Introducing another Meadors?

Introducing another Meadors?  Why yes, we are!

Cory and I are very happy to announce that  we will have a precious baby born into our home this May. Our home will soon be filled with more love than we could imagine, which is hard to imagine.  [You will hear me refer to the baby as "cupcake" often, since I love cupcakes and I love this baby -- it seemed like the perfect nickname for me.] 

The last several months have been a new, emotional, and exciting adventure that we have been on.  I have been dying to write a blog about the weeks that have past but we wanted to wait until the perfect time before we made our Facebook and blog announcement.  So this blog will start from the beginning and catch everyone up to speed!  The day I found out I was pregnant, I was scared to death to say the least.  Scared of how Cory would react, how our families would react, and how we were going to be able to do this as newlyweds.  After the news had been broken to Cory, we knew that God had a plan for us and we were blessed to be having such a miracle.

At our first doctor's appointment at 6 weeks we go to see our little Cupcake, which at the time was a spot with a heartbeat.  I asked the doctor about being able to eat hotdogs, getting my hair done, bleaching my teach, and tanning - Cory was humiliated really proud of me at that point I think.  I was sick, very sick at the beginning and had been sick for a week or so at our first appointment.  Just so you know, when they tell you that they are going to take your blood - boyyyy do they really do it.  After I passed out and woke up with nurses all around me and a stick of stinky stuff under my nose did I realize that this tiny little baby in my belly was the real deal and reality hit at that moment - my life has completely changed.  I'm pretty sure I scared Cory half to death but we learned a valuable lesson that day, before they draw my blood I must eat.

Sickness stayed with me for many weeks.  In the morning, in the afternoon, or at night - I never knew from day to day what my stomach was going to do.  The only way I could describe how I felt was that I felt hungover.  I was kind of dizzy, headache, so hungry but if I ate something I would throw up but if I didn't eat something soon I was going to throw up.  Once the sickness faded I was hungry, really hungry.

Cupcake's heart rate has stayed strong at 152, 141, and 151.  So far the baby has showed signs of being perfectly healthy.  Several weeks ago I felt my first flutter.  It happened once while I was lying in bed watching a movie but didn't happen again for several more weeks.  Then the pressure started - it was almost like the baby was pushing all of its body weight against my stomach or bladder.  It was so strange.  The past week I have felt more movements, especially after I eat - my child is like me, enjoys the food!

We are approaching our BIG ultrasound where they will check bones, organs, development, and GENDER!  Woooo!  So excited to see if our Cupcake is a boy or a girl!


Please pray for our family as we continue down this adventure!  This is all a new experience for us.  Please pray for our health, patience, and guidance as Cory and I now make decisions for another life! [Scary, scary, scary]


First we had each other...then we had you.  Now, we have everything!

Just for you.

It is what it is.  Things will never change.  I have grown to understand that and probably will continue to do so as I get old mature.  It is unbelievably heartbreaking to believe that someone would change - for you or for themselves but then they don't.  You have hope, you try to believe in them, and all you are is let down time and time again.  Heartbreaking, to say the least.

People may wonder where the relationship has gone, they may talk about it, "Why are they so hateful?", "No respect", "Children should value their parents while they are alive."   At the end of the day - you are the one that knows what has really happened. 

I'm not alone in this.  Children, adults, families have been torn apart for years over selfish decisions made.  Often times decisions are made by parents that never truly understood how their actions have impacted the lives of their children. 

Children turn cold, unloving, distant, and angry.

Drugs, affairs, abandonment, lies.


I pray to be different.  To put my children first, my family, and My God.

Cause this Christmas I'm home

It's nothing new for me to listen to Christmas music because I love it!  I've actually been listening to it since October.  Today on my lunch break I was heading to meet Kellie for lunch and Blake Shelton is on XM58 (Currently playing country Christmas music) where he talks about rewriting Home with Michael Buble (I don't know how to make the e with the line over it).  So, as I listen I cry like a ridiculous fool - stupid hormones.  This song reminded me of Christmas's without Cory... how awful they were.  This Christmas will be our first Christmas as a family... us celebrating the holiday together along with each of our families.  It's really nice to be able to a family of just us... when I say it's nice, I mean it is really, really nice.

Here are the lyrics... try not to cry!  Or better yet, look it up on iTunes or YouTube!

