July Pics

Late July

Here we are in late July wondering once again where the time goes. Most of my updates, like most of yours go to Facebook now days. It's quick, easy and effortless. OK, the videos require a little effort.

The most recent news is my dad's pending triple bypass surgery. He seems way too young for this to be staring us in the face. He went in for a nuclear stress test on Friday and failed it. Apparently so much so that they said "Go straight to the ER, but do not collect $200!" He had a heart cath done Monday morning and we were really hoping they would find nothing or would at least be able to do repairs with a stent or balloon. Guess what? He failed that one too! Two for two, dad. Not good odds! They found that he has a mild narrowing of the left artery going to his heart and a very tight narrowing (almost closed) of the front one. Medication or other methods cannot fix this, so we prepared ourselves for the pending surgery on Tuesday. Please keep him, and the rest of the family, in your prayers.

On a lighter note, I've began work at a preschool. It's a welcomed change from the desk jobs that I'm used to. Different scenery, different challenges and sweeter appreciation from those little kids! I'll be working with the 3-5 year olds starting in September. I've only worked with this class once so far. It's quite different than the average classroom I'm used to. It runs on the Montessori method. If you're not familiar, *google it*. That class is packed to capacity each day. I think there are 13-15 kids on the roster. We usually end up sending a couple to another lesser capacity classroom to even the load. The day usually goes by pretty quick and the pace is always changing, so no worries of boredom here! I'll also be picking the tutoring back up when school starts back, so maybe we'll make some headway on our savings and maybe even take a little vacation!

Bill stays busy with new projects on the estate, trying to keep everyone in line. Looks like his blackberry is doing a good job of keeping his "brain" organized. He's also staying busy with a retaining wall project over at Doug & Heather's place. So not much time to work on the honey-do list. Maybe there's hope of more time together come winter.

Last but not least, Jacob passes development milestones each and every day. I think he's almost ready to start sentences! That might be pushing it a little bit, but he's got a good collection of words he can say and many more he can understand. One of our recent favorites is when we say:

mommy/daddy:"Wuuuun (One)"

jacob: "Teeeeewww"

mommy/daddy: "Threeeee"

jacob: "naaaho" (no)!

=1, 2, 3, no!

When Nana says it it's 1,2 3, GO!

I think once all of the excitment is over with dad's surgery, we're going to take Jacob off the bottle. Probably should have done it before now. We heard that might be why he's still getting up at night. If we just offer him a drink in his crib from a sippy cup, it might (hopefully) cut all of that out.

I try to keep him busy with different things when I'm not working, like checking out new playgrounds. We really like Avery's Corner, which is just off I-26 in Woodfin, fairly close to home. Then there is the huge playground in Montreat (up by Black Mountain). They have lots of picnic tables, restrooms, large sandbox (if their preschool isn't in session) and a creek that they can play in. We could almost stay there all day! There is a nice, raised walkway that takes you from the parking lot, down by the creek to the playground. We'll have to get the playgroup (or anyone really) together and go again soon!

So I leave you with some recent pictures of the forementioned stories.

June happenings

Looks like this blog has turned into a picture album! I didn't realize how long it has been since I actually wrote something.


Our little munchkin has quite a repretoire of words these days. Let's see, he can say mama, dada, nana, mamaw, some papaw and not much pops, Hiiii!, neigh, moo, pok, whooo, up, oup (out), duck, wa-wa (water) bubble, apple, orng (orange), shoes, cheese and juice just to name a few. He has started climbing on things. His favorite thing to sneak and play with is the diaper pail - Yuk!


Jacob has lots of fun splashing in his pool and has also learned how to do the same in the bathtub. :) He's definitely like his daddy - likes to be outside. I'm trying not to get too hung up on him getting muddy, dirty and wet. I'm sure there will be a day before too long in his toddler years that he'll come in covered from head to toe. I'll try to remember to laugh and take a picture.


I'm very excited that this year to have our own little 'garden'! I asked for some herbs and veggies to plant for Mother's Day. We didn't have enough time or man power to get a garden dug out in the yard (not that we have much of a place to have one), so we have a set of containers to garden in. I can't wait to taste fresh, chemical free corn, beans, squash, carrots, tomatoes (sauce), sage, rosemary, basil, & thyme (can't remember the rest)!!



That's all that's allowed for now as someone woke from their nap.

May Pics

More May Pics

My first pasta dish

We're now on FB!

Hi kids! Bill and I are finally on Facebook! I didn't think I'd ever see the day. And wouldn't you know, Bill of all people got me started! So, if you want to venture on over, look us up and see what happening. Apparently a lot of the rest of you have already migrated and aren't updating your blogs like good little boys and girls. :)

We'll still be updating this blog as usual, so check back in on the latest.

Technology, ain't it grand?!?

ps. let us know if you can't look us up.

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