I'm Back!!!!!

So sorry for not blogging recently. Things have been hectic around the Jessie House lately. Adam has been out of town for 2 weeks in Chicago with his work, and I have been working full time the last 5 weeks because my co-teacher had a major stroke and is completely paralyzed on the left side. But things should be back to normal this week. They have hired a new co-teacher and she starts this week, so I am back to my normal 2 day weeks. And it is always nice to have Adam at home as well! Thanks for the patience.

Special Happenings this week:
Taylor and I had mother/daughter night at ballet this week. And no I did not take pictures. I was sore for 2 days. I am not use to standing on my tippie toes looking in to mirrors and dancing to Disney princesses songs. Joking aside, I did understand why Taylor likes it because it makes you feel as if you were a princess.

Weather

Well last Friday we awoke to 5 degree temperature and this Friday we are going to reach 60 degrees. Taylor and Carson jumped on the trampoline this afternoon for a little bit. We like the warm weather much better than we like the cold weather. Spring is just right around the corner. I can't wait!

Didn't get to go!

We met my parents and Brannon, Brooke and Reece for dinner before the BIG UT vs KY basketball game tonight. We tried to keep it a secret from Carson about the game. But when we showed up on the strip for dinner and everyone had on orange...the smart little guy figured it out. He was really upset when at dinner Uncle Brannon had a couple of extra tickets for us as well. Of course, I had to turn them down because of the 9 o'clock starting time. Carson is a HUGE Tennessee fan. Has been to more Tennessee basketball and football games in his life than I have been in my life. He wasn't too happy about not going to the game nor getting to stay up and watch it. Adam finally got him to go to bed by promising to take him to the TN vs South Carolina game this Saturday evening. He is excited as always. As Carson was heading to bed, he made Adam DVR the game......he will watch it tomorrow he said. Reece, Mom, Adam, myself, and T and C....were tired and exhausted and none of us took the tickets. Why do they have games so late? I can't stay up to watch it all. Glad Carson has it DVRd. Go Vols!!!!

Starting back up!

Wednesdays are busy days for us. This past week Awanas Cubbies started back for Taylor and Carson and my small group starts back this Wednesday. A favorite thing for the kids to do every Wednesday is go eat dinner at my Memaw's house before church. We all enjoy spending time there. My cousins, Madison and Johnathan, are usually there as well. Madison always fixes Taylor's hair and Johnathan rolls around in the floor with Carson. Wednesday is a day we always look forward to....however, we begin working on scripture memory with Taylor and Carson by Sunday so they know it by Wednesday.

First Day at Ballet

Taylor started Fairytale Ballet today! I chose this dance class because they take a Disney princess each week and use the music from it. Taylor absolutely loves the Disney princesses! Taylor did such a great job today! I was such a proud mommy cheering her on for sure. Carson and I sat in the lobby and just watched her on the television cheering her on. It was a fun afternoon!

New look for the kitchen

So, I had this BRIGHT idea to paint the kitchen while Adam was off for a couple of weeks. If you don't know this about Adam, he is an excellent painter and has painted many many many rooms, furniture, shelves, etc. for me throughout our almost 8 yr marriage. It usually goes better than this one did, however. We went to Lowes and picked out a few colors that we thought would look good with trim, wood blinds, kitchen cabinets, tile, and cherry cabinets. I gave him the final 3 and let him choose the ONE. Good move on my part!!!! Because he painted the entire kitchen and HATED it. It had more orange in it then we had thought. Carson loved it and didn't want us to change it! I tried to say nice things about it because I knew how much time and money it took to paint it. Before I could say too much, he was repainting the kitchen back to its old color by 6 a.m. the next morning. He sent me back to Lowes to pick out 3 more colors and then refused to make any choice in the matter. Reluctantly, I made the final choice....and it turned out beautifully. So here is the final product.....4 paints later. Thanks Adam for being a real trooper.