for a very long time. Friday around 1:45 or so Laura (my wonderful boss) called me int her office. Well of course my heart just sank and I did not know what was coming because I knew after-school jobs were suppose to be posted on Friday. Well I guess she could just see that look on my face as like what have I done now, but she assured me that it was good. Well she told me that we are going to have site at Hasty again this year and she wanted to know if I would accept the job as DIRECTOR of that site. I could not be more happy right now. God does answers prayer. I will update more when I know more about MY site.

While I am here I will go ahead and just update you all as to what is going on with Edward. Edward has to be in Charlotte Wednesday night instead of on Thursday. So my parents and I are going to go to church with them on Wednesday night and then my daddy is going to go with my sister to drop him off. Please start praying now that my sister and the children will be able to stay focused and remember that this is God's plan for their life. Also please pray that Edward does not worry about my sister and the children while he is gone, because they will be fine, my daddy, mommy and me will be here for them. I also would like for you to pray for us as a whole family that this will make us strong and a closer family.

Summer Fun

So today the kids came over to spend some time with us while Elizabeth and Edward squared away some things before Edward leaves (see post below if you don't know what I am talking about). So I decided to have a little photo session out in the front yard while the boys played in the water and ate watermelon. Then we came inside and took more pictures. I am really going ot miss taking pictures like we did today. Well I won't keep you waiting any long.

Army

No I am not joining the Army, but my brother-in-law reenlisted with the Army again and will be leaving August 21st for Fort Benning, GA for nine to ten weeks of training. After those weeks are up Elizabeth, Edward, Haylee, Logan and Tyler will be packing up and moving 14 hours away to Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri. I am very at peace with this decision they have made because I know they have spent many hours talking, praying, waiting on God to answers prayers. My parents are very at peace with the decision they have made too. I mean don't get me wrong it will be very hard to see my babies leave and move that far away but you know what we will just have to make road trip to see them, we will still be able to talk to them over the phone and computer, we plan on buying web cams to be able to see each other also. I will keep you all updates as we get further into this journey. Please pray for our family too.