Mattocks Family News

Where does one start when they've been out of touch on here for so long? LOL

Going into October I had no intentions of going to Washington even though the kids would be on break for that month but circumstances came up that changed my mind and so the boys and I packed up and off we went for a few weeks that turned into the whole month. :-o

We had a wonderful time as we always do. Stayed with Grandpa and Grandma. I love staying there, specially now that they have made me my very own room! lol

The boys just had an absolute blast and were off visiting someone the whole time and didn't even stay with me very much at all. Uncle Billy and Aunt Helen said they were so busy they couldn't even come to Shelton to say Hi and so Uncle and Aunt had to meet us in California just to see the boys. haha

They spent time with all thier cousins and grandparents and uncles and aunts and it was a true vacation for them and I think they probably enjoyed themselves more there than they would have a day at Disneyland. :-)

We finally did come home but for only a couple days and then we were off again to WCC. I truly enjoyed myself there this year. There were times I was myself and scared of my own shadow but then I was able to kick myself in gear and be that person I'm going to be someday and stepped out and actually talked to some people, although I did makes sure it was only to people that I knew could hold a conversation without me putting much in it. Haha I was so proud of myself, and of course my darling husband always tries to help and will always stand behind me ready to lend a voice if I stumble. If you know me then you know exactly what I'm talking about, if you don't well then I'm sorry, because you really are missing out haha I really am a nice person, I promise!

And so now I am home once again but packing to be off again. I know, unbelievable huh. This time I am once again headed back to Washington. We are having a family get together with my side of the family, I will always do my best to make family get together because family is important to me and we never know who might not be there that next time and so I have come to decide that I must live my life in the way that I would if I knew it were someones last time for me to see them or them to see me, that doesn't mean I always succeed but it is important to me for my whole family to know that I love each and every one of them no matter how far removed even if it is just by my actions and not always the words that I speak.

Hopefully I do well in the picture taking department while I am gone and get lots of memories recorded.

And then that will bring us to Thanksgiving....

I just am amazed how fast this year has flown by. I am sincerely praying this next year that is coming up flies by twice as fast. That prayer though comes after the prayer of " God will you please come today?" I'm ready, I'm willing, I'm able. Let's get out of here is what I say!!!!!!

But so long as he holds off His coming I will continue to stay ready, no matter what comes my way because Heaven is the ultimate goal and I know it is any day now, before my kids hit those teenage years would be ideal.

Trav has told me of some conversations he has had with a couple guys that he works with this week and God just keeps amazing me.

One never knows who has a church background, who is watching you, who thinks well of you because of how you live. Who will offer you that helping hand, and who might be used to give you that word of advise or encouragement, You just never know..........

I am looking forward to where God is going to take us in Him and I am praying desperately that He won't think me stronger than I think myself. I sometimes pray "God will you please make this just a little easier on me" I feel at times He says " Your doing fine, you'll live" EEPS! But I keep moving forward and of course He is always right even if I sometimes ask Him "are you sure God? I sure don't feel fine, or that I'm going to live"

Something happened to me very recently that made me say "God are you sure about this? It's not too late to change your mind. I promise I will understand! And I'm ok with just being a saint for the rest of my life, anywhere, even if its Africa or the North Pole". Hehe Who ever said God doesn't have a sense of humor. I think he chuckles at me all the time, I can almost picture Him looking at me and smilingly shaking His head.

Yes I have ongoing, live conversations with God every day. He's always just right there and I just talk away. I am sometimes driving down the road and I almost think if I can just look fast enough I'll see Him sitting in that empty seat next to me.

The boys are back in school, (off and on). Dallas told me this is the best year ever because they have been able to miss so much school. Terrible!

3 days for WCC and then tomorrow and then Monday probably. 5 days in one year is alot to them when WCC is usually the only time they ever miss. So they are loving it.

And now Holidays are coming with even more time off for them.

It is vacation time yet??? Oh how I wish! I am so ready for a real live vacation, where one goes and just forgets about real life, about the whole wide world but that tiny little corner that you might be in at that precise time.

I have read over this post and have decided that you have come to the conclusion that my life is not going well. Well just in case you did come to that conclusion you are dead wrong. Everything is great and wonderful, I have just been in such a thoughtful pattern of late. My mind doesn't work much like anyone else in the world I'm pretty sure, I think, act, talk and live completely different from the average human. I'm sure there are many that would agree I am a person like no other. :-) I sometimes wonder where I did come from. LOL The oddest things get to me, or bother me, and I handle things in just the oddest of manners I'm sure. I sometimes act the ruddest when I don't really mean to.

My little angel before I left for Washington in October

Auntie bought her her very own gatorade. :) Lil big for her huh. LOL

Takin a walk with Uncle

Am I really 30? Some days yes, some days no. Haha

He hasn't reached 40 just yet, still a few more years.

And Dallas just dying for those teenage years to get here.

I wonder why kids wish thier life away.

Coda is right behind Dallas in it

My lil miss

Such a dolly

In Washington. Coda had a headache, hence the frown.

We were waiting for Maw-Maw to join us at Applebees

The boys with cousins Dawson and Savannah. Can you guess who is oldest?

Not who is tallest. :-)

We had our anniversary while we were gone

We spend our anniversary at church. :-) With his family

Coda and Donavan

Coda doing what he loves best

Trav and his wonderful mother

Dallas and Hudson with great grandma Jackie

Cousin Maverick and Coda

Dad and Coda

3 generations

My darling husband of 13 years

I married him for his looks, his money, and because he was just the most wonderful man I knew and because I had loved him my whole life. :-)

Cousin Colton and Dallas

Paw-Paw bought each of the boys a rifle and they thought that was the coolest thing ever, so when we got home we had to go try them out first thing.

Dad giving shooting lessons

My boys are growing up too fast

Off to WCC, Mom and I headed out a day early so we could stay in Sac. We love staying in motels and going on trips, vacations and just anything that gets us going somewhere for any reason. :-)