tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14245063993409282282024-03-12T18:34:58.470-05:00Life on Callaway RoadWith five kids, three cats, and two dogs: life on Callaway Road is full of surprises.Bobbie Thttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00273832981737282897noreply@blogger.comBlogger295125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1424506399340928228.post-20326196968949809132016-03-14T08:29:00.001-05:002016-09-07T20:54:17.999-05:00The Purple PromiseTHIS POST WAS WRITTEN IN JUNE 2014, but I failed to publish the post. Here it is, two years late. <br />
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Hard to believe it has been a year since I have posted. I will blame that mostly on the absolute exhaustion that I have felt at the end of every work day. DHL Global Forwarding has been my home for 12 years, but as of May 31, 2014, I have moved on. I spent the first week of summer with my girls, just enjoying watching them swim and doing some serious deep cleaning and de cluttering. I feel like I am just about to have my life back in order. As much as I loved the old company, the changes there were not for me. The world that will be when all of the migration work is completed is not something that I want to be a part of. I have moved to a much smaller world and one that I feel like I have much more control over. Chris Avent sent me a text message a couple of months ago and asked if I knew anyone who wanted to be an Air Export Manager in Atlanta. He knew it would be a good role for me. I wasn't so sure and almost didn't apply. But in the end, his message made me think there were options out there. I redid my resume and went to my first interview. About half way through, I knew I wanted this job. I wanted to be a part of the FedEx family. I have so many things that I want to accomplish and I am going to be able to do that at FTN. The years that I spent at DGF were invaluable. The education I was given is surpassed by none in this business. I worked with hundreds of people who influenced me, but the greatest were Rob Betzer, Chris Avent, Sherri Skalski, Monica Turner, Dawn Hoeflich, Mike McGinnis, Wade Sorensen, Bob Gardner, Shelby Lee, William Diephof, Marc Carlstrom, Briana Bloodworth, Greg Simon, Tim Hale, Richard Schepp and Debbie Fowler (and not necessarily in that order). I love them all and I miss them all, but I am happy to be in my new role. I am the Air Export Manager for FedEx Trade Networks. I am also the Warehouse Manager and the Gateway Manager at the moment....until we build the business enough to bring on the two other managers. Our new building is in the process of being completed and the world is all new. Bobbie Thttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00273832981737282897noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1424506399340928228.post-22296526706409426552016-03-14T08:29:00.000-05:002016-03-14T08:33:17.667-05:00The Tingle kids found the blogI always thought that this blog would be important to the kids one day. It turns out, that day is now. The girls found the blog without any prompting from me. They remembered that we used to post and that the name was Life On Callaway Road. They were reading years of posts and bringing Peyt and I in to read them too. So I promised that I would start posting again. I got to spend the day today with the Taylor Jacques family. It was so much fun. Jessica is having TWINS...a boy and a girl. She is going to name them Calvin and Taylor. She looks beautiful pregnant, but we always knew that she would. <br />
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In other news, the Tingle Twins were in the Inman talent show last month. The entire family came out to watch. It was REALLY long. We were there from 6:30 to 10:15 on a Friday night. The girls had a lot of fun and Amelia only fell asleep for the last hour or so. The girls were the 40th act out of 42. They danced with two of their friends, Brooke and Cassidy to "Home Grown." I bought them all matching cowboy hats early on and they got new boots for the venture. I love Samantha's John Deere camo and pink cowboy boots and Sabrina's pink and brown leather boots. Mema and Papa, Grandmother and Granddaddy, Michael, Rustie, Chad, and Jace all came to watch them with us. <br />
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Amelia has been putting on talent shows like crazy the past couple of months. As much as she loves to sing, dancing seems to be her absolute favorite activity. I am hoping that she will take dance lessons next year. She got a karaoke machine for her 6th birthday in Feb. She did not have a party this year, though she really wanted one. I felt bad for not doing a big deal party, but we just had a huge one for her last year. As it turns out, her fifth birthday was the last time that I got to see Mema Shirley before she passed. I am so grateful that we had that tea party. Mema was all dressed up in green outfit complete with hat and white gloves. She looked like a character right out of Downton Abby. It has been pretty tough to get used to not having her here. There are so many times that I think about her and I just want to pick up the phone to call to ask her advice. <br />
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The girls have just started their second spring season for Fayette County Softball. They played for the Black Widows where they came in second in the county last spring. It was their first year and they played outfield most of the time. This past season they played for Carole Mason and the Sharks. Although they lost every game, we found out very quickly that Sabrina could pitch and Samantha could catch. Samantha actually seems to be a natural born catcher, which is so odd considering all of the issues that she has had with her knees over the past few years. This season, they are playing these two very important roles for Chaos. Peyton has been working as the assistant coach....which he loves. <br />
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Destiny had her best report card of ALL time last quarter. She is beginning to focus a lot more on school. I think that comes not only from being in high school, but also from joining JROTC. She seems to really love that environment and I believe she will eventually join the military. I would much rather see her in the navy or marines than the army, but we will see. As much as she wants to be in law enforcement someday, she knows that the military is a great place to start and I can't and wouldn't try to talk her out of that. I would be very proud for her serve. She's bright and talented and they would be lucky to have her. It could even give her a chance to see the world. <br />
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Amelia is enjoying kindergarden. She has made so many friends. Most notably, Ellie Harper (whose parents are both teachers at Inman) and Clementine. Clementine is a special needs child that Amelia just took under her wing on the first day of school. Her mom is very excited about the friendship and Clementine talks about Destiny all of the time. I hope they will be friends for a long time. Ellie's dad is the gifted teacher for Inman and worked with us on the testing last year for Samantha and Sabrina to join. He saw such potential in the girls over the past few years and wanted to give them room to shine. <br />
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I have been at FedEx for almost two years now. It seems more like forever. I love my role and I love working with Chris again. I've expanded my area of management to include, Air Import, Air Export, Distribution, and now Surface Transportation. Still steering clear of brokerage and ocean, thankfully.<br />
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I will catch up the blog on everything else soon. The girls are pretty serious about me taking the time to document. I am thinking about giving them admin rights and letting them add their own posts. They are so creative and it would be wonderful if this could belong to all of us. I tried to give Peyton admin right s years ago, but I don't believe he has ever posted anything here. <br />
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Maybe one of the girls can fill you in on our trip to Washington DC and New York that we took last year for vacation.Bobbie Thttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00273832981737282897noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1424506399340928228.post-23688423610437081942014-12-21T19:43:00.001-05:002014-12-21T19:43:21.255-05:00Christmas Newsletter 2014<div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
