So after my last post I got chastised for telling everyone we would be away from our home for five days! That isn't safe I was told by my over secure husband. So needless to say we are home now and no one got robbed. Not like we would of known anyway....he can be so funny sometimes!
We had a great time on our trip and I will post pictures soon. (I always say that). The weather was choppy and we were not able to get all of our stops that were on the itenery but it was a good trip. Next time I will take the next day off when we get home. I told everybody that the boat is still rocking!!!!! It's been almost four full days and I still have my moments when I think the boat is moving. whew....I must be getting old.
Speaking of Old, CJ turns 30 tomorrow. My little man is growing up. He is working so hard and I am so proud of him. Happy Birthday Baby!
Thursday, November 19, 2009
Sunday, November 8, 2009
CJ and I are running away. To a far away country. We're aren't kidding. We wanted to go somewhere for the long weekend before CJ's birthday and a co-worker mentioned that she saw some cruises for a highly discounted rate so we booked one for the long weekend. It wound up being an even longer weekend then originally planned but we are greatly looking forward to the break away from society and work! Isn't she a beautiful ship?
So I will post some pictures of the trip after we get back, and the kids are counting down the days to go see Nan and Pop and spend 5 days with them.
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
Calling all Drama Queens....
So need I ever tell you that AnnMarie is a fashion fionata and very much a drama queen. CJ and I joke that she is as stubborn as I am and as hard willed as he is. Poor child. Actually, poor Noah. With all of her drama it will be a wonder if we remember he is in the room....which brings me to Sunday. It all began when we were getting ready for church and I had already dressed AnnMarie, gave Noah his clothes to put on and was trying desperately to get to the bathroom so I could at least get a shower. I post this picture first, even though it is one of the final products just so you can see the "refusal to meet mom in the eye stare"....again stubborn as her momma.
AnnMarie is not wearing the original outfit I had put her in, it is the final product. However, she knocked on the door while I was trying to do my hair and asked if she could wear this....
To which I boldly told her NO! It is freezing outside! I will come and see what else you might could wear when i get done with my hair. To which AnnMarie responded with...(written all over her face...we'll see. I'll do it myself"...) I go to check on her, in which she has shut her bedroom door, and she has changed her shirt to the above tank top and has put the shorts on. (which required taking off shoes and putting them back on) Need I tell anyone that it is like 33 degrees outside and my daughter is trying to go with the bare necessities. No to mention it comes no where close to matching. which is the least of my worries considering she has been fighting off a cold all week. To which I tell her that she is not wearing that, change her clothes back and this is the response I get.
We were not allowed to make eye contact, she never said a word, but she is obviously not happy with me. This stubbornness continues all the way to church, a 30 minute drive, and I am finally the cool mommy after church. Whew. What a drama queen!
AnnMarie is not wearing the original outfit I had put her in, it is the final product. However, she knocked on the door while I was trying to do my hair and asked if she could wear this....
To which I boldly told her NO! It is freezing outside! I will come and see what else you might could wear when i get done with my hair. To which AnnMarie responded with...(written all over her face...we'll see. I'll do it myself"...) I go to check on her, in which she has shut her bedroom door, and she has changed her shirt to the above tank top and has put the shorts on. (which required taking off shoes and putting them back on) Need I tell anyone that it is like 33 degrees outside and my daughter is trying to go with the bare necessities. No to mention it comes no where close to matching. which is the least of my worries considering she has been fighting off a cold all week. To which I tell her that she is not wearing that, change her clothes back and this is the response I get.
We were not allowed to make eye contact, she never said a word, but she is obviously not happy with me. This stubbornness continues all the way to church, a 30 minute drive, and I am finally the cool mommy after church. Whew. What a drama queen!
Just in case you forgot how determined she was....she was really confused after I dressed her back when i got the camera out. I just couldn't refuse to take her picture. I can't wait to show her one day when her daughter is giving her a fit! Was I really this stubborn????
Thursday, October 8, 2009
The DMV
I went to the DMV a few weeks ago to change the address on my driver's license. I had a few minutes and thought I would see how long the line was (it is always notoriously long in Greenville County) and see what all I would need to do. So I walk in and there is NO ONE in there. And I was like great! This will only take a minute. I ask the woman at the front desk what I need to do and she said to fill out this form but go straight to line 16. Ok. I told her all I had for proof of residence was my new mortgage statement and she said that was ok I didn't need a proof of residency. This did not ring in with me until later.
