A Boy and His Dog

Since the very first day we brought Collin home, Carly has been extremely protective of him. When I change his diaper or nurse him and he fusses or cries, she gets mad and thinks that I’m hurting him. Over the last month and a half she’s gotten a lot better and doesn’t think I’m hurting him anymore. She LOVES him and he seems to love her too. It’s SO CUTE! I had the video camera out the other day and was able to get a pictures of them together. These are some of my favorites :) (Yes, there have been several open mouth kisses shared between the two of them.)

      

 

Today Collin just so happens to be FOUR MONTHS OLD. We go on Tuesday to the pediatrician to get more shots, this makes me sad to know it’s coming :(

Closure After All These Years!

Did you try and fail? Or succeed and concur? Here are the answers, it took me about an hour to find all of them. I guess being older and wiser helps some :)

 

There are 30 books of the Bible in this paragraph. Can you find them? This is a most remarkable puzzle. It was found by a gentleman in an airplane seat pocket on a flight from Los Angeles to Honolulu. Keeping him occupied for hours. He enjoyed it so much he passed it on to some friends. One friend from Illinois worked on this while fishing from his john boat. Another friend studied it while playing his banjo. Elaine Taylor, a columnist friend was so intrigued by it she mentioned it in her weekly newspaper column. Another friend judges the job of solving this puzzle so involving, she brews a cup of tea to help her nerves. There will be some names that are really easy to spot. That's a fact. Some people, however, will soon find themselves in a jam, especially since the book names are not necessarily capitalized. Truthfully, from answers we get, we are forced to admit it usually takes a minister or scholar to see some of them at the worst. Research has shown that something in our genes is responsible for the difficulty we have in seeing the book in this paragraph. During a recent fund raising event, which featured this puzzle, the Alpha Delta Phi lemonade booth set a new sales record. The local paper, The Chronicle, surveyed over 200 patrons who reported that this puzzle was one of the most difficult they had ever seen. As Daniel Humana humbly puts it, the books are all right there in plain view hidden from sight. Those able to find all of them will hear lamentations from those who have to be shown. One revelation that may help is that books like Timothy and Samuel may occur without their numbers. Also, keep in mind that punctuation and spacers in the middle are normal. A chipper attitude will help you compete really well against those who claim to know the answers. Remember there is no need for a mad exodus, there really are 30 books of the Bible lurking somewhere in the paragraph waiting to be found.

This has Bothered Me for YEARS!!!!!

I’m pretty sure I was in 6th or 7th grade when one of my leaders at church handed out the follow paragraph. I kept it with me for the longest time trying to find everything. I know that I found all but about 3 or 4 books. I recently found it via Google :-) and began my search again. The very first time I read through it I found 19 books. I’m working on the rest as I sit in the hotel room today. DON’T CHEAT and go look for the answers on Google! See if you really can do it! HAVE FUN!

 

 

There are 30 books of the Bible in this paragraph. Can you find them? This is a most remarkable puzzle. It was found by a gentleman in an airplane seat pocket on a flight from Los Angeles to Honolulu. Keeping him occupied for hours. He enjoyed it so much he passed it on to some friends. One friend from Illinois worked on this while fishing from his john boat. Another friend studied it while playing his banjo. Elaine Taylor, a columnist friend was so intrigued by it she mentioned it in her weekly newspaper column. Another friend judges the job of solving this puzzle so involving, she brews a cup of tea to help her nerves. There will be some names that are really easy to spot. That's a fact. Some people, however, will soon find themselves in a jam, especially since the book names are not necessarily capitalized. Truthfully, from answers we get, we are forced to admit it usually takes a minister or scholar to see some of them at the worst. Research has shown that something in our genes is responsible for the difficulty we have in seeing the book in this paragraph. During a recent fund raising event, which featured this puzzle, the Alpha Delta Phi lemonade booth set a new sales record. The local paper, The Chronicle, surveyed over 200 patrons who reported that this puzzle was one of the most difficult they had ever seen. As Daniel Humana humbly puts it, the books are all right there in plain view hidden from sight. Those able to find all of them will hear lamentations from those who have to be shown. One revelation that may help is that books like Timothy and Samuel may occur without their numbers. Also, keep in mind that punctuation and spacers in the middle are normal. A chipper attitude will help you compete really well against those who claim to know the answers. Remember there is no need for a mad exodus, there really are 30 books of the Bible lurking somewhere in the paragraph waiting to be found.

Home Improvement

So, in December we went to Altamonte Springs with Devin while he taught a class and I began looking at houses on Zillow. At the time I thought it was A Bad Idea. Well, since then Devin and I have talked about it and decided that now would actually be a good time to be looking to buy a new house. Basically for the reasons that made me mad before. We can get a much larger house for about the same price, if not a little less in some cases.

We have since contacted a property manager and gotten a real estate agent, who I’ve known for years. We are making some improvements to our current house so we can rent it. Devin is in the process of painting the exterior and tomorrow we are having new carpet installed in the three bedrooms. We got the carpet from the same people who did our hardwood floors in the dining and living room, so we know they do a good job.