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<span id="docs-internal-guid-fb8fdd45-6f6e-9054-23de-e618dce11708"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I caught myself telling Sabrina not to correct Amelia’s improper use of the English language last night. Our little four year old Elsa wannabe has a fantastic vocabulary. She typically sounds more like a teenager than a baby, but there is one word that does not exist in her world. She does not know the meaning of the word, YESTERDAY. She has always said, LAST MORNING. Everything happened, last morning, never last night, never yesterday. I can’t help myself, but I don’t ever want her to quit saying that. It’s the very last sign that my little girl was ever my little baby. She will be five in February and before we know it, the littlest Tingle will be in school. Just like almost every four year old girl in the country, she loves Frozen and dances and sings around the house all day. I wish I could say </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.15; white-space: pre-wrap;">that the words to those songs drive me crazy, but they don’t. I could listen to her sing forever.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Sabrina and Samantha are both excelling in the fourth grade. Sabrina loves to read and to write stories. The older she gets, the more she reminds me of myself. She’s generous and kind and she likes to be in charge. Sabrina loves to run. She and Sam have both hit the 50 mile mark in the running club at Inman Elementary.They run every morning before class (weather permitting). Samantha seems like the quieter kid around the house, but I’ve learned that isn’t the personality trait that comes out when she’s with her peers. She is as outgoing as her dad and I combined. She loves to ride her bike, but skateboarding is quickly turning into her passion. She’s asked Santa for a new board this year. She’s also the resident queen of Minecraft and I’m pretty sure she’ll either be a vet or a computer engineer someday.</span></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Destiny is just a few months shy of starting high school. It’s so hard to believe that she will be driving by the beginning of summer. It’s pretty awesome to have a kid that is old enough and PATIENT enough to babysit this bunch for a couple of hours. She’s a great big sister. She’s been running more this year too.</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.15; text-indent: 36pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"> Peyton is bound to end up with a couple of 5K partners out of this bunch. </span><span id="docs-internal-guid-fb8fdd45-6f70-8040-248b-550a7f08fa82"><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-indent: 36pt;">
<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">We bought a 1978 Dodge Motorhome a few months ago and Peyton has really enjoyed fixing it up. We took it on our annual Thanksgiving camping trip to Indian Springs. It has been the best “garage sale” item we’ve ever stumbled on. It makes a great playhouse too. It’s pretty funny to see Peyton driving around town in the Mystery Machine. Everywhere he goes, he gets an offer or two to buy it. Tingle Moving Service had another good year and Peyton got to spend his days with his dad, his brother and his son. He might not have a house full of boys, but he has a wife who loves a good football game and girls who think they are the Lords of Dogtown.</span></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I started off the year feeling pretty bummed about work. Things were chan</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.15; text-indent: 36pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">ging quickly within the organization and it just seemed like I couldn’t do anything to help my team succeed. I felt a little bit like I was swimming upstream, but in late spring, I underwent a blood transfusion that changed everything. The red and yellow that coursed through these veins was turned to purple. It was a huge leap of faith to leave DHL after 12 years, but I joined the management team at FedEx Trade Networks in June and have never looked back. In just six months, I have learned so much more than I ever could have imagined possible. I don’t see that slowing down in 2015 as I take on another role within FTN. It’s the biggest challenge of my career and quite frankly, I am having a great time doing it. It is so amazing to be working again with a GM that I adore both professionally and personally and I don’t mind bragging about having a team that rocks. </span><span id="docs-internal-guid-fb8fdd45-6f71-3584-d470-90f082b62b0e"><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-indent: 36pt;">
<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I am just shallow enough to say that the most exciting moments for me this year were watching Garth sing live (awesome floor seats at Phillips) and visiting Seattle for my first Seahawks game at Centurylink with Shelby Lee. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">This year has been full of challenges, but in the end, there is nowhere I would rather be this season than hanging out with these beautiful Tingle girls and snuggling up with the sweetest man alive...even if it is under our “Frozen” themed Christmas tree. </span></div>
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Bobbie Thttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00273832981737282897noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1424506399340928228.post-63701790164848266112013-07-25T10:26:00.000-05:002013-07-25T10:37:43.474-05:00Summer Vacation 2013: Lake LanierWe are nearing the end of our week on Lake Lanier. The girls have had so much fun. Peyton has been able to sail his boat every day since we've been here. He even took her out in a BIG storm yesterday. I was very patient and calm while I waited on him to return. I have so much faith in him and that boat that I didn't worry at all. Sabrina and Samantha turned 8 on Tuesday. We had a birthday cake with an ocean/lake theme. Sabrina got a new tablet and Samantha got a bike. They each got Barbie dolls from countries that reminded me of their birth/names. Samantha, of course, got Ireland...her middle name. Sabrina got Argentina. It's a long way to get to the association if you aren't me, but for me, it's easy. Sabrina is named after Audrey Hepburn. My favorite Hepburn movie is Breakfast at Tiffany's. Holly Golightly wants to run off to Argentina to marry a billionaire rancher in the book/movie. Sabrina's name actually comes from the Hepburn/Bogart movie Sabrina. I am so excited to see the girls growing up. They are smart and sweet and they have the best sense of humor. It's a bit dry and serious like their dad's. They are the kids that you have to almost check yourself to make sure they are joking. Sometimes, you would never know....which makes it so much funnier if you know them. We went through a list of questions yesterday while we were out on the boat. Here are some of their answers.<br />
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What do you want to be when you grow up?<br />
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Sam: A vet Sabrina: I don't know yet. Why would I know that now? Destiny: FBI Forensic agent or forensic anthropologist Amelia: A dad.<br />
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How many kids are you going to have and what will they be? Sam: Three/Two boys and one girl<br />
Sabrina: Four/two boys and two girls Amelia: Four/All girls Destiny: Two/one boy and one girl<br />
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So the potential, not including Michael's kids is that we will have 13 grandkids. Wow!!! That's a lot. Think about the way they might multiply when you decide the number of kids you are going to have. <br />
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<br />Bobbie Thttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00273832981737282897noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1424506399340928228.post-66249294688600461162013-07-01T22:06:00.000-05:002013-07-01T22:06:53.031-05:00Don't Look So Happy<div>
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Bobbie Thttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00273832981737282897noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1424506399340928228.post-18883871006160807272013-07-01T22:02:00.000-05:002018-03-14T20:45:47.849-05:00Tingle KidsMichael Madrie Tingle: Senior at Fayette High School. Class of 2012. Michael had his senior pictures taken a month or so ago. He is not driving yet, but it scares me to death when he leaves the house with his buddies who are driving. Michael is overall a good kid. All of his friends seem to play it pretty straight...at least the ones we have met. He works with his dad on occasion to make spending money. I was hoping he would save for a car and gave him a couple of hundred dollars towards that on his birthday, but I am pretty sure the money is long gone and none of it made it to the bank. Typical of most any 18 year old. I can't lie and say nice things just so we have a record of the happy times. The bad stuff is part of this family history too and I have to say that I am concerned that Michael will not make it to graduation. The past four years have been a real struggle. This happens at the beginning of every single year. He b<br />
