Cooler Weather is on the way!

I bought some pumpkins today! I love the fall, the colors, the weather, the clothes, the food!
There is always something exciting about that first crisp morning and fire in the fireplace.

This fall has been so busy.......Volleyball, Captivating,
Wild at Heart, Small group........
All wonderful things, but I am ready for some nights at home watching TV!
I miss making dinner and sitting around talking after a meal. I tried to cook last week and burnt some stuff......amazing how you get out of practice when you stop doing something regularly.

We have our first baby shower this weekend! I have not started on our "kid" room yet! I guess I think I will have time later.....but it is only a few weeks away. I can't wait to meet Max or Olivia and let them spend lots of time being spoiled by GiGi and Pop!
Yes, Joey, I want to be GiGi.....it's my name and I'm sticking with it.

God is so good to us.......we are truly a blessed family.

Scooter's Birthday Surprise!

I sort of pulled off a surprise for Scooter...........we went to see the EAGLES in concert on Saturday night. It was awesome. We had expensive and very HIGH seats at the AA center, but it ended out being just a part of the memory.
After we adjusted to the altitude!
The EAGLES are still great, they sounded great, they are still hot.....even though they are old.
They dubbed the concert "The Assisted Living Tour"...and the crowd was strangely old.....at first I thought we might be at the wrong concert (?)maybe Lawrence Welk, but the music brought us all back 30 years....it was a good night, and did I mention we took the train?
Very 70's eco-minded, Scooter and I......

Sunday we had a cookout with family to celebrate Scooter turning 57...it was fun. The cake was great ,as usual, and we had beautiful weather. We were missing Tyler, but it was fun to think about him being a half a world away. Parker and Amanda are growing so much! They are bigger that my kids............Micah is a cutie pie. It was fun to see everyone.

Tonight I got to drive a Lexus hard top convertible at the KHS homecoming parade. I looked so cool! You have to look cool when you drive that car. I am going to drive a lexus hard top convertible in heaven, black with dark tan leather.........just FYI.

The week begins

I am writing this blog so Tyler can see what is going on at home, but I can't figure out how to connect our blogs! Hopefully, one of my more savy daughters will help me soon...........

We made the stuff for Baby V's nursery on Saturday, it is really cute. The fabric is called "Olivia dreams big." Scooter and I think it is an omen, but we will be really happy to meet Max if he shows up, too!

I am going to feed Amy's VB team on Thursday for their weekly team meal. I am excited that she asked them to come to our house and we get the opportunity to be with them.

Our grand-dog Cocoa came over Sunday to hang out w/ Kacy and JD, she is still calm, but she was exploring a bit more, she is really cute..........

Scooter's birthday is coming up this weekend (57! he is old!) and I have a surprise
I hope he likes.........
I think it is going to be awesome and different than our usual dinner/movie date.

Captivating is going great..........it is so much fun to meet these new women who are hungry to know God in a deeper way........

Here we go.......

I got a new phone today........what a pain. Isn't it wierd how much we have come to rely on our cell phones? I remember a time when it was quite a priviledge to even own one.....now I consider it a necessityand........ I hate predictive texting.........just wanted you to know.



I got an e-mail from Tyler today,he arrived safely, had a whole row on the flight and he is in an amazing apartment. Apparently he is planning to drink Scotch and smoke in China.........oh, Tyler.........some things are best left unsaid.

I am glad to hear he is safe, I am mostly over the angst I have been feeling these past weeks.

God is really answering my prayers that I will rest in his care of my son.



Amy is having a great senior year so far..........all 6 days of it! She is getting to start on the V-ball team, I knew she would if she just hung in there.....she has an amazing parking spot!



Kyle and Joey are getting ready for our baby V......I am getting more excited as the day draws close.........I will be sewing my little fingers off for the next few days, but I am happy to help them get ready for the first team LRVN grandchild.



Kacy and JD have a new addition to their family, a cute puppy named Cocoa (Krisp), she is going to be their guard dog in Honduras, but she doesn't seem like she is going to be very scary to me.

She is actually quite friendly and sweet..........hopefully Scooter will like her so much I will be able to get a puppy when I have an empty nest next year! Hint,hint.......



I guess that's an update for now. I started a "Captivating" Bible study last week w/ 10 ladies, it is going to be awesome, I just adore watching women grasp the truth of God's love for them.

Scooter and his buddy Keith are going to do a "Wild at Heart " study in a couple of weeks.

It is such a priviledge to be a part of bringing this message of life to men and women in our church.



One last thing........Sarah Palin Rocks!