- Meredith is hosting an online bible study that I joined and am loving! We're going through this book ... feel free to join in each Friday if you'd like to! I love any Beth Moore studies.
- It's been such a long time coming, but Jaxon has finally figured out how to pedal and ride his bike! I could have sworn he'd be in kindergarten still not able to pedal, but one day it finally clicked. It's been lots of fun going on bike rides (up and down the driveway) lately.
- Driving to Iowa is starting to feel like a 2nd job for me with all of the wedding events I've attended lately. Don't get me wrong, I am not complaining. If we still lived in Waco I know I wouldn't be able to attend any of it, so I'm extremely thankful. This past weekend was Kallie's bachelorette party... here's what we did :)
Salsa dance lessons were so fun and definitely out of the norm for a bachelorette party which made it even more fun. Afterwards we went out for Mexican food and we had so much fun there that I felt bad for anyone else in the restaurant that wasn't apart of our group... haha! We closed out the night by hanging out at my cousin's house, watching the movie Bridesmaids, and getting just a few hours of sleep. Such a fun night!
- I was able to Skype last week with my friend Susan from Waco. She was instrumental in helping me get back up on my feet after our crazy 2010 year. We were able to catch up and do a mini-discipleship session. I am so grateful for her and keep praying for the Lord to bring another person like her into my life here. Currently accepting applications for a mentor... ha!
- I am IN LOVE with the fall weather we've had lately... 70's here all week and I know it's only going to continue to cool down. Reason #72 that I'm glad we're not in Texas any more. :) Can't wait to take the boys to a pumpkin patch and make my first batch of pumpkin bars soon!
- If you have any ideas on how to get smells out of your house, please pass them on! I'm fairly confident the previous tenant smoked... it also smells very musty (like standing water) in our basement and I need to get rid of the smell. Candles do a GREAT job but it's always temporary.
- It's been a fun last couple of weeks... breakfast/coffee/shopping with my best friend, taking Jaxon to the Lion King (love that one-on-one time), and girls night with my friends.
- Speaking of fall, I've also loved the return of good TV! Parenthood and Grey's Anatomy are my favorites... Parenthood may even take the #1 spot in my heart soon, especially since my husbands boss lets him leave early Tuesday nights so we can have Parenthood dates. Love it!
- I love the smell of banana bread coming out of the oven.... get excited for snacks tonight, small group!
- We spend so much time each week at the park next to our house that neighbors probably wonder if we do anything else.
- We were finally referred to an allergist for Cohen's hives. If you remember this post, I talked about how he breaks out at random times. We went to the doctor and found out he had an ear infection, so the doctor thought that was the cause... and sure enough, he didn't have any hive breakouts while he was on the antibiotic for 10 days. However, less than 24 hours after his final dose, he broke out again. We'll see an allergist soon and hopefully the little guy will be better soon.
- Lots of little updates around the house will be posted soon... and once I get around to painting our upstairs I promise to post house pictures, for all of you that have asked for them.
Have an amazing week!
Sounds like the perfect bachelorette party! How fun.
ReplyDeleteRegarding smells, for the basement, I think a dehumidifier would help. Since it smells musty, it's most likely wet/humid down there. Taking that moisture out should take care of the smell. A couple other things - make sure you change the filter in your HVAC regularly and you may want to get the allergen filters, which are supposed to help with smells. And can you paint the walls? Our master bedroom was smoked in by the previous owner...she would close the door and smoke in the room. The smell was so awful in there. We painted with a primer, then paint and it completely rid the room of the smell. The same would do wonders for your house, I would think.
Those salsa lessons look like a bunch of fun! I absolutely need to keep this in mind for my sisters upcoming wedding!
ReplyDeleteI am loving the weather too. I was getting tired of feeling like I needed a shower every 5 minutes! We need to get together soon especially now that I'm feeling better!
ReplyDeleteDitto Kristal. You need a dehumidifier. Want to buy ours for on the cheap? It worked great but we don't need it anymore since moving. They can be expensive!
You know what's crazy about the Bible Study? It's tying in PERFECTLY with the one we're doing with Mom's Group AND the one we do Sunday mornings at church. Crazy good God thing!
ReplyDeleteAnd yes please to Parenthood!
I also thought the photos were amazing, I just never got around to saying so! Sorry! As far as the smells, the only other thought I have is probably impractical, but my parents had this little air-purifying machine that basically saturated the house with oxygen. But it cleans the air, not so much the other surfaces, so I don't know. Good luck!
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