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Destiny Lynn Tingle: Age 11. Fifth Grade at Inman Elementary.Bobbie Thttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00273832981737282897noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1424506399340928228.post-1969125826369782212013-07-01T21:48:00.000-05:002013-07-01T21:48:19.574-05:00Six Flags and Six Flag's WhitewaterWe have a very busy weekend. I took two days off of work to spend with the kids. We're so busy at work that there won't be much time during the summer for one on one time with these little ones. I hate it that the past three summers have been so busy at DGF. On Thursday, Peyton had to work and it rained so we goofed off all day and didn't get a whole lot of anything accomplished. We did buy new beach towels and swim suits. On Friday we woke up bright and early and headed off to Six Flags. The girls really wanted to ride everything they were tall enough for, but once we were at the front of the line, they backed out. This happened over and over again. I try not to get frustrated over this type of thing, but when you wait in line for something you have no interest in riding only to have the person who asked you to wait with them, back out...again....it gets really frustrating. The good news is the lines were very short all day because of the threat of rain and the girls loved every minute of Skull Island. I don't see much of a point in taking them back to Six Flags this year when there is far more to do at Whitewater and they now have season passes to both. Maybe as the summer goes on, they'll change their minds. I loved all of the rollercoasters at their age. It surprises me so much to see them far apart at the thought of riding one. Destiny got to ride almost everything that she wanted to. She was finally tall enough to ride Goliath. The last time we were there she just barely failed to make the cutoff.Bobbie Thttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00273832981737282897noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1424506399340928228.post-5644439111155007062013-06-24T22:29:00.000-05:002013-06-24T22:29:57.418-05:00The girls and I found a box of old videos today from when they were babies. We laughed at how different everyone looks now. How funny they sounded when they were little and how totally cute they were. Peyton came home and settled right down with us for the next hour and a half. It is so amazing to look back at those little girls when they were learning to walk, to talk, to crawl. They were so independent. There is a video of Samantha at Dollywood. She is crying because she can't go on an amusement park ride with me. So sweet. I love my babies. I miss them being babies, but I also love the little girls they are now. I am sure I will be overjoyed with the young women they will become too.Bobbie Thttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00273832981737282897noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1424506399340928228.post-34946123254636294762013-06-02T09:44:00.002-05:002013-06-02T09:44:42.204-05:00Summer 2013Once again I have skipped over some wonderful stories that have happened since my last post. I always think to myself that I need to add these things to the blog, but never seem to find the time. Amelia has all but grown out of the baby stage. She talks and acts like she's 7 going on 30. Guess it's all the time she spends with big sisters that makes her seem so much older. She had her first real haircut yesterday. I let them trim the ends. I'm so afraid for her to lose her little curls. Sabrina got the most dramatic cut. Her hair had grown out to just below her shoulders and she cut it above her chin again. She loves the cut/short hairstyle and it suits her personality perfectly. Samantha gave up on growing out her bangs, but kept the back long. It's just a few inches above her waist now. <br />
Destiny is in the mountains with Mema and Papa celebrating their 33rd wedding anniversary. They have officially been together for 35 years now. Rustie, Chad and Jace are in Helen with them. <br />
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We had two award ceremonies at the school to attend this year. Destiny received the Reading award for the Sixth grade. She is the single most improved student. When I think back at how impossible reading seemed for her, I get teary. She struggled so hard with letters and sounds. She's been in classes for extra reading help since she was in the first grade. We buy her books all of the time. It took me years to convince her to read for fun. She almost always has a book with her now and it has really paid off. She has discovered a love of reading and her CRCT scores went through the roof. The kid who failed to "meet standards" for years skipped right over the "meets" section and is four points above the "exceeds standards" mark. I could not be more proud. She still has some work to do in math and with homework, but she finished the year with two c's, two a's and two b's. Sabrina was on the A/B honor roll for the first semester this year and on the A honor roll second semester. She received her A/B and A honor roll certificate at her end of year ceremony. Samantha was on the A honor roll all year. She received the Principal's Honor award for maintaining her A's from the first day of second grade. Amelia was so excited when they called the girls names and she saw them go up to get their awards. It feels so good to have all of the kids doing so well in school now.<br />
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I worked throughout Spring Break since I took time off at Winter Break this year, but we still fit in some fun. We made it to the bowling alley and the skating rink. The girls are really push for a trip to Six Flags this summer and I am really hoping to be able to take them next week. <br />
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They are all growing up so fast and I do miss my little babies, but I love the conversations and the time that I am spending with my girls now. They are going to be amazing, young women. <br />
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When I look at Amelia, I just see her Grandmother Tingle. She looks exactly like Mary to me. Sabrina and Samantha both look a lot like me, but I can see Adrienne in Samantha and Peyton (Owen,Galen) in Sabrina. <br />
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I really want to drive by the house where Destiny's aunt lives to see if I can get my hands on any baby pictures or just family pictures. A picture of their mom and their mom when she was growing up would be so nice to have for them. There have to be things in that house that would be special to my kids that came from their birth family. Picture of her grandparents. It's crazy to think about how many things I would take out of that house if I had five minutes alone in there. <br />
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Samantha and Amelia have both had these little nagging colds for the past two weeks. We were driving down the road last weekend and Amelia said, "Mommy, if Samantha and I go to heaven, we won't be sick anymore." We all really laughed at that one. "You're right sweetie, but if you go to heaven, you don't get to come back, so let's just try to stick around here until your cold goes away."<br />
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For mother's day, Peyton got my mother's ring fixed. It's been broken for about four years now, so it is wonderful to have it back. There is no way to add Amelia to the ring, but we will do something special for her or I'll wait and get another mother's ring in the future with all five kids on it. <br />
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We lost Grandma Peggy last month. Daddy got to spend her last days with her. He and mom were staying every night and he was coming there after work each day. I know it helped him so much to get to say goodbye. I was the first person to speak at her funeral. I was shaking so hard that I couldn't stop. I have no idea why that happened when I am so rarely nervous in front of a group.<br />
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We bought the girls a new swimming pool last week. Peyton, Destiny and I put it together right outside the back door. It'll be so much easier for mom. She'll be able to see them right from the kitchen window. Poor little Amelia fell right off of the ladder yesterday when she was climbing out of the pool. They are going to have a great summer right in their own backyard. <br />
