That's right! We're so consumed with going to the potty right now. 64 times a day it seems! But we get poop and all. I wish my dog had been so easy. Hope 2009 is going well for everybody. Have you all seen my incredibly cute pregnant sister? I can't wait to see her and those girls of hers. I got an iPod for xmas and just got it going last night. Pretty cool. I just don't really know where I'm going to listen to it. Anyway, I need to go. I have to get lesson plans printed for bible class tomorrow and P needs a bath and B needs me to watch a movie w/ him. Then ,there's laundry. Dum dum dum duuuuuummmmmm!!!!!

I have started to have P take change out of her piggy bank for the collection on Sundays. I tell her that mommy and daddy give their money to God and she should give her money, too. She is so excited to do a good thing. She has her money out and ready and reminds me it's for God as she puts it beside her. As the men are passing the plate she loudly asks, "Mommy, is that God?" So literal! And adorable!

I read Marita's blog and feel the same way. I love my everyday life but figure you don't necessarily want to read about it. So, I guess I've waited long enough. Here goes. We don't have any Christmas decor up yet. I got a few new things last year, for when the Sharps came up, but it was all apartment sized. You know if you've lived in an apartment before, once you're in a house all of your apartment friendly decor seems kinda small. I'm not too worried about it though. I like decrations for Christmas but just don't like putting them up. I'll get to it eventually. Definitely before Santa comes. I'm very excited to get some new things for Piper. You would think that with as big of a deal as I make about my birthday (December 19th A.K.A. KRISTENAMAS!! 15 shopping days left) that I would be sure to make hers a big deal but I didn't this year. No party. We did go to the Ringling Bros. circus. It was amazing. She got a few things from family but we just kept it low key. So, now I'm ready to spoil her a little. We have a pretty slow month ahead of us at work. All of our patients seem to be putting their appointments off until they are out for break and any new patients are waiting until the beginning of the new year so their insurance benefits will renew. Slow is okay sometimes. Especially if you like the people you work with. Brett is still working his crazy early morning hours. He picks P up around 1-1:30ish and they play until I get home. I try to remember to be thankful for the messes my husband is happy and willing to make while he plays with our daughter until I get home. They are the best of buddies. If we are together, just the two of us for a while, P will say to me, "Mommy, I'm gonna go hold Daddy, okay." If he is home, she wants him at her hip. He is more than happy to do whatever she wants. He is, for sure, the fun parent. I'm the one that comes home and makes everybody tidy up the house, set the table, help with dishes, take baths, brush teeth and get in bed. They are on the same nighttime routine so B goes to bed around 9, too. (he has to get up at 2 am.) P always makes sure to tuck him into bed before she goes to her room. She has discovered how fun it is to make tents in the living room. I'm getting tired of moving furniture and folding blankets when we are done, so I'm looking for a cool pop-up version for xmas. Well, blah blah, okay I'm just rambling. I hope whoever reads this has a great weekend. I'm off for 4 days!! Lots of work on my classroom at the church building, football (BOOMER SOONER!!!) and hopefully crossing names off our list. So, happy shopping this weekend, if you go. Do any of you have good black Friday stories? I went for the first time this year. Nothing too crazy. I promise next time I'll try to talk about something besides decorating and shopping. Sorry So Shallow!!

Okay. A few new things in our lives. We have our own home now. It's been a lot of work. Most of it done and lots of it has found it's way to the perpetual "back burner". Before, I didn't really understand why people would wait so long to touch up trim or fix a door or pull weeds. I GET IT!! As a mom that works outside of the home, I hit the floor running in the am and usually don't get chores done before the weekend comes. So, on those weekends that before seemed like the perfect times to do projects, are pretty full with regular stuff. "One day" will be a very good day. I'm sure when it comes I'll feel such a great sense of accomplishment. Till then, I'm content.


Brett helps out so much. He goes to work @ 2:45 in the am so he is able to pick Piper up from her Aunt Lorie's around 2:00. They hang out and sometimes even have dinner ready when I get home 5:30ish.


I love 2 year olds. Mine especially! This has been my favorite age, by far. She is so sweet and cracks us up all the time. She loves to set the table, feed the animals, ride horses, watch Barney and many more kid videos, have her toes painted, go to bible class, "drive" around the neighborhood, chase bugs, take the dog out, ride her trike, wash dishes, use the swiffer, "fix" things with her tools, cook in her kitchen, read books, doing anything w/ her Daddy, and sleeping in Mommy's bed. What's not to love?


We have added a puppy to our brood. Her name is Sadie and she's pretty stinkin' cute. She's a chihuahua, pug, wienie dog mix. We figure she'll stay small. So now we are potty training a kid and a dog. Wish us luck.


I love having a pregnant sister. I hate that we haven't been together for our pregnancies, though. I'll visit in February when the baby comes. I can't wait to see who this baby looks like. Our family genes are pretty strong and I keep telling her that this sweet baby girl very well could come out looking like her Aunt Na or cousin Piper. I know she will be beautiful. Saving up kisses already.


I'm at work now and it's a day without patients. Lots of to-do's on my list but I thought I should squeeze in a post. Bye for now. Hopefully, I won't have to wait so long before my next post.

That's probably what some of you are saying to yourselves when you see my name is white! I'm not sure I remember where we left off. I now have a walking, talking(in her own language), smiling, laughing, twirling, hugging, kissing, helping, dancing, praying, cat chasing, book loving, stranger greeting, shoe loving daddy's girl. Everyday is an adventure from baths in the sink at Krispy Kreme b/c of serious diaper leakage to re-discovering the beauty of rocks and sticks on an afternoon walk. I am so excited to say that after 8 1/2 years, Brett and I are done with apartments. Yep! We never thought we'd do it. Never even thought we'd want to. Apartments were fine to us. But, like everyone said, kids change EVERYTHING. Last Friday we found a house we liked, looked at it on Saturday, put a bid in on Sunday and got it on Monday!!! Whirlwind Easter weekend. So, now begins the stringent process of buying our first home. We should close the beginning of May but won't have to move in completely until the end of June. We don't want to have to break our lease here and want to have all the work DONE on the house before we get in. It's great. We've never painted, never owned a mower, or had to change our own light bulbs!! So here goes nothing! I'm still working on braces. Brett works at Blue Bell making ice cream now. He really likes it. Several men from our congregation work out there, too. It's nice for him to have that support system at work. We have a great group of friends here. I talk to Angel just about everyday on my lunch break or on my way home. They are doing well. We love to get the girls together as often as we can. Neither of us can ever talk the other into moving, though. I'm gonna keep trying though. But for now, I'm gonna go get my lesson done for tomorrow. It's been nice getting on and seeing what everyone has been up to. New babies, homes, countries! Wow! So glad you're all doing so well. I'll try to get some new pics on here. Again! I never seem to have much luck. Bye