Wonderful Week

Last Thursday Sean came with Anna and Cole and spent the weekend, it was wonderful having the time with Anna and Cole, Alicia was out of state and we took care of her plants and pool so we went to swim daily Cole loves the water     My Birthday was Saturday, Sean and Steve surprised me with a cake and balloons and flowers, cards, the balloon sings real loud happy birthday to the tune of hallelujah. if my cake looks funny it was beautiful with candles, and I held it up, like in the photo but had it in my hand and it slid off and fell in the floor was a mess. but we salvaged the cake  I had three friends, Pam, Dinah, Sherry come over and swim, ran everyone else off a great girlfriend time, they would not let me take a picture of us all  Pam did pose real good, but did not get a pic Today went to Journey Church had Journey Kids.. this is my sweet Amelia  Sean and Cole went with us, Anna had gone to her mother’s. Sarah was in Memphis. I then cooked all morning, purple hull peas, squash, mac and cheese, home made chicken pot pie , brown beans home grown tomatoes, corn bread, iced tea, veggies from farmers market then we went swimming, Alex and Jill and Amelia came with us  love the one on one time with the boys.  Jared and Jenn have been gone and they came in tonight, the girls are here spending the night, yes I am tired but just wanted to see them too it had been two weeks tomorrow first appointment is 8am, which happens to be a massage then off and running, have appointments all day, NPBOR lunch and meeting,  taking pics of houses, listing a home I also sold one on  my birthday, listed and sold it the same day Then tomorrow night spend the night with mother and we leave Tuesday for Tenn.  I sure hope she does well, I guess if it is too much we will come home, a busy busy week hugs and night  sure got a lot of smiley faces!

Blogging Blahs…………….

 

I guess I have the blogging blahs, just have not even thought of it or wanted to blog, have had a lot of things going on but failed to share them:( Hannah and her family came down the 4th weekend, she had Dr. appointments, Luke is way to cute, he has sandy red hair and blue eyes:) only red hair I know in our family was on my dad's side. He is such a good baby! We went to Alicia's Sunday after church for Alexandria's 16th Birthday and Monday had a great fun family time,  Alex and Amelia,

Jill and Amelia

Anna, Victoria, Alexandria

it was too hot to bring mother:((( I will go over tomorrow and visit, she is doing well. We go to Tenn. this next Tuesday:) So excited about taking her. Kay and Steve and I are driving, meeting Mama, Roy, Connie and her daughter Tiffany, then all her family will come and visit, we have a five bedroom home rented. Hope it works out good for mother, guess if it is too confusing we can always come home. We were suppose to go to Mtn. Home to the lake with Jared and Jenn but I was so tired and did not feel too good, fighting a sore throat:( plus we listed two homes:) but I really miss them, they have been gone for almost two weeks on vacation, I know her daddy will miss them when they all leave.
I am going through some personal struggles as I lead this ladies 12 step group, I have some areas in my life the Lord is showing me that He wants to heal, which is wonderful but painful at the same time. Pastor Marvin my friend reminded me of the 10 Lepers, nine went away and were healed, in which he thinks still had the deformity of Leprosy but the one came back and Jesus said I will make you whole, he left with no deformity, I think I have walked in a lot of healing but now Jesus will make me whole:))) so its exciting too. This 12 step bible study is really a work out on you mentally and physically, the group is going good, it is so neat to see ladies share and see them grow and become healthy in their soul:)
All is well with my family, keep Sean and Sarah in your prayers, its so hot here and he works long hours in the heat, Alex and Jill always need prayers as they lead Journey Church, God is so using them both. Hannah and Mark are thinking and going to move back closer, it is too hard on them both being away with no family or friends, he is trying to come to the Conway Post Office, so pray for them:) I need to feel better, this heat totally knocks me on my butt for some reason, I just can not do it, makes me weak and faint:((( I am almost at my goal weight, in a size 12 from a 26-28:) I am going to get a physical when I get back from Tenn. to make sure all is good:)  April and her BFF Molly.
April leaves for Haiti this Friday at 4:30 am and returns the following Sunday, so keep her in your prayers, she has raised almost all her money to go:) She will pay out the rest. Well going to bed...hugs

Sat. till Monday:)

I love me some Farmers Market, went on Saturday morning and got fresh squash, tomatoes, sweet purple onions, purple peas, black berry's! Came home and made the wonderful tomato salad, squash, peas, corn bread, it was so good, could eat it every day:) Took some to mother's and she and Kay ate it too:) I cleaned, cleaned, cleaned Saturday, was wore out by the end of the day but all was clean, house, car, yard:) Then Sunday went to church, Alex started a msg. on Grace it was real good:) came home ate a salad the picked mother up and went to Alexandria's dance recital, mother loved it, she loves watching small children:) Alexandris will be Sweet 16 tomorrow:) Then we went to see Aunt Marie, totally surprised her, was a great visit, upon leaving, mother and Aunt Marie got all teary eyed, I know it is hard for Aunt Marie to see how far mother has progressed in her Alzheimer's, she is one who said mother did not have it in the beginning, that it was just her age. We ate at Olive Garden then went back to mother's, really enjoyed my time with her. I can not wait to go to Tenn., mother will so love that:) I made her a photo album, she just looks and reads it all the time, she loves looking at the pics and telling me who they are. Today I had work to do, still so put out with Chase mtg. and Citi mtg., someone, some where needs to reprimand them! I got really too hot today , felt sick, finally finished work and been in since about 4ish, my throat was hurting real bad and just do not feel real good, so I am hoping tomorrow I will feel better. It was 100 her today and heat index was 105! I did list a home today:)) Tomorrow is sales meeting but should not be too hard of a day then we have a Potluck at the ladies group I do for completing our first book!! I just love those ladies, God is doing more in me in this study then the last:) always needing Him to show me and bring me close to Him:) Hannah and family will be here Saturday, I am spending the night with my BFF Sherry Thursday, that will be fun, we are having some creative ideals, will share more on that later, but I am excited about it:) Hugs and nite