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The girls have the week off for winterbreak so I took a week of vacation too. We checked into the Westin on Sunday afternoon and spent the afternoon and early evening swimming in the indoor pool. We had sandwhiches and chips in the room and watched Ferris Buller's Day off before going to bed. On Monday, President's Day, we woke up and went back to the pool for a couple of hours. When we checked out, we thought we were heading home, but Daddy took us on an adventure. We went to the Varsity for lunch and then over to Piedmont Park to play for the rest of the day. Peyton has so many memories of the park from when he was growing up. We were surprised to see the new parking garage. There are so many changes at the park, but it's a beautiful place. It reminded me so much of being in Central Park. Next year I want to take the kids to Washington, DC and to New York. They should be plenty old enough by then. This time, Destiny spent the night with Grandmother Tingle and is enjoying her alone time at Grandmother's house. I hope it is still just the two of them. She needs to spend some time with one of her grandmothers alone. She thrives on one on one time and she doesn't get much of it around here with all of the girls fighting for attention. I am stealing my own time with Peyton this week....taking him away to North Carolina. I don't want to have to fight for one minute of his attention from the four prettiest girls in the world. The last picture is of the house that my grandmother lived in on Waldo Street in Atlanta.Bobbie Thttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00273832981737282897noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1424506399340928228.post-13900900925472802222012-12-23T23:38:00.003-05:002012-12-23T23:38:59.118-05:00Merry ChristmasThis is the first year that I have not written a Christmas newsletter, but I guess I need to get myself together and do one because I will only be dissapointed in me if I don't. I love the legacy of the letter. It detials the growth of the kids in a way that nothing else ever could. We just had the one year anniversary of losing Papa Don on December 19, 2012. I know it was a tough day for Mema, but she seems to be doing okay. My mom got a very bad staff infection two weeks ago and spent the last two weeks in Rockdale County Hospital. She came home a couple of nights ago and I am so glad. I am feeling very blessed that things with her are not worse. She is taking dialysis treatments and will do so for a while. Hoping it isn't forever, just for a while. Wish I could spend more time with her, but between the kids and work, it's almost impossible. Bobbie Thttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00273832981737282897noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1424506399340928228.post-79481840714978636412012-10-13T20:53:00.002-05:002012-10-13T20:53:30.002-05:00Papa DonI really miss Papa today. I should have been calling him to say Happy Birthday. I know it's a hard day for Mema Shirley. It's so hard to imagine life without him. There are times it just kills me that he isn't here to talk to anymore. I loved my Papa Don. It was really hard for me to talk to him in those last months because there was so much we needed to say, but it was so soon after losing Jordan that I found it hard to really discuss the tough stuff. We did, in the end, say everything we needed to say to each other. I'll have a Pepsi for him tonight. Bobbie Thttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00273832981737282897noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1424506399340928228.post-30971443559664792022012-10-13T20:48:00.000-05:002012-10-13T20:48:09.309-05:00Mid-Life CrisisI have named my new baby, Mid Life Crisis. I have wanted a convertible my whole life and I was thrilled when Peyton said we should just buy one. He bought me the most incredible car. It truly makes me feel better going to work just having the top down and coming home is always an adventure. The girls love the car, but Amelia gets a tired of the wind pretty quickly if we are on the interstate. She's just a little too small for it. I have the most amazing husband in the world. Thank you, Peyton. I love my Mid Life Crisis. Micahel was happy to get the old Benz for his birthday. <br />
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Bobbie Thttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00273832981737282897noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1424506399340928228.post-16254778821866900962012-10-13T20:16:00.001-05:002012-10-13T20:37:43.839-05:00Tingle Kids Fall Update 2012Destiny started middle school this year. She's attending Fayette Middle, just like Michael. Not sure the younger kids will ever go there since they are discussing closing the school. Samantha and Sabrina are in the second grade at Inman Elementary. Amelia doesn't have her buddies home with her during the day, but Mema Lorelei is keeping her busy. I say it all of the time, but I have to say it again....they are growing up so fast. I blink and my baby isn't a baby anymore. <br />
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Destiny Lynn:<br />
--started 6th grade at Fayette Middle<br />
--started her period a couple of days after her 12th birthday (too much info, but she'll want to be reminded of that one day) She was with Mema Lorelei in Conyers for the weekend when it happened.<br />
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--She's been reading a lot more since school started this year. It's good to see her read. I bought her some new novels and her dad bought her "Forensic's for Dummies". She loves in--vestigative police work and anything that looks like it might involve mixing chemicals together. I think she'll hit her stride when she makes it to her high school science classes. Unfortunately, she's failed to turn in several assignments in Math and Reading and a couple of her grades are really suffering for it.<br />
--Her biggest source of pride is her long hair.<br />
--has already been to two dances since middle school started in August.<br />
--Is completely in love with someone named Edgar...who unfortunately, did not go to the dance this week.<br />
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Sabrina Aisling:<br />
--started second grade at Inman Elementary. <br />
--loves to write books. (makes my heart swell...she looks so much like me when sits down to write her stories) the big difference is that she looks exactly like her daddy when she illustrates them. I could never really draw the pictures to go with my stories, but my little girl can write a story and illustrate it.<br />
--very competative. I won't say she's a sore loser, but she definately does not like to lose.<br />
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--"the little mommy": The other kids get a good does of Sabrina telling them what to do on a daily basis.<br />
--her favorite tv show is Full House....totally loving this since I've seen every episode and I loved it so much when I was growing up.<br />
--she wants to sleep in her OWN room downstairs all by herself. She's a bit fearless.<br />
--watched a psychic kids show with me the other day. An hour after the show ended, she was walking down the stairs with her tablet. Just like in the show, she was asking our ghost questions and trying to record his answers. I heard her say: "Are you mean?" Fearless....she believes there is a ghost here and she's not only sleeping alone, she's talking to it.<br />
--She loves riding her bike and has been riding without training wheels for months now. She wants a trick bike for Christmas. <br />
--sings and dances all of the time. She is a big star in our house. Dancing and singing are second nature to Beanie.<br />
--straight A's on her last report card.<br />
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Samantha Ireland:<br />
--started the second grade at Inman Elementary.<br />
--doesn't like to do homework, but doesn't complain about it as much as she used to.<br />
--two A+'s on her first report card this year.<br />
--still blushes when you mention Luc's name although he is not in any of her classes this year. <br />
--plays very well with Amelia and likes to sleep on the futon in Amelia's room. She doesn't like to be downstairs at bedtime.<br />
--has the most amazing smile and laugh.<br />
--I can always count on Samantha to tell it like it is. She doesn't hold back and she's as honest as she can be on any topic you throw out there.<br />
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--She likes Full House too, but her favorite television show is Goosebumps. Another show from her Aunt Rustie's time. I think this show is the reason she doesn't like to sleep in her room.<br />
--swims like a fish and loves to dive into the pool backwards, sideways, any way she can that's different. No fear in the water.<br />
--draws the best pictures of animals. This weekend, she drew every creature you could imagine for our Halloween party. She's so creative. <br />
--Hasn't gotten a score below 100 on any of her spelling tests and does the challenge words every week instead of the regular words. Brilliant kid.<br />
--loves to play with Jace and still has a bit of a tom boy side to her.<br />
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Amelia Reagan:<br />
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--two and a half....don't forget the half...she is NOT two...she's two and a HALF.<br />
--loves Callie.<br />
--talks non-stop about anything and everything. She's a bright one and there just isn't anything she doesn't understand. Peyton and I were watching a movie the other night that we suddenly realized she didn't need to be watching. The language wasn't great and she was obviously listening to the movie. Turns out, she wasn't just listening. She was really watching the movie and was really following the story. There was a husband and wife having a huge marriage ending argument. Amelia looked up at both of us and said, "it just isn't fair that they don't have a house." I laughed so hard at her how dead on her comment was that I started coughing and couldn't stop. <br />
