HAPPY THANKSGIVING

I have so much to be thankful for and these 3 are at the top of my list! God has blessed our family beyond anything that we could have ever asked for! Thanksgiving is a time to reflect on our lives and to give thanks for all that the Lord has done and for what He is going to do!! I thank the Lord daily for good health, good family and friends, and most importantly for His grace and mercy!We hope that you and your families have a very Happy Thanksgiving!!

TAKING A BREAK

Emma has certainly enjoyed being out of school this week. We have been busy visiting with family that we haven't seen in a while, and catching up on playdates that we have missed out on since school started. Today, we had a casual morning at home, and Emma chose to get comfy and watch a few cartoons.

EMMA'S CHRISTMAS TREE

One of the many projects that Emma and I wanted to accomplish this week while she was out of school was to get our Christmas decorations up. With all of the hustle and bustle of trying to visit with family and friends, we only managed to get Emma's tree decorated. In her mind, we are now ready for Christmas! She wanted her tree in the bonus room, so now she is a little concerned that Santa might not know where her tree is! I assured her that Santa knew EXACTLY where her tree was! I have enjoyed watching her rearrange the ornaments on her tree each time she looks at it!

This indeed is the MOST WONDERFUL TIME OF THE YEAR!!!

FALL

I love Fall!!! The changing colors this year seem to be so vibrant! The scenery on the drive to Huntsville right now is just beautiful! I am totally amazed at how anyone could look outside right now and see all of the beauty that surrounds them, and still not believe in the God of this earth!

BEST SHOES IN THE WORLD

SAUCONY ORIGINALS COURAGEOUS

Crazy Post, I know, but I just have to let you all know how I feel about these shoes!!

In my opinion, these are the ABSOLUTE BEST SHOES IN THE WORLD!!!

These are the only tennis shoes that I have worn for about the last 8 - 10 years.

I wore my last pair for 4 years and could not find this shoe at any stores between here and the Florida Coast. Destin even has a Saucony outlet, and they didn't have them. So I had given up hope on getting another pair. My others were completely worn out, with holes in the insoles and no sole left whatsoever.

FINALLY, I found them. I ordered this new pair from www.zappos.com. They are just as comfortable as I wanted them to be!

JASON HAS A NEW JOB!!!!

PRAISE THE LORD! This is such an answered prayer for us!

Jason started his new job with Keystone Foods today! This has been a work in progress for several months now, and the wait is finally over. He will be the Director of Product Development for one of their accounts. We are so excited about this opportunity!

EMERGENCY ROOM TRIP

After a casual and fun morning at The Christmas Village in Birmingham Friday, my afternoon turned into a complete panic!

As we are driving back, I get a phone call from Jason, "Get home as quick as you can. Emma has shut her finger in my car door and it's bad." "How bad?" I asked. "Just Hurry!"

I hear Emma in the background screaming histerically, and I can sense the fear in Jason's voice.

Of course, once I get home, he has calmed her down, and she WILL NOT let me look at her finger or touch it. He tries to tell me what it looks like in his most graphic way and we both feel she needs to have it checked out. After much coaxing and calming reassurance, we take her to MMCN Emergency room. My baby is absolutely scared to death at this point.

The doctor and staff at the ER were WONDERFUL!!! They took such great care of Emma and really helped to calm her anxieties about everything.

The ER doctor really wanted to go ahead and cut out her fingernail and do stitches, but he felt that would be way too traumatic for all of us, so he used steri-strips on the cut. The tip of her bone is also broken.

I didn't see her finger until we were at the hospital. I am so thankful that we went ahead and took her over there. She is very fortunate that she even has the tip of her finger right now.

We will follow up with Dr. Chupp this week to see what else needs to be done.