New Ink

Tony finally got a new, long over due, tattoo. He has Jadelyn's name is fancy letters on his right arm. He has wanted Madelyn's name forever now but just couldn't come up with a good idea to represent her personality. He finally got the perfect idea. He had Maddy write her name on a piece of paper. He took it to Jonesboro and a friend of his enlarged what she wrote and made it look like it was wrote in crayon. I LOVE it! It represents their individual, totally different, personalities so well. Maddy is so proud of it. She looks at it all the time and loves to tell people she drew it.

I"ve been tagged!

Ashley tagged me to do this:

1. go to your documents/pictures



2. go to your 5th file



3. go to your 5th picture



4. blog about it



5. tag 5 people

This is sooo Crazy, but here it goes. It's a flaming pine cone! When I realized my fifth pic was this I died laughing. One of the girls had made a pine cone covered in peanut butter and bird seed. We had it hanging outside on our deck by the sliding glass door for a long time. It was no good anymore. My husband, being the fire bug he is, set it on fire and then took pictures of it. He has a seriously disturbing fascination with fire! I don't know anyone that blogs other than Ashley and Randi so I don't know anyone to tag but if anyone is up to the challenge, Try and beat this one!

Cunninghams Camp Again

We took the fam on another camping adventure this weekend. We stayed at Blanchard Springs campsite. It was beautiful. My spring break is this week and the kids have to go to school, so we decided to try to fit some vacation time in before Monday. We had a great time, and I Loved having NO Cell Phone Service! I am sooo busy with school and other things that it was great to be in the boonies with no responsibilities. We took the girls through the caverns and shopped at all the old little stores in Mt. View Saturday. Sunday we explored the area and went swimming. The girls love camping and hopefully we can go try out some other places soon.

In Loving Memory of Itchy Kitty Doo

Yesterday, we lost a beloved family member. Itchy Kitty Doo was diagnosed with feline leukemia Thursday. There is no cure for leukemia in cats. It came on fast and we had to have him laid to rest yesterday. We did all we could for him. I laid in the floor with him most of the night Thursday. I made sure the girls said there goodbyes before they left for school Friday morning. They had no idea he would be gone when they returned from school. The entire family is deeply upset. the house just doesn't feel right without him. I think that we have cried all we can cry, but the mood of the house is somber. We had a funeral for him yesterday afternoon that included fresh flowers and bouquets I had my florist make up for me. Today we are searching for a headstone. Jadelyn , who this has been the hardest on, decided what she wants it to say. It will read: Itchy Kitty Doo, The Best cat in the world, He loved sunshine and chicken nuggets

BIG Changes in the Cunningham House

THE BAD: My husband, Tony, recently lost his job of ten years. He had been laid off due to lack of work for the past three months. January was supposed to be packed down with tons of work. We were looking forward to the new year to bring lots of work so we could get our finances caught back up at home. Instead, the call came a couple of days after Christmas that there would be no work for 2009. We were shocked, stunned, and overwhelmed. We had drained our bank accounts and savings. We sat here with two dollars in the bank! At that point I felt what all others in America who have lost their jobs felt like, hopeless and fearful! It was not just a news story I was watching about others any longer. It felt like someone punched me in the gut. Jobs are slim in our area and Tony does not have the best background or education to even get what jobs were available in town.
THE GOOD: Today our prayers have been answered! Tony left for work at a new job in Missouri. He got a job with one of his old company's competitors. He is now on his way to start work for Sign Systems. We are hoping and praying all their promises to him are followed through. Same job but with Benefits! We have never had benefits and are completely psyched to get this opportunity. He is super nervous today so please continue to keep him in your prayers. It just proves true that when God closes one door he opens another but it's hell in the hallway! This family is blessed to be out of the hallway today!

I LOVE Ugly Shoes!

Everyone that knows me is fully aware of my attraction to the funkiest, loudest, ugliest shoes on the market. I buy the shoes no one else would dare to wear. Works out for me because they are usually cheap due to the fact that I am the only one in the world that would buy these things. Like my "short pants" I search far and wide for my funky foot wear. I recently added two pair to my collection. The first pair was inspired by the silver purse Randi bought me for Christmas. I used to own shiny silver moon boots that would have went magically with the purse. I have regretted giving those boots away ever since I laid eyes on that silver purse! I feel much better now that I have my ugly silver Converse shoes to match the Converse purse. It was a match only I could be proud of! The second pair of Converse were just too "cute" and cheap to refuse. In my world they go with all of my more dressier black and brown outfits. I was beaming with joy after buying two pair of the most awesomely ugly shoes in one day. It was a great day for ugly shoes!

TURDLE

So today I am sitting here reading a book and Maddy keeps talking to Jadelyn about turds. Jadelyn is getting upset. She tells Maddy that she is about to eat and does not want to hear about turds. Maddy goes back in her room and is quiet for awhile. She then comes to me and starts asking if I know how to spell "turd". I again told Maddy that she needed to quit talking about turds. I did not want to hear her say it again. To this she replies, "Well I guess I'll never be able to spell Turtle then!" She huffed off down the hall. I laughed so hard it hurt! Maddy still has no idea what was so funny.