* Princess Sophie

My sweet friends are coming home !!!!!!!!!!!
And finally a picture of Sophie and her Mommy. ( Gracie, the other girl is a friend from N.C. who's family is there adopting a little girl).

* Rainy Days and Mondays !!!

Rainy days and Mondays always get me down!!! ( a Karen Carpenter song)
Rainy does not always mean a wet liquid, but it could mean "a pouring of woes"... "too much junk"... Bang! Bang! Bang!... "beat the work horse to death"
What do I say or where do I start?
First of all: Happy Birthday MeLeah!!!!!
The boys and I called her on the way to school, she is visiting Drew's parents in Springfield, MO.

For some reason I have always had a hard time dealing with Monday's, I have tried many things to try overcoming the awful "Monday Morning Blues" that seems to set in each Sunday evening.
What should have been a very slow day at CHI turned out to be a very busy day. "k" was in his normal mood ( not good).

I Skyped Sheri before going to work but princess Sophie had fell asleep right by the computer so we had to email. They sleep in China while we are working.

Picked boys up at school, dropped Kam off at Lynda's and then went back to work.

After work I picked up Kam and then Kyle to go watch Kirk officated the HA game. HA won 16-14.
Skyped Sheri before the game and Sophie spotted herself in the screen and got a little crazy and turned us off. So after the game I skyped her back and the Princess was getting a real Bath. Everyone one was so happy. I am so ready for them to get home.
Came home to wash and pack Kirk and Kyle's ball clothes for tommorrow. Kirk will be in Skipperville and Kyle has practice. Cooked dinner.

As you can see at 11:34pm I am still up blogging, It seems that there is never enough time for just me unless it is Midnight, so I take what I can get. I was going to clean my house from "EVIL SPIRITS" but it will have to wait, it will take gallons of salt anyway but I must give it a try. I will try anything. I was told to sprinkle Kosher Sea Salt on the floors and vaccum it up to clean the BAD VIBES from your life ...LOL... it will take truck loads in my house, if I new it would work we would bathe in it.

Oh Well... I must try to rest, only God knows what tomorrow holds and I trust that I will be able to bear it, it seems that I grow weaker each day, wondering how much longer can I hold on...and then I look over to little Kamren and I put one foot in front of the other and start another day... If it were not for this little man I would throw in the towel. I love all my babies and they are what keeps me going.

Happy Birthday Matthew and MeLeah!!!!!!!!!!! I love you soooo much!!!!
Good night!


As you can

* Ready for my turn!!!

AS you can see, Kamren can't wait to gear up.

* Happy Birthday Matthew!!!!!

Matthew is 27 today!!!!!!


Matthew Scott Lawler... named Scott to carry his dad's grandmothers maiden name (Eugenia Scott).


Matthew was born in Winfield, Al at 5:05 pm at the Rankin Fite Memorial Hospital. He was one of the last babies Dr. Aubrey Lee Sewell delivered. And also one of the last babies born in the old hospital before it was bought out and remodel by Carraway in Birmingham, Al.


He weighed in at 7lbs, 13oz....21 in long. Lots of black hair.


His older sister quickly game him his name..Mapew!!!





Matthew graduated from LCA in Guin, Al.


He attended Fireman's College and now lives in Winfield, Al were he is the owner of Reliable Construction Co.





12-27-06 he married Crystal Gainey and they have two boys.... Bailey who is 7 and Avery who is soon to be 1 in December.





Matthew would make any mother proud!!!!





Happy Birthday Matt!!!!!!!!!!! I Love you!

* Happy Birthday MeLeah!!!!!!!!

Cricket is 25 today!!!


MeLeah SeLean Lawler...


MeLeah was born in Jasper, Al at the Walker Co Medical Center on 9-8-83 at 3:03 pm.


She weighed 7lbs, 3oz....21 inch long...lots of black hair.



Her big sister & brother named her MeMe..



MeLeah was my little busy bug... she seemed to always be busy and getting into everything.



She loved animals... snowball the cat, a rabbit, and dogs...


She graduated from Winfield High School and attended Mississippi State.


She married Michael Strain...5-7-05.... and now lives in Evansville, IN


She has two children... Madison soon to be 2 and McKenzie is almost 2 months old.



And yes I must mention Aubbie!!!


Happy Birthday Cricket!!!!!!!!!!! I Love You!

* Gran Parents Day!!!

John & Judy Carmicheal... Graceville, Fl.... Kirk's mom & Step dad... Gran children... Kyle & Kamren Eriksen...

Bert Eriksen... Kirk's dad... Ocala, FL Granchildren... Kyle & Kamren Eriksen

Don & Lynda Speed... My Aunt & Uncle who play a BIG part in the boy's life...Dothan ,AL

Gran's... Jordan, Kylee & Kegan Speed

Kyle & Kamren are really their great Nephews

Bill & Leatrice Overton... My Mom & Dad... Winfield, Al

Grans...Melanie Franks... Glasgow, Ky

Great Gran... Jonathan & Makayla Franks

Gran... Matthew Lawler... Winfield, Al

Great Gran... Avery Lawler & Bailey Ganey

Gran... MeLeah Strain... Evansville, IN

Great Gran... Madison & Makzenie Strain

Gran... William Smith III... Sulligent, Al

Great Gran... Braden, Hunter & Jake Smith

Gran... Kimberly Webb... Guin, Al

Great Gran... Olivia Webb

Gran... Kyle Smith... Guin, Al

Gran... Luke Overton... Winfield, Al

My children are very lucky... they have Granparents on both sides still living. There is always someone to visit and to love you!!! ( Matthew, Avery & Kamren are shown also) 7-18-08

* Guangzhou and the Red Couch

As you can see "Princess Sophie" was not happy for the Red Couch pictures. This is a Chinese tradition. The Peaks got to meet the other 5 couples who were linked together for the last year for the 1st time. These pictures were taken at the famous Swan.