So I go to line 16 and proceed with filling out my form. I write my new address (which by the way I have lived there for 18 months but now that I have purchased it if I want the lower taxes everything has to be accurate...I'll do anything for a discount or coupon...haha.) on the form and she says "I need $10 and your former ID". Check. "Come take your picture". Check. "Here is your new ID". Check.
So what is wrong with this picture? I don't know if any of you have noticed but I am now a red head and have put on a "few" pounds. Hair is short again. When I took my last picture I was slender, blond and long hair. All I did was walk in with an ID that really didn't look that much like me and say "I need to change my address" and vioala I have a new ID with my picture. Who would know if I was who I said I was or really lived where I said I did. No need to get a fake id anymore, all you have to do is go to the DMV and get you a real one!
So I go to line 16 and proceed with filling out my form. I write my new address (which by the way I have lived there for 18 months but now that I have purchased it if I want the lower taxes everything has to be accurate...I'll do anything for a discount or coupon...haha.) on the form and she says "I need $10 and your former ID". Check. "Come take your picture". Check. "Here is your new ID". Check.
So what is wrong with this picture? I don't know if any of you have noticed but I am now a red head and have put on a "few" pounds. Hair is short again. When I took my last picture I was slender, blond and long hair. All I did was walk in with an ID that really didn't look that much like me and say "I need to change my address" and vioala I have a new ID with my picture. Who would know if I was who I said I was or really lived where I said I did. No need to get a fake id anymore, all you have to do is go to the DMV and get you a real one!
Saturday, October 3, 2009
A quick getaway
So CJ gets me up at 4:30 Friday morning to let me know that he might want to go out of town this weekend. Like that day. In eight hours. HA! I love spontaneous trips so I was all for it. We decided to go to Gatlinburg to pretty much just hang out and enjoy the family for a day. We wanted to be back Saturday night so we would be back in time for Small Group on Sunday, so it was a short but enjoyable trip. I will post pics tomorrow...after I get CJ to download them...hahaha.
It was great because we didn't have to pack PULL UPS! Praise the LORD! I love potty trained youngins! We also did not pack the portacrib because we just knew we wouldn't need it. the kids have been begging to have a sleep over so this is the perfect opportunity, right??? HAHA! Poor AnnMarie was rolled on, attacked and even kicked out of the bed by Noah. I eventually made her a pallet in the floor. Did I mention we all went to bed at 9:15...we aren't real late owls as you can tell! Anyway, we did go to an amusement park that we went to when two years ago and took pictures around the same area. If I can find both sets of pictures I'll post them. Thought that was really cool.
Battery on the computer is about to die but I am trying to get the hang of this blogging stuff...keeping everyone up to date!
It was great because we didn't have to pack PULL UPS! Praise the LORD! I love potty trained youngins! We also did not pack the portacrib because we just knew we wouldn't need it. the kids have been begging to have a sleep over so this is the perfect opportunity, right??? HAHA! Poor AnnMarie was rolled on, attacked and even kicked out of the bed by Noah. I eventually made her a pallet in the floor. Did I mention we all went to bed at 9:15...we aren't real late owls as you can tell! Anyway, we did go to an amusement park that we went to when two years ago and took pictures around the same area. If I can find both sets of pictures I'll post them. Thought that was really cool.
Battery on the computer is about to die but I am trying to get the hang of this blogging stuff...keeping everyone up to date!
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
I am so lame...
So I cannot begin to tell you how many posts I have sent from my cell phone to the website that have not posted. It's just a lot. I have tried everything but to no avail and for some reason I do not feel as if I can blog something unless I have a picture or video. How silly of me.
I just wanted to send an update because I am sure that the thousands of you following us are wondering when we are going to post something new....so here goes.
AnnMarie has decided that she is going to be potty trained. We are so far in the process that she got to go to Chucky E Cheese last night, (Noah too) because she had stayed dry for three days in a row. Keep in mind we still have accidents but at least aren't even purchasing pull ups anymore!
Noah is enjoying school at Northwest Crescent. He is a big boy now and it is so hard to believe he is actually in school. He has his first open house next week so we will get to see how well he is doing. That is a whole other post for another day though.
CJ and I have been working like dogs......ha just kidding. Things have actually slowed down for me a bit which is a great relief because it was getting crazy there. CJ on the other hand is using all of his new General Manager skills to make Chick Fil A the best it can be. It is nice to watch his transformation as well as his interaction with Zack to really pull the store together. He might think otherwise but I find that he is doing a great job!