Fun Friday

Gosh wish I had taken pics of this day:) It started early, I had appointments most of the day, first was showing my Beck Road property, which is in WLR, then went to LR office to work a offer on my Benton property. Then went to a new listing on Lee in LR and listed a cute two bedroom home. Best part of my day was having lunch with my high school/college best friend Beverly Jane Martin, that is her in pic, she is so sweet and beautiful. A few weeks back I was at open house int he heights and she walked in! I have not seen her in 40 years, we could of talked forever. We may have to do a bunking party:)) So much fun to reconnect, I found her on Facebook:) Then went to office and finished up some work then home. Steve and I went to Pig and Chick and he had ribs, I had fish, it was so good. Steve had worked most the morning on mother's yard, making sure he can get water to the areas that need it, boy with that said we need rain, next week will be 100 degree's and sunny all week, no rain in sight. Mother is having a good week, that makes me happy! I am taking her Sunday to Alexandria's dance recital then we will do dinner and I go home with her, April will come after her Haiti meeting to spend the night, I am looking forward to my time with mother:) I will take some pics for you. I am hoping that I wake up tomorrow feeling like I want to clean house:) and get in the mood and get this house back real clean, I am a clean freak:( but this week just have not worried about it, and guess what no one has said anything about it:) Well going to bed...hugs and nite!

Far and Few Between

 

I have realized I am not blogging as I use to and not sure why, guess I got out of the habit I will update you on my life, since my last blog, we had a wonderful Father’s day, Steve preached at Journey Church and it was a touching message, we ate at Red Lobster with Jared and Alex and their families, long wait but worth it, worked most of week, got some loans closed, which was nice!  On Wed. went with Pam and Ray Richey to dinner, Steve and Ray  had played golf, Steve is doing well form his surgery on his arms, but he was really sore in a good way.  I enjoyed having dinner with them and just talking.  Then back to work, listed a wonderful home on one of Lakewood’s lakes  here in NLR. is about the same, we are going to Chattanooga on July 12th, all of us rented a big five bedroom home to stay in, Connie and Mawma and Roy will meet us there, then her brother’s and sister will come there I am super excited, Kay and Steve are going, its for a few days, I will take plenty of pictures for mother to remember it!  Mother wants to go and see her family, in which I have not seen some of them in years  Kay has two kidney stones and will have to do something about them when we get back, she is not in pain with them and I pray will not be:0  All my babies are doing well, and grandbabies are good, Laila got glasses, she is too cute Luke is growing so fast, I miss not seeing him daily, Hannah and Mark will be here July 1st or 2nd for a few days, looking forward to it!  I have a big deal going on a home, it is a short sell and I am praying it closes, would you pray for it to close too, not only will it help the 86 year old owner but will be a major commission for me  This is still a hard market,one of the worst I have seen and I have been doing this since 1986!  Something has to give, hope it gets better soon! Keeping my chin up and plugin along in it, it helps being in the business so long, also that I learned how to work the business in a hard market when I first got into real estate!  The agents who got in when the market was just order takers do not have the tools to survive in this market, so there is a lot said of for experienced agents. You noticed I did not say older:0

Ok, last night I was at church and this lady said do you know the Averitt that is in Real Estate?  Some that were around said that is her!  She did not recognize me since I had lost weight!!!  I loved it! I found a pair of size 26 pants at the condo when was there, I can put two legs in one leg of them I have five more pounds to go for my goal weight, then need to firm up and workout with weights to build strength……will make it!   Hugs, make this a fun day for you

A walk for a cure to Alzheimer’s

Came home from the condo with Alicia, it was such a wonderful time for us Thought I would see my Averiit girls next door but they were out of town, so its been real quiet here, Steve was in Van Buren till evening, I had dinner with Sherry Maxwell, then Steve got in and went to eat with Jared, since Jenn and the girls were at her mother’s for her birthday.  This morning got up early and went to the river market for the Alzheimer’s Walk, we had a good group walking and all got shirts, raised $1050.00 dollars so far. They gave us flower wind mills, to write the name of whom we were walking forThis was Alicia’s, they made a flower garden, then after the walk you got yoursA neat thing to do, my niece Susan Averitt Bobbitt walked with us, loved having her there!

Then went and did my Pedi and manicure, the guy I like so much ( Frank ) has his own new place, right near my house,  then came home and cooked fresh squash and purple hull peas from the Farmer’s market, corn bread and fried potatoes, have fresh garden tomatoes….yum yum…this was Steve’s father’s day meal.  Tomorrow Steve will preach at church then just a day with him in mind, one thing he sure ate good tonight I have just stayed in where it is cool, after the morning, going to bed early, it is 100 degrees hot  here!  House is quiet and cool:0  I have a busy work week, hope to sell another home this week, praying for listings and sells!

Mother is doing good, Kay is not feeling as well as she would like, she see’s Dr. Monday am, she has kidney stones and is hypercalicum, so they are running test, pray for her we have a trip to Tenn planned in middle of July for mother to see her family, need all well hugs and nite

 

one more pic before I changedme before I ever lost weight to a Healthy life styleme in shorts talking to the group leader I go to for Alzheimer's,me and mother got a few more pounds to go to get to my goal weight, but will get there, it has taken me three years