FALL and the country

I have never been a big fan of Fall, but this year, the changing of the leaves has amazed me! This is a pic of the street that leads to our house. It has been amazingly beautiful this year! I hate to see all of the leaves fall!

More traditions

As most of you know, our family takes a few trips to the beach each year! Here are some pics from our last trip during fall break. Lots of FUN!!! We didn't get dressed up and go out at all...It was great!!!!

AU Football is here!!

Although I WAS an Alabama fan, over the past few years I have come to love AU football. For me it's not the football game at all! However, when I do get to go to the games, I do enjoy it!! For me its a tradition that our kids have come to LOVE, , it is seeing the look on Meme and Papa Joe's face when the kids are singing the fight song, its hoping that our kids will one day go there to school, but most of all, it is special memories that we make as a family! I hope and pray that this tradition will continue forever and that each family has a tradition that they enjoy as much as I do this one!!! War Eagle!!!

Love that when its raining outside, Garrett wakes up and says "It's a Beautiful day"!!

Our new house is going to be old before we get moved in ......how long does it take to build a house????? Oh well, it has been fun!

Enough Already!

For those of you who have not had this horrible stomach bug, THANK GOD!!! No, I really mean it, You need to Thank God right now!! It started with Garrett last Sunday night, he was so pitiful. Throwing up about every 30 minutes all night long. He was better Tuesday. Tuesday night, Chaney Grace started, and was sick ALL night long. She was better by Thursday. We make it through the weekend and I am thinking, wow, how did I miss that! Guess who wakes up at 3:00 last night! Yep, you guessed it. It was worse than I even imgined! So now that I am feeling better, I hope that all of you pass right by this bug!!!! IT Stinks!!!!

BUDGETS

Budget, so we all have one whether we stick to it or not! When we begin building our house we had good intentions of staying UNDER budget! HAHAHAHa, I guess that never happens does it? Our first step (ground prep) was 13,000.00 more than expected since Allan decided to move the world. So from the word GO, the budget was shot. However, we thought 25,000.00 extra should cover all of our underestimated costs, including the basement (that I wanted... Safety first)!! Over the last week, I was becoming a bit (okay A LOT) stressed out about the BUDGET. We did not need 25,000....more like 45,000. So my furniture, curtains, blinds, everything was not going to happen. Then as I drive down the road and examine the checkbook, guess what! I had somehow made 20,000 dollar mistake. YAY!!! Man, I wish I would make more mistakes like that!! Remember, its always good to double check your calculations!

Garrett was supposed to be sleeping....one day I opened his door and he said "I'm working like mommy" I wonder if he thinks that's all there is to work?. The NEXT day, I opened his door and was scared to death. I thought he had blood all over him. I was happily suprised when he siad I paint mommy! You can't help but love this little fellow!

Allan , Chaney Grace and Garrett getting our house ready to sell!! Hope is sells quickly, I am sooo ready for the new house! Not sure who is happier!