My Updates for 2009

I am finally posting again. I have some updates to write about. First is school!!

1. Yippee!! I have started TROY UNIVERSITY! Yay! And so far...so good! I am liking it! So, for those of you who do not know, I am going to school to be an elementary teacher. Hopefully, a kindergarten teacher. But honestly, I will teach any grade that a job is offered once I get my degree. I now only have 4-5 more semesters left. That means IF I get into the TEP (Troy Education Program) I will graduate in about 2 years. I can finally see a peeping light at the end of the tunnel that is very small and dim but little light is better than none. I feel better that I can take classes that are centered around my major compared to the core classes.

2. So...since I am at a new school, I have met some new people. One happens to live in Auburn. We really have hit it off well, and become good friends. Which starts my next topic of updates. My new friend, Avie, has introduced me to the world of MARY KAY. She asked me one night after class to come to one of their Tuesday night meetings to be a face model. That was so much fun!! She and her director asked to meet with me tonight at Starbucks. So I met with them, and we got to talking and they presented an opportunity to make a little extra money that I cannot pass. I am now a CONSULTANT for MARY KAY! I am so excited. This is so weird. 5 years ago I was the type of person that did not care for makeup, dresses, nice clothes, shoes, or purses. Today, I love all of the above. I never dreamed of being the girly kind, but its not so bad.

3. Babies, Babies, Babies galore. I tell you, EVERYONE is havin babies. Well not for us! yay! (NO OFFENSE my prego friends) I am just so excited to see that everyone is still producing. Which means more babies for me to love and adore and give back to Mommy. Kenny and I will be waiting until I can finish with school and see what the future holds for us. I just love buying all of the baby gifts, clothes, and cute little stuff. All of the things that THEY keep coming up with to sell, is just so amazing and getting cooler and cooler every year. They neatest thing that I have seen is this awesome swing. I tell you it is the CADILLAC of baby swings. I went to my dear childhood friend Shealy's baby shower for Baby Kate. She was the lucky mommy-to-be to recieve this neat swing. Baby Kate is going to fall in love with the swing and will never want to get out. Man...what I would give for Fisher Price to make one adult size! He He! I think this is the one that she/they got but if not I am sorry. Its still cute. I was so overwhelmed with all of Baby Kate got this weekend. I just hope that Shealy and Clayton have room for Baby Kate now. I wonder where all of her gifts, clothes, and toys went.

I am just so glad that Shealy and Clayton are so blessed to have great friends and family that are able to show love and give Baby Kate all of her gifts.

My congratulations to all of you who are expecting. My prayers for those of you who have lost. And my support for those of you trying!!

4. My God is Good Stories. (I have two of them) The first one that I want to share is that I am so happy that a young single new mother of twins is finally able to go home to her babies. A friend of mine from way back when, had twins at the beginning of December. Whitney delivered the babies fine, and went home like normal with her babies in her arms. A day later she went into the hospital herself with Septic Poisoning. She has been operated on multiple times, on ventilators for weeks at a time, needless to say in ICU for the past 5-6 weeks. Last week, she went to sniff unit recovering well. And Finally after 7 long and scary weeks, Whitney has gone home to be a mommy to her beautiful babies. God is so good.

5. My second GOD story that I have is about a friend that I used to work with at the clinic. A few years back she and her husband started trying to get pregnant. They were not able to naturally, so they went to fertility drugs. And FINALLY they get pregnant with a little boy. He was born the weekend of our clinic beach trip, stillborn. That was very hard for them. But they are wonderful Christians and let God do his work. So about a year and a half later...they get pregnant AGAIN!! That's not even the best part. They were pregnant with TWINS!! Yay! I literally started crying in the middle of Opelika WalMart when I see her standing in the baby section and carrying two babies in her belly. (At that time I had no knowledge of her pregnancy until I saw her) They were born quite premature but are doing wonderfully. I am even more excited because this weekend I get to buy cute little gifts for Trevor and Myles. The boys are expected to go home if all goes well Valentines Day! Yay! THANK YOU GOD!! You are wonderful!

That should be about it about the updates. I will be back for more later. Until then,
"For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future."- Jeremiah 29:11

Cassie