Whittaker Woman

ANNIE

Carlos did a great post on our families newest obsession Check it out...

ANIMAL LOVERS, STOP HERE AND COME BACK TOMORROW!

For all you others please sympathize with me. So I grew up with EVERYONE of my family members loving animals, heck I loved animals. And then it happened some time in between childhood and adulthood the dirty little secret of animals was exposed to me... They cost a ton of money, their hair is gets everywhere,they  come with bugs or you have to spend more money to take the bugs away. And to top it all off  I can't stand the poop and pee . Now don't get me wrong I could at one point have a dog, or a cat. I am not that much of a hater. It just at this time of life I dont have the funds or the time to properly take care of an animal. So why does this happen to me...

This is our neighbors dog. We have only met our neighbors once ,at Halloween. So how do I go next door and say "Hi we are the Whittaker's and we wanted to thank you for all the presents your dog seems to leave at our house but from now on can you please have your dog crap in his own yard? " Yes friends  our back yard is the  "bathroom" for our neighbors dog, those are not rocks in our backyard its crap. What do I say? H

JC's Girls Hit Rialto

5 of us girls headed out to a club last night. It actually is the club that I first went to about a year ago. Our approach this time was different. A year ago we had free tickets to get in, we entered and then bouught lap dances to get an opportunity to get one on one time with the girls. This time we brought goodie bags that we had left over from the convention. We walked to the front desk and ask to talk to the manager.  Obviously we are getting the stare, the questions were all over his face.  The front desk guy calls back and says that the manager will be out in 15 minutes. So we just hung out in the front desk area while guys piled into the club. One by one my heart broke for them. The whole they had that made them decide to go to a strip club makes me ache, then my heart broke for the girls they were about to use.
    Finally the manager came out. Hard and eyebrows raised. He was not about to let some bible thumpers into his club. And then it happened you could see Gods hand working. As he questioned us he began to see that our motives were pure. We only wanted to love and show our support for the girls in the industry. He called the owner of the club and then was told that it was his call. And then it happeded. He switched from being this grouchy body guard to leading us back stage to the girls dressing room, buying us drinks and giving us the VIP treatment. He became so cool, I love to see people who only experience the finger pointing so called "Christians" to be able experience the type of example and love that God has asked us to be.
    So with that the night was a success. We gave the girls the gifts which are going to speak for themselves. Christina (one of our girls) got the opportunity to talk to one of the dancers who was on something, but who the manager said needed our help. Just to know that someone cares, and is not afraid to come into their world makes all the difference. We had a great night. It was different then my first encounter but it still makes me proud to do what I know God has asked me to do.

Carlos being Carlos!

I have a new car! I am excited to drive something that I know is going to start. I am excited to have a new car that I don't have to roll down the window, to open my door because the inside handle is broken. I am excited to have a car that I can roll down the passenger side window when someone wants to talk to me from the outside. I am excited to have a  car that I don't have to blast the heat so that it keeps it from over heating. I am excited to have a new car that has the drivers side mirror. I am excited to have car that does not have bald tires and a car that I don't have to pay $125 just to fill up. Heres my new car. Check out Carlos' post on how we got it.

Do my kids really understand how spoiled they are?

I am laughing at my last two blog posts. One day we are the beach the next we are in the mountains. Our dear friends are rockstars and I went up to visit them as they live in the mountains for this winter.   In the previous post we are  basking in the sun of So Cal and the next post is us playing in the snow of the Sierra Nevada's!  I love it! So again I ask, do my kids really know how spoiled they are?

Is it really February?

The negative images of traffic and smog in So Cal seem to fade on these kind of days.

Just right...

You know when you are in the card store and  you find the card that is just perfect. Carlos found this for me for Valentines day. Wow it screams JUST RIGHT. You know Carlos could not only sing a sweet song and leave it at that. He had to put a little Carlos spin on the day. I love you babe.

Lovers love!

