Breathing...What a wonderful thing!

           After a long long week of studying (cramming) for finals I am happy to say that I passed both of them!!! WOOHOO  This means that I will get to proceed on to the next semester.  If I had not passed them I would of been dropped from the program!!!  Maybe this semester I will not be such a procrastinator and get ahead for once.  MAYBE :/  Buddy decided to take me to dinner and a movie for all my hard work in school so we decided to go to Genghis Grill and the New Year's Eve movie, which was awesome by the way.  I have such an amazing husband that I am so thankful for.   Now that I have a full month off from school I have decided to vamp up my house a little and make it not look like such a man's cave.  The boys are just gunna have to get over it with my girlie stuff being everywhere.  I have let them have their man cave for almost 2 years and now its my turn!!!  Get ready house cuz here I come.............

Santa in November

Always a good day when you walk out of a clinicals and see Santa riding down the street on his motorized wheelchair!! I haven't wrote a blog in so long I feel guilty!!!! I have been so busy at work and with school/clinicals that I haven't even gotten a chance to breathe.  But I took my first final today and I take the other one Wednesday so I will have a lot more time on my hands come next week.  On another note I love my classmates and can't wait to graduate with them!! If it was not for them I would not still be in the program.  They are lifesavers :D

Mrs. Jandi

So I left yesterday on a journey to the Land Of Oz! I made it about 11 pm last night safe and sound as well as the cake I had made for my bestie. :) I got to my mothers house and got everything unloaded and changed into my pj's and realized there was something wrong.....Buddy's size 12 socks don't fit me very well!!! Lol Guess I should of packed a little better.  Oh well if that's my only problem this weekend I will be good.  Today it is lunch with my mom and decorating with Missy for Jandi's wedding shower then out for Jans 26th Birthday!!!  Wooohoooo In the big town of Liberal. (This should be interesting!!)  Remember hug the one's you love and pray for the one's you don't.  XOXO

FOREVER

    As I was riding home today in a Toyota full of great friends I realized that I needed to update my blog.  So much has happened since I blogged last.  My family and I are trying our hardest to deal with the loss of my brother then my grandma, and for the most part we are doing great.  We have our good days and we have our bad days.  The good days are weighing our the bad so that is always a good sign.  Since March I have finished my first year of being a college student and have since been accepted into the Surgical Technologists Program.  There were 40 applicants and only 12 got accepted so I am super stoked and excited for the next 9 months. I will be very busy with being a full time student, working and being a wife...But as Buddy says , "It will be worth it!" Buddy and I have also been on Vacation to New Mexico and just recently this past weekend we went on a mini vaca to south Texas to float the river.  Cooking out and drinking with great friends is always a blast.  I am burnt and tired and not ready for the week ahead but I am a trooper and I will get through it.  Hope every one's week is great and is full of laughs.  Remember: Hug the ones you love and pray for the ones you don't. 

Here we go Round 2

    I have had the longest 3 weeks of my life!  I lost my brother on the 12th of February and on the 1st of March my grandmother lost her battle with cancer.  My heart is so torn and broken in so many ways.  In times like these family and God is what you hold on to, and you hold them tight.  I find myself numb and daydreaming of things I did with my brother and grandma that I can no longer do.  I find myself praying for my family and for my poor husband because all he can do is hold me when I am crying.  I know time will heal all wounds but does it make a difference when they heal if your wounds are very large and wide open and seem unbearable?  I am the type of person that I like to see the positive in every situation and I can not grasp anything positive other then Catlin was there at the gates of heaven with his arms wide open to welcome my grandma.  I know there is a reason for everything but I just can't wrap my head around it at this time.  Thank you to all that pray on a daily basis for our family to get threw this and thank you to all who have helped in other ways.  Your kind spirits are greatly appreciated.

~Lindye Dowden~

  

I miss her dearly!

Scavenger Hunt 2-27-2010

Scavenger Hunt for 2-27-2011



1.) Capture The Sky

2.) Everyday you use toilet paper!

3.) Furry

4.) Life is a journey of ups and downs

5.) Blurred vision (the eyes of Lindye)







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Mrs. Dowden: Missing my Little Brother

Mrs. Dowden: Missing my Little Brother: "Catlin Mackenzie May My little brother A SoldierA Hero My brother was my hero. He was a honest, ..."

