Feeling a Little Better

Well, I'm starting to feel better. My spirits are beginning to lift some, so I feel it's time to give an update on Jack's life at daycare...

Today was my first day "on the clock". Interestingly, instead of working at school, I spent the day in a training session at the Board. Today also ended Jack's second week at daycare. He still cries when we leave him in the morning, but he is always having fun when we get him. Three times he has come home with art work. I think that is so neat. Today, his teacher told me that they worked on "Thank You". That was funny to me because he barely says "Momma" and "Dadda". Jason has been concerned about how Jack is interacting with the other kids. One teacher told us that "everybody likes Jack". I wasn't sure if she was talking about the teachers or the kids. Then, she told me that one little girl doesn't anybody and she loves Jack.

Anyway, he seems to be adjusting well. Jason and I are both happy that he getting to spend time around other children his age.

Here are a couple more pics from last weekend. We have had family here all week and haven't been taking many pictures.






Tomorrow, Jason and I, sans Jack, are going to ATL to meet our nephew, Will. It will be a long day because we are probably going straight to Northside Hospital and then coming home.

Where's My Straw

Well, I'm not feeling much better, but decided that I couldn't leave such a sad post up. So.....


These pictures are titled, "Where's My Straw"






My brother has officially sent out an email, so I feel that I can say that last Wednesday my nephew, Will Alexander Dinsmore, was born. His pictures are adorable and I can't wait to meet him.

When it Rains, it Pours.

I use that saying to describes times when I feel like everything hits at once. This has been a rough week for my family. We have had two, unrelated, family emergencies. I have been heart-broken all week. As I was planning to not shed tears today, I read my friends kind words on her Blog. I think it is time to realize that everything happens for a reason and to start looking for the positives.


I expected this to be an exciting week, since Jack started daycare last Monday and I was going to head back to work. Here are some pictures from his first day of "school". Hopefully, next week I will find the energy to tell you about his experiences with daycare.

Pictures from our Day in T-town

We spent the day in Tuscaloosa celebrating Mama Lee's 92nd b'day. After having cake at the nursing home, we went by Aunt Diane and Uncle Rush's house to look at their beautiful backyard.










AND SOMETHING JUST FOR FUN...
After Jason gives Jack his bath, I can usually find the two of them playing on our king-size bed. Here are a couple of pics of this, from last week:

Power Outage

We lost power, last night, for 5 hours due to a thunderstorm. Here is a picture how we spent our time. Removing wallpaper by lantern. No offense to all of our family and friends, but that lantern is the best, most used gift we have ever received. (It was from Jason's Uncle Jim) Because of our neighborhood, we lose power during most storms.

Jack's Corner

When it gets very hot in late summer, I take the comforter off of our bed and we use a light blanket. I keep the comforter and pillow shams in a corner of our room. Jack loves to crawl into that corner. He's been doing it for a long time. Well, lately he has been collecting items and taking them into that corner.

I've decided to start a new series of posts called "Jack's Corner". Basically, when I haven't had anything interesting to write about, you might see another post about what is in Jack's corner.

Currently in Jack's corner:
1. a blue plastic plate
2. the cord to a digital camera
3. the box to Jason's IPOD
4. the top of a pen

I thought we were weary travelers last week. Today, I feel like we need a vacation from vacations. We had a great time in Andalusia, but Jason finished playing golf late, yesterday, so we didn't get home until almost 10pm.

Jack slept the entire way, woke up for about 30 minutes, then went to bed without a fuss. I knew it was too good to be true. He woke up at 11pm and was in and out of sleep until 2am!! It wasn't all crying for momma and dadda. There was a 45 minute period around midnight where he was laughing and having a good time. I only went into his room one time. Finally, at 1:45am, he let out a painful cry. I went into the room and he had his leg was caught between the slats of his bed. He was really upset. So, I rocked him for 15 minutes, laid him down, and didn't hear another peep until this morning. I am exhausted.

We definitely want to congratulate Big J and his partner for winning 4Ball. They shot a 68 on Saturday and a 66 on Sunday! I guess he felt the need to "keep it in the family". Jason and Jeff won the tournament last year. I think that is awesome considering there are around 100 teams.

Jack and I played at the pool with Mandy

Playing in LeeLee's rocker

Aunt Jennifer captured Jack's "bull" face. I love this picture.

Aunt Jennifer fed him a popsicle. He would take a lick, walk away for 30 seconds and then come back for another lick. This went on for a long time.

I wasn't there for this picture. Apparently, a stick was taken from him.

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