Summer 123

Hey, Hey! Another day with my favorite ninety year old - RUBY! Our insurance check has came in to replace all our electronics (that was hit by lighting) but we are waiting on tax free weekend to buy our computer. That is the thrifty side of me coming out. Meanwhile, I'll be blogging here, from work.

Is it me or is life is flying by? I was just texting back and forth with my daughter today and it struck me - how weird it is that I'm texting... with my baby. Surly, I'm not the only person who has " life is flying by at unreal speed moments" am I? She is and always has been supper independent. She has a cute little sassy side to her that I'm seeing more and more of. It's kinda funny but I picture her at sixteen with her new little attitude and its not so cute.

Trent is actually looking forward to going back to school this year. He spends most of his time texting his friends or talking to them on Xbox live. He has his own little social life now. The only time I get any of his attention is when he comes into the room to love on me. Which by now I know is code for " I want something" Sometimes I play along and let him hug and kiss on me just to get love from him. Sometimes, I just say " what do you want Trent?" He laughs because he knows I know him.

Blake is like a miniature grownup. He is almost as tall as Kevin and they wear the same size in clothes! I still see the kid side in him -sometimes.  Preteens/ young teens are funny when you look at them expecting grownup and what comes out is 100% little boy or girl. He is adorable. Loving. He (thank the good Lord) has Kevin's personality for the most part. He is really laid back. Which goes good with our high strung Trenton.

Part 2

Were back in business! I officially rejoined society again with the purchase of a new computer. Tax free weekends are the best. Proud to be blogging again from the comfort of  home.

I'm so ready to be feeling better I've had this ol' bad cold for a week and I'm ready for it to be gone. This is the kids last week of freedom. School starts the fifteenth :( I want to make this last week as fun as possible for them!

Just wanted to say a quick hi. Gotta go cause CeAnna just informed me she has a Webkins party to go to at 10:00. Lol Don't want her to be late!

Part 3
I finally broke down and went to the Dr.'s today. He said I have a sinus infection - that is causing me to feel like I have the flu. I better get better cause Kev has taking three day off to be with me and the kids. We have a trip to Smith Lake planned. Just one last hoorah before the kiddos head back to school. Plan on posting up coming pictures soon.

Hope everyone is having a good week!

Angie's Top Ten For The Summer!

Top ten things I'm enjoying about this Summer:

1.Working for Terri Span (the greatest boss)
2. Driving my new Charger. ( I love that people think I'm the po-po and get out of my way)
3. Revivals - love, love them!
4. Mt. Fuji's crab lovers roll -Yum! Just discovered them!
5. Love that Blake bought himself an Xbox live, now it's like he is with us even when he is not!
6. My days off.
7. Kevin's days off.
8. Snuggling up on the couch with the kids watching a movie in the middle of the day.
9. Back to school shopping.... but just the clothes buying part.
10. The fact that we are going to get to squeeze one more vacation in this Summer! Hopefully!

What are your "Top Ten"?

Lighting fast speeds

Do you remember me??? Angie? It's been forever. I miss blogging... I miss reading blogs... and I miss my computer! It's been a few week since lighting hit our house and killed everything tied to the cable! The withdraws are so bad that, I'm actually blogging from work today. I'm sitting beside Ruby (the lady I keep) and she is staring out the glass  door as I type away. Happy to feel a little reconnected.

We had an easy fourth. We went to Guntersville twice. Once to watch fireworks and another to take the kids swimming.

Trenton is now a metal mouth. A title he is proud to have. He is adorable (to me) in his braces..

 An our baby girl is now double digits. There is something about my kids turning ten that made me sad :(

Okay, so I get sad every birthday but 10! Don't that say "no more little girl?" Whats there left but the dreaded teen years! She loves, loves me so much right now. I'm always thinking: Lord, please always let her love me this much! and Please, don't let her be like me when I was a teenager! LOL.

 I usually say a little something about  the birthday person each year so in true fashion this is who CeAnna is:

She is so compassionate and very thoughtful. Your are liable to get a handmade card from her at any random time for any random reason.
She'd go out of her way not to hurt any ones feelings. She doesn't get mad - she skips right to sad, when someone hurts her feelings. Surprisingly she has a sneaky side. And she can definitely keep a secrets depending on how you look at it could be a very good thing or a very bad thing. If you poke her or pinch her or in anyway pick at her she WILL get you back. She can't resist! We love her and are thankful to be chosen as her parents. By the way she has her own blog called- CeAnna's Corner.

Just glad I got to do this quick blog today :) Yes, I'm still here in my little part of Arab > miss all of yous! Have a great weekend y'all.

la la la whatever :)

We got hit by the storms of Tuesday a week ago. Unfortunately, it got most of our electronics including our computer and two new flat screens I had bought for the the kids the previous Saturday! Yes- just my luck! Sooo I really can't get emails for awhile so be sure and call me instead of emailing.
 We just got our damages summited to insurance. It will be about another month or so before we are business as usual around the Philpott's!

WE DID IT!!!

