SPOILED

This break has me spoiled and I DO NOT want to go back to work tomorrow :( I am praying for snow! The thing is..... when everyone has to make up the snow days in the spring, I won't be working there anymore so LET IT SNOW!!!!! It is not that I am lazy, I have been doing TONS of stuff these past few days...cooking, cleaning, shopping, decorating, wrapping gifts, ordering cards.....I just don't want to do school work!!!!

Giving Thanks

Happy Thanksgiving to all my friends and family who read my blog, I love all of you!

I have so much to give thanks for this Thanksgiving. I am most thankful this year for our beautiful baby boy, who was born healthy and strong and is now almost a year old! I am thankful that both Cedric and I still have our jobs and health insurance. I am SO thankful for our families, who support us and stand by us no matter what. Also that we have somewhere nice to live...Although our house has a few issues, it serves nicely as our home until we get the house we dream of! I always feel very sentimental about our house around the holidays. For those of you who don't know, Cedric and I live in my great-grandparents house. Just the other day I was at Measer's and I saw a picture I hadn't seen in awhile. It was taken MANY Thanksgivings ago in my house, and it was my great-grandfather at the dining room table carving the turkey and my Papaw Lewis was at the table with him as a very young man. Another thing that I am so thankful for is my health, which is something I think we tend to take for granted until it fails us. I hope everyone takes a minute today to reflect on all the things you are thankful for this year :)

Christmas Pics!

Almost Turkey Day!

I have a short week at work this week, only one day! I was home with Gabriel today, he has a really bad cold and is also cutting two new teeth. Basically, he wanted me to hold him all day long and just snuggle, which was nice considering how yucky it was outside today. We took a 3 hour nap today, stayed in our PJs, and were just cuddly!! When Cedric got home from work, Gabriel took ANOTHER nap, so we put up our Christmas tree. It looks great and I will post pics later. We had a great weekend seeing Cynthia for the football game, even if our Tarheels did lose. All I can say is, thank goodness basketball season is here! I will post pics from our weekend later. Good news on my job, they are checking my references and supposed to make me a formal offer after Thanksgiving :) Cynthia, good luck on your interview tomorrow and we already miss you!!!

WALKING!

I forgot to mention this....Gabriel took his first steps the night before Halloween...now, two weeks later, he is taking 7-8 steps and can make it about all the way across the room. When Cedric got home from work last night, Gabriel walked across the room to him!!!! Gosh, he is growing up too fast!!!!

Happy Weekend

It is Saturday, thank goodness! And we have no major plans this weekend, which is nice! I am going to clean up around here and do laundry until this afternoon, when I plan on watching both UNC teams play (football and basketball). Tomorrow, we will be going to a baby shower for Zach and Nicole, but other than that, nothing going on.

Just to let everyone know, the interview went very well on Thursday and I am VERY interested in the job. It sounds like my dream job and I am trying not to get my hopes way up, lest they be crushed if I do not get it :) You work out of your home and are resposible for a number of counties in the western part of the state. I would track all of the newborns that are born to make sure they had their initial hearing screening at the hospital and that they are rescreened if they do not pass the first screening. From the sounds of it, I would be out and about visiting doctors offices, hospitals and health dept. 2-3 days per week and working from my home office the rest of the week. You get a state car and they pay for all the gas...they provide you with all the office stuff you need, phone lines, fax, computer, copier, even furniture if you want it. They told me it will be awhile before I hear anything, so not to get discouraged. They had a few more candidates to interview and then they have to go through all the hiring hoops for the state, which has recently switched to some new personnel management system. So it is just a waiting game for me, I will keep you all posted and please continue to keep your fingers crossed for me!

Here are some new pics of Gabriel, I thought they were extra cute!

Baby Blue!

Laura and Travis found out on Monday that they will be having a little baby boy in April!!!!!

A Day Off!

Since it is Veterans Day, we are off from school! It is nice to have a random day off, and I am loving the fact that it is 7:30 and I am still in my PJs drinking my morning coffee! We are taking Gabriel to get his Christmas pictures made today and then maybe do a little Christmas shopping. I am really in the Christmas mood already..I think it is because I was pregnant last year at Christmas and really didn't feel too good, so I didn't enjoy the Christmas season like I usually do. I love this time of year and it will not be long until I am putting up my tree...I always do it the weekend before Thanksgiving. I know this may sound crazy to some of you, but I like to have it up to enjoy while I am off for Thanksgiving Break. Of course I have a fake tree, the only way to go....But what about the smell of pine that is associated with Christmas??? Candles of course!!!! I will stock up at AC Moore this week!

Gabriel turned 10 months old yesterday, I cannot believe it! I am planning his birthday party...It will be on January 10th, which is a Saturday....of course the theme is Curious George! For those of you who don't know, I have gone MONKEY CRAZY!!!

We went to Jett's first birthday party on Sunday, it was fun and so cute to see Gabriel and Jett interacting together. I cannot wait to see them at Christmas! I love this picture of Gabriel and Jett, Gabriel has taken control of Jett's new toy and Jett is not too happy about it:




Here are some pics of our trip to the mountains, I have been meaning to share them:

My Little Pumpkin!

My favorite pic from Halloween...



So cute, I just had to share it!

Good morning!

It is Sunday morning and I am in my PJs drinking my coffee while Gabriel and Cedric get a little more sleep. It has sort of become a ritual for me, early Sunday mornings are MY time, where I can do a little housework, watch a little TV, drink a little coffee and play a little on the Internet, all before the other two of my three boys get up. I should clarify, one of my boys, Rocky, gets up with me and shares this quiet time. He has always gotten up with me, what a sweetie pie. I love this time in my week, I can relax and do just what I want to do, even if just for an hour or so.

We have a lot going on this week....I work Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, and am off Tuesday and Thursday. Tuesday is Veterans Day, so NO SCHOOl!!!! We are taking Gabriel to get his Christmas pics made. Thursday, I have my job interview at 10:00 so please think good thoughts for me! I am going to do a little Christmas shopping that afternoon and have a little more ME time :)

Laura and Travis find out what they are having tomorrow! We will finally know whether to plan on pink for a little girl or blue for a baby boy!!!!! Can't wait to hear the news!!!!!

Halloween

We had a great first Halloween with Gabriel! It started with a costume parade at his daycare, then trick or treating, then back to mom and dad's house for a campfire/Halloween snacks/hot cider that I made----YUM! Gabriel got tons of loot, including candy, toys, snacks, books, a monkey that grows in the water, and even money for his piggy bank! Of course, Cedric and I have helped him eat a little of his candy!!!! Yesterday, Cedric took the day off and we headed up to Mt. Mitchell and Asheville to see the fall colors. We had a great time and it was so good to get away for the day. Here are our Halloween pics, enjoy!!!