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# Wow, I am 11 weeks pregnant today! I am hoping to get in for a b6 shot today. Love that pain. Ellee's numbers on her counter today are 1 (year), 2 (weeks), 3 (days). That's kinda fun. And Caiden will be 3 just 3 weeks from tomorrow! Wow!
# Last week was lots of fun. Caid and Ellee slept over at my in-laws on Wednesday night, so I got an evening and morning free of that "mothering" responsibility. I love being a mom, but it sure feels good to have a few minutes to myself occasionally.
# I also got to spend some time doing something else I really enjoy while the kids were playing with Memaw, Uncle Tim, and Papa Joe (when he wasn't at work ). I got to spend some time in Alison's classroom, helping her finish things up for the last days of school and packing up her 5th grade classroom in preparation to move to 4th grade! I love being in a classroom and I love helping people that I love. I also love that she took me for dinner at Pizza Hut and we ate so well!! Yum!
# Then Thursday, I went down to Portage to spend the day with my in-laws and children. We had potato soup for lunch (YUM, again!), went for a bike ride at Celery Flats, and visited. Another lovely day. (Until I realized I left my camera down there, bummer!)
# In the evening, we joined Phil for dinner with our friends, Chris and Stephanie, and their daughter, Ruby. Chris experimented with dinner (creative hamburgers) and it turned out really well! Ruby (almost 2) and Caiden played really well together, which was nice. And both of our kids managed to come home with marks on their foreheads. (Caiden ran into a tray or something and Ellee fell forehead first onto the cement patio. Youch!)
# We got to spend some time with Kimme on Friday. We went to her apartment to visit, swim, and eat lunch. Both kids took some time getting used to the (indoor) pool water, but Ellee thought it was pretty fun after just a little while. Caiden, on the other hand, enjoyed a full out fit and climbed back out of the pool before we tried again a little later. Then he managed to enjoy the water a little more.
# Saturday, we spent several hours outside working on our pool. We borrowed a power washer and we are trying to see how clean we will be able to get the liner. The pool is finally nearly empty, so when it is totally empty, we will clean all the debris, leaves, and muck out, and clean it out completely before refilling. We are praying the liner holds up, because we really don't have $1000 for a new liner. I hope the frogs find a nice new place to live. I also went to the house of one of my Bible study ladies for a yummy luncheon and spent some time doing laundry, dishes, and cleaning the shower in the evening.
# Yesterday after church and lunch, we met up with our friends, Joel and Amy. My brother played with the Rick Hopkins band downtown for the Arts festival, so we met up with Alison, her parents, and more friends, Jason and Lisa. Thankfully, the rain held off, and the show was great! We even hung around to hear a bit of the next show- a big band with swing dancers. It was lots of fun. Afterwards, we relaxed, ate dinner, got the kids to bed, and spent more time with the pool. I can't wait for that project to be complete!
# And a couple final notes... Saturday morning, my SIL asked if I had seen Marla's blog yet. I had not, so she told me to go look right away! Much to my surprise, I won her giveaway for one of Kaye's beautiful tiles!!! I couldn't believe it (since I never seem to win anything!) I am so excited and have spent lots of time on Kaye's site admiring the different pieces of work she has created and dreaming about what I could come up with. Thanks, Kaye & Marla!!!
# This song has been my favorite lately. The words are incredible and the music is beautiful.