In case you are not on Instagram or you missed it, here is the kids first and last day of school pictures. And of course including their amazing teacher @ChrisSpath
Last year Nathaniel had the biggest growth spurt but this year it definitely was Penelope with the biggest change. She's looking very grown up 😭
Yesterday we surprised the kids and brought home a puppy!! They have been begging for one for years and we felt like the time was right to bring one home.
Meet Angus 🐕 He's a Golden Retriever/King Charles Cavalier Spaniel mix. He's 11 weeks old and currently weighs about 8 pounds, he should be around 35 pounds fully grown. I know it will be an adjustment for a while as he gets potty trained etc but we are so excited. 😂 Wish us luck! 🤪
Cheese is good! I ate a block of chipotle oven baked cheese with lunch yesterday and it was divine. I love it, but know that it halts any progress I'm making, and will even trigger eating in excess to where I'll gain weight. It's sad but I have accepted it. If I eat it in small quantities with a meal, it's ok, but I really have to work to keep it in check.
What's your favorite cheese? How do you incorporate it? Do you see negative results when eating it?
Happy Sunday! Sharing a video today from our week, one of the highlights. This was Wednesday evening church, normally they have a more casual prayer meeting where someone plays the guitar, but they were doing some construction in the fellowship hall so they had their prayer meeting in the sanctuary. No one was there to play the piano so my my Grandma did it, she's been playing the piano in church for probably 80 years.
For context, she's 88, she had a really bad fall 5 years ago now and hit her head and ended up with a lot setbacks, similar to having a stroke. She has a lot of dementia like symptoms also (I am sure related to her Type 2 diabetes), she really can't read music anymore, and she has trouble seeing well, and she needs to wear hearing aids to hear but hates wearing them, so on this night she didn't want to wear them. My 93 (almost 94) year old grandpa takes care of both of them on their farm. Anyway, on this night she sat down on the piano and led worship as people called ...
Happy Saturday! My Mom arrived safely yesterday and we had a fun time visiting and catching up. She was here when we first brought Angus home but hasn't been back since, so he was extra excited about a new person in the house! Today P, my Mom, and I are going to see Les Mis (which is my Mom's favorite musical). Plus you know Chris will be cooking us all lots of good meat this weekend!
What are your plans for the weekend?
I made it home last night, and very exciting today that my Mom comes for the next week. We saw her in WV recently but she hasn't been here for a few months. It will be a little wild with Angus this time and him getting used to new people. We are excited to have her come visit.
Also, today is the 25th anniversary of 9/11. I still remember where I was that morning when we heard the news. Remembering all those that lost their lives that day. ❤️🤍💙
Hey everyone 🫶🏻 Yesterday was my birthday and the girls at work bought me lunch… subs 🙄 It’s like they don’t know me 🤦🏼♀️ I’m still thankful they bought me lunch but it was difficult. I had a couple bites of the bread and then took the toppings out and ate that by itself. I had today off and tomorrow Mom and I leave for our annual San Diego beach trip. We will be there all week. I will eat a little of whatever I want. I won’t go hog wild but maybe some things I haven’t had in a year and then I’ll be right back on track when I get home. Looking forward to some much needed rest and relaxation ❤️❤️
