Guess what...

We have a house! Well, it's not quite official but it's very, very close.

We have been renting for one year and three months, so it's long overdue! The house we are in now is very nice, but there is nothing like having a place you can call home.

The bigger part of me is very excited and ready for the move and the other part of me is nervous and scared. Our new house is in Huntsville, which means the kids will be changing schools and Billy will have a long drive to work everyday.

Billy and I have put a lot of thought and prayer into our decision and we both feel like this is God's plan for our family. We are ready for the new chapter in our lives.

Master bath

It has a "his and hers" closet!! This is my closet, and I can't wait to get organized! :)

I have dreamed of a sink in the laundry room, and I finally have one! Yay!

Kitchen

One of two living rooms (we still need to pick out flooring - hence the concrete)

And one of my most favorite things...

Acreage!

I'm so happy our kids can run, play and explore!

Please keep our family in your prayers. There is a lot going on all at once. We will be closing on our home, putting down flooring, moving, having Christmas and starting a new school all within two weeks.

Thanks, friends!

I'm Gonna Hurt Him!

Okay, so it's 12:30 AM and I should be sleeping, but I'm so mad that I can't.

We came home from our multiple Thanksgiving dinners to find our Lab's collar nicely placed on the welcome mat of our front door and our side gate on our fence standing wide open. I couldn't believe it!

The kids and I get back into the car, roll the windows down and start yelling for our dogs. (Keep in mind it's 10:00PM and 28 degrees outside) After an hour of driving up and down the road I give up and come home.

At 11:15 PM I'm trying to fall asleep in bed when I hear this really weird noise outside. It's our Beagle scratching at the front door. Yippee, right?

Wrong!

When I open the door, both dogs run in the house and BOTH have been sprayed by a skunk! I'm not talking about a little stinky, I mean so stinky I almost threw up. It was the most offensive odor I've ever smelled!

So-o-o, I bathed Buster in tomato juice and he still stinks! I seriously can't take anymore from this dog. I'm so nauseous and really, really angry.

What am I going to do with him???

Hungry For Love

Last night was amazing. Billy and I went to FBC Rogers to see Sanctus Real, Leeland and The Afters in the Hungry For Love tour. These three bands are truly talented men that have a heart for God.

I was so impressed with Leeland especially. Their lead singer is so young, yet has the kind of passion and love for Christ that is infectious. He talked about how they were "just a band from Texas" in the beginning, but now God has opened their eyes to people living in poverty all around the world. It was so inspiring. I love it when someone is so "on fire" for Christ. They have turned their songs into a call of action by being the hands and feet of Jesus to those in need. It made me want to jump on a plane and minister to someone that is "lost" and in need of all the things we take for granted. That kinda stuff makes me happy!

Anyway, the concert was lots of fun but I stayed out way too late. After I took the kids to school this morning, I came home and slept until noon! I know, that's bad. Good thing we have a holiday coming up. :)

I hope everyone has a safe and wonderful Thanksgiving with family. I am really looking forward to the pecan pie and more naps. Woo hoo!

Crazy Day

Today started off kinda bad. You know how it goes... you plan to wake up early but keep hitting the snooze button until the last second, which leads to scarfing breakfast and the kids wearing wrinkled clothes.

Anyway, at about 7:20 I get a phone call from Billy. He informs me that he took my vehicle and was in Huntsville for the day. This meant I would need to drive his Jeep. No biggie.

Well, things just fell apart after that!

I immediately started to panic because Billy doesn't have a baby car seat in his Jeep for Rylee and I couldn't find his car keys. At this point it's about 7:25 and I'm freaking out! School starts in 25 minutes.

I send Kent out to the Jeep to see if the keys are in the ignition and he informs me that "we only have three good tires."

Sigh.

I end up taking Staci to work and driving the kids to school in her mom's Honda Odyssey. Life is good.

When I get home from West Fork, I realize two out of three of my kids left their homework on the kitchen table. Last week Grace left her homework on the table and it resulted in her teacher giving her five minutes on the fence at recess. I felt really bad, because after all, it was my fault it didn't make it in her backpack this morning. So, you guessed it, I went back to the school to drop it off.

Needless to say, the day was crazy. I held up the car line after school because I am incapable of working the sliding doors on the van, and Amos has a huge bruise on the side of his head from a kid throwing a chair at him.

It's 5:00 now, so hopefully not much more could go wrong (I hope).

As we speak I can hear our Labrador barking. This usually means our beagle has escaped! Guess I better go check to see!

Bad Dog

I need some advice.

Our Beagle, Buster, keeps digging holes under our fence and escaping on adventures. This has been an ongoing problem for about a year and I'm sick of it! We are so desperate to plug the holes in the fence that we had to use the kids bikes, wood and concrete blocks! He has escaped so many times, we just started leaving the front door cracked and he always comes strolling in when he's ready.

I love my Buster Brown, but I'm about to hurt him if he digs again.

It would break my heart if anything happened to him.

Anyone have any ideas on what to do?

The Letter

Most of you know Kent... shy, quiet, sensitive, respectful, sweet, smart, helpful...

Well, at the beginning of the year, we had our first PTC and his teacher said he was a wonderful student. She talked about how he is "all business" and is always on task and focused. You would think that was a good thing, right?

Well...

Not long after our meeting, I picked him up from school and I could tell something was wrong before he opened the door.

Me: Hi, Honey! How was your day?

K: Horrible.

Me: Oh. Well, what happened?

K: ______ kept interrupting me during group discussion time and was telling jokes that weren't funny. He talked so much that no one else had a chance to talk. So, I told him "thanks a lot" and was really mad!

Me: Okay, so why did that ruin your day?

K: Because he told me to shut my piehole!

Me: (Trying not to burst out in laughter) Did he get in trouble?

K: Yeah, the teacher sent him to the office and the principle made him write an apology letter to me.

I can't help but love this kid! He is hilarious...

My favorite part: "because your Kent"

Sounds like this kid has it all figured out. I love it!

Fall Farm Pictures

Mark Your Calendar

Keith & Kristyn Getty

December 12 - 6:00 pm

First Baptist Church Fayetteville

corner of College and Dickson

FREE ADMISSION

Authors of...

In Christ Alone

Still, My Soul

Speak O Lord

The Power Of The Cross

O Church Arise

I am absolutely in love with these people. The songs they have written give me chill bumps every time I hear them. This concert is free to the public, so please come! The doors open at 5:30 and parking might be a little tricky, so plan to come a little early. It will be an exciting time of worship.

www.GETTYMUSIC.com