My love spoils me. I am full and overflowing with his kindness, encouragement, perseverances, passion, and his simple love . Those of us who have been married some time know that your relationship will go through seasons, ours has. But it feels so wonderful to be in summer. Sunny and warm. Carlos knows how to talk my language. Listen to my valentines love song. H

Daddy's love!

The girls have a wonderful love for Carlos. And to have a day to celebrate it is even more special to them. They woke up  to special balloons planted by daddy all over the house. Carlos is the best at making the girls feel so loved. The girls decided to make daddy  breakfast in bed, so we had a picnic in the girls room.

Rise and Shine!

These are the Whittaker girls before 9 am. Looks fun huh!

So she may look sweet, but her bite hurts. I know those of you who know her are in agreement with me. Her personality makes me laugh and I want to encourage her spirit but sometimes she just says the darndest things.  Today  we were at Kaiser walking out of an appointment when she saw a doctor walking down the hall and says " mommy look at that BIG doctor." Of coarse I did not respond, and as the very large woman in a lab coat passed us yelled "MOMMY LOOK AT THAT BBBIIIGGG DOCTOR!"  Oh, what do you say? The lady was big.  She was telling the truth.  has no idea the embarrassment she puts me through but she is all her and I love that. Oh my Bean. I love you. H

ME

It takes a lot to WOW me. I really dont care about names or who's who. Unless its Big time. I mean the highest of highs. So this conference is fun. I love seeing all the people who are "IN" but i am not Wowed by them. However... I could get used to hanging in mansions and socializing. Really dinner and just casually hanging out with these guys? So Cool! H

I guess JRocka is the popular one

 

 

 

re:create day 1

Today we began our conference, Carlos' dear friend Slade (from college) picked us up from the airport. We went to a wonderful lunch at this Jamaican restaurant called Calypso's. Yummy! We then began the conference. They had a great round table about blogging and then we went to a great dinner sponsored by the record label Myrrh. And at the very end they surprised us with Amy Grant. The funny part about it all was that as we got off the airplane Amy Grant was singing on the radio and we had a conversation about her. Then there she was tonight! It was so great! I look forward to the ladies part today!

I was on Nightline!

As many of you know a few weeks ago I went to the AVN Porn Convention in Las Vegas. Nightline came out and did an interview with some of the Christian groups who attend the Convention. I Its my 15 seconds of fame! Check it out.

ATL

3 hours to sit...
   

Since I have been with Carlos for 10 years now ATL has become a second home (he lived here for 23 years of his life).  I think I have visited here 9 times in the last 10 years. Everything about the city is familar to me now. I feel like I have lived here too. I have become friends with so many people here, even one of my best friends lives in the ATL. Anyways this is just a post to pout that we are stuck in the airport and we cant even have a few hours.  At least theres a Chik-Fil-A in the airport! H

Re:create!

I am so excited! We are off to Franklin Tennessee for one of the best conferences ever! I love to see my Man be his fullest,  its so attractive. Till then.... Adios. H

Just Braggin'!

They are so stink'in cute! i am going to miss this stage in life!

...On a side note do you like Sohaila's friends in that last picture?   

4 kids 4 and under, how do people do it?

I survived four kids! It was a lot of work and Carlos is for sure going to DR. Snip Snip, but it was fun!  Actually the only thing that really got me was the fact that the Pierce family are early risers. I am talking 5:30, and well if you know anything about the Whittaker house hold its that we don't get out of bed before 9:00. So starting there made me very sleepy. I do have to say that my sister and I are very different in parenting but we are both doing something right because those four kids are some  sweet, kind, well behaved kids. I am shocked at how good they all were.

Junior and Sohaila playing at my sisters house!

Finally we went to go see my sister at the Hospital!

William Carr Pierce was 10lbs 22 inches born Jan. 31 @9pm!

He has liquid in his lungs so he is in NICU. I was so sad I could not kiss his little cheeks! The pictures are not the best as he was in a incubator. Congrats Pierce Family!