Thoughts

I woke up this morning at 2:45a.m. thinking of all the things I had to do at work. I went through 15 emails and made myself notes on everything I needed to accomplish. I stopped by Cracker Barrel for my normal coffee, water, pork chop and two scrambled eggs. I had a little chit chat with my favorite two servers and headed off the office. I enjoyed a great meeting a work and and even better lunch. We shared a lot of laughs, stories and at the end hugs.

Once I returned to the office and got a call from my son Corey letting me know that Haley was running a high fever. I rushed home to take her to the doc where she was diagnosed with the Flu and Strep. She is a sick little girl. I prayed all the way home that God would relieve her fever. 11:05p.m. I just gave her the last dose of medicine for tonight and I hope that when she wakes in the morning she will fever free.

I spent so much time worrying about what I had going on at work today and all the while God knew that I wouldn't be there to take care of it that I would be needed at home to take care of Haley. Funny how he knows. I am thankful for a great job and co-workers that understand my duty as mom, stepmom, and wife.

I have so much to be thankful for that I dare not try to list it all but the good thing is that God knows our heart. He knows yours too.

update on My Crazy but Wonderful Life!

Since the last time I posted I have gotten married to the most wonderful man. His name is Rob and together we have 5 great kids. We have two senior boys this year so that itself is crazy, we have a 15 year old diva named emma and two cool ten year olds that still think we are cool too.

I haven't been fishing as much this year as I would've liked to but I guess my reasons really go without say (refer to the first paragraph). lol

Rob has been away for some National Guard training but he will return home this Saturday and needless to say Momma is very happy.

Most of ya'll know that I work for the Alabama Mountain Lakes Tourist Association. I am the VP of Marketing and I love it. I feel very blessed to live in North Alabama and to be able to promote this area everyday is a blessing. I hope that as you follow my blog that I will be able to give you something to laugh about, something to think about, something to pray about or just something to say "What in the heck was she thinking".

Thanks for tuning in, we will chat again soon.

Alabama Wine Tour

Alabama Wine Trail.....Alabama has 10 fantastic wineries.  Although muscadine is a common wine throughout the trail there are many other wonderful wines.  If you are interested in obtaining a Wineries passport and visiting each of the wineries you may download a map and guide by going to www.northalabama.org and click on the Wine Trail button or call 800-648-5381.

Lake Guntersville

The Bassmaster Elite Series visited Lake Guntersville in May.  One hundred of the country's best anglers competed for $100,000 first prize.  Aaron Martens was the winner with a four day total of 107.8 pounds.  For anyone who follows fishing, you know that a average stringer of 27 pounds per day is a dream day.

I was fortunate enough to be there to witness this tournament and it was so cool to see angler's with 25 pounds in their boats by 9a.m.

If you would like information on fishing the grass on Lake Guntersville visit www.fishnorthalabama.org or call 800-648-5381 and ask for a FREE Fishing Guide.

Travel Deals for North Alabama

Hey Everyone!  We at the Alabama Mountain Lakes Tourist Association no that economic times are hard right now and everyone is seeking ways to save money.  That's why we are working with local attractions and festivals to bring you discount coupons for local attractions.

You can download coupons by going to www.NorthAlabama.org and go to the Packages and Deals page and download as many coupons as you need.  If you are interested in receiving a complete Visitor's Planner email us at info@northalabama.org

For A Good Time Call 1-866-NORTH AL

Hello everyone!  I just wanted to take the time to update everyone on some super travel deals for North Alabama that you can take advantage of for the 2009 Summer season.  

First of all, you can download great discount coupons for area attractions.  Just go to www.northalabama.org and go to the travel and deals sections.  There you can download coupons and a Stay 3 Win Big Flier. Stay 3 Win Big is a promotion that allows visitors to win a $50 gas card for staying three times in a Alabama Mountain Lakes member hotel.  The rules and regulations can be found by downloading the flier on the www.northalabama.org web site.

If you have any questions feel free to call our office at 800-648-5381!

Kay Smallwood fishing fan club

If you are a facebook(er), please log on and join the Kay Smallwood Fishing Fan Club.  I will fishing the FLW event next week on Lake Guntersville.  I will posting blogs daily on my progress.