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.