Easter in the woods

We had to be out of the house we are staying in Easter weekend so when the Snipes invited us to spend some time at the cabin, we quickly said yes. The cabin is great. Really that is an understatement, it is wonderful. We wear a lot of orange & blue (well, not all of us), we play outside, we ride 4 wheelers, we do crafts, we cook, we do a lot and it is all fun. For a place in the middle of nowhere, there is a ton to do. Andy went running Saturday morning so the girls and Peggy declared him the winner of the Meadow Brake 10K complete with a chocolate bunny trophy. Meg spent most of Saturday in big girl panties which was a big step. But the highlight of the weekend was chasing cows. Yes, I said chasing cows. Some of the neighbors decided that they were tired of feeding their livestock so they just let them loose. We herded cows with the jeep then Andy and Wenn tried to run them off on the 4 wheeler. I love that my city girls get a little dose of the country life every once in a while and I love it even more that it is with Charles Ed and Peggy. Sunday we went to the Carrollton Methodist Church for their Easter service. It was a fabulous weekend and we loved every single minute of it. Thanks Snipes!!!

What's been happening

Progress looks like 4 concrete trucks lined up at our house at 7:00 in the morning. We are making progress but it is a little slow and these April storms aren't helping much.
It will all be worth it in the end, it will all be worth it in the end, it will all be worth it in the end. Can you tell that's my mantra?

Praying Hard

I have been praying hard lately. Thursday I learned of three different people - friends, friends' husbands or a friend of a friend - who just discovered some major health issues and are need of prayers. Today I learned that the man who was the RUF director when I was Auburn, a wonderful man who was such a great teacher, has stage 4 pancreatic cancer and is not going to be on this earth much longer. My sweet roomate my freshman year at Auburn, Emily, had an ectopic pregnancy and the doctors had to remove one fallopian tube and an ovary. I've been praying hard, all day long, every time these people pop into my head which is often. I am a firm believer in the power of prayer so I am asking you to pray too. I am sadden to think that any of these people would not be sharing their love and compassion in this world, that their ray of light would be gone. God is good, He is beyond measure, so pray that he takes care of these people. Thank you in advance for your prayers. They are greatly needed and appreciated.

Life as we know it

Life as we know right now it messy but FUN! We have moved out of our house until the renovations are complete. The girls have adjusted well and don't even mind sharing a room at our "Spring Cottage". That's what I am calling the house we are living in and I am so thankful that ReRe agreed to let us stay for a couple of months. I can not thank you enough!!! The contractors are making good progress and things should really speed up now that they are about to start on the additions this week. The girls are steady growing up too fast. Wenn is doing great in 4 year olds and her progress report said she is doing well. Meg got moved up to the 2 year old class and has started potty training. They bring so much joy to our lives and the four of us have so much fun together. Today we had a picnic at the indian mounds. We toured the museum and then climbed to the top of the tallest mound. Needless to say we all took good naps this afternoon.

Phase 3

Phase 3 has begun!!!! Please excuse the fact that these pictures are posted in reverse order but as you can see, we've been a putting in some sweat equity lately. Andy and I did some of the demolition ourselves to save a little money. And yes, I really did help and I am really good at ripping out sheetrock. We have lived in our house for 7 years and it is so exciting to finally be able to do the last phase of renovations and we were so happy to finally get our building permit after 3 trips to city hall. The short version of what we are doing is that we are going from a 3 bedroom/2 bath to a 4 bedroom/3 bath, kitchen remodel and adding a carport. The girls are moving upstairs and they can not wait. More photos to come.