Halloween

We started the evening off not sure if we would get to take the girls Trick-or-Treating because it was really raining hard. We went over to the Dibrell's to eat dinner. While we were there, the rain stopped and we were able to all pile into the back of Phil's truck and take the kids to Heathwood. They had a blast. They all ran all over the neighborhood while we followed them around in the truck. Taylor Grace was a "Sassy Witch" which is so out of her character, but that is what she wanted to be. Mallory was a "Fairy" which is totally her personality! They both were cute and enjoyed wearing make-up. Taylor Grace looked so grown up with make-up on. I guess next year will be here last year to Trick-or-treat. So sad to think how fast they are growing up.

Crazy Hair Day

Today was Crazy Hair Day at Richmond Drive and Taylor Grace and Mallory wanted to spray paint their hair. This was a big deal for TG that she was doing this. It is hard to tell, but it was sprayed red on her ponytail. Mallory wanted her whole head done. I just woke up and sprayed my hair. Yes it looks like this most days when I wake up.

To Smart to take drugs

Today, was dress like a nerd day at school for Red Ribbon week. Mallory ONLY wanted to wear high waters and tuck her shirt in because her teacher gave that suggestions. Taylor Grace on the other hand thought the whole Nerd Day was a "bad idea" and that she didn't like it at all. She looked in the mirror with her high waters on and her shirt tucked in her pants and said, "I look UGLY!!!" She wanted to come to my room before school because she was embarrased. Once she got to school, she saw that everyone else was dressed up and some REALLY dressed up and she got into it a little more by pulling up her socks. She did look dorky! Her teacher gave everyone that dressed up a free ice cream, so that made it all worth while. Tomorrow is dress in Red day, and she has RED from head to toe, even her nails are painted red. I think NOW she is getting into the spirit.

Izzy's Painting, by Taylor Grace

Here is the latest art work that Taylor Grace did in her art lessons she takes from Roseanne Koellner. They were to do Pet Portraits. We don't have a pet now, unless you count 2 frogs she got from her class science project, so she painted Lulu and Casey's dog Izzy. Izzy is a funny dog and loves to lick people, which is cute that TG painted her picture with her tongue out. She took a picture I had of Izzy and used it to look at while painting. I think that it turned out GREAT!!

WE DID IT!!!

What an amazing weekend I had!!! Andrea Berry and I walked 40 miles in the Avon Breast Cancer Walk. We walked 27.2 miles the first day and 13.1 the second day. Notice the 27.2 was suppose to be a Marathon(26.2) but we somehow got off the course with about 50 other people and walked an extra mile. It was a HUGE accomplishment both mentally and physically. We have blisters from the down pores of rain the first 18 miles and VERY sore legs! Waking up this morning and walking a Half Marathon was the hardest part. I felt like I looked like an old woman walking. We walked a total of 15 hours the whole weekend!! Poor Andrea had 8 blisters on her feet and even though she could barely walk the last day, I never heard her complain. She has an amazing attitude!!! Thanks Andrea for a GREAT weekend. It was really neat to have John and the girls at the finish line cheering us on today. They all had on pink! Taylor Grace came running up to me and hugged me and just stood there and wouldn't let me go! She was really proud of me and asked was it really hard???
We met some amazing people with some amazing stories that magnified the meaning of the whole weekend. I started this journey because of Lorrie...There aren't any walks for Colon Cancer but if they can find a cure for Breast Cancer then that will lead to a cure for ALL cancers. She was there to surprise me at the end of the first day with my parents. That was really special to have them there cheering us on and telling us how proud they were of us. I will forever remember walking mile 5 on the second day and talking to a lady she was on Team HOPE! She said that in 2007 she was diagnosed with Breast Cancer and had a mascectomy and went through chemo and just last week had a CT scan and found out that it was back and had moved to her pelvic. She choaked up, I choaked up and I said well... I am doing this for YOU!!! I saw her at the end when she finished and she was crying (she was walking with her husband and friend) and I gave her a big hug and said I would be praying for her!! This is why Cancer STINKS and we have to find a CURE! Wow, stories like that really put life into perspective!

Also, here are the flowers my daddy sent me to school because he was proud of me for what I did for Breast Cancer. He later told me that he got tears in his eyes when he saw us coming towards the end of the first day.

The House next door Sold!

Well I found out today that the house next door sold and our new neighbors Dr. Ray and Susan Dockery will be moving in Nov. 23. Dr. Dockery was a professor of mine at Winthrop and they also went to Oakland Baptist when we were there. They will make great neighbors and are a lot of fun. It will be nice having some activity next door. They are going to remodel the kitchen and bathrooms and then add on a porch and patio. I can't wait to see what all they do.

Yummy Yummy To my Tummy

I am so proud of the meal I made tonight. I saw it on Pillsbury.com and it was a Club/Stromboli sandwich. You take refrigerated Pillsbury french dough and roll out on a greased cookie sheet. Spread 1 cup sharp cheddar cheese on it then put 2 oz. thin sliced deli turkey, and 2 oz. thin sliced deli ham. Then I put 1/2 lb. of bacon on it (it called for 1 lb.). Then roll it long side up and seal the edges. Cook it for 23-28 minutes on 350 degrees. YUMMY!!! Mallory always says she doesn't like something if she hasn't ever tried it before and we always tell her to try it. Well she DID like it and so did the rest of the family. It was so easy and fast which makes it a winner in my book.
We were cleaning up dinner and Taylor Grace was talking ugly to Mallory and I told her to STOP and she rolled her eyes. I didn't see it, but Mallory told me about it and Taylor Grace said "I did not"! Who knows if she did, but Mallory then said, "You better not tell a lie because Mommy has eyes in the back of her head!!" Ha!Ha! She got that from last week we were at John's parent eating dinner and I saw that she was behind me and she tried to scare me. She didn't and she wondered why and I said, "I have eyes in the back of my head." She questioned it and I said to Granny Danny to tell her what all Mom's have and Granny Danny told her eyes in the back of their heads. I didn't think another thing about it, but evidently she remembered it.
Well after that was said, Taylor Grace said "No she doesn't", they argued whether I did or didn't and finally TG said her reasoning was because "Mr. Cole, music teacher at school, let her in on a secret and told her that none of the teachers had eyes in the back of their heads, and since Mommy is a teacher at Richmond Drive then that means that she doesn't". So cute. I just let them talk it out and I think that they both believe that they are right. I didn't confirm or disclaim it.

Oct.18,2009

Today was a day of putting away the spring/summer clothes in exchange for the fall/winter clothes. I started in Taylor Grace's room with many tears because I was giving Mallory all of her clothes and she wasn't going to have anything to wear. Much to her surprise, she had clothes that she could still wear from last year and I had bought her new clothes from Old Navy. Then I move to Mallory's tornado room and do the same thing. The only difference is that the clothes that she has outgrown are going to a little girls from Haiti that doesn't have any clothes that goes to our school. Mallory was asking all sorts of questions about her. "Does she have toys, pajamas, shoes, etc..." We have lots to give to her and I know that she will be thrilled to wear them and Mallory will be thrilled to see her wearing them. Mallory is my picky dresser. She doesn't want me picking her clothes out and she wants them to look dressy/fancy/pretty. She doesn't like jeans except one capri pair that she can't wear anymore since it is getting too cold. She mostly wants to wear dresses. Taylor Grace on the other hand wants me to pick her clothes out everyday and sometimes asks me to pick out her style... which is jeans and a cool shirt or athletic pants with a shirt. She does like to dress up, but only on the weekends.

Usually this process is a long, messy, painful one, but today went better since I tackled one child at a time.