Christmas Came Early for Tim...

We usually wait until Christmas morning to let Tim open gifts but some had to be opened yesterday because we have an appointment for drop off today to have some upgrades installed on his gaming pc that way when we get back from Kentucky he will be able to enjoy it over his Christmas break with his friends. Of course we will be taking his other parts and putting together another computer for me because my iMac is 12 years old and it is starting to give us issues again and this time we won't be repairing it because it's so old. So there's that. Here's two pics. One of Tim beginning to open his gifts and the other is of his Christmas haul. He's so excited to be getting this.

I'm not a gaming pc gal but anyone who knows gaming pc's will know what all these parts are...LOL! Let's just say he will be set up for a long time to come.  It's been a process these past couple of years to get his gaming pc the way he wants it and I think after this part swap out he will have all he's been needing/wanting in a gaming pc.  

Happy Pawlidays....

Stella and Tucker just wanna say,

Our new cat, Stella, and our old dog, Tucker, are getting along quite well now.  It only took a week and a half's time to get them used to one another.  That was faster than I expected with how she hissed at him when she first came here.  

Stella loves it here.  She has her favorite spots that she likes to lay.  One of them being one of my dinning room chairs which I'm not too thrilled about because I don't want them tore up...LOL! So far so good though.  She loves laying on top of the short book shelf that's by the window by my desk too.  She especially loves laying there when the sun is out.  She's our sun bathing girl.  She is Tim's shadow.  We go around the house singing Me And My Shadow...LOL! Even though she has a break away collar with a bell she still disappears on us at times and we have to go hunting her...LOL! 

Tucker wants to play with her so bad and will pounce at her and she still aint having that...LOL!  When he pounces towards her to try and play with her she will hiss at him for that and of course in short fashion he backs the heck off...LOL! 

Stella and Tucker hope you all have a very blessed holiday because they certainly are!

Jesus Is The Reason For The Season....

It’s getting closer to Christmas. Are you ready? While I love giving gifts at this time of year my favorite thing to do is spend time with my family and friends + spend time remembering the real reason for the season, Jesus!

“For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. Of the greatness of his government and peace there will be no end. He will reign on David’s throne and over his kingdom, establishing and upholding it with justice and righteousness from that time on and forever. The zeal of the Lord Almighty will accomplish this.” ~‭‭Isaiah‬ ‭9‬:‭6‬-‭7‬ ‭NIV‬‬

God Bless You All Durning this Advent Season and Remembering the real reason for this season which is Jesus! To Him be all glory forever!!!

Beautiful Sunset Yesterday....

On the way to take Tim to the gym to train yesterday we saw this beautiful sunset.  

I love when I get to see God's handiwork.  No man made this.  It's all God.  Only our creator can make such beauty for us to enjoy to be reminded of the fact that He and He alone created all things!  Thank you Lord for showing us your majesty in such beautiful ways.  

9 Years Ago and Now....

It's amazing the difference 9 years makes.  Tim was a read belt in TKD back then and now he's 1 1/2 years into olympic weightlifting and absolutely loves it.  We thought he loved TKD but it doesn't even compare to how much he loves weightlifting and doing PR's.  Love both of the pictures though because they represent different times in Tim's life.  In the one we were still calling him Timmy and now at 16 years of age it's Tim.  Right before his grandfather, Franklin Neal, passed away he began calling him Tim and then Tim wanted everyone to call him that so that's what we have been doing.  He will always be my Timmy though😊.  

Tim's Favorite Place To Be...

 Tim would rather be here than anywhere:

That's the weightlifting floors at Athletic Lab (Click on Athletic Lab).  It's Tim's favorite place on earth to be.  With Christmas and New Year fast approaching there are several days they won't be open and he's already disappointed about it😔.  I can't wait until the day we can build him a climate controlled weight room that he can do all his workouts in on our property.  He will still want to go to the gym but it will give him an alternative for when they are closed or his schedule is too busy for him to get to the gym.  Having options is a good thing.  This is a need for this kid for sure.  It's our hope and prayer that we will be able to start building a house with a climate controlled weight room attached to it on our other piece of property by the time he turns 18.  God's word tells us to set up an inheritance not only for our kids but for generations to come and that is our hearts desire for Tim and any other Neal's that come after him.  We are looking to the future while being thankful for all that we have learned along the way.  God is so good!!! 

Random Pics of Stella....

The first picture is a Christmas pic of Stella with Tim in front of the Christmas tree and the other is just a random pic of her.

 

My Desk Is No Longer Mine....

Stella has taken over the space where my keyboard and mouse go because the sun is currently shining there...LOL!!  I'm sure this will be ongoing thing because she loves being near her humans and she goes back and forth between me at my desk and Tim at his...LOL!  Plus she loves the sun!

Playtime with Stella...

 Stella loves playtime.  Tim has such a great time with her.  She is the sweetest thing ever.  And anytime I get to typing she becomes my typing partner...LOL! Here's a pic of her and Tim playing:

The fuzzy ball is her favorite toy.  

Blast from The Past - TBT...

Back to a time when our (one of my best friends) kids where still young.  It seems like forever ago that these pictures where taken but the bottom picture was taken Christmastime 2018.  They have all changed so much over the years.  

Tim is 16 and we just made a plan to graduate him in 2026 instead of 2027 from HS.  Charlie will be 21 in May of 2025.  He's all grown and working.  Andie is 16 and going to be graduating HS two years early.  She's such a smart young woman.  Soon it will be just Scot & I and Paula and Doug when they come to visit because all of our kids will have their own lives they are living that don't include us...LOL! 

Here's a recent picture of my best friend with her husband and Andie (included a pic of Charlie but it's a year old):

This is Charlie taken in 2023.