September 30, 2008

Finally! Work on our basement began today. Weather permitting, our basement should be finished in about two weeks' time. Then we can order our house...

Lillie's first field trip (to the apple orchard) was cancelled due to rain, but I think she still enjoyed having her dad with her at school all day. The rain meant that he couldn't work, so he just stayed and volunteered at school. He plans to volunteer there every Wednesday morning.

Samuel is trying to get used to being left somewhere without me. My friend Michelle Tennant and I have started a "mother's morning out" with each other - she keeps Samuel on Tuesday mornings and I keep Ryan (also 2) on Thursday mornings. Samuel cries hard when I leave him, but Michelle tells me that he recovers quickly. I'm hoping he will get used to being dropped off and not cry anymore.

I've included a picture from the Foothills Chorale Donor Appreciation Concert on Sunday, 9/28. These are the "Downtown" girls. We had a blast!

September 2008

I've decided to try my hand at blogging, so here goes...

We have now been living in Hunter's Glen Apts. for 3 months.

We finally have our building permit and the footers for our basement are scheduled to go in the ground next week. We are still hoping that we can be in our new home in Ashley Estates by December.

Lillie started kindergarten last month. She has adjusted very well, despite having to change classrooms and teachers two weeks after she started. This Friday Mike will accompany her and all the Clemson Elementary kindergartners on a field trip to an apple orchard. Lillie is counting the days.

Samuel, I think, would rather have Lillie around than be an only child for most of the day. He misses his big sister and asks about her constantly. He gets VERY excited when she comes home. They play very well together. Samuel is showing himself to be every bit as chatty as Lillie is.

Mike is working on a screen porch addition in our old neighborhood, so we still drive by our old house quite a bit on our way to visit or have lunch with him. I don't miss living there, but I am very eager to see our new house materialize.

I am doing the usual - teaching 4-year old Sunday School and singing with the Foothills Chorale. I'll be playing dress-up this weekend as I sing for a Chorale Donors' Concert at the Pendleton Playhouse. I get to be Sandy from "Grease" and a 60's girl with go-go boots to perform Petula Clark's "Downtown." That's all for now...