Happy Halloween 2012

Spenser was Puss N Boots from Shrek & his friend Bradley was the killer from Scream.

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!