State Fair 09

Good Morning from Sox! He says he's bored with blogging...

Lauren, Cameron & I went to the state fair last night. I'm usually not a huge fan of the fair. Long lines, strange food (most of which is deep fried) and parking is such a nightmare. We ended up having the best time! I still love riding all of the rides and I loved looking at the Art Exhibits. My favorite thing in the exhibit was the photography section and I begged Lauren to enter some of her photos next year so hopefully she will. One of the best photos I saw was similar to this one below. How cool is this????!!!

Surprisingly, this was the ride that scared me the most. It was so high up! Lauren & Cameron were in the swing right in front of me and she snapped this picture. I look happy because we are on the way back down!

This bunny weighed 19 pounds!!

Sand sculpture!

On the way there we were a little worried that it was going to rain the whole time. Instead the sun came out and we saw this rainbow! :)

Happy 42nd Birthday to my best friend!

Lee has turned Sox onto his favorite song, "Soulshine"

Since I had to work today - Erik and Cameron took care of the decorations while Lauren took care of picking up the cake & ice cream and balloons! Everything was done by the time I got home! :)

I didn't get a picture of it but his present was a new watch.

Okay, so with a new scrapbooking room you would think he would have had hand made cards...

Happy Birthday babe! We love you!

Sox

For a couple of years now I've been begging Lee to let me get a cat. He's more of a dog person and has never had a cat so until last week he's always told me no. I wasted no time once he told me yes and a friend of ours, Amy, found Sox for us. He's from Murrels Inlet and he's just so much fun! He does, however, pounce on me at 3 am wanting to play. We need to work on that. Where did MY new kitty spend all of yesterday? In Lee's lap watching football. Who knew he would be a cat lover? ;)

Just finished reading...

This is a great book I read recently by one of my favorite authors. I learned a lot about OI that I didn't know. Makes you appreciate being healthy and having healthy children!! Here's what Stephen King said about it:


“You men out there who think Ms. Picoult is a chick thing need to get with the program. Her books are an everyone thing, and the current offering — about a little girl whose bones are so brittle that they break almost at a puff of wind — is her best since My Sister's Keeper. It's a legal/medical thriller, but at bottom it's a story about the American heart of darkness: a small-town marriage under stress. Picoult writes with unassuming brilliance and never descends into soap opera.”
—Stephen King

Scrapbooking room

I turned one of our two spare bedrooms into a scrap booking room! :) Now, instead of having all of my supplies scattered throughout the house and hidden in various closets, I have everything in one place and it will be much more convenient! I'm super excited about having my new room. I think I turned out pretty well!

TN visit

Lauren & I went to TN last month. What a great time we had with everyone. It's never long enough. I wish we could spend a whole week up there one of these days!! Funny story about Hannah & Savannah: Lauren and I decided to wear dresses to travel in since dresses are so much more comfortable than jeans. Well my dress was long and reached the floor. The twins called them "big" dresses, meaning "long." Well they were so fascinated by them (especially Savannah) that I went to Belk the next day and bought them "big" dresses too. I think my sister had a tough time getting them out of them for the next few days. :) Here's a picture of them in their dresses. They get more beautiful and smart everyday. They LOVE to play outside. We played on the swings, played chase, and played ball. Can't wait to see them again!!

What's been going on?

I see I have slacked off on the blog yet again. Nothing much has been happening here. Everyone is back into a school/work routine. It's starting to get yucky outside which makes me a little sad. I'm happiest in my flip flops in the sunshine. We did have one last summer trip. My husband (aka Mr. Sociable) coordinated a carnival cruise with 20 of our friends. I was a little nervous at first feeling like it would be my duty to help entertain everyone and be Mrs. Sociable. It was such a blast and I enjoyed it much more than I thought I would and I wish it was just a couple days longer. It was a 4 day ("party") cruise to the Bahamas out of Jacksonville. These are a few of the more "tame" pictures. ;)