"The GAP" Oyster Roast

***For starters, let me say that "the gap" is our Sunday School class. The official name is the Agape Friendship class because two classes combined to make one. One of the members of our class jokingly called it "the gap" this morning and I liked it and it makes my life easier for blogging purposes, so from here on out our Sunday School Class will be known as "the Gap."***

Our Sunday School Class had an Oyster Roast the other night and we all had a great time. I for one do not eat Oysters, it is a texture thing with me, but I had fun with everyone any way. The ones that ate Oysters started the night off by shucking, and eating, away...


by the end of the night they had put away 4 1/2 bushels of Oysters. Even a few of the kids enjoyed them, Sydney even eats the little baby Crabs...

Emma Claire tried them and at first she seemed to like them, but then she changed her mind, I think the last one was just a little too big for her tastes...

We had a great time of fellowship with one another. The kids had fun playing with toys and of course the older ones brought there PSPs and DSis. Chuck even got into the fun with the video game boys...


We had a great time and can't wait for the next one!!! A HUGE thank you to Timmy and Ruthie Ward and Susan and Derek Harrelson for all of their hard work putting it all together, letting us use their workshop, and most importantly steaming the oysters!!!!

The Agape Friendship Class....Screven Baptist Church...Sundays 9:15am....ALL are welcome

By Popular Demand...

Ok...so I know that I said I was going to start with 2010 and keep the blog updated, but the demand has been overwhelming!!! So, as to not upset anymore of my loyal readers, lol, I have decided to include a link to my snapfish Christmas Album. Hope you Enjoy!!!




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OUR NEW HOME!!!!

Okay, so we moved out of my Parents house in July (That is our new house above) and I just have to share all that we have been doing...complete with before and after pics!! We are not quite finished, but we are getting close, only a few rooms left and some details to take care of and it will be like new...in some cases literally!!! So here are some pics of what it looked like when we got here...My Kitchen:
Emma Claire's Bedroom:
Isaac's Bedroom:
The kids bathroom:
My Dining Room: The Living Room:
For some bizarre reason the people who lived here before us thought that dirty pink paint and blindingly bright blue paint was the way to go through the WHOLE house...that was one of the first things to go!!! The previous tenants were also smokers, so the smell was HORRIBLE, but that is also long gone! As is the yellow running down the walls when we cleaned them...it is AMAZING what a little elbow grease can accomplish! We have completed what I lovingly refer to as the kids end of the house, so here are some after pics of those rooms. Including the "playroom" that is currently serving double duty as mine and Jamey's bedroom until we can get the actual bedroom finished too. My Kitchen:

Emma Claire's Bedroom:


Isaac's Bedroom (including his favorite part, the solar system):

The kids bathroom:
the Playroom:

My Dining Room:
and The Living Room (including my all time favorite...my reading corner):

I have to include this shot of the hallway because you can really see the hardwood floors my dad and Jamey put in...
The carpets in the house were awful and we are still waiting to get it together to get new carpet in the bedrooms, but at least they are livable. The "public" areas of the house not so much, so we put in floating floors and they look amazing. They completely change the look of the house and we LOVE them. That about covers it so far. I will be sure to update when we finish the rest of the work. The end of the house we haven't done has the most damage and will take the longest to complete, but we are anxious to continue in making this house our home!!! I can't wait to see how it all turns out...what about you???

WE'RE BAAACCCKK....Well, Sort of

Okay, so it has been a while. A long while since I have updated this blog. I have a reason of course...we moved!!! We finally got a house and moved in mid July...to a house that was a WRECK and needed a TON of work. Plus no internet...which is where the "sort of" part comes in. We still do not have internet, so I will not be updating as much as I used to, but I will TRY to do better than I have the past several months. I don't really know where to start to catch you all up on the very busy life of us Shumards, so I have decided that instead of try to catch you up I would just go from here. I will start 2010 with a whole new blog of our family and the fun that is to be had in this brand new decade. Just to quickly recap the past several months...We moved, Isaac started a new Preschool which he LOVES, I fell down the stairs and messed up my wrist and spent MONTHS trying to figure out what was wrong, Emma Claire is as feisty as ever and growing every day, Jamey is liking work and enjoying our new house, We had an AWESOME Thanksgiving in KY visiting family and a Wonderful Christmas celebrating the Birth of our Savior. So here we are caught up, sort of, and ready to head into the great unknown that is 2010. So hold on for the ride and I will try to keep you posted on what happens in our Story...

Family Fun Night #2

Screven had another Family Fun Night for the kids on Wednesday Night. Isaac got to go to this one and all the kids had a really great time. Emma Claire's first trip down the water slide ended with her falling off the end into a mud puddle created by said water...
it was hilarious though!! She got right up and ran back for more, mud on her face and all!!! Enjoy these pics from the rest of the night...

Now for a word of Explanation...

Some of you may have noticed that all of a sudden it took a while for my blog to be updated with the last of vacation. Well, here is the reason...
Yes my friends that would be a bright yellow cast on my RIGHT hand (making me completely useless for a few weeks). On sunday I was coming down the stairs holding Emma Claire and somehow managed to trip (probably over my own feet) and we were tumbling. We landed on the hardwood floors and Emma Claire flew out of my arms and landed on a pillow. She was not hurt at all, just a little scared. I on the other hand did not fair so well (I caught my entire body weight on my wrist). It was not until we got almost to church that my adrenaline calmed down enough for me to even feel the pain or notice the swelling, or the big lump that was forming on the side of my wrist....

I decided (after much debate and talking to 2 nurses, I am stubborn what can I say) to go have the thing xrayed. Jamey and I left church and headed to Doctors care. They xrayed my wrist but could not see anything because of the swelling, they decided to treat it as a sprain until the next day and gave me this to wear...
the next day another xray and a ct scan were normal, so off to the specialist I went. He took one look at it and said it was the tendons and ligaments, so I ended up with this...
I have to wear it for 3 weeks and then we will see if they are healed, if not there is probably more damage than first suspected (like a tear) adn we will have to discuss treatment options then!!! Fun for me!! The kids love it though, Isaac said it was horrible, simply horrible, but then he got to write his name on my cast and it wasn't so horrible anymore...
Not wanting to be outdone, Emma Claire came with a marker too. She left her "scribble Scrabble" as Isaac calls it, but that is okay with me....
This is the finished product...
I can just see all the kids at church now, I think I will end up with a lot more signatures once VBS starts, we will see!!! So that folks is why I have been so long without blogging vacation! I will keep you posted on the pain and healing of my poor little wrist!! Thanks for you patience, typing with one hand is not as easy as it looks!!!

Fourth of July Fun

Happy Birthday to America and My Momma!!! We started off the birthday of America with a trip to Home Depot for the children to build a Picnic Caddy...


They both did a great job and were so proud of themselves...


Then the kids spent some time playing in the pool with their Granddaddy and Luke...

We ended the day with a Party for Greer/Mum to celebrate her birthday. I wasn't able to make her a cake because I was on vacation, but we got her one anyway... The kids had a great time singing and helping blow out the candles...


I think overall it was a great birthday for my mom and we all had a great Fourth of July!! Never forget those who gave there lives for our freedom!! Happy Birthday America and Thank you to all those who serve and have served to maintain this great country!!!