Peter is still a mystery!

Poor Peter is still looking like he has chicken pox, poison oak, measles, and mumps all rolled into one! He is not itching though, so we will give him a few more days to get better. If anything, he is worse. I don't like not knowing things. Peter is never sick, so this is a mystery. And since he had the other two things in the past several days, I am watching for anything new. I hope this is the end of his sick time. Please pray for him!

Andrew looks good - better. He really really needs a growth spurt. I talked to one of his middle school teachers today who reminded me that he can shoot up at any time - it does not have to be now. I have a couple of friends who remind me of this and have been through it. Right now I feel ultra sensitive about some of the things Andrew struggles with (especially the driving and the growing). It seems to SHOUT out at me that he is not where he could be. I keep having to remember to turn these situations and my feelings over to God. I am not usually surrounded by negative people, but sometimes people are so insensitive. I either try not to be around them or give them the benefit of the doubt.

Will worked ALL day. He is tired and dirty to prove it. But he got Mack's old hammock out of it all...and a trip to Lowes. So he is happy...and tired.

Sam is keeping everyone busy. His numbers are swinging from very low to very high. We will get him back on track. He is into watching Christmas movies he just found. He is so funny. He said he is Daddy's precious baby boy - and Mama's. He won't let me call him that much longer I am sure. So I get it in as much as I can. I know how fast time goes, and I am in no rush to have him get too big. But I don't want to be carrying him around when he's 12!

We are having a big yard sale on Saturday and are excited about cleaning out the front entry way to the house! I have had boxes stacked up there for weeks (months?). If you need boys' clothes (GREAT ones!), come on over. Or you can call me to see them on Friday afternoon/evening. I am so excited about getting more and more out of this house! Simpler life is better. Pete took loads and loads of trash to the dump with Brad's trailer several weeks ago. Peter was so surprised at how much I left for him to take. But it was time to get rid of stuff we have had for so long. If it was not good enough to donate, it went to the dump.

Then we are packing for the beach! Going to a different beach this year- and part of my family can come too! The boys are so excited. We usually go to Topsail and just stay there and only leave to go to Jacksonville or Wilmington for a movie. We will have more to do and a little less time at the beach which is good because two children don't need to be in the sun too long. We are not sun bakers; we go early in the morning and later in the afternoon. They will thank us years from now! Sam is so happy that Lala Bug is going to be there! And we never get to eat seafood at the beach, so we look forward to that too! I love seafood!

Work is going great. Since I missed two days last week for out of town appointments, I have stayed longer to get some things done. I love the work and the people.

Better go for now. More yard sale work to do!