Success!

We have potty training success! Andrew has been dry every morning for over a week now. He has worn big boy undies to daycare for 2 days and has not had new pants on when I've picked him up! I'm so proud of him.

I'm thankful for...

*Salvation
*Family
*Friends
*Church
*A job
*Second chances
*Forgiveness
*Being a mommy
*Being a wife
*Weekends
*A vehicle that runs
*A fresh perspective
*A warm house
*A pastor who isn't afraid to preach the Word
*Good food to eat
*Holidays

I need a doughnut.

I need a custard filled chocolate covered doughnut from KK. And chocolate milk. YUM.

I can't believe Thanksgiving is just a week from tomorrow. Time is flying by. I've got a ton of things on my calendar for the next few weeks.

*Choir rehearsal Saturday 10-2
*Bible study on Tuesdays, except for next week when it will be Monday because...
*Thanksgiving dinner at church Tuesday, choir practice after
*Thanksgiving in Atlanta at my brother's house
*Sunday School Christmas party on the 1st
*LNO at church on the 8th
*SCSO Christmas function on the 9th
*My work Christmas party on the 12th
*Choir/Orchestra Christmas party on the 18th after the evening service
*Jan 1 - I play a flute solo in the AM service
*Jan 4 - Andrew's 3rd birthday
*Jan 5 - Angela flies in from Mobile to spend the weekend with us
*Jan 7 - Clayton's birthday
*Jan 7 - Birthday party for Andrew (?)
*Jan 8 - SIL's due date - it's a girl

Okay, so my best friend from college is flying in from Mobile on Jan 5. I can't wait. I saw her in July when she was home from Panama. I'm so looking forward to spending more than just a few hours with her.

The question mark by 'birthday party for Andrew.' Well, Clayton has to work that weekend, so I'm not sure how or if we'll do a party. At the moment, I'm thinking if we do one, I'm going to call Chick-fil-A or McDonald's or Burger King. I figure we could do it in the late afternoon since Clayton will need to sleep. Maybe 4 - 6 or 3 - 5. I've come up with 6 kids to invite. I think (if I recall from last year) that I'll have to pay for 10 kids whether or not we have 10. I'm thinking it will be almost worth it to pay for someone else to do all cooking and stuff. I'll have to talk to Clayton and see what he thinks.

Other news. I've taken a leap. Almost. I requested the application for employment for SC schools. I would go in as a teacher under the PACE program. Basically, I would have 10 days of preservice and start teaching in the fall. I would have to take 3 graduate courses over the next 3 years. I would be teaching a critical needs class...English/Language Arts. That's what my degree is in, so that's what I'd have to go for. Perfectly fine with me as that is my strong suit. So, I got the application in the mail yesterday. I'm scared to fill it out. I'm scared that I'm going to be hired by a school and then absolutely HATE teaching. Teaching would really, entirely take me out of my comfort zone, yet, I keep coming back to it. I'm learning, though, that God likes to take us out of our comfort zones to use us. While I've been in prayer about this, I've not heard a clear answer...yet. My plan right now is to hold on to the application until January. If I am not pregnant, then I will go ahead and fill it out and get it sent in. (I'm not sure how well being pregnant and due toward the beginning of the school year would go over, hence the wait). If I am pregnant this month or get pregnant in December, then I'll send it in sometime in the summer or fall for the next year.

Andrew-isms:
*He's started saying 'shame on you'
*He says 'nanna nanna boo boo'
*I was talking to him on the way to daycare yesterday and he told me that he saw a bluebird and that it fell on the grass. I asked him why it fell on the grass. His answer? 'It just did.' Gotta love it.

So, the wisdom teeth are out and I can finally eat again. I ate mashed potatoes for about 3 days straight. Had spaghetti one night for supper. Finally ate 'real' food Friday. I had teriyaki chicken and rice for lunch. BBQ chicken, fries, hush puppies, and sweet potato crunch for supper. Mmmm. The rest of the weekend was spent eating 'real' food. It was lovely.

My problem now is that I can't seem to get past being tired from the surgery. I slept the rest of the day Tuesday, called in sick Wednesday and slept most of the day, worked only 1/2 a day Thursday. I was ready for bed at 8:00 after working a full day Friday. Saturday I wasn't feeling great and was ready for bed shortly after 8 although I stayed up until 9:30 or so talking. I'm still tired today and completely lost it with Clayton tonight. The only thing either of us can figure is that I'm still not completely over the surgery. He can usually pinpoint the reason for my reactions. It's not PMS this time, that's for sure. It's waaay too soon for that.

We had company this weekend. Clayton's best friend came up from Charleston. We did a whole lot of nothing all weekend. Took a drive up to the Blue Ridge Parkway and (sort of) had a picnic. He decided that Andrew needed Chuck E. Cheese Saturday for supper, and was paying, so off we went. Andrew had a blast and I'm pretty sure the adults had a good time, too. Sunday was our normal church routine.

What else is going on? Hmmm...on the TTC front, I think I've finally just given up. I know it'll happen when God is ready and who knows when that will be but Him? I certainly don't.

Oh, started a new Bible Study. It's the new Beth Moore one, The Patriarchs. Although I missed the first video last week (those pesky wisdom teeth had to come out that day), I'm really liking this one so far. I've done the first 3 days 'homework' which means I've got to play catch up tomorrow and do days 4 and 5. I'm also hoping I can get the video that I missed last week so I can catch up there, too.

Oh wow, it's getting late. I need to put clothes in the dryer and get to bed.