A Very Busy Week...+ weekend!

Thank the Lord it's FRIDAY! Woo-hoo! This has been the busiest week for us. I'm so glad its Friday...and its the end of the month too! I'm not fond of October. It seems like a long month to me and well, there are no holiday's. For me - halloween IS NOT a holiday.

Growing up, my family always went to the fall festival at church. I can't remember when I ever dressed up and went trick or treating in a neighborhood. Now that I have a child of my own, we're doing a little bit of both. We had our rOctober Fest (aka Fall Fest) at our church last Sunday and had a blast. Evan dressed up as a gorilla. Every year so far, he has been an animal. A giraffe, lion, kangaroo, turtle, and this year - he's a gorilla. At the rOctoberfest all small groups participated in the chili cook off. I must announce - our table won BEST OVERALL and also thanks to Carl, Hottest Chili awards! It was great!

rOctober Fest - Marriage Enrichment Group

Yesterday, Cy volunteered to paint primer on the front-face of a building for Evan's school. Since Cy was there, he picked Evan up too! That was nice, since Evan has been "dying" to show daddy his new trick on the monkey bars. I'll post some pics at the end of this blog. I headed home, stopping off at Chickfila to pickup dinner. When the arrived at home, it was hussle and bussle our tails to get ready to go to Boo @ the Zoo. This is our first year going, and our friend's were kind enough to get our tickets. It wasn't too crowded, and we all had fun. The most fun Evan had was at the foam station. Boy, was he soaked afterwards! We got home at a reasonable time, and managed to put Evan down for bed by 9:15. He woke up with a good attitude, however, he also woke up in our bed! Lol....he said he was scared and when I checked the clock, it was like 5:30 am this morning. So, he jumped in the bed with us. This was the first time he's ever done this -- since Evan is a super-duper sleeper. Must have been the excitement he had at the zoo.

Evan's new trick - hanging upside down - no hands!

Evan at the Foam Station - Boo @ the Zoo

Evan had a halloween party at his school this morning and I volunteered to bring a snack. It felt good being mommy-homemaker and making something for his class. Considering that I don't "celebrate" halloween, the snack I made was very appropriate and cute for Pre-K and Kindergartners. Can you guess what they are?

Snack for Evan's class: Spiders!

Gorilla Evan and his teacher, Ms. Debbie - a skeleton

Hope everyone has a great weekend. Since I was busy this week, guess I better catch up on the piles of laundry, vacuuming, dusting, and room cleaning at home. Anyone want to help?

We're having a

BOY! oh BOY!

Yes, that's right. We are expecting a little baby boy in March and we're pretty excited. Granted, I already have a boy, but having another one means a double blessing!

I'm so out numbered. Let's see, I'm married to the man of my dreams - my bestest friend EVER - and then together we have a sweet handsome boy - who is the SWEETEST BOY EVER - and then we have three cool cats, all males of course. So, that just leaves little ol' me. Wah!

I had mixed emotions of us having a girl. To me, it's scary...just not my territory. I mean, I have so many friends who have girls and I see how their girls act and just the difference between girls and boys is a HUGE DIFFERENCE.

Anyway, we have a busy week this week. I like keeping busy..its just that I hardly have time to do "housework" when I'm too busy!

Another rainy day

Yes, another day of rain. Too bad for all those people going to the State Fair! It's the first day of the SC State Fair and its only one dolla to get in! I'm all for it, but its raining and well -- I rather go to my small group tonight. :)

Feelings I'm feeling:
- Eager
- Excited
- Nervous
- Tummy hungry for some mall food!

Will share some good news in my next blog entry!

Drip-Drip-Drip...

That's the sound I hear in our office, and its not coming from outside - it's inside! We have several leaks in our office due to the rain and the roofing guys just showed up to figure out what to do. I put trash cans under each leaking area...hopefully, they won't fill up by the end of the day.

Weekend went by fast. I finally, finally put my fine china in my china cabinet. We have lived at the Marley house for two years now and I just NOW did that. Better late than never. I'm starting to clean out the two closets in the guest room, since my parents have moved into their own house. I realized how much baby clothes I've kept and need to consolidate some. Brings back memories when I see some of Evan's baby clothes. My, how time flies!

On Saturday, we had a Community Car Care Day and it was very successful. I stood on the corner waving to people as they drove by - trying to convince them to come get a free car wash or car check. By the afternoon, my right arm muscle was aching from waving too much. Hah! I wonder if those girls in beauty pageants have the same aching arm feeling when they are on the runway or in parades?? My back started hurting too....so maybe its just my age or the weight I carry up front?? I'm sure none of the those beauty queens have that!

Drip...drip...drip... - the roofing guys just left. I overheard them say, they have to wait until it stops raining before they can do anything. Oh no - I hope I can stay awake. The sound of rain makes me sleepy and now its dripping even more. Oh well, I could go back to Starbucks and try the Peppermint Mocha they had listed on the menu or get another PSL - decaf of course. :)

Pumpkin Spice Latte

Wow - last night we had an amazing small group. We talked about communication and how the Holy Spirit reflects in you, through you, spreading to those that is around you. We also came together as a group to pray. It was wonderful to see us all being together as one praying to the Lord and bringing our cares and burdens to Him. It was pretty awesome!

When we got home from small group, I got Evan ready for bed (changed into PJ's & brush his teeth). He knew already that we weren't going to read books before going to bed since it was late. Funny how I've already instilled that in Evan. He knows when its late, plus I think he knew he was super tired. So, after about 10:30 - I contemplated on staying up to catch up on my already-recorded shows on my dvr recorder. I opted out and went to bed. I guess I too was tired, b/c once my head hit my pillow - I was a goner!

Small group was great - but that meant we got home late too! Not a favorite for Evan, b/c he looses sleep since he has to wake up to go to school. So, I knew what was in for me this morning. Cy had to work late last night and didn't join us. Matter of fact, he got home about 3 am this morning. So guess who else was snoozing this morning??

I got Evan ready (Cy usually does this while I get ready for work) - and was pretty proud that I got everything done (lunch made for Evan, snack for myself, breakfast made for Evan, got myself ready, etc). Then we were going to head out the door. I knew I would be a few minutes late for work, but I figured -- well, I think I can manage being a few minutes late. But then Cy jumped out of bed and said, I'll take Evan to school! Awesome!

So - seeing that I would be on time - I stopped off at Starbies this morning to get me a blueberry muffin (which btw - is super yummy). I couldn't resist...Pumpkin Spice Latte was listed on the menu. It must be fall!! Eekk..I haven't been in Starbucks in a while, so I thought umm....I wonder if they could make that a decaf - OF COURSE THEY CAN!!

Arrived a bit early to work, now sipping my PSL. Life is good!