September 2011

Post Date: 2012-02-15

Wow!  The last time I posted was the end of December 2011.  I had big plans of catching up over our plant shutdown, but obviously that did not happen.  Since then, work has been absolutely crazy!  January started out as a sprint.  Thankfully work has slowed down to a more manageable pace.  On top of work craziness, I have already been sick twice this year... and I am rarely sick.  In January, I had an 8-9 day bout with stomach issues, and most recently I was down for the count with strep throat.  I am past all of that now and hope to stay that way!


Since my last post, a few things have gone on regarding our move.  The crazy thing is, we still have no idea when our time to move will be.  They claim our house will be listed for 90 days prior to our move giving us time to sell, and more importantly to find our new home!  I am skeptical as to whether this will really happen.  We recently had our appraisals done in January (they were supposed to be done by the end of summer 2011).  Have not heard anything back from them, other than our two appraisals were over 5% apart  causing us to have to get another one done.  That is pretty much where we are in this mess.  Wish they would let us know an approximate time, or even month for that matter, when we might move.  Would make planning and my nerves a lot easier!


Below is some fun we had in September!


Below:  Uncle Jake and Addison outside enjoying the bubbles!

Alyssa's Birthday Party - 5 Years Old!!!

We were so happy we could have Alyssa's birthday party at our house.  She wanted to have a swimming party and this year over Labor Day weekend it was warm enough to have it at our pool!!

Below:  Erica and Grayson... sharing some love!

Below:  We offered Mike a job as our pool boy.  Apparently we don't pay enough!!

Below:  The birthday girl!!  I absolutely love this picture of her.  She looks just like a model!

Below:  G-Baby and Ryan having fun.  I just love those goggles on him!

Below:  Warming up and having a popsicle with Grandmama.

Below:  Little help please!

Below:  The shark (Uncle Mike) going after Alyssa and Grayson.

Below:  Alyssa warming up!

Below:  One of the most exciting parts of a birthday party... opening gifts!

Below:  Alyssa got a really neat kitchen set and food to go with it!

Below:  Alyssa and I were discussing her new food items.

Below:  Playing one of Alyssa's new games.

Below:  Back outside... not sure what was going on here.

Below:  Poppa pushing his favorite little girls.

Below:  Serious jamming session going on here.  Tad has since moved on to the drums.

Below:  Tad thought Poppa could use a little help.

Below:  Addison and I were probably both being ornery... it's kind of what we do.

Below:  Extreme swinging with Ma!!!

Below:  Extreme swinging with Aunt Boo.

Below:  I distinctly remember Ava's older brother doing this same exact thing.  Towels were all over the kitchen floor, but that is the drawer Ava knew she could get into, without getting in trouble that is.

Below:  Uncle Ryan has already started grooming Ava.

Below:  Happy Birthday Ryan!!!  Ryan is cutting the cake Gigi got him.

Below:  5 kittens were found inside our plant at Ditch Witch.  Someone rescued them and Ashley agreed to take 3 of them.  Poor things were starving and really skinny.  At about 4:00pm I went and got them from the plant where they had been kept in a large box for the day and they hung out with me in the office for awhile.  Below Addison is checking them out.  She was full of smiles!

Below:  Tad was helping me put up a pen while the girls watched.

Below:  I got the kittens some milk replacement and they lapped it right up!  Ava would have liked to try it too. 

Below:  Playing with my shoe.

Below:  Ava loved the kitties!  She would try to eat them when she held them.

Below:  Looks like Ava is telling her Mom something funny!

Below:  Bryan, Ryan, and Tad were following this gigantic, hairy, black tarantula.  Tad kept saying "Come on Boo, come look!"  I do a lot for that boy...but this isn't one of them!!

Below:  Addison being silly.

Below:  Jason, Shelly, and Ally Weber stopped by for a visit.  Ava and Addison wanted to play with her so bad!

Below:  The girls thought it was really neat when Gigi helped them climb into the chair.

Below:  Poppa and Gigi watching the girls!  Poppa was laughing in this picture because Ava was trying to walk off and Addison was holding onto to her trying to go with her.

Below:  I just love Addison's smile and squeals.

Below:  Ma and Tad making some Jell-O.  Always a fun snack for later.

Below:  I envision a Radio Flyer wagon and the boys four-wheeler in their future.

Below:  Then Uncle Ben made it really fun and made an obstacle for Tad to drive through.

Below:  The obstacle turned into building a tower... which Tad joyfully knocked over.

Below:  Can you find Tad?

Below:  Tad's face is priceless in this picture.  Pure joy as he pops up and we "finally find Tad."

Below:  My boss loves Ding Dongs so I had Tiffany make him this cake.  He loved it and the cake was DELICIOUS!!!

I'll try not to wait so long to post next time. Up Next... October 2011.

Until Then:

Ju