Apparently we were busy, since I've been MIA in the blog world, although I don't remember much of what we were doing. So here are a few pieces of what I DO remember...
The second weekend in September our transformer box in our cul-de-sac went bad. I noticed around 5pm that it seemed warm in our house, so I checked the thermostat and it read 78 (which is warm for us, we keep it 72-74) Then I walked over to one of our vents and noticed it was blowing but it wasnt cold...so I sent Adam out to look at the AC unit (which is brand new) and while he was out checking on that I noticed all of the lights in our house were really dim. So I told Adam to come look at all the lights thinking it was an electrical problem and then he noticed our mete was blank and so were all our neighbors'. Then I called our electric company, the lady was nice and said she'd dispatch someone right away but couldnt give me a time frame. It was 5:30 by then and our house was only getting warmer.... 5 HOURS later they showed up! And they brought the WHOLE crew, so we sat in the driveway and watched. The trucks were so loud (they brought 4 of them) they woke the boys up, so they watched too. I took pictures.
The next weekend was Adam's birthday... we woke up at 5am to sit in line at the annual REI sale, it was FOREVER considering they didnt open til 10am...I fell asleep. BUT Adam did get some great stuff for his birthday and with the birthday money that was sent to him. Thanks Grandma Hiliger, Grandma Sandy, Anna, and Maryellen!! Here's Adam with his birthday cupcake for breakfast!!!
Then the next week was Jackson's birthday, he had school that day so he got to eat his birthday cupcake before school ofcourse and then open a couple of his gifts from us, he got Rio the movie, and some new undies (boxers like a big boy he says) and we also got him the new LeapPad game system which he loves and has not put down! I like it too because it's all educational games. Then I checked him out early to go have a birthday lunch, and then Adam came home early and we all went to see The Lion King at the theatre. Afterward we had dinner with some friends and a fire with S'mores on the deck!
SIX years old!!!!!
In other news, the temperatures have dropped quite a bit her and it's been lovely. I turned the heat on for the first time yesterday and it smelled so good, I love the way the furnace smells for the first time each year! We've also been enjoying the chilly mornings in our slippers on the trampoline, fires on the back deck in the evenings roasting marshmallows, and ofcourse...
...Fall decorations!!! I love the colors of fall, I bought some beautiful, HUGE Mums for my front stoop and they just look so Fall-ish :) That's about all we've had going on. I am room mom for both Maddox's and Jackson's classrooms so that keeps me busy atleast 1-2 days a week, usually once a week I'll spend cleaning up around the house and doing laundry (it never ends), and I also joined the gym back in August so I spend a couple hours there 3-4 days a week too. I really thought I'd be bored when the boys went to school, but the day flies by! Sorry I was gone so long, we have the Ellijay Apple Festival this weekend that we are excited for, so check back soon... I promise I won't be so long next time!
Until then, we'll be enjoying the WONDERFUL weather, I hope you are too!
This year we went hard core and got shirts made!
This year we went hard core and got shirts made!
