Our Big Girl
We went for Rabun’s 18 month check-up today. She is finally over twenty pounds! Yippee! Weighing in at a whopping 21lb 4oz she is now (legally) able to ride facing forward in her car seat. She is still only in the tenth percentile in weight, which is fine, being petite is a good thing. She is, however, in the sixtieth percentile in height. A super model in the making…ha.
3 Years and Counting
I have been married to the most incredible man for three years. He is just amazing. I love my Dan.
Following Directions
We are teaching Rabun how to clean up and put things where they belong. One of her favorite new things to do is to put dirty clothes in the basket.
She set Dan’s shoes on the coffee table. I said, “No, no. Daddy’s shoes are dirty.” She immediately took them off the table (one at a time) and walked away. This is how I found them when I walked into our room a bit later.
She is so clever.
If Tater and I were Superheroes…
We would look a lot like this. We would kick a lot of bad guy bottom. :)
Good Deals
So some of the ladies at the church asked me to keep them up to date if I found any great deals on my quest to save money.
Here are a couple of things that I have recently come across that you may be interested in:
Target has a great page of coupons that you can print off online. If you go here, you can click on a link to download the coupons that expire September 5th. What I like the most about it is you don’t have to download any special software or anything like that.
Chick-fil-A has a new site that you can register at for the chance to get free coupons and get geared up for football season. The site is neat in that you can create your own cow look and get a chance at prizes like a free calendar or $50 worth of gift cards. My only problem is their website takes so long to load and I have little patience for that (it comes from being married to a guy that builds sites I am sure).
Last item of the night is the Disney Outlet. They are having a great “Last Call” sale on certain items.
That is all my great ideas for the evening. Good night.
What does rotten look like?
She decided that she wanted some more blue berries. The only problem was they were on top of her highchair tray, but she quickly took care of that little issue.
Cross Point Rocks
I know I haven’t posted lately. I could make up some really awesome excuse like an alien abduction or a story about Dan and I taking a few months to travel the globe, but that would be a big fat lie. The truth is I have just been lazy.
Today I begin again. (If the Michael Finnegan song didn’t just pop in your head, you obviously don’t listen to enough kid music.)
We had the most incredible service at Cross Point this morning. Everything from the worship to the preaching was fantastic. It was great to see so many people dear to my heart come together to give God praise. I looked around and saw some raising their hands in praise, others clapping along with the beat, a little old lady singing (or “making a joyful noise” may be a more accurate description), a husband leaning over to rub his very pregnant wife’s back, it was all just perfect. The church is definitely the people and I have an incredible church family.
The Retirees
Today was my Mom’s last official working day. Next Tuesday is my Dad’s last day.
My mom, Georgia, has been in elementary education for over 32 years. She has been teaching first grade for the last several years. It is really weird to think that next August, she won’t be headed back to BES to begin another year. I can remember being in kindergarten and mom being close by. I tried to be on my best behavior, but I can remember getting in trouble for talking too much. Go figure. Mom has been an amazing teacher and I know they will miss her at the school.
Over at PHS, my Dad, Johnny, has been an assistant principal for the past ten years. Over the course of his career he taught vocational education courses, worked out of the state department in Atlanta, been the vocational supervisor, and lots of other things. I personally thought it was always pretty handy to have him at the high school, anytime I had something go wrong from locking my keys in the car to needing something signed, he was always there. Pretty much every Friday night in the fall he has been at a football game cheering on the mighty Panthers. It is pretty amazing to think that in less than a week, he will be officially retired!
My parents are great. It is a little crazy that they are retiring at the same time, but I know they will enjoy it. With right at 65 years of service between the two of them, they have certainly put in their time. Congratulations Mom and Dad!
Our 11 Month Old
Tater is eleven months old. God has been so incredible, she has been a very sweet, healthy little one thus far. She loves playing patty cake and will wave bye-bye some days. The only thing she can really say is Da-da, it is so precious. This month she discovered how awesome it is to unroll toilet paper from the roll, she was so proud of herself.
A New House
Dan and I have been looking at houses recently. With interest rates low, the housing market down, and a tax credit guaranteed, it is a really great time to purchase a home.
We actually found one we loved and closed on it last Wednesday. It has three bedrooms and two baths, it is around 1,950 square feet. It was under foreclosure and only seventy percent complete so we are going to get to finish the inside how we want.
This past week we have been super busy picking out everything from flooring to paint to light fixtures. So many choices, I was shocked. Dan is positively giddy about the kitchen, it nice and big and will be finished with granite countertops. I am thrilled that the laundry room is big and I will be able to keep my sewing machine up all the time!
We feel truly blessed that everything has been going so well with the house this past week and are looking forward to how it will turnout!
