Life is what we make it, always has been, always will be

Wow!! What can I say!? This past week has been awesome! We spent 4 days in Savannah and of course, loved every second of it - it's so different from any place in FL and it definitely has a certain charm and Southern hospitality to it. We arrived home around 7pm Thanksgiving night and within a couple of hours, my sisters and I were on our way out to begin a 15 hour shopping spree!!! It was crazy! And lots of fun! I am happy to say that with the exception of 1 person, all of my shopping is done! Love getting a jump start like that - to be fair, I have to admit that I have been shopping throughout the year, taking advantage of good deals when I see them :)  I love Christmas!!

While we were away, we found out that Molly will continue her therapy and the good news is that she will now get an hour a week!!! Not as much as we think she needs, but more then what she was getting and we're happy with that. We have been back and forth on putting her in preschool (she would begin in January) 2 days a week - a part of us thinks she is too little to be going, but it was recommended by her speech therapist and a behaviorlist. We'll see - luckily, we have time to decide. She would go to the same school Abby attends and she'd also be going the same time and days .. what in the world am I going to do with myself if we do decide to put her in!?!!? Hmmm ....

And for those of you that don't know, I am having surgery on December 15th - we have decided that we're not going to have any more kids and so, I am getting my tubes tied. Just kidding!!!! Although I don't think we'll have any more little ones, no drastic measures, at least not yet. But I am having surgery, I wasn't kidding about that. I have severe carpal tunnel - so much so that I have extensive nerve damage in my wrist and if I don't have the surgery done, it's a pretty good possibility that I'll lose complete feeling and motor control in my right hand - can't have that happening.  My DR expects me to be "out of commission" for at least 2 weeks - we'll see about that. Ha!  This is something I was told to have done before Molly came along, but something I put off - I wish I hadn't.

Oh! In Savannah, we met Lori's neighbors (great family, great people) They have 3 boys and a baby girl - her name? Scout!!! Love it! recognize it? From To Kill a Mockingbird? Only the best book ever written! When I was pregnant with Molly and before we knew she was a girl, I wanted to name her Atticus, after my absolute favorite character - Jamie said no. Ha! Perhaps if we do have another baby, I can squeeze that name in somewhere :) 

"One time Atticus said you never really know a man until you stand in his shoes and walk around in them" - Scout

"Atticus said it was the polite thing to do to talk to people about what they were interested in, not what you were interested in" - Scout

I love these quotes! Words to live by ...

Has it been 2 weeks already??

We are all officially in countdown mode - we leave for Savannah early Monday morning!!! Well, actually our first stop will be in Metter, GA - we're meeting Sandy and the kids (can't wait to see them!!!!!!) for lunch and then she'll be taking David back to her house - yep, that's right. David isn't spending Thanksgiving with us - it was a hard decision for us to make, but we know that we have to give him the chance to see his cousins (and aunt and uncle) whenever we can. Besides, David misses Haley so much!!! He did tell Jamie 2 nights ago that we shouldn't have told him he'd be seeing her soon - poor kid hasn't been able to sleep! Ha! I'm preparing for an emotional "reunion" - staying good-bye to Sandy and the kids was probably one of the hardest things I (and David) have been through. It was tough - very. Anyway,  it'll be good seeing them again, even if it's just for a couple of hours. What's great is that after Thanksgiving, they're coming down to spend the weekend with all of us - which means the 3 of us (Christy, Sandy, me) will be able to shop on Black Friday!!!! It's been our tradition for 3 years!!  And we'll get to celebrate Hannah's birthday with her :)

Today is the first Saturday in 11 weeks that we're "free" - David's baseball season ended on Thursday night. I have to admit, we're going to miss it - it was a lot of fun watching him play and we also met some really great people that we've been used to seeing 3-4 times a week .. we're so happy that he enjoyed playing so much and yes, he's already looking forward to spring when he can play again! Ha! But first, he'll play basketball - I'm pretty sure that starts in January.  I can't say enough how great of a kid David is - he's just really happy with life and always seems to find the good in things, love that optimism.

Abby has been waking up everyday asking "is this the day that's my birthday" - funny! She can't wait to celebrate turning 4 - she's got a lot planned for the day! She absolutely loves going to school and she loves her dance class just as much - she's got her very first recital on December 18th. Should be cute! Abby keeps us very entertained and lately, she's obsessed with knowing everyone's name - people we see driving, people we see walking, people we see on TV, people we see at the park, people at stores, etc .. she doesn't care. "What's their name" is a question we probably hear 40 times a day! Ha!

Molly is - well, Molly. We always joke that she has split personalities - she really can be the sweetest girl on some days, but on others - watch out! Ha! Last Thursday, she had her 6 month "checkup" with her speech therapist and we're hoping that therapy will increase to an hour a week - it still isn't enough, but it will be better then what she's getting now. We should find out on Tuesday - keep your fingers crossed!

Happy Thanksgiving to everyone!! My family and I have so much to be grateful for and we're also lucky to have such great people in our lives .. and because I love quotes:

"Be thankful for what you have; you'll end up having more. If you concentrate on what you don't have, you'll never, ever have enough" - Oprah

It's beginning to feel a lot like Christmas!

It's chilly in the sunshine state!!! Anyone who knows anything about Florida knows our new-found weather isn't going to last - we'll just enjoy it while we can :) This past week has been full of ups and downs - that's what life is all about, right? We take in stride and I think it helps that Jamie and I are leaning on each other now more then ever before, we have to. Either way, we're happy with a lot of what we've been through and after Thursday morning, we got some answers that we have been looking for for quite awhile .. it comes to us as somewhat of a relief, but we've still got some work to do and until we're done, we have decided not to share about it - just know that it's a good thing. 


As for the kids, they're all good! Abby is officially in countdown mode for her 4th birthday to arrive - we've got all of the details of the big day worked out so she's pretty excited for it to get here! ha! David is still doing great in school - he just got his report card, 4 A's and 2 B's!!!!! we are so proud of him and for his efforts, Jamie and I are taking him to a Magic game at the end of the month, just the 3 of us. Baseball season is coming to a close and he's already asking about playing in the spring - he loves it! His team is tied for 1st place and I think after the regular season ends, they start tournaments which they'll be playing in - we're all very excited about that!! Go Dodgers! David is such a good kid, he has no idea :) In December, he'll start basketball and play that through the beginning of spring and of course, he's still a part of scouts. He really is a well rounded kid who really does love just about everything that's handed to him - we love that about him! Molly is good, such a sweet girl - we joke that she is when she wants to be - aren't we all!? Ha! Speech is going pretty good - we love Mrs Kristie although she'll be leaving us at the end of December (she's taking that last trimester of her pregnancy off) Lately, Molly likes to dress herself after we've already dressed her so there are many mornings she'll have on multiple layers of clothes! Ha! She also likes to watch me put makeup on most days - she tries to copy what I do, it's cute :)


As for Jamie and me, we're good - busy as always but with 3 kids, we expect nothing less. Jamie is hoping to coach basketball again, he's good with the youth and loved doing it last season .. yesterday, I chopped off my hair and went BLONDE!!! Love it! It's been a long time since I've sported light locks and I can't believe I haven't done this sooner! 


Hope everyone remembered to fall back an hour, the extra hour of sleep was much needed!!