We have seen a couple houses that we like. The problem is that I really like one, and Devin really likes another. (I think that I will ultimately win, should we not find one we both really like. Which is the goal) So until we can compromise we are going to keep looking and find out we both love. So our starter house really is becoming our starter house as we begin looking for our “family” house. I want to be in Clay County and we like the area we are in now, so Oakleaf here we come! (Hopefully!)

 

(Pictures of the improvements to come soon!)

Wednesday Walk

Since Collin really enjoys being in the sling now, I decided to bundle him up and take him for a walk around the block…

 

   

That last one is just to show that we are bringing him up right :)

I’m Not a Slacker, I’m a Mommy

It has been pointed out to me, on more than one occasion that since I have stopped working my blogging has suffered. That’s because I’m completely IN LOVE with my little man and LOVE being a stay-at-home-mommy :) I didn’t know that I would like it SO MUCH! I can’t imagine not spending everyday with him and watching him learning new things all the time and changing daily. He does so good with his tummy time now, he almost never puts his head down, even when he’s had it and is screaming to be moved. About a week ago I had the video camera out and he rolled over from his tummy to his back. ***Yes Devin, I know it was an accident, but HE STILL DID IT! And I got it on video!*** He’s sleeping A LOT better too. For over a week now, he sleeps for five hours straight. Last night, it was six! He constantly watching what is going on around him. All of that said, my absolute FAVORITE thing he does now, is giggle. Devin got him to do it first and I’ve been trying to figure out what will make him laugh for weeks. I LOVE LOVE LOVE when he giggles and gets so happy. He’ll laugh when we play peek-a-boo, when I curl him in my arms and go “nom! nom! nom!” and if I laugh at him for a little while. I could sit and make him laugh all day long and be completely happy with what I did for the day. He’s also go this dog that sings, counts, says colors, which he LOVES. I was on the floor playing with him last night and he was so infatuated with it. He was reaching out to grab and hold it. He is able to hit the foot and play one of the songs. He gets so excited when it sings and lights up.

Since my last post Devin and I have decided to move! We knew when we bought out house it was going to be the “starter house” and we only would be in it for four or five years. March will be fours years, I can hardly believe it. We are fixing up the house to rent out and upgrade to something larger in the Oakleaf area. We will be putting in new flooring in the bedrooms and have already started giving the house a fresh coat of paint on the outside.

The day I blogged about the March for Life, was also Cheryl’s lingerie shower and bachelorette party. Then the next day, the 23rd, was her wedding. She made such a beautiful bride. Everything about the ceremony and reception were so pretty. ***you can see her professional photos at www.mikebayley.com password: cheryljesse)  Here are just a few from the party and wedding:

   

The weekend was pretty busy. Friday we went to see Dane Cook. Saturday I went to see “Dear John” with the girls from church and then to Olive Garden for dinner. Then Sunday we when to church, house hunting, and then to Chris and Heather’s for the Super Bowl (HAHA! Take DAT Peyton Manning!!!!) Saturday while I was gone Carly was outside in the back yard. This is nothing out of the norm. She’s outside a lot. Well, when Devin let her in that night, she had a cut on her paw and knee, and a gash at her armpit. She was so scared and shaking so we let her sleep in our room (something she hasn’t done since Collin was born) Saturday and Sunday night. It took both of us to hold her so we could get peroxide on her. She wasn’t really happy about that. I called the vet first thing Monday morning and was able to bring her in for an appointment at 9:30. Luckily, I have several friends who don’t work and can help me out in times like this. Heather went with me and Collin to take Carly in. There is no way I would have been able to do it alone. Carly ended up staying at the vet all day, we (along with Heather) had to go back later in the afternoon to pick her up. Since she went to the vet and got stitches in her armpit, she hasn’t been herself. She’s been very slow moving and quite. She doesn’t want to get up and go outside and really doesn’t want to take the pill I have to give her. I had to break it and poor the power in my hand and have her lick my hand in order for her to get her medicine. I have to take her back in 10 days to have them removed. I feel so bad for her :(

I know no one likes to hear this much about someone’s kid, but I blog about my life and Collin is my life, so I’ll end with this… Collin is now more than three months old! I have taken more than a fair share of pictuers of him, here are a few of the most recent ones caught on my phone. (On a side note, I’ve also “upgraded” my cell phone to my brother old iPhone, and I’m not exactly sure if I love it like the rest of the world or not. For starters I can’t sent or receive picture messages. This is REALLY upsetting to me because I would text my dad and mom a Collin picture almost daily. And the battery life isn’t all that great. Playing Doodle Jump will kill the battery in no time at all. The End.)

 

Such a cool little dude :)

Collin comforting Carly. She had to get stitches and wasn’t quite herself. 

Happy Boy

 

Sleepy Boy

   

HEHEHE! I LOVE this one!

And because I don’t blog more often, the result is extremely long posts :)