1860's house

While we were in Alabama, we found this house for sale. I love an old southern plantation & have always wanted to see the inside of a house like this. Luckily it was open so we went exploring. It was awesome!!!

Foyer

Office

Stained glass

Great Grandma

Jon is blessed to have a great grandmother- his only surviving grandparent. We went to visit his family in Alabama this month.  Here is Nannaw with her great grandson Spenser!  I love the fact that my child has a great grandparent!

A pump for Jon

Today, Jon got fitted for a diabetic pump. It's been a long time coming & we feel this will be a much better way for him to manage his diabetes than taking injections. This pump gives him a continuous drip of insulin & each time he eats something, he has to enter in the number of carbohydrates he's eating into his little monitor & the insulin will adjust according to what he needs.  So far so good & he shouldn't have any more diabetic crashes which is very good!

Jon joins a church

Today, Jon became a member of the little Baptist church down the street from our house. We met with the minister & then at the end of church he introduced us & they voted to accept Jon's membership. I'm still a member of my Presbyterian church. We alternate weekends!  So glad Jon has found a good church where his personal relationship with Jesus can grow!

A little garden

We planted tomatoes & red & green peppers recently. I'm excited that they are growing!  I've always wanted a little garden but didn't want to tear up the yard to do it so we planted them in a big planter. When these are done I want to try other things & fruit too!

Our planter on the deck

Tomatoes- still green

 

Peppers

 

An incident not an accident

While I was driving to work today, I passed a man using a riding mower to cut grass. The "chute" was aimed towards the street. As I passed I heard a thud. I thought I'd better pull over to see if there is any damage to my 3 week old car before I leave this part of town. When I looked, I saw this:

So I turned around to go back to confront the guy & he was gone. There were only so many houses it could be so I called the police & told them the situation & asked what they wanted me to do & they said to pull over & wait for them. I pulled over in front of the house where I beleived the guy lived. A few minutes later the guy came over to my car & asked if I was broken down. I told him I was waiting for police because the guy that was just mowing caused the damage on the side of my car.  He said " oh that was me". So I asked him if he wanted to hanlde this amongst ourselves or wait for the police & he said we could do it. He called his agent then & there & I spoke to them too & they are sending me a check to get it fixed!  A very nice responsible man he was! I was not about to pay for this when it was someone else's fault nor ignore it & leave my brand new car looking like hell so I am very grateful!

Boys on the Beach

Today Kristie & I took the boys to the beach for the day. We went to the usual Wrightsville Beach. However the boys, especially Spenser preferred the pool at my sister's townhouse instead!

These signs are at my Sister's townhouse community at the beach & I think they are hysterical!