We thank you...

So many things have happened in the past couple of months, some good, some heartbreaking. I can honestly say that Kevin and I are at a point in our lives that we NEVER thought we would be. There has been a lot of eye opening things that have showed us some peoples true colors. We have decided that in going forward in our lives, we will do some things different.

Those who have just called to say "How are you"? Or just offered a small word of encouragement or the whisper of a prayer, we thank you! The ones that stood beside us while the storm raged, we thank you! The ones who never used harsh words (like the ones that did, not even knowing what they were talking about), or made comments behind our backs. The ones who understand and continue to waiver the storm by our sides, we thank you! I don't have to call you by name you know who you are.

Meaghan, Summer & Natalie

Last night was interesting here in our little cul-de-sac! Meaghan and Summer went over to Natalie's to swim for a while and the three of them put their heads together to figure out how Natalie and Summer could get out of going to daycare. So here they come wanting to spend the night with us! Well, that was surprising - Natalie has never spent the night away from home, so I said sure and told Nancy we would try! Try, well she did her best! I had to call the Trammell's at 12:30 and she went home. Then Meaghan was wide awake; Summer was snoring her little head off the entire time. Natalie came back this morning about 8:30 and I took them to the movies. They have had lunch and we are going to Natalie's to go swimming. The joys of having a neighbor with a in-ground pool!!! I will post some photos later.

Our Wedding Day - July 8, 1988

Michelle & Kevin

Kevin and I will be celebrating our 20th anniversary in three weeks! It is hard to believe that we have been married for that long. I met him in 1984! We dated for 3 ½ years before we got married and then waited four years before we had Justin. I honestly can not remember a time that he was not in my life. He likes to joke and say he has had me longer than my parents did. He is truly an honest, loving, kindhearted man. He would do anything for anyone and would walk 100 miles out of his way to keep from hurting anyone’s feelings. Even though we have wonderful friends and a loving family; as long as we have each other we are blessed. So let’s see – when I am with Kevin “It feels like home to me”, and whether he wants to “come away with me”, or just “sittin’ on the dock of the bay”, or at “home” I know that I can always just “drift away” with him by my side.

Summer Dreamin'

I am having some withdrawals! Can anyone guess?

Paine Primary Benefit Car Show

We had the pleasure of attending a benefit car show for our friend Mandi's school. The money that was raised will go towards building a "Special Needs Playground". We had a fun day that was filled with awesome music, wonderful food and special friends to share it with.

Memorial Day

I am a slacker, I will admit it! I just have not had time to post, however, I will try harder to take the time to update.

Memorial Day this year we went to Nana's house again and this time they (Kevin, my Dad, Bubba and Justin) roofed the house. Roger tried, but just really could not do much. We took Daisy for the first time and she loved the water. She rode on the boat and kept going back to the dock waiting to go again. We enjoyed a nice long weekend with our families. We were overjoyed when Bailey came via the water to see us. He was there with some friends and he showed them how to get to Nana & Papa's house! Nana was so thrilled! Anyway here is one update and even a few pictures! Enjoy!

Updates

I know it has been forever since I took some time and posted. It just seems everytime I thought I might have time - something happens! So this morning I decided to just stop the laundry (it never goes away anyway) and just post.

After Christmas our family went to Gatlinburg for several days and while we were there we went to Dollywood.

That was great fun. I even rode the roller coasters. Stacy has the picture from the ride, I will post it when I get it from her. We also visited a wax museum in Gatlinburg and took several funny pictures. We love going to Gatlinburg and look forward to going every year. But coming home to reality always stinks. It takes several weeks to decorate for Christmas at our house and then the clean up takes sometimes just as long!

Justin celebrated his 16th birthday on February 6th. We had cake in the Nana and Papa's hotel room at the Sheratan during the World of Wheels. He has since gotten his license and has been driving to school. He is not suppose to be old enough to be making these kind of life changes yet! The first time he drove off by himself I stood at the front door, (hidden, of course) watching. The next thing he will be graduating. BTW - Kevin came in first in his class and Roger won his class! I have not loaded those pictures yet. I will post them as soon as I get them on my laptop. Enjoy all of the pictures. BTW - I like to hear your comments.

The Green Family Christmas

Christmas at the Stanley's

Church - Bowling Fun!

Christmas Party Fun!!

Wintertime Beach Fun

Meaghan's Birthday Pictures - taken by Grandma!

Happy Birthday Meaghan

We celebrated Meaghan's 9th birthday this past week. It is hard to believe that my little girl is 9! We are so blessed with wonderful, healthy kids! We could never tell the good Lord enough how thankful we are. For those who don't know, by all medical terms Meaghan should not have ever been born alive, let alone healthy. For three months I was very sick and was in and out of the hospital. Sometimes I would remain at Brookwood for months at a time. She was born 5 weeks premature, weighed 5 pounds and was 17 3/4 inches. She was so tiny. She stayed in NNICU for a few hours and then came up to the regular nursury. She had a few problems with intestional issues later, but has been healthy since she came into this world at 2:30A.M. on September 20th. (Missing Uncle Tommy's birthday by 2 1/2 hours).

Here are some of the pictures taken by Aunt Paula -

Special Olympics

This past week Stacy and I had the honor of volunteering for the 2007 Special Olympics in Trussville. We had the best time! We were given the privilege of awarding the athletes with their ribbons. We met a lot of new friends and received many hugs and smiles. Stacy and I want to thank Mandi for allowing us this opportunity to give back in a very small way. It means more than you will ever know that you trusted us with all of your special angels. This truly was a heart warming experience and I honestly can not wait to be there next year! Here are some of the pictures that Mandi and I took -

Justin's 2002 Camaro

Emerald Coast Cruizin

Kevin has decided to attend a car show in Panama City Beach. The Emerald Coast Cruizin is scheduled for November 8-11th. Kevin and I will drive down on that Wednesday and will come home Monday. In order to have a large enough space for all 12 of us I found a house right on the beach. In Stacy's blog she talks about Tony walking up and down the street looking at what the neighbor's have; it was the Surf Song house that I have rented! This car show is suppose to be huge and Kevin is so excited to take his car down there. According to the show schedule there will be at least 3 Elvis impersonators there, I will be in Heaven! Justin has always wanted to go to the beach in the winter, now he will get his wish, for 5 days!

Anyway I am sure there will be more to come later.

Meaghan's Cheer Camp - Auburn Cheerleaders

This past weekend was something new for Meaghan. She will be cheering for football this year and is very excited. We had Cheer Camp Saturday with the Auburn Cheerleader's. It was a lot of fun for all the girls and they learned many new things. All of us know how Meaghan is when she gets hot, well she did wonderful. We were there from 9-3 and she only asked once if we could go home! LOL

Since her Dad is an Alabama fan, he had her whisper in one of the girls ear "ROLL TIDE"! She just laughed, but Meaghan thought it was funny. Here are the pictures from Saturday and from her first real practice Tuesday night.

Since Uncle Tony, Uncle Bubba and Mandi are the only Auburn fans in our family, this post is dedicated to you!

Meaghan's Panama City Beach Photo's

Well almost everything has been put away and we are getting back in the swing of things. Kevin's phone started ringing before 7:00AM and did not stop until he turned it off at 5:00PM. Oh well, that's part of our reality.

This afternoon while I was working on my computer I realized that I had not even looked at Meaghan's camera to see what she took while we were in Florida. To my surprise she has got a lot of very good pictures. Some of them Kevin took for her but most where by her own hand/eye. I had to share them. My favorite is the one of me and her outside our room. Kevin took them, but I still think it is my favorite. Here is the link to her pictures.