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--last night: Mommy: Amelia, how old are you? Amelia: Two and a half Mommy: How old will you be on your birthday? Amelia: Three Mommy: When is your birthday? Amelia: February<br />
(We had no idea she knew when her birthday was!)<br />
--she skips the numbers four and fourteen when she counts.<br />
--she loves baby dolls. She carries them around with her everywhere. She dresses them, rocks them, sings to them, talks to them. She especially loves baby, "Jordan." She has named Jordan's babydoll after Jordan and really cries if she can't keep it at our house at night. Mema has had to let baby Jordan spend the night on a couple of occasions.<br />
--she talks to Jordan and Papa Don, not the dolls, but them. She got really upset when Mema tried to put a bag in the seat next to her and told her not to put it on Jordan. (This was before she named the baby doll.) She tells me sometimes that Papa Don is sitting on the back porch. She also talks about a man we don't know who is on the back porch. I don't doubt she's as close to the spirit world as she could possibly be because she's so young. <br />
--she has beautiful curls. I love to look at them and to play with them. She's my baby. My last baby and I love her so very much. Her giggles are intoxicating.<br />
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Michael is doing well. He's still living with Nick and working with Peyton and Rabun. Peyton gave him the Mercedes on his birthday and he appears to still be driving it. He doesn't seem to be interested in finding any other work, but with the winter settling in and the hours growing scarce, he better start thinking about it. He hasn't learned how to plan for these periods when work is slow.<br />
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We had seven tickets left for Lake Lanier Islands that we did not use while we were on vacation. Amelia is too young to need a ticket, so we had just enough for me, Rustie, Momma, Jace, Destiny, Samantha and Sabrina. We had a great day albeit a long one. We made it to the park at 1130 and left at closing time, 2000. Mom and I spent a lot of time in the wavepool with Amelia. Rustie took the big kids on most of the rides. I ventured out on a couple of them myself, but I have to be really careful with my back on the slides. The talkest one had three humps, my legs flew up and I landed back down pretty hard. I videotaped the ride and it's pretty funny to see me go flying. Samantha and Sabrina were not afraid to ride anything at the park. They are amazingly brave and they swim like little fish. I am so proud of those two. Destiny has never been afraid of any of the rides either. We had dinner at Sunset Cove before heading back to the wavepool to finish out the day. It's been a long time since we've had the chance to spend the day together. They always play music in the pool area. As we got up to leave the pool to walk down to the lake, Jordan's song, If I Die Young, came over the speakers. It was louder than any other song and was the first that we heard. Without a doubt, she was there with us. We all miss her so much that it's physically painful sometimes to be be together and not to have her there. Our sweet Jordan....life can be so unfair. Bobbie Thttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00273832981737282897noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1424506399340928228.post-40821375048055433642012-07-24T15:19:00.003-05:002012-07-24T15:19:47.546-05:00Happy Birthday Sabrina and SamanthaWe have just returned home from three nights at The Lake Lanier Legacy Resort. It was as relaxing a time as we could possibly get with a 2 year old in tow around that much water. We truly did enjoy ourselves. We arrived on Saturday and spent the afternoon swimming at the hotel. We had dinner at Bullfrogs and then watched the Dive In movie by the pool. They were playing Ratatouille. Amelia watched most of the movie before falling asleep in my lap. Destiny watched about half and Sabrina watched half. Samantha played in the pool the entire time and when it was all said and done, Peyton and I are the only two Tingles that actually watched and enjoyed the movie. It was our tenth wedding anniversary...what a way to celebrate (only a touch of sarcasim). We slept in a bit the following morning and went to Windows for Sunday brunch before heading to the water park. The girls rode almost all of the waterslides with their Dad. Amelia and I played on the beach and in the wave pool all afternoon. She loved the waves. I had a tough time getting her out of the water. Her little toes were completley wrinkled prunes by the time we left on Sunday night. We spent the early part of the evening at Sunset Cove having dinner at the Sunset Cove Cafe and Club. I was so impressed with the restaurant. The kids were able to play in the water and ride the craziest water slide I've ever seen (The Vortex) while we waited on our dinner. If you know me at all, you know the one thing that I am always going to stop to enjoy is a man with a guitar. If he's remotely worth listening to, you will have to drag me away from the scene. We were sitting directly in front of the stage and there wasn't one song that he played that I did not love. This was the dinner I wanted for our anniversary and I enjoyed every minute of it. Amelia was dancing behind my chair and hiding from the "man with the guitar." She's so shy. When dinner was over, I found a shady spot to read (Fifty Shades Freed, the 3rd book in the 50 Shades trilogy) while Peyton played in the water with all four of the girls. They eventually found me and we walked down to the beach where all of the boats were docked. I can see why Sunset Cove is party central for Lake Lanier Islanders. What a crazy fun atmosphere. I watched at least five volleyball games while the girls played in the sand and Peyton and I waded just off shore. Amelia is not afraid of water. She thinks she can swim without her vest. We had a tough time convincing her that she must have it on to keep her head up. I can't remember the last time I felt as relaxed as I did at Sunset Cove. We went to Publix after leaving the waterpark to pick up a birthday cake for our little angelic monsters. They quickly agreed on a cookie cake---I was so surprised that they were able to agree on anything. We picked up some fried chicken and sub sandwiches for their birthday dinner and headed back to the hotel. We were all so exaughsted. They opened their presents: WAY too expensive Galaxy tablets that they have yet to put down. It almost put a bit of a damper on the trip because they wanted so much to play with them the next day. On Monday, July 23, we went back to Windows for breakfast. I hope the girls will always remember the Chocolate Chip covered Belguim waffles that they made with their dad. I doubt I will ever forget the amazing breakfast buffet this place has, not to mention the windows overlooking Lake Lanier. We were scheduled to check out, but we decided we needed one more day, so I went to the front desk and checked us back in. It was officially their 7th birthday. It brought tears to my eyes remembering and recounting the night before they were born. The anxiety that I felt about giving birth came flooding back. There is a picture of Mema Shirley sitting with me on a bench outside of hospital admissions at 5:00 on the morning of their birth. You can see the fear and worry in my face. As much as I wanted these precious little girls, I was terrified to go through another hospital stay so soon after my back surgery. The doctors had given me every possible scenerio and the worst case scenerio was a vaginal delivery for baby A (Sabrina) followed by a C section for baby B (Samantha). I believe that God knew I couldn't handle the recovery from a C section because the best possible outcome occured. I was induced mid morning and by 5:42, I was holding my first little girl, followed by baby B at 5:55. My labor was easy by most accounts and the girls were happy, healthy, beautiful little angels. I don't know how life could be any sweeter. After breakfast, we were going to go back to the waterpark or for a swim. With two girls who just wanted to play on their new tablets, we ended up staying in the room too long to go to the park. Not to mention that even though we used a whole bottle of sunscreen, we were sporting six varying degrees of sunburn...mostly just noses, under eyes and shoulders. No one had the energy to venture back out into the sun. We waited until just after noon to head down to the pool...not the brightest idea to go at the hottest part of the day. We played for a couple of hours before heading back to the shade and air conditioned room. Around 4pm or so Peyton took us all out for a walk. We walked around the grounds and found the perfect/secluded little beach with beautiful white sand and a great place to fish. All of the girls went fishing with their daddy. No one was dressed for it, but it didn't stop us from jumping right into the water. Who knew