Tuesday News

Addi's soccer team won again tonight! They are undefeated at 4-0!!! Addi actually made a pass that led to a goal tonight! Yay Addi!!! She also got to throw the ball in twice and kick it in once. Her coach does a good job at trying to let everyone get a turn.
In other news, PaPa Courington was moved to the nursing home today. It is hard to see, but the home he is in is very nice and very clean. He seemed to be doing some better today. The kids got to go see him today and they were happy about that. When Levi came in the room PaPa said, "There's my pretty boy!" Alzheimer's has to be the most evil disease. It takes your loved one from you, yet their body remains here. It's been very hard to explain to Addi that PaPa is sick. Up until recently, he has been able to walk around and to her he didn't appear sick. I think today is the first day she realized that he really is sick. She still enjoyed going to the nursing home and seeing PaPa.
MaMa is staying with Mom and Dad for now. I know this is a tough change for her, but I think she's enjoying getting to go to all of Addi's soccer games. She was cheering as loud as she could tonight!

Monkey Boy

Levi has to be the busiest little fella around! He loves to "monkey around" on the couch. Yes, he has fallen off a couple of times, but he still hasn't learned his lesson! For a while now he will get on the couch or bed and holler, "Jump! Jump!" I always know what he's doing because he announces it! Now he's decided that jumping isn't adventurous enough- he want to turn flips!!! He hasn't actually flipped over yet, but it's only a matter of time.

How long is Addi's hair??????

As far as inches go, I'm not sure how long Addi's hair is. I know one thing-it's LONG! Here is a picture of the back of her head in the bathtub tonight. It seems like it has grown 3 or 4 inches in the last week!!!!! For those of you who don't see Addi on a regular basis, her hair barely touches her shoulders when it's dry! It's amazing how long it is when it's stretched out or wet!

9 years ago today...

9 years ago today, Paul surprised me at Freed-Hardeman and proposed to me. I think my answer to his proposal was, "Of course I will!" and I still feel that way today! Deciding to marry Paul was one of the best decisions I've ever made and I have never regretted that decision. He's my best friend and my biggest supporter. I love you, honey!!!

Tagged!

Well, Paul tagged me and I refused to follow up. But then my preacher friend Adam called me a "fuddy-duddy" so I figured if a preacher calls you a "fuddy-duddy" maybe I should lighten up a little.
Here are 8 weird things about me:
1. I almost died when my oldest child, Addi, was born. I had a rare disease called Fatty Liver Disease of Pregnancy. It only occurs in as few as 1 in 20,000 births. I have memory loss from the whole ordeal and I think I had post traumatic stress disorder too (that is self-diagnosis).
2. I met my husband on the internet. (Yes, I know that's not weird anymore, but it was weird when we met in 1996!).
3. I'm a preacher's kid who never moved until I went to college. (Now that is weird).
4. My child acted so bad in church that there had to be an elders meeting following the event!
5. I don't like any kind of pea or bean. Not a single kind. So don't e-mail me and say, "Not even green beans?" NO, not even green ones! Yuck.
6. I had my gallbladder removed when Addi was 5 weeks old. And now I can't eat anything with sesame seeds in it without having to visit a bathroom within 10 minutes. Unfortunately, that includes two of my favorite foods- sesame chicken from Shanghai Chinese Restaurant and Big Macs!
7. I'm addicted to myspace.
8. I homeschool my 16 year old cousin.

Well, I'm not sure if all that's weird enough....but there you go.

And the winner is.....

I just have to post that my husband was named "Teacher of the Month" at Pleasant Grove Elementary School this month!! Since this is the first month they've done this, it is quite an honor. I am very proud of him! He works extremely hard and it's about time he got some recognition for it! Teachers were nominated by students' parents. Paul was not only nominated by some of this year's parents, but also by parents from years past. What a nice compliment!!
Paul got a nice arrangement of flowers from a local florist and there will be a picture of him in a local newspaper called the "Western Star." (Although I must admit that when I saw Paul coming up to the front door with the flowers, I thought I was being rewarded for the wonderful wife that I am). :-)
Way to go hubby!!!

"I'm Hungry!!!!"

Tonight I'll share a story from last week. About a half hour after lunch, Addi came into the living room and declared, "I'm hungry! Will you get me something to eat?" I said, "Addi, you just ate lunch. Wait about an hour and I'll get you a snack." Then she informed me, "But I'm really hungry! I'll show you I'm hungry!!!" She then pulled me off the couch and drug me into the kitchen where she proceeded to step on the scales! She said, "Look! It says 'Addi is hungry!'" Couldn't resist her after that- had to give her the snack!
In other weight related news, I lost 2.6 lbs at Weight Watchers this week. I lost 1.6 last week so I'm finally headed back in the right direction. I'm back at my lowest since I started WW, which is nice after having several weeks of up, down, up, down, up. I've been more motivated since I bought a treadmill at a yard sale and have been getting more exercise.