The Man of the House

He's headed back in the morning.  And I mean for good.  This little 6-8 week trip to Houston wasn't quite what we bargained for.  It seemed that there was no end in sight.  Jadie was sharing a room and working from 7am-7pm which made it next to impossible for Caleb and I to go and visit him.  Things were taking a toll on my handsome hubby and so he got himself outta there!  There are two guys in his regular crew who are itching to get down to Houston to earn some extra dough, so let 'em at it!  

Welcome home honey!!!

Mom's in Town!

This weekend has been a good one!  Jadie's been out of town, but I've had plenty of company!  Friday night the Fondren's invited Caleb and me over to their house for dinner.  We had a great time!  I got to know Anne a lot better and we talked for quite a while about all of our hobbies and "projects."  We seem to have quite a bit in common!

Yesterday morning, mom drove in and we enjoyed lunch together and a trip to Hobby Lobby for some 50% off beads.  I'm excited about what I can make with them!

Last night, we ventured out to West to the Kaska Family Farm for some simple fun.  Kristin and I competed in duck races by pumping water out of old-fashioned water pumps.  Caleb played in a "Corn Box," filling up dump trucks with corn kernels and burying his legs under the piles of corn.  We attempted the "Corn Maize," but it started getting dark, so we went back out the way we came instead of continuing to get more and more lost.  We'll probably head out there again since they didn't have their pumpkin patch ready yet and also because Jadie would like to try out the "Corn Maize."

Today is Christopher's birthday party, so we plan to go to Vanessa's to celebrate with family.

Have a good week, y'all!

Woah, Big News!

Jadie is going to work on the coast for 6 weeks because of the hurricane.  How am I going to deal?

Last Zinnias...

Until next spring!  Such a sad thing...I have really enjoyed my zinnias this summer.  Next spring, I think I'll plant them beside the house since they're so doggone tall!

Here are the last blooms...because I pulled the plants from the bed.  After the wind and rain passes from Hurricane Ike, I'll plant some red and pink chrysanthemums that I bought this afternoon.  Those should be pretty for fall and winter.

Art Class at the Freeman's

Here is Caleb's masterpiece from today.  I LOVE it and I hope you do too!  I copied this idea from Kid's Craft Weekly, which has it's own link below.  I am disappointed that it's not actually updated weekly, but more like monthly or every three weeks.  

Today's art supplies included: Washable paints, a water bottle from the recycle bin for printing circles, a food colors box from the recycle bin for the rectangles, and a flat piece of cardboard backing from the recycle bin which I folded and taped to form a triangle.  

And...Viola!  Caleb really did do this one on his own.  I mean the action of dipping the objects into paint and onto the paper.

Overwhelmed, Now Overcome

I started training to be a Bible Study Fellowship children's leader last week.  Our training last Wednesday was long!!! Caleb did great with the volunteer childcare workers for the whole five hour long session!

Monday we had our first regular leaders' meeting in preparation for today's first day of class.  That day was kind of a culmination of anxiety for me.  There is a lot to do in preparation for a morning with the kiddos, but the source of my anxiety was really in the fact that I had not experienced being in the classroom before.  I prayed and prayed and prayed for God to help me make it through until today.  As I thought I would, I feel much better now that I've experienced a morning in the BSF children's classroom.  I have a better idea of what the kids are like and how to plan for next week!

This One Might Be a Little Too Personal

After a 6 day hiatus, my period returned today.  By 6 day hiatus, I mean that I was six days late.  Since we are entertaining the idea and trying with moderate enthusiasm to conceive a second child, this was a bit of an emotional build up and sudden let down for me.  No major tears or feelings of hopelessness.  We'll just try again this month, and next month, and the month after that.  

The OB/GYN says it's perfectly normal for this process to take over a year.  He also told me that it was also normal to get frustrated or disappointed after a few months.  For now, I'm content let things pan out according to God's plan, but I definitely caught a tiny glimpse of the disappointment many feel as they discover that they are not pregnant, AGAIN!