that such a short distance from our room we would find such an ideal place to play. In hindsight, we would have spent most of our time there had we found it sooner. Destiny and Peyton caught one fish together. It was the only fish of the day. Amelia and I made a break for the room and hiked (literally) back up the side of the cliff (slight exageration, but with a 2 year old in my arms, it could have been k2) to the room. We were just finishing up a great bath when the others arrived all covered in sand. After everyone was showered, we went back to Bullfrogs for dinner. The third dinner in a row with live entertainment...and it was a Monday night. I ordered ribs for the first time in my life. Peyton reminded me that ribs were not a great "date" food, in fact they are the ulitmate no-no. I figured after a full decade of marriage, it couldn't hurt to eat ribs in front of him. He's seen much, much worse. He ordered his final Texas Gold Margarita of the trip and I settled on something called a Leap Frog (lime juice, Tanqueray, and sprite). It was so good, I had to have one more. We went back to the room and watched American Gladiator until eveyone fell asleep from pure exaughstion. This morning, I woke up feeling amazingly refreshed. We loaded the car and headed back home. I have a full three days left off of work and I couldn't be happier than to spend them at home getting things ready for the new school year. Sam and the Bean will start second grade in two weeks and Destiny will be in middle school. Poor little Amelia will be home alone again during the school year with no one to play with...so goes life as the baby of the family. <br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqZ6HrXCJQVV3G012Bnhp9Egazo1LqEFIEub9zAqrGKIESSrOaDVpHNxsP2ObloXYUf7L9GEA5NNHKjdw7ZbMxgV-AvvBXalCspS_HQTpz_xu5iGCDwq2tg-yVm3uSUR82k2MnNkcw28uj/s1600/Jennifer+Five.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqZ6HrXCJQVV3G012Bnhp9Egazo1LqEFIEub9zAqrGKIESSrOaDVpHNxsP2ObloXYUf7L9GEA5NNHKjdw7ZbMxgV-AvvBXalCspS_HQTpz_xu5iGCDwq2tg-yVm3uSUR82k2MnNkcw28uj/s320/Jennifer+Five.jpg" width="320" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWdbm2x_MeSxtoRM1hturB4Lnw6TJfG6LGAWmzoPBb9NytSpNfaYAxBZMi2ZVsKX97L2YKIaf81P6eUzVjnnfwm40SdCGSqUm0FVpoS2vsy7EdElUXOZ0LyJxHxW3AaNI5g_OAe8kRMpw_/s1600/peytons+birthday+one.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWdbm2x_MeSxtoRM1hturB4Lnw6TJfG6LGAWmzoPBb9NytSpNfaYAxBZMi2ZVsKX97L2YKIaf81P6eUzVjnnfwm40SdCGSqUm0FVpoS2vsy7EdElUXOZ0LyJxHxW3AaNI5g_OAe8kRMpw_/s320/peytons+birthday+one.jpg" width="320" /></a>I met Jennifer when she came to work at DGF in late 2006...early 2007. We were located down in the Fairburn office at the old Exel building while we waited for the 2500 Sullivan Road facility to be completed. Chris Avent introduced her to me. She was the Domestic Sales Manager and I was the Area Domestic Manager. We were a team. She brought the business in and managed the customer relationship and I managed the operation. We only worked together for a year and a half, but over the course of the next five years, she would become my best friend. I told her in the very beginning of our friendship that she did not want me as a friend. "I have so many commitments between work and the kids, that I will never be able to just hang out." She just laughed at me and told me she wouldn't hold it against me...and she almost never did. She would remind me that I had Peyton and he was great with the kids, and she was right. He took care of the kiddos whenever Jenn and I went out for dinner or drinks. We lost Jenn on February 29, 2012. She was just shy of her 45th birthday. I will never understand the events that led to her passing, but I know how she would want to be remembered. Jennifer was bright, smart, sweet, intellegent and did her best to make everyone around her feel valued. I met her parents today for the first time. They drove down from Ohio. I can't imagine how difficult it would be to be in Jack and Andrea's shoes. Jenn always told me that I would love her parents and her brother. She was right. I guess we were at Ted's Montana Grill for a few hours and it felt like we just sat down. Time flew by as we shared stories of Jenn. When I drove away, I found myself smiling, knowing that Jenn would have been so happy about our lunch. I have been missing her so much. It wasn't unusal for us to go three weeks without speaking...and then we would talk every day for a week. I find myself reaching for the phone on my way home from work....wanting to catch up. I have to remind myself that she's gone. I miss my friend. I wish that we had spent more time together in the last two years. Once Amelia came along, it made it so much harder to find time for anything outside of the kids, Peyton, and work. I wish I had made it to the Jimmy Buffet concert and I wish she had made to Christmas dinner. It just feels like there are days that life gets in the way of living. I'll hang on to all of the memories that I have of her. Jenn, you touched my life....more than you ever knew, or than you ever took credit for. Miss you chica!<a href="" id="ctl00_ctl00_ContentPlaceHolder1_ContentPlaceHolder1_ObitCameraIconPhotoGalleryLink" target="_blank"></a><!-- Jennifer Clark SINKKING --><!-- FH = E.C. Nurre - Amelia --><br />
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SINKKING<br />Jennifer Clark, beautiful, wonderful and loving daughter of Jack and Andrea Sinkking, cherished sister of Michael (Shelly) Sinkking, devoted aunt of Sara and Ryan Sinkking, beloved niece of Joe (Nancy) Sinkking, Jean (Harold) Zeller, Carol (Jon) Willinger and many other cousins, left this earth for a better place on February 29, 2012 at the age of 44. Visitation will be held on Sunday, March 11 from 2 PM until the time of funeral service at 4 PM at E.C. Nurre Funeral Home, 177 W. Main St. (St. Rt. 125), Amelia. Memorial contributions in her honor may be made to Lil Paw <nobr><a class="FAtxtL" href="http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/cincinnati/obituary.aspx?n=jennifer-clark-sinkking&pid=156326738#" id="FALINK_2_0_1">Prints Animal</a></nobr> Rescue Haven, P.O. Box 393, Loveland, OH 45140-0393. See <a href="http://www.ecnurre.com/" target="_new">www.ecnurre.com</a> for additional information.Bobbie Thttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00273832981737282897noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1424506399340928228.post-77294455478574698932012-02-24T14:20:00.001-05:002012-04-22T21:39:00.694-05:00Happy Second Birthday Baby BearAmelia will be two on Monday. We are taking her to Chattanooga for the weekend to see the fish and the Tennessee Aquarium. We're all really excited. I can't wait to spend some time away from work. I spent most of the week in leadership training at DGF. It was a great class. I am always so impressed with the level of training that is available when you take advantage of it. We have been in the car for over an hour. Amelia said she needed to go potty. And she did. Her pull up is totally dry. I am so proud of her. She is the most polite child I have ever met. She says please, thank you, and excuse me. She's always the life of the party..always making her big brother and sisters laugh. Peyton says she reminds him so much of Owen. It's a baby of the family thing. She calls herself baby bear. We are sister bears, Papa Bear and Momma Bear. It's so funny to hear her say Papa Bear...especially when we are out in public. I'll post pictures after the trip.Bobbie Thttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00273832981737282897noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1424506399340928228.post-9235668006865491682011-12-22T00:47:00.001-05:002011-12-22T00:47:39.458-05:00Donald Ray PiercePapa Don was the best grandfather that we could have ever asked for. He loved all of us. We're going to share our stories so I can cut and paste them into the blog. I found two voicemails from him on my phone tonight. It is so nice to hear his voice! I can't quite wrap my head around the thought that is he gone. He was my last living grandfather. Papa Louie died when I was ten. Papa Duren and Papa Bill died when I was in my twenties. And now Papa Don when I am 37. I have no more grandfathers.Bobbie Thttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00273832981737282897noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1424506399340928228.post-90463470746870057422011-11-24T23:13:00.002-05:002012-04-17T22:12:21.321-05:00My sexy and my know it.My little one sings the m&m commercial while dancing all over the house. All day long it's "My sexy and my know it" and "Justin Bierer says...Baby baby baby ohhhhhhhhhh!". It is amazing to watch this little one grow. She is so stubborn though. Spoiled is putting it mildly. She's rotten. Just like when she was a newborn, if she wants something she thinks she should cry until she gets it. We're working on this one but she isn't making it easy. <br />
