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halloween here and there

a quick recap for those of you who want to know

 

these went to school on friday and were yummy! 

 

here is the "school" version of j's costume...i loved his hair! 

 

and the class minus a few costume pieces by the time this photo was taken

what a day...

then on to north georgia to visit our good friends john and julie and some real trick or treating

 

the "real" thing! 

 

our gang...minus jackson t....not sure where he was, possibly putting his costume on under his clothes

a peter parker thing from what i understand

 

this pretty much sums it up...a blur! 

goes by fast, doesn't it?  except for the candy which is begged for at our house for entirely too long 

i think everything jackson wants to eat turns his mouth blue. 

nice.

maybe there should be a "day after halloween" holiday where all children consume every piece of candy, get a stomach ache and get it over with 

over the weekend we ALL consumed enough eats for an army and that goes for football and other "things" too! 

GO YELLOW JACKETS!  

the weekend was a quick one, that's how it goes when you visit with friends!  we'll have to do it again soon! 

happy monday Tuesday!  no school tomorrow...

 

 

 
 
 

the birthday party that almost didn't happen...

or perhaps i should say, almost had to be rescheduled.  and that is unthinkable to an eight year old.  long story, short...we had a death in the family on thursday and the funeral was scheduled for...you guessed it

the day of the party

ack!  talk about stress.  and i didn't need any more stress to go along with the weekend.  thanks, but no thanks...i had had enough already

thankfully it was mostly family that we had invited so we were able to rearranged the time of the party for later that evening after the funeral

weird, i know

 

the look on his face here just about sums it up!  (and yes, that would be MORE legos)

 

my lame easy table decorations along with green, yellow, red and blue plates and napkins

 

the cake was not as easy as i thought it would be, trust me...it looked better in the dark!  fondant is not my friend.  but as always, jackson LOVED it and decorated it with star wars lego people himself and life was good!  

so was the cake, if i do say so myself....yummy chocolate pound cake!

now we have an eight year old...officially, party and all!

The Skinny...

like i crazy person with less than five hours of sleep...Treadmill 2 miles

turning 8

yesterday was officially the day! 

IT REALLY IS HARD TO BELIEVE HE IS EIGHT...

jeff and i watched home movies of when he was just a year old...made me want to cry...he was the sweetest baby, i'm just sayin'

but i am so thankful to have these memories and that goes without saying about scrapbooking too (i so miss doing that...)

you forget the little things

 

like how he use to cross his legs when he sat and how he danced "with his arms" and his sweet little voice and his pointer finger

gosh, i loved it all

 

one day "turning eight" will seem like so long ago...

take pictures, scrapbook...or just write it down

you'll be glad you did
 

 

the last day of seven

tomorrow is the BIG DAY! 

 

hard to believe this guy will be E-I-G-H-T

 

lunch was Schlotzy's...it's his favorite place to eat because they have the best grill cheese and chips! 

 

thank you Lord, it was not Burger King 

 

then he weaseled a "present" out of us, possibly because he's so darn handsome?  

long story...but it was one that he had already "seen"...because he had been snooping!

stinker

 

and these will be on their way to school tomorrow...they were so easy and turned out pretty cute! 

happy Monday...tomorrow! 

 
   

inviting the family

birthday invitations seem to stress me out for no apparent or good reason

as jackson gets older the "theme" type parties are heading out the door (which is a good thing, don't get me wrong), unless you can have a star wars party from here on out and surely somewhere along the way that would get old....

surely?

but this year he is ALL ABOUT LEGO's

legos, legos, legos

so of course, i scan the world wide web for inspiration of never before seen Lego Invitations...because that's how my brain works and even though, i know he's just seven, almost eight

but if anyone enjoys all of the work i put into a birthday party HE DOES! 

God love that child...

so it dawned on me at target while picking out plates and napkins

 

lego's are mostly bright, solid colors, right?

duh?

these were the easiest invitations to date

a pack of cardstock and a photo shoot of some lego people set out to destroy each other, ran those babies through the printer, cut them down a bit, folded them over, stapled them shut, addresses and stamps 

done. 

he thought they were wonderful

 

The Skinny...another good 1 hour walk/run today, picked up the pace several times and left them behind!  why is running on pavement so different than the treadmill? 

 

lunch, "bodies" and shopping

yesterday jeff and i went to see this

i absolutely loved it!  

no photos...they were prohibited

however there was a fancy catalog of photos available to purchase at a fancy price...

i don't like it when people won't let me take pictures.

we had a WONDERFUL lunch (not dinner because we saw that above...) at our most favorite restaurant, Houstons!

did you know they have the best ceasar salad in the world?

we think so

and we did a little shopping!

doesn't everyone spend their anniversary like this? 

he knows me well

and should after 11 years!

i should post a wedding photo, shouldn't i?

beep...beep....beep

i interrupt this lack of bloggin to bring you a

POST...

gasp!

i know, it's been awhile

forgive me...and this isn't even a great one!

but lately we've been doing alot of this

 

cabin stuff.  

and my mom and i get to decorate it...all of it! 

we've actually already started

because that's what girls do

plan things.

men don't do that...

i'll show you more very soon

in fact, i'll show you ALOT of stuff...because it's been awhile!

happy monday!

The Skinny: who needs a spin class when you've got the green machine!   

for Cora

earlier this year I participated in raising money for The Cora Playground Project

you can read more about the project here and our contributions here

it was such a blessing to participate and to be a part of so many who gave for this sweet family...

not that long ago, i received a thank you card from Jess and her husband, these two are truly amazing

yesterday, i found this at Meg's blog 

 

photo courtesy of meg @ whatever

WOW!  

thank you Meg for continuing to share their story and for giving us a peek at this wonderful site!

job x 2 or 3

you know i've been taking a medical transcription course in hopes to have it completed and a job by the first of next year...if not sooner

so, a couple of weeks my friend joyce called me and said "the lady i'm working for has an opening and i told her about you, that you were taking the course, had some prior experience and you need to call her right now..."

joyce has finished her course and has a job in medical transcription

needless to say, i was excited and nervous and got on the phone immediately

that afternoon i was given a few tapes to transcribe

and i believe it was the next day that i was hired...

just like that

 

this is my new desk buddy...it's a little old school in the world of medical transcription but actually it's what i'm use to

and boy have i been busy!

i am so excited and it's still hard for me to believe that i have a job...already!  i didn't expect to have one until i finished the course and had the "experience" needed to get a job these days!  my sister-in-law does this and told me that she knew of jobs that would hire me right now...if i had the experience

yes, i will be completing the course (in my sleep) it's paid for and i will get my diploma!

yes, i am still working at the school

yes, i am still making jewelry

yes, i will try to have supper prepared most every night...ahem..cough, cough..

and yes, jeff you will have clean clothes to wear everyday

i say let the scheduling and list making begin!

when school starts things will be a bit hectic around here until i find my new normal, but i'm ok with that

just glad to be me right now!

happy 4th!

 

be safe...