Blake Shelton Feat. Michael Buble - Home

Another Christmas day will come and go away but I got so far to go but I wanna go home
I need to go home
Maybe surrounded by strangers and Christmas lights
I shouldn't feel so alone but I wanna go home
God I miss you, you know
I can close my eyes and see the angel on the tree, a blanket of snow outside and all my friends and family and though I know that you're no farther than a call away
I need to see your face, a call could never be the same
Another Christmas day will come and go away and I wont leave you alone and I wanna go home
I've got to go home
Let me go home
I'm just to far from where you are
And I wanna go home
Now the reasons I'm so far away ain't good enough
What ever they need me for I know that I need you more
So I'll do the things I got to do to get back to you
I need you to believe I'll make it back by Christmas Eve
Another Christmas day will come and go away and I wont leave you alone, No I'm gonna go home
I'm gonna be home
Though I'm surrounded by this cold December night
I feel so alone, I'm gonna go home
Babe, I miss you you know
Let me go home I've had my run baby I'm done
I'm coming back home
Let me go home
It'll all be alright
When I'm holding you tight
Cause this Christmas I'm home

Dinner for Two

Lately I have been trying to recreate some of my favorite restaurant foods at home.  Of course it is always better when you go out to eat since you don't have to grocery shop, cook, or clean up.... but sometimes dinner for two in your pjs is the perfect date night. 

Last night Cory and I recreated the wonderful, legendary Bull Dog Burger from the famous Danny's Silver Bullet.  Danny's Silver Bullet is located in Tuckerman, Arkansas - home of the Bull Dogs (I think)... Several years ago I made an appearance at Danny's too often, probably.  The food and beer is cheap and we always a good time! Danny's is known for having healthy, gourmet type of foods.  Ok, ya you are right, we are in Tuckerman here.... they are famous for their Bull Dog burger, Nasty Nachos, and Rotel Fries.  All three of those are a small piece of heaven in your mouth....and all three of those should be followed by several Tums.

Carrying on - the Bull Dog burger consists of a piece of Texas Toast, a hamburger patty, french fries, and Rotel (Velveeta cheese and Rotel).  The toast goes down first and the hamburger patty is placed on top of it - french fries cover the rest of the plate and it is all topped off with the main ingredient - Rotel!  It's one of my all time favorite foods so last night Cory and I cooked one up ourselves.  Mine wasn't near as good as Danny's but it did cover the craving for the time being.

Plus note - I added green beans to the menu.  Everyone needs some vegetables!

Tasty Tuesday to you all!!

Introducing a New Meadors!

Sorry for my lack of words lately - and the fact that I didn't finish my month of Thankfuls.  Ooops.

Carrying on - Cory sent me a picture last Thursday of three black and tan dogs with the message "I have three surprises for you."  These puppies looked to me like black and tan hound dog puppies.  [Note:  Several months ago Cory told me he wanted a black and tan coon dog, even though Cory has never been coon hunting.  I return say, I want a lot of things but another dog in the house is not one of them.]

So after I get this text message of three puppies in the back of what appears to be Cory's truck, I immediately call him.  Apparently he or a guy he works with (still not getting a clear story on that) picked these three puppies up off the side of the road on the railroad tracks.  Cory said that his friend was planning to take them to Animal Control - which he knew that would get me!  I of course say no, we will find homes for them!!  I don't want those sweet puppies taken anywhere that they could be put to sleep if they are not claimed.  I have a soft heart, I know.  My first call was to Lori Carson who I asked to help me find homes for these puppies, I was not going to be keeping one.  She of course said yes - but luckily we did not need her resources.  Two guys that works with Cory offered to take two of the puppies.  So one still needed to find a permanent home.....

This all changed Friday night when Cory came home with this long legged, black and tan, sweet and loving puppy.  The puppy didn't know what to think about Hank and Goose - he barked and guarded me as they were going to get me.  He loosened up as the night went on and after a good bath, he spent his first night in the kennel.  After a bit of crying, he went to sleep and did well throughout the night.

Saturday, as I laid in bed with the stomach virus, the new puppy and Hank snuggled up to me to give me the extra love and attention I needed.  I was hooked from that point forward.  Cory and I decided to name him Banjo... and he is now part of the family.  Sunday he spent most of his day outside pestering playing with Goose, finding dead mice, and getting into as much trouble as he possible could.  I forgot how much work a puppy is.  I was up at 11pm, 2am, and 5am with Banjo... I guess he is preparing me.  All in all, he is doing well and adjusting to our family. 

We now have a Hank, a Goose, and a Banjo.  My goodness we are redneck.

Goose meet Banjo.

Snuggled up for the day!

Hunting in the backyard with Cory and Goose

Napping in the laundry basket

Happy Monday!  It's December y'all!