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She just smiles so big. It melts my heart to hear her say "momma". Her vocabulary is so impressive. She's been potty trained for two months already. I have never seen a kid this young ask to go to the potty. She still clings to her Daddy but it has gotten better. She still refuses to let him sit down at his desk. She's in a big girl bed now. I set it up last night. She loves it, but of course ended up in our bed at 2 am. Still love that she can come to us now. I put the gate in the hallway so she can't get down the hall in the middle of the night. She loves her sisters and brother. She calls Michael. Dichael. It's so cute. Destiny is Desi. Beanie is beanie and Samantha is Mantha. Bobbie Thttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00273832981737282897noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1424506399340928228.post-88336278708474620612011-11-20T23:04:00.000-05:002011-11-20T23:04:26.612-05:00Thanksgiving 2011 @ Callaway CampgroundIt's rare that I have more than a day or two off at Thanksgiving, but this year I took the week off. I am going back the day after, but until then I get to hang out with the kids. Peyton was off this weekend and most of next week too. Momma and Daddy brought up the camper on Friday night and we started our campout. Peyton and I slept in our tent with the three littlest Tingles. It was Sabrina, Samantha, and Amelia's first time sleeping in a tent. It was freezing. The overnight temperature was 25 degrees. I slept in my hat, my coat, two pairs of pants and two shirts. We also had two down sleeping bags around us. Destiny slept in the camper with Mema and Papa Jerry. On Saturday we hung out by the campfire and cooked all day. Bobbie Thttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00273832981737282897noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1424506399340928228.post-8113328196183733522011-10-24T20:25:00.001-05:002011-11-09T21:54:57.983-05:00Happy Birthday, Peyton!!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9NTYKYSJ4vyV3X8yX9DcMWpaw6O4OoSx521VD_UMpCEoy4h3sMCAb6MKtBJlZfr6dHPaOop4kvyoTDP-XHdjBHltYWhYjdTkmk5012LEpCajnJeAgZZj6h3dXn_TozmUZNL7gBHXcxbKz/s1600/Michael%2527s+Birthday+and+Cancun+060.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" ida="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9NTYKYSJ4vyV3X8yX9DcMWpaw6O4OoSx521VD_UMpCEoy4h3sMCAb6MKtBJlZfr6dHPaOop4kvyoTDP-XHdjBHltYWhYjdTkmk5012LEpCajnJeAgZZj6h3dXn_TozmUZNL7gBHXcxbKz/s320/Michael%2527s+Birthday+and+Cancun+060.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg17qsDgHmqmIxUz26Uer8dngRVLzGtdX_SamGJhuqE-0owV_LTZVTP1dn_rjUa5DtbFDdjjETmJTJCtCip452pVqTqJV8N6YP4RGidmzPfmbNsRubx0v6K5UwCzNz0R32ECZjkqHVoY0Oq/s1600/Michael%2527s+Birthday+and+Cancun+119.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" ida="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg17qsDgHmqmIxUz26Uer8dngRVLzGtdX_SamGJhuqE-0owV_LTZVTP1dn_rjUa5DtbFDdjjETmJTJCtCip452pVqTqJV8N6YP4RGidmzPfmbNsRubx0v6K5UwCzNz0R32ECZjkqHVoY0Oq/s320/Michael%2527s+Birthday+and+Cancun+119.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>Peyton and I were at Coco Bongo in Cancun, Mexico when the clock struck midnight on his 46th birthday. It was the biggest party I have ever attended. It was a pretty eventful trip for us. Upon our arrival, we were promptly greeted by a tropical depression. The rain started on our way from the airport to the hotel and only let up for small breaks over the next two days. The wind was blowing so hard on Sunday that we had to duck inside of the nearest restaurant to get out of the weather. As luck would have it, the Falcons were playing the Panthers so we ordered some drinks and wings and settled in for a couple of hours. The place was slammed. There were five games going and crazy Green Bay fans sitting on one side of us and even crazier Steelers fans on the other. We were sitting down less than ten minutes when the billboard that we had just been standing under came crashing down in the street. The winds were the strongest I have ever seen. The waves were monsterous! I was so worried that we wouldn't get any sun on the trip, but the last two days were perfect. Unfortunately, I don't have many pictures to share. We realized that we really didn't take the camera out very much. We stayed at Temptations Resort and Spa. It's an all inclusive, adults only resort and it was exactly what we needed. I literally did not see one kid the whole five days we were there. Okay...I did see two. One little girl, about five years old that was selling bracelets outside of Coco Bongo and 11 oclock at night, and a young pre teen boy who walked through the topless beach area with his mom. Pretty funny the expression on the mother's face when she made him pick up his pace to get through there. As Americans, we truly do not have experience with topless anything. The food was fantastic. The resort has five restaurants and four bars. The days and nights were one long occasion that didn't seem to end. The rum and coke flowed right into the breakfast hours. I even went to dinner one night at 3:30 in the morning. I woke up starving (we had gone to bed without eating). Peyton got up with me and we went down to the PatyO Bar where Pedro cooked me the best burger I've had in years. One of the bartenders even went out in search of a tall glass of milk for Peyton. We ate, took a walk on the beach, and then went back to bed for a few hours. We have so much going on in our every day lives that we just don't make enough time for one another. I love Peyton and that has never changed for one moment, but too many obligations, including our beautiful kids, can make it tough to keep the close connection that we have always shared. I made a vow before I ever had kids that I would have the kind of love that Ronald and Nancy had. Their adult children described their relationship perfectly when they said, "It was as if we were on the outside, looking in." They kept one another close and kept their marriage not just alive, but thriving and seperate from their relationship with their kids. We have done a great job for the first nine years, but the last two have been so busy that we haven't made enough time for ourselves. This trip was really like a second honeymoon. We went to Cancun for our real honeymoon too! Happy Birthday to the most amazing man I know. I have seriously seen many relationships over the years and I couldn't be more proud to be in this one. We have already made plans to go back down in the spring. Time to start adding back to my vacation fund. ***Coco Bongo: Amazing. I would pay twice the money to go back and see it again. I was blown away by the show and the crowd. I danced until 4am. Mesermo was amazing. He managed a crowd three/four times the size of any bar I've ever been to and my drink was never empty. We even had our picture made with Spiderman. My favorite act was Queen. Freddy Mercury would have been proud. My least favorite was Madonna and even it wasn't bad. The only act I missed was KISS. The show started at 11 and was ends at 3:30. It's crazy long, I didn't think it would ever end. There was confetti pouring from the sky every fifteen minutes or so! Anyone going to Cancun should NOT miss this place. It was better than any Vegas or Vegas style show I've ever seen...nothing compares. Bobbie Thttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00273832981737282897noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1424506399340928228.post-62046114017026391262011-09-25T21:22:00.001-05:002011-09-26T19:27:51.597-05:00Peyton's Birthday in MexicoPeyton and I are going to Cancun for his birthday this year. We are leaving on the 15th and coming back on the 19th. I am really excited to be away and alone for four whole days together. It's been a long time since we've just escaped from everything. I have really been stuggling to juggle a very demanding work schedule with home the past couple of months, but I have made some real strides in the past week towards leaving the stress of work at work and not bringing it home. The laptop is not coming out in the evenings unless it's a real emergency and I'm not opening it up on the weekends. The longest day that I had last week was 13 hours, down from two 17 hours days the previous week. I also took Thursday and Friday off and spent some much needed down time with Peyton and the kids. I had two full work days at home with my baby girl and boy was she happy with that. She's really always been a daddy's girl, but the past two weeks she's been crying for me when I'm not here. I just know that as important as DGF has been to me and to the kids, it had taken over my life to the point that I was coming home in a horrible mood and really crying nearly every night. If I wasn't crying, I was complaining. I was becoming impossible to live with and impossible at work. I had a complete meltdown and had to reevaluate my position. We'll see what happens in the near future, but for the moment, I have put my family back on the front burner and work is in second place. I want to be successful in all that I do and in our current environment, I can't see success. I want to bring value to my clients and I've proposed for the final time how to make effective changes. I am hoping that I will be given the greenlight to move forward with much needed adjustments to schedules and restructuring. Either way, on October 15th, I am flying to Mexico to have an amazing week with my husband. It will all be there when I get back...and if it isn't, I'll move on to bigger and better things. Bobbie Thttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00273832981737282897noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1424506399340928228.post-80212131864067452862011-09-25T09:29:00.001-05:002011-09-25T21:10:42.645-05:00Pine Mountain FestivalWhen we woke up yesterday, Peyton just wanted to get the kids out of the house. He has a touch of fall fever. I know it's my favorite time of year when the leaves begin to fall and I believe it is his. He loves to be outside and the temperature is perfect for taking the kids on these adventures in the early fall. He did a few minutes of research on small town festivals and determined that we would head to Pine Mountain. We went through Warm Springs and educated the girls on the history of the beautiful little town. I have always found FDR's story to be so amazing, but really did not realize how far back the springs were used for medicinal purposes. A brief history from before FDR:<br />
