Rain...

It's late (again) and I know I should be asleep, but I love to sit and listen to the rain. I have the window cracked. The splatter of water from the waterfall in the back yard water garden is relaxing all by itself. I've been listening to it since I made Heath go to bed at 1:00 AM. Now my peaceful sounds are almost being drowned out by the splatter of big raindrops on the house and yard. I love those big splattery drops too. The thunder and lightening caught me by suprise. I didn't realize that a couple of those flashes and booms were going to be so close. Nature wanted my attention; it got it!! I'm so thankful that Spring is here!

I kept McKade home from daycare today. We had Mommy & Mc day. He insisted on Burger King for lunch. He is the nosiest person alive. I took him for a haircut. No more looking like Paul McCartney for McKade. He actually dozed off a couple of times while Mrs. Beth Ann cut his hair. It was quite funny. I let him out of the carseat to sit on the "hunk" while we drove through the carwash. My sweet child is going to be easily amused like Mommy! We both watched in amazement as the car was cleaned in a matter of minutes. McKade watched the carwash gadgets, the water sprays, and the different colors of soapy stuff and yelled "I wanna do it again!" as soon as we drove out. On the other hand, my amazement stemmed from the wonder in the eyes of a 3 year old from a simple drive through the carwash. I'm going to have to remember the carwash trick. That could be a cheap reward. Who needs toys when you can clean the car and entertain your child!

Our friends' baby, Eli Kent, is heavy on my mind this morning as I get ready to take a "nap" before getting up for the long day ahead of me. If you will, stop a moment and send up a prayer for Eli, his parents, Nicky & Alisha Kent, and sister, Kylee. www.caringbridge.org/visit/elikent

It was so easy!

It looks like I have catching up to do! That's what I get for not posting since August!

Let's see... quickly... School has been a blur! I'm taking 12 hours this semester!! WHOA! Thanksgiving flew by; I was working. (Thankful to have a job, as many don't!) McKade turned the big 3 in December! Scooby Doo Party. We had a great Christmas & enjoyed the mountains with my niece, Shelby. Back to work for New Year's Day! No major sickness in our household this winter! The little bit of snow we got was awesome! McKade is now a pro at sledding. Which reminds me that I have still not seen pictures that Sandy made. (Yes, work again.) Papaw Brown's 95th birthday was in February. We had him a party at Fawn Grove Baptist Church; Papaw is STILL talking about all of the guests that he hasn't seen in years. 95 years is amazing! Heath got me a pair of Tom's shoes for Valentine's. Yes, they're ugly. Yes, they are the most comfortable thing I've ever put on my feet. Yes, I wear them in public. I can't believe that March is here already! 2010 is in full swing, Mc is growing way TOO fast! Three classes left to take this summer and I will have earned my Bachelor's degree in Radiologic Sciences!

McKade has has recently swapped to the 3-year-old room at WeeCare! Every day he comes home with new words and sentences. His coloring is AMAZING! A couple of years and he will be coloring better than me! I taught him to fly a kite a couple of weeks ago! Here are the pics:

Look how happy he is! He got it into the air himself!

Spidey kite! Go Mc!

McKade is such a little man! I love him! I recently bought him a stuffed animal in the hospital gift shop. I didn't expect much, but it was a prize for his good behavior. We refer to the stuffed dog as the Swirley Dog. He has never been much for stuffed animals, but he is sleeping with Swirley Dog every night and is no longer waking up to crawl around on the bed looking for me. Hence, I'm getting to blog uninterrupted!

I've been doing some "growing up" as well & have decided that it is time for him to learn to sleep alone. Even though (when Heath is on nights) I dread being all the way on the other end of the house without him - I know that he will sleep much better without me. I'm going to close tonight's rambling with a few pics from the last few weeks!

Pictured Above: McKade in his own bed with Swirley Dog, of course!

Literally, MIDNIGHT snack.

My little devil. (He claims that his hair is making dog ears!)