And it begins..

The latest in the exciting world of us..


Things are going surprisingly well, all things considered. Dave is adjusting well to being home, & the rest of us are getting used to him being home. Sleep deprivation aside, things are pretty darn good.

Shelbye got A-B Honor Roll again. This isn't the first time, but we still act as if it is. We're pretty stoked. She struck up a deal with us: if she makes A Honor Roll next 9 weeks, she gets low country boil from Lucky Dawgs. I'm not above bribing my child. :)



Chase has taken to Dave like a duck to water. You'd think Dave had never left. He's giving lots of smiles, although I can never seem to catch a picture of it. He's cooing quite a bit. It's adorable, really. It never fails to bring a smile to our faces. He loves to talk to Shelbye most, of course. He's finally decided his swing is not the enemy, & has even taken his love for it so far that that's the only place he'll sleep. At this point, we don't really care where he sleeps, as long as he sleeps. He's started sleeping for pretty good chunks of time here lately, which we're all thankful for.

The kids had a pretty good Halloween. They enjoyed their presents from Aunt Kristy & Grandma & Grandpa Gladden. Shelbye was a witch (& looked pretty cute in the costume I made her, if I do say so myself) & Chase was a mummy. Or a mummyish baby. Or a baby wearing a shirt (& matching socks!) with a mummy on it. Either way, he was the cutest thing ever. Shelbye made out pretty good with the candy. She fared well with the exception of a guy dressed in a Jason mask, holding a running chainsaw scaring the daylights out of her at the first house we stopped at. Bless her heart, the poor kid wouldn't get out of the Jeep for the rest of the night!





We had quite a scare with Boomer over the last few weeks. She's been pretty sick, but she's almost over it, thank goodness. Coon is still being Coon, prowling the nieghborhood & coming home only to eat, sleep, & get a little lovin'. We had a new addition wander into the carport two weeks ago. A tiny little bobtailed kitten that resembles what Frankenstien would look like if he were a cat. She has long hair, short hair, & everything in between. She has stripes, spots, & is about five different colors. We needed another animal like a hole in the head, but I didn't have the heart to turn her away. So now we have the Roxy cat. She & Boomer have become best buddies, much to our surprise. Coon.. Well, Coon could probably stand to be the only animal in the house.

With Dave in offcrew, Halloween passed, & the weather cooling off, we're definitely looking forward to some down time, maybe a little fishing, just in time to gear up for the holidays.