Fairy Tale Chair and Curls

Every year, Penney Corporate has an event called EBID that lasts for several weeks to benefit United Way. Departments across the company place their samples up for an online auction. There's no proxy bidding, so not a whole lot of work gets done. You can get some AMAZING deals and the money donated is then spent locally.

When I was pregnant with P.. didn't even know she was a girl!, I found this chair and loved it! I think I paid $30 for it. I kept it at my parent's house until last weekend. When I brought it downstairs, P broke out into a HUGE grin. She loves that she can climb up on it herself.


Miss Priss' hair is getting so long and twisting into a ringlets.

Picture Day

Today was picture day at MDO. It should be very interesting to see how they turned out.

Here's what Miss Priss wore:

Sweet Girl

It was a hectic morning today at the Chamblee house. I was trying to make some hot tea and breakfast while Lane was occupying P upstairs. My tea routine is Splenda first, then the tea bag, then the water, so I don't have to dirty up a spoon. I still don't know how it happened, but the mug tipped over and rolled off the cabinet. You'd think the handle would've stopped it, but it was too close to the edge.

Lane and P came racing down the stairs to see what caused cussing so early in the morning, and saw one of my huge Pottery Barn mugs in a million pieces all over the kitchen and into the pantry. Lane grabbed my shoes so I wouldn't cut myself and P thought I needed her shoes too.

Boo!

My little bumblebee was ready for candy last Friday night! She had a ball even though she had an ear infection and a terrible cold. We started in our neighborhood and then went to see the Renfrows. Lane and Jeff passed out candy while Elaine, Allie, and I took the kiddos trick or treating. Payton was a rockstar and didn't go to bed until well after 9:00.

With Auntie Allie, the Swan Princess

Trick or Treat! First stop, the Dornans.

After every house, we had to stop and see what loot we got.


Look at this face! Pure joy (and looking quite a bit like me....finally)!

Rocky Top Tennessee

I'm currently in Tennessee with my mom, helping my sister move back to Ft Campbell AND getting to experience Michael's homecoming from his second tour in Iraq. We left on Sunday morning, stopped overnight in Jackson, TN and made it to Clarksville yesterday afternoon. We've unloaded the 3 cars we drove down, and helped Allie unpack as much as we can without knowing where she wants everything.

Payton is home with Daddy and my mother in law. I'm missing her like crazy and trying not to cry every time I think about her.

These are from Michael's R&R in May. Michael is smitten with his niece and P LOVES her uncle Michael. He's super bummed Payton isn't here for homecoming.

Mom's Group at the Pumpkin Patch

All the kiddos, minus baby boys, Johnathan and Johnathan.

Wow! A picture of Momma and Payton!!

Several kids were terrified of the goats, but not P.... No fear! She LOVES the goats.

Watching as the goat took the cup of food from her.

Picking out her pumpkin before we left.

I Double Dog Dare You

From the publisher: Unconditional love is eagerly promised at weddings, but rarely practiced in real life. As a result, romantic hopes are often replaced with disappointment in the home. But it doesn’t have to stay that way. The Love Dare is a 40-day challenge for husbands and wives to understand and practice unconditional love. Whether your marriage is hanging by a thread or healthy and strong, The Love Dare is a journey you need to take. It’s time to learn the keys to finding true intimacy and developing a dynamic marriage. Take the dare!

Lane and I started The Love Dare a few weeks ago and all I can say is WOW! It's incredible. A few of the dares we've completed:

• to not say anything negative... if you have something negative to say, you bite your tongue.
• to do something unexpected for your spouse
• to buy something for your spouse to let you know you were thinking of them that day
• to call in the middle of the business day to ask how they're doing and tell them you love them.

I'm going to recommend it to our Sunday School class leaders and see if we can turn it into a study.