Missing my Little Brother

Catlin Mackenzie May

My little brother 

A Soldier

A Hero 

 

 

 

 

My brother was my hero.  He was a honest, humble, trustworthy and loyal man.  I miss him everyday and wish it was me instead of him.  He was only 22 and hadn't yet lived life to the fulliest.  I know God had a better plan for him but it leaves me asking why?  I know you are not supposed to question God but in times like these it is hard not too.  In time maybe I will feel at peace with this but as of right not...Not So Much!  Not only did we loose my brother but we are loosing my Grandma in her battle with cancer.  She stopped eating on Sunday and my Aunt and Grandpa are taking her to the hospital today to make her comfortable.  I don't know how much more I can handle.  My friends keep talling me God doesn't put more on your plate then you can handle.  But I really think he is testing me at this very moment!  Please pray for me and my family that we might find some kind of peace and comfort during this time of misery.  They are much needed in everyway possible.  

~Lindye Dowden~

   

Obitutary for Catlin May



     ABILENE - Catlin Mackenzie May, 22, died Saturday, Feb. 12, 2011, in Fort Stewart, Ga.

Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday in Elmwood Funeral Home Chapel in Abilene. Burial will be in Elmwood Memorial Park.

    Catlin was born March 25, 1988, in Wichita Falls. He graduated in 2007 from Amarillo High School, where he was a member of the football team.

Catlin became a soldier in the U.S. Army on July 27, 2007, and had recently returned from his first tour in Iraq. He was a 13 field artillery/forward observer and was a member of the HHC-27 Infantry 1st Brigade FSGA. His awards included two Army Accommodation Medals, Army Service Ribbon, Overseas Ribbon, Good Conduct Medal, National Defense Medal and Global War on Terrorism Medal. While in the Army, he had won several awards in various strong-man competitions.

     Catlin loved life, and he loved his family very much. He enjoyed all things outdoors, including hunting and fishing.

    Survivors include his mother, Steffanye Baxley of Abilene; four sisters, Jamye Rogers, Tracye Joyner and husband Alex, and Lindye Dowden and husband Buddy, all of Abilene, and Tiffanye Boydston and husband Greg of Allison; a brother, Thomas May and wife Prisha of Merkel; his grandparents, Rick and Linda Boyett of Weatherford; two uncles, Eric Rowden of Vega and Austin Boyett of White Settlement; an aunt, Laurye Stewart and husband Rob of Vega; five nieces; and seven nephews.

The family suggests memorials be to American Cancer Society, 3915 S. Bell St., Amarillo, TX 79109.

Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.

Leave online condolences at http://www.elmwoodfuneral.com/.

Look A Like

     Have you ever saw a post on Facebook stating to put your celebrity look a like on your status?  Well what if you don't have a celebrity look a like what do you do then?  NOTHING!!!!  You just post something on your status that is uplifting and go on about your lovely day.  Well here is something for my fellow non-celebrity look a likes.  Post or blog a picture of the person you look the most like.  Whether it be your brother, mother, sister or cousin.  Its your day to feel good about who you look like so get to posting!!  

ME 

Here is a pic of my beautiful grandmother who I look the most like.

  

Do you think I look like her?  

(Give me your opinion by leaving a comment!)

RIP I love you Gma May

A Step in the Right Direction

                       My week has been so busy and it is just Wednesday!  I can honestly say that I can't wait until Friday.  I am taking my little basketball team consisting of 3-4 year olds to Mr. Gatti's for our last practice.  Their little faces brighten up my day.  I am a little sad that the last game is Saturday, but a little happy that it opens up my schedule not only on Fridays but also Saturdays.  All the extra time I can get right now for house work the better.  Not to mention sleep.  I am lacking in that department.  The more the better!!! 
          Health Science is a class I have to take this semester as well as a Computer class.  It already is kicking my tail and it is only the second week of the semester! AHHHHH!  I am working twice as hard this semester, but I guess that is why it is called college.  I know it is well worth it but I hope it all pays off the way I want. 
       Buddy and I are starting our 6 week Herbalife diet competition tomorrow and I am so excited that we are doing this together!!!  The 1st place winner gets $200 and a Ipad.  2nd place gets $200 and a flat screen TV.  So we are going to bust out in exercise moves everywhere we go so be on the look out.  (BUST A MOVE!)  Getting healthy is something that has been on the bottom of our list but we are not getting any younger so its now or never.  Wish us luck and if you see me trying to cheat PLEASE remind me that I need to loose weight (and need an Ipad)! LOL Putting down the chocolate is going to be tuff for me.  But just like college its a step in the right direction.

