Quiet Evening

We are having a quiet evening at the Massengale's. Daniel's watching Jon and Kate + 8 with me . . . for lack of nothing better to do, MM is in her room, probably texting and Elizabeth walked over to Ashley's to watch a movie. Ray is still in Chattanooga at hospital with his mom. She's been moved to the cardiac unit at the hospital. We've had a lazy day as a whole. Please keep Mamaw in your prayers.

Saturday at our house!

Everyone's up doing their thing - I'm washing clothes, elizabeth's cleaning the kitchen, daniel's at a b'day party, and i imagine mary-margaret's on myspace :). speaking of myspace - love the new commercial - "Think before you post!" that is a wonderful message to people of all ages!!!!
Ray's still at hospital with his mom. Well - need to go do another load!

House Painting Done!

The painters finished late Wednesday. Hopefully you can tell about the colors from the pics -

Ray's mother was put back in the hospital last night. She had a stroke and will more than likely be hospitalized for quite some time. Please keep all of them in your prayers.

Haven't done a lot around here as Ray and I didn't get home until after 1:00 a.m. Daniel woke up with fever, sore throat and sick to his stomach. He had that yucky "strep" smell, so I loaded him up and went to urgent care - they give shots!!!! He got two bigs one - his bottom is sore, but he's slowly coming back! Better than slowly taking the meds by mouth for 10 days! I came home and took a long nap!!! Then, took Elizabeth to BJ's to get the third Stephanie Meyer book - she's hooked!!! Mary-Margaret and I didn't make it to Curves today - guess we'll hit it in the morning! Ray's staying in Chattanooga tonight - his dad really needs him.

PAINTING THE HOUSE!!!!

Well, after almost 6 years in our house, it's time to paint ! Brad Rickard and his gang came out early this morning and have been working like gang busters since. I'll include some pics from the whole ordeal. It's already looking great!!! Here are the before pics . . . stay tuned!!!

We are back in the grind today after spending a wonderful week at the beach with family. We had 20 of us together from ages 7 to 76. We enjoyed shopping, playing on the beach, eating meals together, and enjoying each other's company. We really had fun on our annual trip. Next year, we plan to add more family to the bunch! Check out the pics above.

The kids were up and going at 6:00 a.m. this morning getting ready for weight training at the high school. Daniel, basketball, Elizabeth and Mary-Margaret cheerleader training. It's hard, but I'm proud that all three are committed to doing this!

Ray left at 6:00 a.m. for Chattanooga. His mother will more than likely have triple bypass some time this week. They are running tests today to see if she can withstand the surgery. Please keep her in your prayers.

Please keep Sandra Queen, a dear friend of ours fighting cancer in your prayers. They are having a difficult time finding meds to ease her pain.

I am happy to report that Ray and I think we've found a good Sunday School class at First Baptist Church Woodstock. It has taken us a long while. The children are pretty settled in, so we needed to find a class. I think we have. Keep us in your prayers. It was so difficult for us to leave our past church, but we strongly felt God was leading us in another direction. Turns out, we have made a wonderful decision to join First Baptist Church Woodstock. We are honored to be with Dr. Johnny Hunt. His vision and his commitment to the Lord are so inspiring.