May - Where Does the Time Go?

Well, I last updated in January, 2009, and now, 4 months later, another school year is about to end, vacations begin, and I have registered for my last classes at UWG! I will 'graduate' in December 2009. I can't believe it has been three years since I began my Master's work. I couldn't have done it without Randy and the boys helping out at home.

Parker has a job for the summer - scouting cotton. For you city folks, that means he goes out each week and looks at his clients' cotton fields, looking for bugs, disease, etc. and reporting the results back to the farmer so he can apply the approriate fungicides and insecticides to save the cotton. In addition to his job, he will have summer basketball practices and I'm sure plenty of time for fun.

Paxton has basketball camp and summer practices as well, but FISHING is his top priority these days. The boys have even started fishing on the way home from school - yes, at small creeks on the side of the road!! Paxton loves to fish and goes every chance he gets.

Randy has started a new job. He is still in ag retail but now works for Agrilliance. His office is in Camilla and that means a little longer drive each morning (it also means I have to get up earlier HA).

Thanks for reading and have a great summer!!

A New Year

I am a terrible blogger. Unless it is a class requirement, I can't seem to get anything done! I had to create and maintain a blog for my class last semester and I suppose that might be why I haven't had time to update our personal blog.

We are almost finished with basketball season - Parker is a starter on our varsity team and doing quite well. He has hit a little slump, but we have encouraged him to just "keep shooting" - you can't make a shot if you don't try. We are enjoying home games and some travelling - gives the parents a chance to get to visit!

Paxton is playing Jr. Pro, which is for 5th and 6th graders. He is becoming quite good and much more coordinated :)

School for both boys is going well - they are both good students but tend to procrastinate, which makes me crazy!!

I am still in school and will have only three classes remaining after this semester - plus a practicum. Not exactly sure how I will work a practicum in with a full-time job, but I will worry about that when the time comes.

We are leading a hectic, but boring life - which is just the way I like it. Come see us if you are ever in the area.

Hello everyone. August has come and is almost gone. The boys are back in school and my class has started as well. I have four more classes plus a practicum and then I'm DONE. Paxton is enjoying changing classes in the 6th grade and Parker has found out that 10th grade is getting down to serious business!

We haven't done much of anything exciting for the month of August. Randy and the boys and friends have gone to Blue Springs in Marianna on weekends. We have just experienced Tropical Storm Fay and a whole lot of rain! I think we had 10 inches of rain in all!! and our yard is littered with small branches and lots of leaves and debris.

Our schools' first football game is Thursdy, August 28. We are looking forward to football season, both SGA and Auburn. And hopefully, football season will bring some cooler weather!

September is right around the corner and with it brings Randy's birthday - he will be 45 on the 20th! I will also be going on my annual "chick trip" to the beach - can't wait!

Thanks for reading!

Ok - I know, It's July!

Hey everyone! I know - it's July. So I guess I will be a monthly blogger rather than daily or weekly. I'll try to do better.

July is almost over and we are back from our vacation and gearing up for the beginning of school. School starts on August 11, 2008, and we will have a 6th grader and 10th grader this year. Our fall calendar is already filling up with school and church activities. We are hoping to fit in a couple of Auburn football games and a camping trip. We're always open for anything else that comes our way. We'd love to have old friends come for a visit, so let us know if you need to "get out of town".



We ran into the Barron's while on vacation and enjoyed sharing a meal with them at the famous "Lambert's" in Foley. In case you've never been, Lambert's is the "home of the throwed rolls". They literally throw the rolls at you. This is Lou and Dorsey - also picture of John and Mary Turner, but missed getting a photo of JT. Lou and I were roommates in our single years in Opelika.


Hope everyone has a good start to school - whether you are the student or teacher or parent(s) of a student. The beginning of school only now reminds me that Parker will be gone in three short years, and Paxton four after that. Sigh.

It's June!!

Wow - I completely skipped May! May was quite busy with baseball, end of school tests for the boys and me, school activities, etc. We celebrated Mother's Day with both our Moms, celebrated 35 years of the Auburn FBC College Choir, and began June with more baseball.

The boys are at "Cousin Camp" this week. The two college boys aren't at "camp" this week, but everyone else is there.


Parker is playing summer baseball and Paxton is along for the ride and whatever comes along. Parker has also started his "professional" life - he has a JOB. He is scouting cotton a couple of days a week. He will do sort of an apprentice-thing this summer with another scout and then next summer will have his own acres. He is excited about earning some money ! He will be 16 in December and we have already begun to look for "a ride". Scares me to death, but he is becoming a better driver, in spite of the inept teacher in the passsenger seat.


July will bring us a long weekend on the 4th and family beach trip at the end of the month. It will come and go too quickly.


School will start back in August, and in September, I go to the beach with my college girl friends. I have attached a picture from our 2007 trip.

Thanks for reading and let us hear from you.

Howdy!!

Well, I didn't realize it had been so long since I updated our blog. I guess we have been busy. Parker has his last baseball game today, Paxton's season is winding down, and I have finished my class for Spring Semester. The boys get out of school toward the end of May and then summer will officially begin.

Parker has a job this summer and one that we hope will be recurring each summer. He will be scouting - which for you city folk, means he will be looking at crops for disease and bug infestation and reporting his findings to the farmer so he can put the necessary product. He will be working as an apprentice this summer, but will have his own work load next summer. He is looking forward to earning some money of his own!! With that, however, comes having to miss out on some of his social activities for the summer. He will be able to go on our family vacation, but we will have to work around sports camps, church camp, etc.

