2012: week 50

 

MamMam and G'Daddy got to come to Hattiesburg

and see 2 more basketball games.

Carly had a couple of good games.
I think they are starting to play together better

and they won their first game.



2012: week 49

Basketball season started.

Carly played her first game on Saturday.

She is #31 again.

Sports have really helped Carly settle into school.

Teammates make good friends.

Basketball teammates were some of her best friends at SBEC

and I can see that happening again at PCS.

It will just take time.

 



2012: week 48

 

The picture was taken.

The card was chosen.

The order placed.

Address labels were ordered.

Envelopes were addressed.

Notes were written.

Stamps were added.

They were dropped in the mailbox,

and now are on their way to you.

 

(IF I could find your address

because my Christmas binder

with the address list

is packed in the mini storage 

and I CAN NOT GET TO IT-

that is all I have to say about that!)



2012: week 47

 

Hard to believe that it is Thanksgiving.

We had a week full of family fun.

We went to the Lake House and

then Carly got to spend a few days in Silver City.

 

We didn't return to Silver City on Thanksgiving Day

because Kenny and I were both sick.

I spent Thanksgiving on the couch with a blanket

watching the parade by myself.

It is the first time that Carly and I have not watched the parade together.

And now that I think about it, it might be the first time

that I haven't watched it in Silver City.

 

This year seems to be upside down.

I am ready for things to settle down and

return to some mundane normalcy.

I kinda like tradition.



2012: week 46

 

 

I started working on Carly's Christmas presents

for the family - the family calendar.

I spent lots of time looking through a years worth of pictures

to find the best ones to choose from.

Sometimes there are too many to choose from

and sometimes there are not enough.

There are always plenty of Carly

(imagine that)

but some of the adults in the family

must hide when they see my camera!

 

Here is one of my favorites

that somehow didn't make the blog??

 



2012: Week 45

I had a birthday a few weeks ago.

I told my mom and Celeste that I wanted food for the freezer.

Mom showed up on my birthday with ground deer meat, pecans,

and the most awesome pan of meatloaf and gravy

(my traditional birthday meal).

 

This week Celeste passed through Hattiesburg.

It was the first time I had seen her since my birthday.

She filled the freezer with

 red sauce, meatballs and homemade ravioli.

 

What better presents could you ask for?

 



2012: week 44

Carly showing Nonna one of her new favorite activities

surfing on Pinterest.

There was lots of talk about braided hair,

painted nails, and even some recipes.

2012: week 43

We had a busy week around here.

Carly had a tennis lesson,

I worked a little,

Kenny worked a lot.

 

Carly went to the Fair with a friend,

I made treats for the Fall Festival treat shop,

Kenny played in a golf tournament.

 

Carly and I had a little photo shoot,

Kenny prayed that we didn't kill each other.

{above is a preview of photos

about 90% have silly faces and peace signs}

 

Carly started a 7th grade girls Bible study,

I edited the other 10% of photos

{I guess I should be glad they all weren't keepers},

Kenny started planning for opening of hunting season.

 

Carly spent the night with a friend,

Kenny yelled at the TV 

{trying to change the outcome of the Bulldog's game},

I left the room and took a long bath.

 



2012: week 42

 

 

Proud of hard work and

fabulous 1st 9 weeks grades!

 

Carly told me that her math teacher announced {out loud}

that she was the only one in her class that had completed the extra credit project. 

With a smile, she told me, "I felt like such a nerd".

 

I told her that no one ever regrets working hard

and accomplishing their goals.

And besides, there are many happy, successful nerds out there!

Kenny told her that being a nerd would lead her to good grades,

college scholarships, a great job, and she could buy a fabulous car.

A car?? that is such a guy thing!

 

[No grade in language rotation because it is 3 sections of 12 weeks.

Carly is getting close to finishing French.

Her 2nd 12 weeks, she has Latin.]

 

 

 

 

2012: week 41

Last weekend Carly went on a Fall Retreat

with her church youth group.

 

They left at lunch on Saturday

and returned about 8pm on Sunday.

That is probably about all the adults could handle!

They went a few miles north to

the Okatoma River.



They picked the coolest weekend we have had this fall.

The highs Sunday were in the low 60's.

I'm sure in the shade and on the water it was much colder.

Then throw in being wet from falling in a couple of times.

Carly said "it is the COLDEST that I have ever been!" 

I don't think it dampened the fun.

Carly had a great time.

 

It was Carly's first time to kayak.

She said she liked it better than her

experiences with canoeing.

 

 



pictures swiped from J Nelson

Youth Minister