Two new things...

The big news...I am now officially on facebook. I fought for so long not to be on it, especially with having to keep the blog updated. I didn't want another thing on the internet to be addicted to. But after my brother said he joined, and he is pretty level headed and I trust his judgement (most of the time), and he said he was connecting with lots of old friends, and after much hounding from my good friend, Zeta, I swallowed my pride and signed up. I think it was a good decision...I have already enjoyed connecting with old friends and catching up. So, "friend" me. (I can't believe I just wrote that.)

The bigger news...BABY #2 IS ON THE WAY!! We are due June 22nd, but since we'll have another c-section, it will probably be the week of June 14th (if nothing happens before then). This baby is definitely making me feel yuckier than Bo did, which is why the doctor predicted it's a girl. A boy would be super convenient, since we already have all the "boy" stuff. And I already know what to do with boys. So, I am having some issues with the potential prospect of having a girl. I know...sounds really selfish, since lots of people can't even have kids, but I'm just being honest about my thoughts and feelings. Nevertheless, we are really excited, no matter what we have.

Fall Festival and a Day in the Country

The church we're attending had a Preschool Day in the Country recently. A retired couple in the church moved out to the country and hosts various groups at their home and property. (The husband told me they were blessed and wanted to use their home/property to bless others - I LOVE these kinds of people!!) We took a couple of tractor-pulled hay rides, made some fall-themed crafts, ate lunch, attempted to take some "pumpkin patch" pictures, and went cane-pole fishing. I was able to meet and chat with a few moms and make a few new connections. It was the perfect day!

Bo LOVED the tractor!! Immediately after our hay-ride was over, he wanted to go again. And he asked for other rides several times during the day.

Bo caught his first fish!!! It was more like the man caught the fish while Bo was holding the end of the pole, but we'll say it counts! And he touched it! It was a blue gill.

This was our attempt at getting a pumpkin patch picture. I wanted Bo to sit down on the hay and on the pumpkins, and he did, but not long enough for me to snap a picture. Oh, well, maybe next year!

This is our little cowboy for Fall Festival or Halloween. We had picked up a last-minute Elmo costume at Target that he seemed pretty excited about. Once we were home, he wanted to put it on twice, but both times he wanted it off about 30 seconds later. I thought he might get more used to it before we left for the Fall Festival, but nope. This time he didn't want to put it on at all! So we opted for the cowboy outfit - once again. So, here's a comparison of our 2.5 year old cowboy and our 18 month cowboy...He's getting so BIG!!

What Do You Know For Sure?

Now, before you go all crazy about Oprah being on my blog, I have a great point. And I knew it would get your attention. hehehe

So, now that I have your attention...I did my grocery shopping after Bo went to bed Monday night. (yeah for toddler free shopping!!!!) I was in the check-out line skimming over the pictures and headliners for all those "lovely" supermarket check-out line magazines, when I read, in very large print, today's blog title on Oprah's magazine. Boy, was I curious about what I might find in this article. I was tempted to buy it just to have time to read the numerous pages dedicated to this topic. After skimming a few thoughts, I decided it wasn't worth it. But I made a point to remember the little I did read, and to decide this was a question worth some thought.

Two thoughts from others concerning "what they know for sure".

- The real first responders in a natural disaster are the people who go through it. (some lady, who I think is somewhat important somewhere)

- You can't get a good meat pie in LA. (the actor on that new show "The Mentalist".)


I asked myself, "What DO I know for sure?" I think it's extremely relevant right now, with a major election coming up, gas prices roller coastering and the economy - well, who knows what's going to happen with that.

So, I've decided to do my own short list of "What I Know For Sure".

1) I'm going to Heaven, no matter what.

2) Jesus LOVES me. He is very fond of me.

3) When someone loves my child, they are loving me even more.

4) When someone hurts my child, they are hurting me even more. (And making me extremely angry.)

5) Nothing is ever "free". Everything costs somebody something.

6) I'm a jeans and t-shirt type of girl.

7) I do not drink or like coffee, or anything that is coffee-flavored, and I never will. (feel free to check back with me many years from now, if you are at all doubtful that I will stick to this...I dare ya.)

8) "God is good. And everything He does is good." Psalms 119:68

9) You can not get auto or home insurance 3 days before a hurricane is projected to hit your city/town of residence.

10) Only mom can make my favorite meal taste so good.

11) Our nation's priorities - from top to bottom - are backwards. We pay more for entertainment than we do for education. Then we expect the schools, with the little money they do have, to save our children because they're not being raised with the right priorities and character in the home.


Your turn. What do YOU know for sure? I challenge all my blogging friends and nonbloggers to make your own list.