Paxton is looking forward to hanging out at the pool with his friends, and just doing the things that he likes to do. The days that Parker is not working, he will hang out with Paxton and be his brother's keeper.

That's all for now - but check back soon. One of my friends says my blog is not very exciting, so I will try to find some exciting things to share for my next post.

April 2008 is here! I can't believe it - and I can't believe I have had another birthday. I am now 45 - I hope I've lived half of my life :)

We are enjoying the baseball seasons of our boys. Parker's season is winding down. He has two double headers on the next two Saturdays, then he is done. Paxton has about six more games.

Spring Break was a lot of fun. We all decided to brave Panama City Beach. Parker went down on Saturday with a friend and Randy, Paxton and I followed on Sunday. We tried not to cramp his style too much; I think he had a good time. We enjoyed the beach, the food and spending time with school friends outside of school.

Extended family is well and Mama continues to heal from her broken ankle and hernia repair.

March 20, 2008

Whew! We have finally played baseball. Paxton's team has played two games and I'm sorry to report is 0-2. Parker had his first game today and he played well. He played at 3rd and SS - and had a great hit and made an awesome stop at SS and threw the runner out at first. I wasn't there to see it - I am helping out the rec department, keeping score at the complex, so I had to leave early. I did see the hit right before I left though. Paxton's team is still working out some kinks, but hopefully they will get their game on and win some games.

Randy and I continue to work hard every day and spend as much time with the boys as possible. We love doing things together, but that is becoming more difficult now that we have a teenager in the house; he wants to hang more with his friends than us - but that is what he should do. He has a good group of friends - one in the neighborhood and several good friends at school.

Mama is visiting (she came for the baseball), and Mary and her boys were here this past weekend. Hopefully Sallie and her crew can visit soon. We haven't been "home" since Christmas, but will definitely be going home soon - the Cusseta BBQ is in May so I know we will make it for that!

We have a busy weekend coming up with our Easter cantata Saturday night, and our choir is singing in both services on Sunday morning.

Have a wonderful, restful weekend!

Baseball is Underway

We hope you have all had a good weekend. Paxton opened his baseball season on Saturday. Although his team did not win, he played well. He is playing second base for the "Braves". Parker will finally have his first b-team game this Thursday at home. We are excited for his season to finally begin. If you'd like to see Paxton's schedule, keep checking at http://www.becrd.com/, click on "programs". The 2008 schedules should be posted soon. Paxton is playing in the 11-12 boys baseball. Parker's schedule can be found at http://www.sgawarriors.com/; then click on the baseball schedule.

Mary and her boys came for a visit this weekend - even Hudson, the college student. We were so glad to have them here and hope Sallie and her crew can come soon. Mama is coming on Thursday and it will be good to see her, too. She hasn't been able to come visit since her fall in November, but she is all healed, her ankle is better than ever, so she is ready to hit the road.

Have a good week and I will post again after baseball.

Another week . . .

We have almost completed another busy week. Saturday was a blast at the derby race. Paxton's car came in 4th in each of his heats, but he had a consistent time of 2.17 seconds, which equals 211.7 MPH. They have the technology now to not only time the speed of your car, but convert it to MPH. And believe me, it's hard to take a picture of a car going 211 MPH!!

Parker's baseball double header was cancelled due to rain, so he has yet to actually play a game, but has been practicing everyday this week - batting practing on the days the varsity has games, and full practice on the other days. The varsity team is off to a 2-0 record. Paxton has opening day on Saturday; his team is the "Braves" and they are sponsoroed by my employer, Early County Gin.

Not much else has been going on other than work, school, and extra activities. I have been helping out in Mission Friends on Wednesday nights - and that leaves me exhausted! I'll post a picture of the little angels soon. Let me just say, they are a vocal bunch!

March 7 - Happy Friday!

Hi - it's Friday and we are ready for Parker's opening baseball game tomorrow. Paxton has the State RA Derby Race in Tifton then he and I will head to Dawson to catch Parker's second game. It has rained a good bit here this week, for which we are grateful. All our streams and ponds are filling back up. The time changes this weekend, for which I am NOT grateful. I have begun to love my sleep on the weekend entirely too much.

News from "home" has been sad this week with the murder of an AU student and the death of one our doctor friends. He was a few years older than Sallie and has a sister that was a close friend of hers during high school. Family is well and busy and the two college boys, I assume, are doing ok, too. I don't keep up with them as I should, but am always thinking of them and hope they are safe and happy.

Have a good weekend!

March 1

Happy Saturday! If you are checking out our blog for the first time, "Howdy".

We are enjoying a rare Saturday at home, so Randy had us trimming shrubs - but they really needed it. We all pitched in and got the job done in no time. One of our neighbor friends even came and helped us out! Thanks, Skyler. He is one of Parker and Paxton's buddies - we live in a great neighborhood! Another of our "other brothers", Jay, is here now hanging out with Paxton. It's nice to enjoy the day at home.

Welcome!

Welcome to our Family Blog!

We hope this will become a convenient way to keep up with The A-dams Fam-i-ly. Currently, we are in between basketball and baseball - a nice two week reprieve from busy-ness.

Parker is playing B-team baseball, with the possibility of Varsity - there are four open spots on the team. Paxton will be playing recreation league baseball. Randy will be coaching Paxton's team and I will be roaming back and forth between two baseball fields.

More exciting news later.