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</div><div style="overflow: hidden;"><div class="sub" id="history" style="visibility: hidden;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">The history of the Roosevelt Warm Springs Institute for Rehabilitation is about much more than just President Franklin Delano Roosevelt. The history predates FDR, to the Native Americans who first utilized the healing properties of the warm springs, to the pre-Civil War and later Victorian resort era of the late 1800s. However, it was FDR who clearly made the greatest impact. Since FDR's first visit to Warm Springs in 1924 until his death in 1945, he made 41 visits here, and was the driving force for the treatment of polio, polio research and rehabilitation in general; and it was during that time FDR initiated The March of Dimes. Since his passing in 1945, the Roosevelt Warm Springs Institute for Rehabilitation has continued his living legacy, and is now a National Historic Landmark. </div></div><div class="sub" id="beforefdr" style="visibility: visible;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">According to local legend, the warm springs were a safe haven for warring tribes of Native Americans, who would bring their injured to the bubbling waters at the foot of Pine Mountain to recuperate. It is believed that the Creek (also called Muskogee), Chickasaw and even the southernmost Cherokee tribes were given safe passage to and from the 88 degree mineral water. In the mid 1800s, water spas dotted the southern landscape. Well-to-do property owners and businessmen would get away during the hot summer months. Among these was a hotel near the warm springs at Pine Mountain, where even influential visitors like Henry Clay of Kentucky and John C. Calhoun of South Carolina were known to have visited. In 1879, a much larger 180-room Victorian lodge was built on property overlooking the warm springs near the small town of Bullochville (which was later named Warm Springs by FDR). Located in Meriwether County, this rambling, multi-porch lodge was called the Meriwether Inn with trails and steps leading down to the springs and what eventually became a large outdoor swimming pool. With access by train and stagecoach, the Meriwether Inn remained a popular resort until George Foster Peabody, a prominent businessman and philanthropist in New York City purchased the property in 1923. In 1927 George Peabody sold the property and 1,200 acres to FDR for $200,000. Roosevelt, who refused to stay in the Inn due to its inaccessibility, turned the place into a polio treatment center, officially incorporated on July 28, 1927. We will take the girls back later in the fall and let them tour The Little Whitehouse. Yesterday, we had a festival to attend and it was so much fun that we spent the entire day there and ran out of time to do anything else. </div></div><div class="sub" style="visibility: visible;"></div><div class="sub" style="visibility: visible;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGcWpCPkS_tfirIZfgO6FOtdcn3PtjDK1qPexrzzadctm8bS1Y8vdt9aONv1wfp2QGXdbJARp9qMCmiyeawHTj6jqsn0ncfeqc2553QH6ipsOftOXGiG94OMRXj7YlDTUDabUdES14abJA/s1600/Amelia+and+Mommy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" hca="true" height="191" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGcWpCPkS_tfirIZfgO6FOtdcn3PtjDK1qPexrzzadctm8bS1Y8vdt9aONv1wfp2QGXdbJARp9qMCmiyeawHTj6jqsn0ncfeqc2553QH6ipsOftOXGiG94OMRXj7YlDTUDabUdES14abJA/s320/Amelia+and+Mommy.jpg" width="320" /></a>I am not typically one for window or antique shopping, but I found some beautiful items in Pine Mountain. Peyton bought me a bowl that is identical to the one my Mom has had in her china cabinet for the past 30 or so years. Her's is a vintage footed amber oval fruit patterned bowl. When I saw the blue one identical to it, I couldn't quit looking at it. My wonderful husband bought it for me. Rustie and I have always talked about who would inherit that crazy bowl. I looked up the value and it's worth about $15.00. Peyton paid $20.00 for mine. The real value of that bowl is in how many of our birthdays, Christmas parties and Thanksgiving gatherings it served our potatoe salad. I am hoping that my girls will all discuss....even openly....who will inherit the blue bowl that daddy bought for mommy at the Pine Mountain Festival in early fall 2011. Tonight, I will make sure to fill it with mashed potato salad and place it on the center of our table. </div></div><div class="sub" style="visibility: visible;"></div><div class="sub" style="visibility: visible;">The girls rode ponies and had their hair fixed in crazy hairstyles by a couple of ladies raising money for the Humain Society. We sat on a blanket in front of Wells Fargo and listened to the band play while we ate our fair food: pulled BBQ pork, baked beans, potatoe salad, rolls, hot dogs, french fries and cheese nachos. After a couple of hours of shopping and viewing vendor's handmade goods, we had ice cream in a real "soda fountain era" shop. The girls loved the old phone on the wall and the old Fridgadaire door that decorated the wall. </div><div class="sub" style="visibility: visible;"></div><div class="sub" style="visibility: visible;">We toured a small art gallery where I discovered a couple of local artists that I loved. Pat Christian does water colors and my favorite is called Liar's Bench. This is simple, small town America airwork with some beautiful Italian landscapes from Pat's travels. They are really wonderful to look at. I know the girls will grow up to have a huge appreciation of art. After all, they do have the blood of artists flowing through their vains. It really bothers me that Peyton doesn't have the time to draw and paint the way he used to. I have some great pictures he's done for me, but nothing recent. The kids take up so much of his time. I know that when Amelia is a little older and Michael is living in his own apartment, I am going to add a studio to this house for Peyton. Someday....someday is not that far away for us. The kids are growing and changing so quickly.</div><div class="sub" style="visibility: visible;"></div><div class="sub" style="visibility: visible;">Amelia is a riot right now. Everytime she seems me change clothes, she screams out...BOOGIES....and then pulls her shirt up to show me that she has BOOGIES too! I hope I never forget how the sound of her laughter and the squeaky little voice that tries to copy everything that I say. She has an expansive vocabulary for such a young little toddler. I guess when you grow up in a house with six other people who never shut up, you either have to get the words right or risk not being heard....and trust me....she is heard! She still follows her daddy around and cries for him to hold her all of the time. She needs him to love her and cuddle her all of the time....she might look just like him, but in this respect, she takes after her momma. I am just as needy and clingy with Peyton. I am so proud that he is my husband. I don't think I could breathe without him. My heart hurts just to think about it. We are still friends after all of these years and I think that is why this works. There is no one else in the entire world that I would rather drive around town listening to Sinatra with. Pretty funny....he played Sinatra in the car yesterday. The girls were not happy. They kept asking when he could put on some real music. Little Blue Eyes complaining about listening to Old Blue Eyes. Eventually we settled on country music and they all sang the rest of the way...even Amelia. </div><div class="sub" style="visibility: visible;"></div><div class="sub" style="visibility: visible;">***It's funny to note that anytime little Miss Amelia gets out of the car or walks out of the house, she says, "Uhh...it's hot." A little spoiled I think.</div><div class="sub" style="visibility: visible;"></div><div class="sub" style="visibility: visible;">We are pretty sure we will hit another festival next weekend. The fall festival season is just gearing up. I can't wait. 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