We love Saturdays!

Hello everyone! We have had a nice Saturday of watching college football and relaxing. We are all still trying to get well and have sore throats, so we've been lounging and sleeping quite a bit. Paul did manage to cut the grass today, it really needed it. Jacob and I played inside all day and I did 5 loads of laundry and picked up the house while he was napping this afternoon. I also got a closet and my desk cleaned out. I have to take advantage of the quiet moments I have to be productive. I think tomorrow I'll likely just take a nap when he does, I need to sleep. =) Shocker of all shockers we cooked in today for all 3 meals....no takeout and no restaurants, I know...its a miracle! LOL It was fun to be home, I guess that's a sign that we're getting old....since going out on the town is not as exciting anymore. Unfortunately I missed Kari's tupperware party today (sorry Kari....) and Sunday we're missing football with J and Cas...bummer....but hopefully we can see you all soon when we're feeling better. I have a girls night out planned this Thursday, so I look forward to that. Paul is still working, with no projected weeks off work in the near future so that is nice. Now, if we can just make it through the Oct. 5th pay reductions and the following layoffs....we'll be good. My work is going well...just really busy and lots to learn. We are getting new scheduling software, Primavera in October so we'll be testing and learning that very soon....along with learning earned value, CPI and SPI and all that fun stuff.  Say  prayers for me....I have been stretched really thin lately with trying to be 100% Mom, good employee, wife, daughter, friend and just doing all I have to do in a given day. It is really challenging but SO worth it. It has been hard for me to leave Jacob in daycare but he's really liking it and adjusting so fast...so that makes it easier as time goes on...if I know he's happy then I'm happy and feel better about being at work and leaving him there. I have posted a pic of him from last Friday (9/11/09) on his way to school. He's growing so fast, already 8 months old!!!

Not much new

Not much new to report...we've all been sick for the last few days. It started out as allergies, colds and then morphed into something else, not quite sure what. We have all had it. Jacob is better somewhat, just really congested. I still feel pretty bad but hopefully will be better tomorrow! I'm off work Friday so that will be another day to recoupe if I'm not 100% by then. I was hoping to get a lot of closets cleaned out and other house projects done on Friday though. Paul is working Wed - Friday this week, he was off today (Tuesday), something to do with parts not coming in until later. I just keep fingers crossed and pray that he is still employed through this next round of October layoffs, please keep us in your prayers. My hope is that he'll be able to find something else before anything happens, it's in God's hands though, we just have to be prayerful about it. Speaking of...Paul and I start our small group class this Sunday the 13th, we are taking the 5 love languages course taught by our pastor and his wife, we're pretty excited about this. We have a good group and hope to learn alot about how to communicate better and be more "in tune". Jacob continues to do well at Clayton First Baptist CDC, he has adjusted well and likes all the teachers and other babies in the class. The only hitch is he's not eating as well as he does at home, but I'm sure that will also work itself out. I think it's the fact he's not used to his bottle being warmed, we normally just do it at room temperature but we have to take the bottles already mixed so they have to stay in the fridge until time to feed. He's doing really well on solids, eating a lot. He sits up on his own completely and is VERY close to crawling. Somehow I think we're getting ready to be very busy. It is hard to believe he's 8 months old already. Time really flies when you're having fun. He goes back to the pediatrician for his 9 month check up on October 9th. I can't wait to see how much he weighs and how much he's grown in length.

I hope all of our friends and family are having great weeks!!

It has been a really fun holiday weekend so far. Friday I had to work which was a bummer and we've had colds...but that didn't stop us! Saturday I shopped at Triangle Town Center with my Mom and we had lunch at the Twisted Fork. I bought tons of "school" clothes for Jacob at Gymboree, Children's Place, Babies R Us and Pottery Barn Kids. I must admit we went a little crazy. Then Paul and I had a nice home cooked steak dinner together and drank a bottle of wine and relaxed, very nice day! Today, Sunday, we got up and did breakfast - me, Paul and Jacob - at IHOP in Garner...interesting crowd there...but the food was yummy...then we took a joy ride through the country, backroads. I took Bailey to the park on Guy and Amelia Church roads ...and exercised / walked him - so that was a great day for Bailey "Roo". Then we tailgated the Mudcats game, LOL...got some chicken tailgate specials and Lauren made pasta salad and we all contributed side items...it was us, the Ramseys and the Narrons - it was a really fun night, no kids, no worries! =) Now we back home to the quietness of a sleeping sweet baby boy - life is grand, no compliants here! =) Hope everyone's day and weekend has been as great as ours!

Decided to blog finally!!

I have decided to blog finally!! Following many of my techie friends...not much to report today. I went shopping with my mom, we did lunch and bought TONS of clothes for Jacob today. He made out like a fat rat. Then, came home and had a nice evening with hubby - we cooked steaks on the grill and drank some wine together, very nice evening. Now it's midnight and I'm doing computer stuff and going to take a shower. Nite all!!