{to: mr. james}

I have a new chapter for the book/film.

It involves Evan feeling 'rain drops' in the back seat. 

Kit Kat relieving herself in the trunk area.

In.the.kennel.

It's kind-of a long story. 

Sob.

{a sweet sunny spot}

in our dreary weekend.

Welcome sweet Savannah! 

That's all folks!

{no energy}

to even post everything that has happened since Thursday.

Emotional or physical.

It has been so tough, almost surreal.  

But, in the midst of that nightmare, we picked up

a little bright spot Friday evening.  Little Savannah

is precious!    

Then we woke up to no electricity, phone or internet from the

storms Sunday morning.  And, that led to a security

system that beeped every 3-5 seconds.  The.remainder.

of.the.day.   It finally gave up too and all is finally quiet.

Except for the puppies playing chase right now.

At 4:45 am.  On a Monday morning.

They have too much energy for me.  

I'm pretty much spent.

Praying for a productive day at the home office! :) 

{life as we know it}

......the occasional calm.

is about to change in a big way. 

well, actually, in a little way that is big. 

scott and i head out tomorrow at 8 am to

bring our sweet savannah home. 

We are all a tad excited!!!

And, after next Monday, there may be more winds of change

around here.  But, I'll wade in before I put it all out there. :)   

{dreaming}

I was suppose to be here this weekend. 

At least I will edit when they return.

Eat a cupcake {or two} for me!

Love you Hobbs Family!!!

{which is more painful}

Evan and I check for eggs several times a day.

He and I have completely enjoyed the entire process of the chickens.

Is it bad that they know me by name at Atwood's?  They say

I have spoiled chickens.   Maybe??  

I went and peeked earlier this morning as on weekends we

gather in the morning and evening because he just can't stand it.  I spied

3 in one spot, one dropped in the doorway of the coop and a new

one sitting who looked scared out of her mind.  Can't say I don't blame her.

I quietly closed the door and returned to the house and left her in privacy. 

 I reported everything to Evan. He of course wanted to go gather, but

I reminded him how scared this new mom was and we needed

 to give her some time alone.

His reply, "Oh, I can imagine her face being scared.  It probably looks

just like mine when I sit down to AR test.  That scares me to death!!"

Funny Boy!

    

{pretty much perfect}

i.am.savoring.

today.

it has been pretty great thus far.

actually totally great.

after weeks and weeks of stressful chaos,

the skies are parting and i'm beginning to breath.

a bit.

still so much to do, but some major projects have been

tackled and completed. yay! i still have my nursing

license despite the hurricane hitting my testing center last week.

so, i have 40 hours under my belt instead of the required 15.

all is good. 

i had my quiet time on the patio this morning with a wonderful

devotion and a yummy cup of coffee.

while listening to my rooster crow.

laundry on the clothes line.

working in my pj's in the living room. with the

boys playing and reading around me.

music playing all morning.  no television.

a freshly cut lawn.

a sleeping dog.

and, a sleeping husband with a headache. :(

that part is not good at all. 

a playful kitty.

boys i can hear a room away playing legos.

and, giggling.

a pumpkin spice candle burning.

razorbacks with starting quarterback tyler wilson

playing at 6 pm.  WPS!!!!!

family coming over with pizza to watch said game.

heading out early in the morning for a final weekend

with summer.   our last hooray.  the smiles on the boys face will make

the crowd worth it.  {praying daddy gets to go this time}.

my fall calendar looks good. balanced. 

i've learned to say no.

and, i'm proud as terrible as that sounds.

countdown is on for new puppy, savannah.

cannot wait to get my hands on her.

i am feeling overly blessed.

overly happy.

overly content.

and, even though a to-do list that would

make any sane person cringe is still staring at

me.  i know the end is in sight.

my goal for getting everything under control:  to spend

more quality time with my family & friends both near and far. :)