Sunday

We had a great day! We went to church this morning. Here are Parker and Claire posing sweetly when we got home.

And here are the silly faces that they insisted on doing

This afternoon, I finally saw this...


And then had some of this...

(Salted Caramel Hot Chocolate ~ I'm not a coffee drinker)

Then I did this...

And then we got in the hot tub for a while. The kids always love it!

It was a fun day (everything except the treadmill)!

Hope your weekend was wonderful!

Happy Saturday

Captain Weird Beard (that's what he called himself) greeted us this morning.

Free entertainment yesterday...

We didn't buy anything, but I'm pretty sure I've spent enough already at McDonald's to cover an hour of playtime.

9 Things in 2009

9 favorite tv shows (no particular order)

1. American Idol
2. The Office
3. Lost
4. What Not To Wear
5. Jon and Kate plus 8
6. Tha Bachelor (hoping Jason finds someone great!)
7. The Biggest Loser
8. Dancing With The Stars
9. Grey's Anatomy

9 favorite restaurants (also in no particular order)

1. Altruda's (Knoxville)
2. Carrabba's
3. Outback
4. Ridgewood Barbeque
5. Italian Village
6. La Caretta
7. Greg's Pizza
8. TGI Friday's
9. Moto

9 Things that I did today (so far)

1. Got myself and both kids ready, breakfast, lunches packed, dropped both kids off at school
2. Bible study
3. Volunteered in Parker's class (cut out 250 little green and yellow circles) and ate lunch with him
4. Went to Sam's (exciting life!) and sampled food :)
5. Talked to my bff (several times) Ha!
6. Called the doctor
7. Took both kids to McDonald's to play
8. Called Brian repeatedly at work ~ sometimes to say hi and sometimes with "vital" information
9. Cooked dinner

9 Things I look forward to

1. Dinner tonight (ribs in the crockpot smell yummy)
2. My Birthday (I look forward to it all year)
3. Vacations
4. Hot Chocolate
5. Finishing the third Twilight book
6. Seeing a David Cook concert :)
7. Warmer weather and less rain
8. Fun with friends (girl's night, weekend trips, etc)
9. Catching up on scrapbooking

Too many to name: Next Christmas! More fun times with family, especially Brian and the kids! I could go on and on ~ life is exciting!

Well Apparently

No news is expensive news! Wow! The computer is back, but we may not be eating next week after paying for the repair. I'm thankful that nothing was lost (unless you count Brian's whole profile and email account). As little as he uses the computer, he probably won't even notice. Now he may notice the lack of food...

No News Is Good News?

That's what I'm hoping for! Still no word on the computer. Still praying for a full recovery!

If Loving You Is Wrong, I Don't Want To Be Right...

My Dearest Computer,

I see that you have betrayed me once again. I know that I haven't always done the best job of...ahem...backing up my pictures and documents. Things have certainly not been the same between us since I got my beloved Blackberry, but this is cruel and unnecessary punishment. I've lost sleep wondering if you'll pull through. I've been forced to face my addiction to you head on. And now, I'm forced to feed my addiction elsewhere. In fact, I'm at Mom and Dad's working on their computer. I'm pretty sure it's circa 1982. I can't even see the full screen while I type. Why have you driven me to this? I've dropped you off at the doctor and hope to hear a report soon. Until then....

Michele

How I Spent New Year's Eve

I'll bet yours was less stressful than mine... Parker in the walk-in clinic.

After lunch, we noticed a big knot on the side of his neck. The pediatrician was already closed OF COURSE. I talked to his doctor on the phone and decided to take him to the clinic to get the doctor there to check out the knot. It appears to be a swollen lymph node probably due to his resent sinus issues. The mama in me is still a little concerned, but I am trying hard not to worry. If you know me at all, then you know that I tend to be a worrier, especially over health issues!

We went for an icee and rides at the mall after the doctor visit.

"Don"t fret or worry. Instead of worrying, pray. Let petitions and praises shape your worries into prayers, letting God know your concerns. Before you know it, a sense of God's wholeness, everything coming together for good, will come and settle you down. It's wonderful what happens when Christ displaces worry at the center of your life."

Philippians 4:6-7 (The Message)