Post-Fire Truck Fun

No, we are not having a mid-life crisis. We have a Harley store near our house and Robert has gone there several times to take pictures for his photography classes. (At least that's what he says he's doing.) Bo likes going b/c he gets a sucker. Robert and I have really enjoyed the show Orange County Choppers. So visiting the Harley store is pretty sweet. I think we would both get a motorcycle if it was at all practical! My favorite is the first one in the pic, the red one. Maybe if I ever find $40,000 just laying around, I'll get one. Seriously, $40,000.



After the Harley shop, we stopped by Wing-Stop with a coupon for free wings. These were a necessity for our afternoon of watching the "Go Dawgs", as Bo would say. The first pic is Bo having his first ever chicken wing. I don't think he really knew how to eat something with a bone in the middle. The second pic is...well, I don't know what he was doing. Any suggestions?

Fire Trucks are Red

Last week, Bo came home with a saying that I had a really hard time putting together. It sounded like, "R, D, red", which I thought was, "already, red", which made absolutely no sense to me. A few minutes later while he was playing, I heard, "That spells red" and "Fire trucks are red". Now, my slow brain was finally putting the pieces together...He had learned a song about the color red! So what he really learned was, "R - E - D, red". Since that day, I've had the chance to listen to the song and now we can actually sing it together.

So, I thought the song was appropriate for this post about our visit to the Fire Department Open House. Some friends of ours were there with their two boys - the younger one is only 3 days younger than Bo. They all love playing together b/c they all love the same things - trains, construction vehicles and digging!

One of the treats Bo received at the Open House was a toy fire truck. At one point, my friend pointed out the fact that all the boys were eyes to the ground playing with their cheap, plastic, break-on-the-way-home fire trucks not more than two feet away from the great, big, real fire truck! And I thought, what a true picture of us, our sin and our Great, big God. Eyes to the ground, so consumed with the little cheap, plastic things of the world that only last a little while, that we don't notice being right next to the God who made the universe. What are my toy fire trucks? What are yours?

While you're thinking (and confessing), enjoy the pics...


This was Bo's attempt at obeying "Look at the camera" while wanting so badly to keep his eyes on the oh-so-popular robotic fire hydrant.


Looks like an athletic pose, except with a fire truck and fire helmet, instead of a football and football helmet. I guess he's got the squat down.


Like I said, right on the real fire truck but is consumed with the little, plastic one.



In the driver's seat with the little fire truck.


Mommy got to hold a real fire hose! It was pretty heavy. Bo just liked the water coming out.



Dexter, Wilson and Bo.


Mommy and Bo in front of the fire truck with the really tall ladder.

Next post: what we did after the fire department...

Slacker Blogger = Slogger

So, before anybody else gets a chance to give me this label, I will go ahead and label myself. Ha, I beat you to it! I win.

Regardless, I don't really think about blogging unless I have new pics to post...since this blog is mostly about Bo anyways. And Robert has been taking our camera to work for his digital photography class, so I haven't been able to take any pictures here at home. So there's my excuse. But maybe, just maybe I will start thinking about blogging about things other than Bo that don't require pictures. Here's hoping...

Here are some highlights of the last couple of weeks...

-I'm going to a Wednesday night Bible study for women.

-My grandmother (Mimi) turned 90 and my parents had a party for her. We could not go, but were able to see everybody at the party via webcam and wish Mimi a Happy 90th Birthday.

-We had Bike Day at CDO. Talk about a little bit of chaos! Thank goodness each age group had their own time to ride around the parking lot. Ages 2 to 5 would have been a bit much. Sorry I don't have pictures...Just picture in your head, about 30 2 to 3 year olds riding around a small circular drive for about 15 minutes.

And probably the thing that I was most excited about during the last two weeks is....




Now before you go and say how sad my life is that I would be excited about a TV show...Really, this is the ONLY show that I would give anything to be able to do. Who wouldn't want to travel around the world in a race to win 1 million dollars?!?!?!

That's all for today. Check back tomorrow for pics from our morning at the Fire Station Open House! Here's a sneak peek. I promise Bo really did have fun.

Train Ride

Last Saturday we went on a fun family outing to a park where an organization of train lovers gives free miniature train rides. I found out about it just through searching the internet for fun, local, free activities for kids! And since Bo LOVES trains, I thought this would be perfect. And really, the day could not have been better!! We left about 9:30 AM and arrived shortly after 10. Since the hurricane we have had some really great weather and this day was no exception. We waited in line for our first ride for about 20 minutes. Talking with others in line, we found out that the line normally stretches out and around the building and you may have to wait for an hour to ride, not to mention that it's usually blazing hot! Because of the hurricane, we had great weather and a much, much shorter wait!! We didn't even have to wait for our second ride! The only thing we didn't get to do was ride the train with the steam engine. I guess we'll have to wait until next month - the free rides are only on the third Saturday of every month.