We are ready for Halloween!

My Gram works at Williams Sonoma and got me this pumpkin spatula! My fav. toy!

My first pumpkin shirt

This cutie LOVES October and wants it to be here! It means Caroline's first birthday (October 2nd) Gram and Uncle Mikey's birthday (Oct. 15th and 16th) and HALLOWEEN!

What a Hairy Scary Day

In honor of my Grandmother, I cut 11 inches of my hair and donated it to Locks of Love. When I went to visit MeMe at the hospital at Chapel Hill I saw several children that were in the children's hospital without hair. It broke my heart and I needed a haircut... It looks cute, I have never had this short of hair. But it is for a great cause! http://www.locksoflove.org/

Update on MeMe

Thank you all friends for your care and concern for my Grandmother! MeMe's surgury went well and they do think they "got it all". So that is good. She is recovering nicely and looks fantastic! Some days she gets a little carried away and then has to rest for days after. But that's true MeMe style! Always on the Go! She will start chemo in a few weeks. Keep her in your prayers.

Please Pray for MeMe

As many of you already know, we have had a very hard month. My grandmother, MeMe, had been having some problems with her stomach all summer that the doctors were trying to "fix" with medicine. Thank Goodness...she took control and made them do a colonoscopy b/c she knew something wasn't right. My parents were in Alaska at the time so I gladly took MeMe to her dr. appt. to get the results from the test. Well, I have to say it was worse than the worse case scenario. They found out that MeMe has a tumor the size of a softball in her pelvis which was been causing all of her stomach pain. She has had an MRI, CAT scan, and several other tests done since then and they said that they are 98% sure that it is ovarian cancer. To make a long story short, she is having surgury today at Chapel Hill. They are removing the tumor, most likely giving her a complete hysterectomy, and possibly removing some of her colon. They will know what is REALLY going on when they get in there today. Please pray that this is contained and will be removed from her body today free and clear. MeMe is being so brave...she always has been a tough cookie! During this very unnerving time, I have gotten to spend a lot of time with my grandmother with has been such a blessing. She is truly a special woman. All she wants is to get back on the golf course as soon as possible! Let's pray that those people at Chapel Hill aren't as bad as we usually say they are...Ha Ha...(we are NCSU people and my uncle is the soccer coach at Duke!)

Great Father, Excellent Businessman

I just have to brag on Tony for a second. I never say enough good about him, even though he deserves so much praise! Obviously he is a GREAT father but he is also soo good at his job! This is a picture of his latest accomplishment at work. This is Mid-State Petroleum's first "Pop Shoppe" store. Yes, their other stores are Pop Shoppes too but they are CITGO gas. This is all Tony's creation. It is in Salisbury and is so good looking. Hopefully we will see several more of these stores popping up around NC. Congrats Tony!

Let the games begin!

Oh boy! My first graduate class has started (Development across the lifespan)! Wow, a lot of work packed into 8 weeks then I start my second class (Childhood Psy.) of the semster right after that! All of the material is so interesting so I know I am in the right field. I'm so excited to get started and to learn about being a family/marriage counselor. I don't know the first thing about it. Clean slate, I guess you could say! Wish me luck and pray that I can do this! Yikes!

Momma and her sweet angel!

I love this child more than words will ever describe!