Hurry up and wait So close, but so far away Everything that you've always dreamed of Close enough for you to taste But you just can't touch

Disappointment

We got the phone call this morning that we have been waiting on for month and months....obviously it was bad news (read my post title)....Ray didn't make the June 29th academy :(
It is such a HUGE disappointment as we have been going through the process for lmpd for a Long..LONG time...almost a year.. I am waiting for this day to be over, and for the frustration I have to go away. I know it won't go away ovver night, but I am sad and angry and frustrated...ugh He will be considered for the academy in Nov. this year but that seems forever away at this point. I know we need to put our faith in the Lord and trust Him that things will happen in His time not ours...it's soo hard though.

Paint and a Pantry!!

Master Bathroom with paint
Dad painting
Hallway with pantry


Hannah and Ray Trying to make the pantry fit

Kenny making the pantry fit
Dad painting the Master Bedroom

We now have paint and a pantry up!! Yay!! The paint has been the easy part, yesterday trying to get the pantry in place was a HUGE mess...but we made it fit thanks to kenny!! We actually had to cut out part of the drywall and put notches in the boards in the wall...not fun..but it is there, 2 of the doors need to be fixed though and then it needs to be stained before we can use it.
Tamie said yesterday that she wants to get everything that they can do done this week, of course then we still will need to get the flooring put down in the bedroom and the hallway. After Tamie and Kenny are done then we will have to have 2 inspectors come before we can move into our room...but very very soon that will happen!!

The waiting Game

We now are in yet another "waiting game" as we sit and wait for news from the police department. I am actually much less nervous about this part then I have been about any of the other parts. I know Ray's name has been submitted to the Chief and it is ultimately in God's hands now. This song is from the movie fireproof, but it sums up perfectly how I feel about this process now.

John Waller - While I'm Waiting (Official Music Video) from Provident Label Group on Vimeo.

God is soo Good

Today has been the most stressful day associated with Ray's application process for LMPD, we were waiting and waiting for a phone call to be made and it was finally made..now his file can be handed to the Chief for review and we wait from the phone call from his investigator to find out if he makes it for the academy starting the end of june!!! There is still some stress, but it's in God's hands now and I feel at ease with that.

I continue to ask all my friends and fmaily for lot of prayers during this time.

thank you all :)

May Happenings!

Yesterday was Mother's Day, I got a Beautiful card from my hubby and a very sweet card from my kiddos with a pin to wear that says "#1 Mom" Very cute :) We also had Izzy's baby dedication at church yesterday, Grandmother and my dad were there and I guess my mom came in late and sat in the back. The church gave Isabelle an awesome "Faith Box" to put important spiritual memorabilia in to keep forever!! Ray and I wrote her letters, and when she is 18 we will present her the box as a special gift to keep forever and cherish. After church we went to my Grandmother's house in Ballardsville for lunch, there was a quit a crew there!
Saturday was my sister Hannah's college graduation and graduation party, it was a busy busy weekend for us again!

The sun is shining!!

I woke up this morning to the sun shinning and birds chirping..oh what a nice way to greet the day!! I am getting ready to take Garrett to school and hopefully izzy and Ray can sleep in until I get back. Izzy is still not all the way over being sick, or maybe it's just allergies but she coughs all night still. I can't even remember the last time we slept all the way through the night uninterupted..it's been way too long for sure!!

I am not sure what our plans are today, but it looks like it will be a beautiful day to get out and enjoy the weather! I really need to get my hair cut, and I bought a self highlighting kit last night...hahah...we will see how it all works out!!

Doors and Trim

Today we got doors and trim and the under flooring in the bathroom!!! One step closer :)

Trucking Along

We are just trucking along here, I am no longer working right now and am enjoying every minute of being home with my hubby and beautiful little girl during the day! Garrett is in school all day, but it is getting closer to the end of the school year and then he is going to spend the summer with his Daddy! He's very excited about this, and I know his Dad is happy too!! He was also accepted back into the school he is in this year and into an awesome program that is perfect for kids who need to learn with the "hands on" approach!!
The dry wall is all done and tomorrow my Aunt and Uncle are coming to start more work on the addition, I am praying that by the time we come back from our vacation in June that we will be able to move into our new space! Of course if we get to move in there before then that's even better!
This coming Sunday is Mother's Day and we are having Isabelle's Baby Dedication at church along with several other families and their babies!! It will be a wonderful day for all :)

I found the PERFECT bathing suit!!

I went shopping with my youngest sister Maggie last night at Target, I really had no intention of coming home with anything..but then I found it..the Perfect bathing suit!! I absolutely love it :) It's very sophisticated, but sexy at the same time. I also found an awesome hat to go with it!!

Maggie, Izzy and I decided to have a little photo shoot when we came home, how fun!!