We did it! We survived! Junes revival was definitely a success. I got to see the Lord heal and give eternal life. There were so many questions that I had of my own life - as to why things had ended up the way they did, I got answers. I feel so peaceful in my soul. Tired in my body but never the less very peaceful in my soul. Brother Edwin and Brother Jimmy did a fantastic job. I believe they were just who Huntsville needed for this revival. 

Kevin enjoyed it as much.... if not more. This was the first year he was able to take the entire week off for revival! He said numerous times that "it was so good" his words were " I believe I'm going to leave a standing vacation week in for June at work." I was so proud to see the young boys bond this year. Normally, you see the girls (because there are about a hundred of them ;)) all hanging out together, this year you seen both. Just another prayer God answered.

My Maw-maw came Tuesday. The service seemed to really go towards her. You all know, I'm very thankful for that! I talked to her the next day and she was saying "you know when this one said this and when this one said that", talking about people testifying. She said she felt so clean afterward. I remember feeling that same cleanness being around Holiness people when the Lord was working with me before he brought me in.

The Lords probably going to say, you drove me crazy Angie always bugging me about your grandmother when I get to heaven. That is the truth if you could worry the Lord about someone or something I'm sure I've done it concerning her. Once she makes it in I'll be so proud of every prayer I've prayed.


Despite the fact that I brought huge bowls of mash-potatoes, green beans, cream corn, pear-salad, sliced tomatoes, apple pie, pecan pie and Amish peanut-butter pie all on the WRONG day revival was good. Not to mention the I fact that there is a possibility that I have a hairline fracture across my nose! What would it be like if nothing abnormal didn't happen to me? SCARY! Thats what! I'd probably think I was dieing or something.

"Hot town, summer in the city"

It's been a super busy fun filled summer so far! We all know whats ahead of us!!! Junes revival! Crazy nonstop going week that -spiritually- I get so much out of! Usually leaves me drained in every other way possible. This year KP is taking off all week to go with ME. Hopeful having the extra help around, helps. A good gauge is if I'm crying by Friday night. I'm like a kid when I become exhausted, I cry. Shouldn't be too surprising everyone knows that almost everything else make me teary eyed!

KP and I had date night the last two nights. One of the great benefits of having family right next door. We went Friday night to buy Kev some new church clothes and then out to Applebees. Went to Belks in Guntersville. Got there at eight and I went to get a few things for myself and meet back up with him at almost nine (closing time). He had nothing in his hands and totally looked lost! He was so out of his element < it was so cute... and a little aggravating! After all, he is nearly impossible to get in a department store to begin with! Saturday he was on call and was gone most of the day so we didn't chance going to church so we made another trip to Belks. He did really good the second time thanks to my undivided attention. We had dinner at a yummy Mexican restaurant in Guntersville. Then we went and picked five little monkeys up at the skating-rink.

Blake is staying with us this Summer and working for Brian. I don't want to jinx anything by bragging on him but its been really good for him. He seems to love to work. Blake seems to really enjoy making his own money and being around my brothers family. He says hes saving up to buy a four-wheeler. One good thing that has come from the storms is that it has provided a lot of work. Saving up for the four-wheeler won't take long with all the hours he is getting to work.

KP and NannaBugs are vegged out on the couch and I'm about to join them. Just wanted to take a few minutes to blog seeings how I have no time through the week... Hope everyone has a good week!

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times

Memorial Day weekend was the getaway I've so desperately been needing...... and almost didn't get!  We had only planed to stay one night and two days. KP decided we could drive down a day earlier. That turned into one giant nightmare! The plan was to drive and stop on the way, get a room somewhere on the interstate - the problem was we got into Pensacola before we stopped. There was no rooms to be-found. We ended up having to pick from staying at ether a  HoJo or a Ramada Inn! We went with the Ramada.

There were unknown stains on the furniture! Everything felt gross and dirty. I about died when I seen Trenton not wearing his flip-flops in the room! We ate at McDonald that night and some how I managed to bust the bag full of hot fries all over the car (that we don't eat in) while checking our order! Not to mention the car that was sitting in front of us forever, smoking so bad that I feel like I need to have the whole family screened for cancer now!

We got woken up that night by the sound of a car alarm going off. I jumped out of the king size bed that we were all sharing and started screaming for Kevin to get up! I'm sure the fact that I was picturing someone from the biker bar next door breaking into the car before I went to sleep didn't help matters. Turns out it wasn't our car being stolen. We got up bright in early and went to Ihop where CeAnna finds a hair in her pancake!!! That grosses me and Trenton out so much that we had to leave and get breakfast else where!

Before you start feeling too sorry for me. The second half (the part I planed ;)...... ) turned out to be sooo good! We stayed at Orange Beach at the Perdido Beach Resort. If your ever looking for a place at Orange Beach I'd highly recommend it! We went to Adventure Island twice. Road go-carts played putt-putt golf and played games like we were little kids! Got lots of sun and rest.

It's hardly ever that things turn out as bad as that trip started. It almost felt like one of those Vacation movies. However we survived! Thats life. The sun don't always shine. But if I'm going to stay in roach hotels and eat hairy pancakes there is nobody I'd rather do it with than my family!