Satur-day Night.

I think that we are going to dig

going to church on Saturday night,

especially if it is followed by

yummy, yummy treats like this

one!! We are excited that we

could try church tonight! We

have been wanting to go on

Saturday nights for a long time,

but with the house project . . .

it has truly been impossible.

I think that we are really

going to love it!! It will be so fun

to have Sundays to regroup write

my dissertation, make quilts,

bake, stay in our jammies . . .

The possibilities are endless!!

Family Fun Friday.

Give me F-r-i-d-a-y!! Friday just happens to be

one of my very favorite days of the week

for about a bazillion reasons. The highlight

just happens to be Family Fun Friday! We

really try to gather as a family and

pop good old fashioned popcorn, have

fun food, watch a flick or two and

cozy up on the couches TOGETHER!!

Electronic devices are limited . . .

I.love.it.

On tap for tonight:

*Puss in Boots

*A King of Queens Marathon

*Yummy popcorn with spicy

jalapeno seasoning

*A late night Taco Bell run

Oh, yeah!!

Home D.

Darn straight . . . We do have a

special parking space at our local

Home Depot!!

We really do love the guys who have

helped us over and over and over

and over and over and over again at

Home Depot.

Seriously, the guys have been totally

wonderful, helpful, and kind during

our building project. They have also

been super great to our crew and have

been really concerned about our Dad.

We love, love, love, love our #1 cashier.

We see her usually two to three times

EACH day . . .

We loved baking the cookies for the

guys and so thankful for all of their

help during our course of construction.

Luke and Mike created this little tradition

of getting Mentos every time that they

go to Home Depot. I think that they

will recognize a little loss of revenue on

the candy aisle once our project is

completely done.

Words for Wednesday.

Have you prayed about it as

much as you have talked

about it?

Just sayin'!

The C of O.

Okeedokee . . . We are approaching the

ever anticipated finish line. There are

essential items that must be completed,

in no particular order they are:

*dishwasher, hooked up ready to roll

*kitchen island in place and ON

*kitchen sink and faucet

*stairway handrails

*range vent in and ON

*a little more grading with the

tractor

*front door in and ON

*locks in place

Good news, water is running and

the toilets are flushing . . . Folks, we

are seriously days away from the

b.i.g. C of O. You will hear shouts

from the mountaintops when that

day occurs, hopefully this week,

probably next week . . .

While I sit and babysit, I mean

supervise the workers, I have been

extremely productive on what will

forevermore be referred to as "The

Big D", can I hear a drum roll please

for page 67, yes 67 . . . That means that

I have almost three chapters completed out

of five . . . Could it be possible that I will

finish "The Big D" before we complete the

house . . . Probably not, you see chapters

4 and 5 will be written AFTER I complete

my research which will take place over

the next six or seven months!!!

Meanwhile, my crew is doing great!

The boys have started back to school,

PTL!!! College classes resumed today

and we could not be happier!! I love

productivity!!! Mike continues to

gain strength while undergoing

aggressive chemotherapy regimens!!

Lemon cake cravings . . . not a problem!

Mike got super ambitious and whipped

up a yum, yum, yummy lemon cake . . .

The crew can always tell when Dad bakes

a cake, it has a THIN layer of frosting

as opposed to the THICK and GOOEY

"goop" that is lathered all over the

cakes that I bake!!

Here's to the C of O, "The Big D", and

lemon cakes baked by Dad!!!

Ahhhhh!

The Granite God and Goddess have worn

us out!!! They have been at the project

the past three days until the wee hours . . .

The boys have been incredible to keep

me company, but honestly, 12-13

hours up there is quite a feat to accomplish

THREE days in a row!!

Positively, I sat in the back seat of the car,

I mean my office, and was able to get

47, yes 47, pages of my dissertation

proposal written today . . . A huge

accomplishment!!! I am so excited!!!

It snowed 6" up in Somersett and Luke

and I were content to work on our

studies and watch the huge flakes

tumble down . . .

One thing for certain, I will sleep as

tight as a little bed bug tonight!!!

Sneak Peak!

Quilt top! Quilt top! In my spare

time, I whipped up this brand

spankin' new quilt top!! I cannot

wait to put the backing and

binding on it!! I have plans for

a cool design for machine

quilting it!!!

Happy Sunday!!