internet....finally I can live again :-)

I am finally writing due to the fact that we now have internet in our new home. Yippee is all I can say! We hope tp put up pics of the new home soon so you can all see where we are at. We love the house, it is fairly new and comfortable. I love the yard...lots of flowers, citrus trees, and a garden plot. I think the yard will be the hardest thing to say goodbye to when we have to leave next year.

We are beginning the process of looking for another car. With our moms coming out in November ( we are sooo excited!) to help with the new bub we need a couple of extra seats. Plus, the car we have now has horrible economy. We figured if we get something with better fuel economy we could save around $3000 over the next four years. Brandon is looking at Volvos, mind you very old Volvos. He looked at one a few days ago that was an 83'! Old cars are in much better condition here due to the lack of ice and snow.

The baby is getting bigger, and I am getting a bit more uncomfortable. I found out that I have a hernia as well. We are praying it doesn't get any worse, if it does I have to have surgery asap. Oh joy! I am just praying it can wait until the baby comes and then they can give me an eppidural. With the eppi I can get the baby out and have the surgery all in one sitting, not sure what the docs think about that plan but I think it is a great idea. I might as well get through all the pain in one sitting instead of two. Oh, for those of you who don't know ....Inguinal hernias are protrusions of abdominal cavity contents through an area of the abdominal wall commonly referred to as the groin, and known in anatomic language as the inguinal area or the myopectineal orifice. They are very common and their repair is one of the most frequently performed surgical operations. There are two types of inguinal hernia, direct and indirect. (Femoral hernias occur within the same "myopectineal orifice," but are usually classed as separate from the "inguinal" hernias.)

Umm lets see what else has been going on...I guess we are pretty much back to normal living. For a week we were without table and chairs but that has been fixed thanks to some friends from church.

I have had some good opportunities to talk to my moms group about the fire and how God has provided. I think the thing that shocks them the most is when I tell them that we let Allen move back in with us. They usually look a little surprised when I say that, which is a good thing I guess. I think in all they have really been able to see how the church family helps each other out and how God provides for all our needs.

Oh, I forgot one important milestone we have hit. Jolene finally started walking on her own. I am very thankful because I was getting very tired of holding her hand every where we went. She is pretty funny to watch, a little bit of a girl running all over the place. She is into swinging her arms while she walks as well. Miss independent, now when I try to hold her hand she yanks it back as if to say "I am a big girl now, thank you very much!".

Well that is all for now, I want to read some of my book before B gets back with a movie. Hope you all have a good weekend!

Meg