We might, but not holding my breath, be doing renovations at our office in TR this week. (Like starting today)! But for anyone who knows we have been going to do this for almost two years now. Hahaha. If we are doing them starting today that means that Michelle, Becca and I are going to be moving about 10,000 charts and pulling carpet this week. Maybe we should wait two more years....
And as a side note, I have a great story to tell you about renewing my driver's license. Well, really it is more like a soap box. But that will wait for another day! Also, I fixed the comment box so that anyone can leave a comment now. All you have to do is post yourself as anomyous and it will allow it to post. Then you have to do one of those squiggly line things...supposedly to reduce unwanted comments by spammers. If you have problems just let me know!
Lastly, If you are following me and the caubles we have two prayer requests. The first being for Poppa (CJ's grandfather Cauble). It is suspected that he has oral cancer but will need to do a biopsy to determine if it is. In order to do this they will need to put Poppa to sleep which raises great complications for him. They are going to do this next Friday, October 9. Please pray for Wisdom for the doctors and peace of mind for the family. Second, we have a family in our church that I am attached to, the Wilsons. They have a newborn son in Charleston at MUSC with severe heart and lung complications. They have been there for over 4 months. Especially those of you in the lowstate, could you check out their blog and become enamored and inspired by this real family? If you feel led to share their story please do so. I promise you will be uplifted but keep tissues near by. Josiah just needs to come home but contintually gets hit by infections and complications. Please lift him and the Wilson's up. Their blog is thewilsonheart.com
We love you all and hope to see you all soon!!!
I just wanted to send an update because I am sure that the thousands of you following us are wondering when we are going to post something new....so here goes.
AnnMarie has decided that she is going to be potty trained. We are so far in the process that she got to go to Chucky E Cheese last night, (Noah too) because she had stayed dry for three days in a row. Keep in mind we still have accidents but at least aren't even purchasing pull ups anymore!
Noah is enjoying school at Northwest Crescent. He is a big boy now and it is so hard to believe he is actually in school. He has his first open house next week so we will get to see how well he is doing. That is a whole other post for another day though.
CJ and I have been working like dogs......ha just kidding. Things have actually slowed down for me a bit which is a great relief because it was getting crazy there. CJ on the other hand is using all of his new General Manager skills to make Chick Fil A the best it can be. It is nice to watch his transformation as well as his interaction with Zack to really pull the store together. He might think otherwise but I find that he is doing a great job!
We might, but not holding my breath, be doing renovations at our office in TR this week. (Like starting today)! But for anyone who knows we have been going to do this for almost two years now. Hahaha. If we are doing them starting today that means that Michelle, Becca and I are going to be moving about 10,000 charts and pulling carpet this week. Maybe we should wait two more years....
And as a side note, I have a great story to tell you about renewing my driver's license. Well, really it is more like a soap box. But that will wait for another day! Also, I fixed the comment box so that anyone can leave a comment now. All you have to do is post yourself as anomyous and it will allow it to post. Then you have to do one of those squiggly line things...supposedly to reduce unwanted comments by spammers. If you have problems just let me know!
Lastly, If you are following me and the caubles we have two prayer requests. The first being for Poppa (CJ's grandfather Cauble). It is suspected that he has oral cancer but will need to do a biopsy to determine if it is. In order to do this they will need to put Poppa to sleep which raises great complications for him. They are going to do this next Friday, October 9. Please pray for Wisdom for the doctors and peace of mind for the family. Second, we have a family in our church that I am attached to, the Wilsons. They have a newborn son in Charleston at MUSC with severe heart and lung complications. They have been there for over 4 months. Especially those of you in the lowstate, could you check out their blog and become enamored and inspired by this real family? If you feel led to share their story please do so. I promise you will be uplifted but keep tissues near by. Josiah just needs to come home but contintually gets hit by infections and complications. Please lift him and the Wilson's up. Their blog is thewilsonheart.com
We love you all and hope to see you all soon!!!
Sunday, September 13, 2009
First Day On New JOB!
Today I went to my first church as a church consultant. I have had the training and been involved in the process, but today I traveled 215 miles one way to minister to a church. It was amazing. I love working with churches and spending time with believers. I always feel at home in a church and love being in the pulpit. I hope that this was the first of many to come. I know there will be some that aren't as fun, but then again maybe each one will have its own excitement. Thank you for your prayers as we work toward the goal of full time church consultant. --cj
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