My Big Boys & Girl

Finally I am getting the October birthday pics on here. This is Davis and Michael. Ten years and 100 pounds separate them. Aren't they cuuuute?

Sonday

Church today and boy was it nice. Dedicated the new sanctuary which was so exciting and the place was packed. Time to build a new one? What a nice problem to have. Both services met at 10 so we had twice the amount as usual. Music was great, especially the Hallelujah chorus....a glimpse of heaven, truly.

Well, thought I'd share a couple more pics of the half-pipe. Almost done. Tim is going to enclose the base so the little boys have a fort and then I think he is going to start on a tree house. What a good Daddy he is. I love that man, I do.

Half-Pipe

I thought it was time to show the building of the half pipe in the backyard as it has monopolized Tim's spare moments as of late. It is almost ready. These pics show the beginning stages. He has put a lot of sweat into this. Davis and some of the neighborhood kids have really pitched in too. I think we should put up a ferris wheel next, dontcha think? That way kids from all over Cabarrus county can stop by our house. LOL!

Well, today is Thanksgiving Eve! Time to get cooking! Hope everyone has a wonderful holiday and enjoy the days off from school and work. It will just be the six of us but we will make the best of it. Davis is most excited to have a feast. He inspires me to make some tasty things. It is somewhat disconcerting, however, to know that his favorite Thanksgiving dish is canned (gasp!) cranberry sauce. LOL! Well, I'm off to prepare. God Bless everyone at this special time of thanksgiving...and let's remember Who we are to thank.

 

Fall Trip-Peak of Color

We had a great trip to Blowing Rock this past weekend. It was a fun trip and we celebrated Michael's fourth birthday. We really enjoyed ourselves and Jenileigh drove her car with me riding shotgun and all the guys riding with Tim in the Avalanche. We traded the Yukon for an RX-8. Fun trade, huh? We went to Tweetsie Railroad. The younger kids loved it, the older ones tolerated it. LOL! It was fun to see Michael's reaction to everything. He had a blast. Check out the pics.I finished another scarf this weekend, working on another. There is so much to do, and so little time!

Gotta go clean some bathrooms....my favorite chore. Yeah, right!

What a weekend, and it ain't over yet!

Yesterday, September 11th of course, I got a speeding ticket! My first one ever. I think I cried all day long, off and on. What a humilitating experience. The patrol man wasn't very nice in that he said I was just being polite because of the circumstances. That really offended me! I am not a rude person, and I knew I was wrong so why be rude? So weird! Icing on the cake of humiliation. Oh well, guess I'll slow down. I really was not aware of how fast I was going as I was deep in thought about events in our lives right now. Like I said, what a weekend. Hopefully, today will be better.

Thought I'd share some pics of our dogs. Cute huh?

Days of our Existence

Closing in on the end of week number 2 with Mrs. Wax visiting and it has been very nice. I finished a scarf for her and she loved it. Tim took her picture with it on along with Precious on her lap and you can see the color is perfect for her.

Today we went out shopping and so forth after she had her bloodwork done at the hospital to see if she needed the Procrit shot. Happily, she did not need it. To celebrate she and I went to Ruby Tuesdays for the salad bar and then to Belk, Christopher & Banks and then the Gap. After the mall, we then went to the Black-Eyed Susan for a few minutes. They were having their sidewalk sale with most things b/w 50 and 75% off. I got a whole sack of goodies for a mere 12 bucks. It was so cool. Also, at the Gap I bought Tim about 4 nice dress shirts for work. He wears mediums now since he is sooo buff. LOL! It was a very good day.

Jen and Dave brought home progess reports yesterday and they both had all A's. This is so awesome. I am so proud of my teenagers. It is a struggle but they are doing very well. Hard to balance honors classes and swimming and football. I am not sure I could have done it at their age. When I think about it, I had a very boring schedule and still didn't manage all A's. They are awesome kids!