Take them and Hold them Tight

   Yesterday my day was awesome I was so excited to go to class last night only to find there was only 3 people that showed up including me!!!  Meaning I might not have a class after all.  BOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!  Bad experience but I am ok with that, it is just another memory that goes in my upstairs filling cabinet.  After a fabulous night of sleep I am in a great mood and ready for my long day of work and another class tonight.  The ladies here at work always seem to keep me smiling by reminiscing about old times and the great memories we share.  Memories are a cherished item I hold dear to my heart.  Sometimes memories are all you have left of someone or something.  So take them and hold them tight.  You never know when you might need to pull one out to make someones day or even just remember the love from someones arms :P 

Home is Where the Love Is

After getting a call that we don't have to work tomorrow I was enlightened with happiness!!  So I went out

on a limb and let two of my nephews and two of my nieces come and spend the night.  And boy is this birth control.  Birth control for more than one kid that is.  But seeing their little faces light up and laugh is awesome.  Makes me feel all warm inside.  I have a million things running threw my head but I put them all on hold to let the kids have a great time with their Aunt Lindye and Uncle Buddy.  My little brother is going back to Georgia on Tuesday and that makes me sad but he is protecting the United States of America so I think I will be ok.  My second semester of college starts on Tuesday as well so my day will be fully packed and stressful.  This blog is short and sweet and to the point.  Having the kids over definitely makes the statement ♥ Home is Where the Love Is ♥

Pictures are an instant SMILE

     Thank you for all your prayers!!!! I slept great last night : P  After sleeping so great I woke up to an alarm that had been going off for 45 minutes.  So getting to work with a minute to spare was not how I wanted my day to start.  My meeting at 10:00 this morning  went to well it made up for the horrible morning I had before hand!  That doesn't happen very often. With my day starting to get better I found myself daydreaming about my nieces and nephews and how they all have grown so fast.  Looking at the picture above of Ethan makes me smile inside thinking of his cute little curls.  Speaking if nieces my niece Kaylye is texting me as we speak.  Since when is texting your aunt cool?  I guess I am that aunt everyone wants!!  I spoil them all because I don't have any kids yet.  FUN FUN  My advise today to everyone: Look as some old pics of cute little babies or someone you love and they will instantly make you smile from ear to ear!!!

Another Doctor Appointment

            Waking up 3 times during the night when you are trying to sleep is not so bueno!  I have been having problems with staying asleep and acid reflux.  So after a hard night last night my husband and I decided I needed to go and see the doctor.  The conclusion of the visit was not as I anticipated!! I left wondering why me and why can't I ever get straight answer?  After paying my co-payment and sitting in the waiting room for 30 minutes I was told that I need to go see a specialists and that I had acid in my windpipe which means I had to have a chest x-ray done.  So not having any sleep and not holding food down is not the worst part of my day.  It is the x-ray that was the biggest problem.  Having a gentleman most definitely younger than me ask me to take my bra off and then go to the room was a little uncomfortable!  Setting those puppies free is dangerous for all who are involved.  So tonight before you go to sleep please say a little prayer for me that I might get a full night of sleep at least one night out of this month. : )  ~Much love~

For Hillary & Carla

        So after spending a great night with my coupled friends last Friday I was informed that I needed to start a blog.  I am not great spelling and I am horrible with grammar, so if that offends or annoys you please stop reading now! : ) I have been married for almost a year to the love of my life Buddy.  I could not ask for better.  I have not had the best of luck in my 26 years on this lovely earth but I try make the best of every situation.  I am a better person now by learning from my bad choices.  I miss my dad who I lost 11 years ago and my grandmother who I lost 2 years ago everyday and I keep their smiling faces on my mind constantly.  I have three babies.  A 6 month old Doberman Pincher (Oz) a 6 year old Mini Chihuahua (Daisye)  and a 1 year old  Bangle cat (Carlye).  I am in college on my way to becoming a surgical tech.  I can't wait to walk across that stage!!!  This is me in a nutshell.  There will be more to come in the near future.