MEET THE LEIGHOWS PLUS ONE!: January 2009

Saturday, January 31, 2009

25 Things About Me...

Okay so I have been tagged like a million times on facebook to do this list. I have put it off and put it off thinking how hard it was going to be. I finally decided that as I wait for another load of laundry to finish, I would do it...here goes...

1. I only knew my husband for two weeks when I knew I wanted to marry him...4 months later we were!

2. I am a DIE HARD Sooner fan! Winning and losing decides my mood for the day...maybe the week even....husband is slowly learning this!

3. I am amazed daily at how God blesses me and my family!

4. I am a talker and tell LONG stories!

5. I LOVE macaroni and cheese and could eat it for every meal!

6. My biggest fear is drowning...water terrifies me!

7. I can't wait to be a mommy one day!

8. I brush my teeth in the shower!

9. I am the biggest cry baby watching movies or anything on tv!

10. I talk to my mom and dad EVERY single day!

11. I am so blessed with the family I have...we are a unique crew but are so close! My cousins feel more like brothers and sisters than cousins and aunts and uncles are like second moms and dads!

12. I LOVE any roller coaster! There is NOT one I will not ride!!!! Bring it on!!!

13. Skim milk is my favorite drink...I drink it with EVERYTHING!

14. I still sleep with a bear I got when I was in the 4th grade!

15. I am named after the man Ashley in Gone With the Wind!

16. I hate coconut! EWWW!!! So gritty in my teeth!

17. If it's a game, I want to play it! I love me some games!

18. Competitive blood runs in my veins...I am not a good loser!

19. I am a sports fanatic and have been known to be called a "dude" on several occasions! More often by my husband!

20. My "In-Laws" are not in laws...they are my family!

21. I am very over protective of my friends!

22. My best friend and I have been friends for 24 years!

23. I was in ballet, tap and gymnastics growing up!

24. I would rather someone else be happy than me...in other words, I would rather be sad than see them sad!

25. I LOVE JESUS!!!!

If you read my blog, consider yourself tagged to do this as well!

God Bless You!

Thursday, January 29, 2009

Ice Ice Baby...

We had an ice storm come through Monday night and woke up to HEAVY sleeting Tuesday morning and school was cancelled! Carey was at work and it took he and I an hour to get the car up the driveway when he got home. We used phonebooks, boards, hot water, rakes, shovels, you name it and it was used! Finally a neighbor came over and helped push it in the garage! Thank goodness for good neighbors!

School was cancelled again on Wednesday so Carey and I thought we would be proactice and work on the driveway for Thursday. Three hours, a rake, two shovels, a broom, and a leaf blower later we had only finished one side and it was going to stay that way! We were exhausted! And sore to be honest...does that meant I should work out more???

School is cancelled yet again today and cabin fever has most certainly set in! I am getting out today to head to the mall with my mom and run a few errands! Who knew I would want to go to work so bad!?!

Hope you are all warm and cozy!

God Bless You!

CONGRATS!

Congrats are in order to JR and Nat....they are expecting Baby P in August!!!! We are so excited and happy for them! May God keep all three of you healthy and strong throughout the pregnancy! Love you!

If you want to check out their blog and see Baby P progress go to www.jrandnat.blogspot.com

God Bless You!!!!

Basketball Games and Birthday

We had a day of fun a few weeks ago....we were able to go see Jess, Hunter and Mikey play basketball and then off to Chuck E Cheese for Mikey's 5th birthday party. Shane coaches Hunter and Mikey's team and is the asst coach for Jess's. Hunter scored 8 points, Mikey scored 2 points ande Jess scored 8 points. As much as I loved Chuck E Cheese growing up, I hope that is the last CEC party I have to go to for a while! WHEW....just insane!

God Bless You!

Arabia and Snow

Linda, Carey, Carla, Brenton, Bailey and I went to a museum that had thousands of bound cargo recovered from the Arabia steamboat that sank in the Missouri River in 1856. It was a really cool museum and we had a great time at it! We even watched them in the process of restoring some of the items! Enjoy...

God Bless You!

New Year's Eve and Emergency Rooms

We had quite a bit of a scare on New Year's Eve Day. We were sitting at breakfast that morning and Carey had a seizure. Having God's hands around him, the entire family was home and we called 911. We went to the ER and they did every test you can think of...Cat scan, EEG, EKG, blood tests, sugar tests, urine tests, ultra sounds, and who knows what else and by God's grace everything came back normal. We were all very frightened and still are in some sense. He spent about 6 hours in the ER and we came home and he slept for several hours. He woke up to play a few games with the family and the neighbors, say Happy New Year and then back to sleep. We saw a neurologist here in town and Carey sat through a 4 hour EEG which came back normal as well. We chalk it up to the fact that God had a message for Carey and now he has heard it! I want to thank you for all of your prayers, calls, texts and emails concerning him! We appreciate and love it more than you will know! God is good!!!