More Thanksgiving

When Sheld & I got to Dave & Carrie's house....mom and Caleb were already upstairs playing. So I went and visited and took some pictures of all the fun they were having. Caleb was showing grandma that he liked to take all his toys out of the closet. He doesn't quite understand the one toy at a time rule.

Later on everyone hung out and talked.

Plus, I snuck into the kitchen and took a picture of the chef.

Thanksgiving 2007

This year Thanksgiving was at Dave & Carrie's house. With Leland only being a couple of weeks old and Carrie's mom visiting this seemed like the optimal choice. My mom and Rich drove in from North Carolina and my aunt and uncle drove in from Tennessee. So it was a nice and full house.

Carrie's mom, Donna made the majority of dinner. My mom and I the day before got together and made some casseroles and dessert. AJ & UD bought his famous mac salad which we forgot to put out, plus the fudge & caramels.

In this first set of pictures you can see who one of the stars of the show was. :) While mommy is his favorite person...Leland allowed Sheldon, Dave & myself to hold him for awhile.

Semi-Professional Photo Shoot

Well....kind of....Sheldon & I took these pictures of each other. Sheldon wanted to go and metal detect at the WOW Park. And I wanted to get some pictures of the changing leaves. Right before leaving I thought...maybe we can get some photos of each other, to send out to family. Sheldon doesn't like posed shots...but I do. :)

Luckily for me...when we got to WOW, it was way too crowded for Sheldon to metal detect. So we went for a walk on the path to see if we could find any trees to shoot. Most of the trees back in the woods weren't very attractive. So we had to improvise and of course Sheldon will tell you how bossy I am. However, unlike him it takes a few shots to get a good photo of me. Or I am just pickier about myself. He is a good photographer and it didn't take too long. We first had it on a setting that turned our faces ghostly white. So he switched it to automatic and that turned out a lot better.

The best pic of me....I am a little out of focus but it looks like that is what we are going for. His turned out good...they always do. :) My very own Matt Damon. LOL

Then we took some funny shots in Sheld's hat.

Last but definitely not least....is a photo of a little bridge going over the water. Since we are having a drought here in Georgia there wasn't much water.

Baby Trip

Today we made the trip to visit with the newest addition to the family. He is not even a week old yet...but Leland is an adorable baby. He is a momma's boy already but he is sweet tempered. He let me hold him for a few minutes but then it was back to momma.This probably isn't the best picture of him...but hey...spitups happen. :) Momma is doing good. She is hurting a bit but then she just had a baby. Both Dave and her mom are around to help her out.

I won't forget about the other boy over there, Caleb. He is a happy big brother. His grandma Donna is visiting from California for a month and Carrie said that she is spoiling him. But that is always good when there is a new baby in the house.

While we were visiting Caleb took me upstairs....last time I saw him he wasn't able to make it up yet. So that was exciting to see. Plus, he and I went outside for a little while. He found the bubbles in the closet and had to blow some. He is definitely getting independent....as he had more of the soap water on him than anything esle. But he wanted to do it himself and I let him.

He also decided that he wanted his toy firetruck to play with. As you can tell it is a little too small for him...but it sure was funny trying to watch him ride in it. Plus, he just received the Mr. Potato Head....so we put him together.

WOW....

I didn't realize it had been so long since I have posted. :) Life must be busy. Though not sure why....all I have been doing is going to school, working out, crafting, and cleaning house. LOL Actually, Tuesday was our anniversary...3 years. We spent the day together and went to the Mall of Georgia. We had never done that before...however, there was a scrapbook store I wanted to checkout. Both, Sheldon & I had a great time.

Here are some of our pictures from the wedding.

The Aquairum

After leaving my aunts house...Sheldon and I stopped in Chattanoga. We went and visited the Aquairum. I heard it was a wonderful place to visit...and it was.

We saw....otters, penquins, snakes, butterflies, lots & lots of fish, sharks...and a lot more. We even had the opportunity to touch sharks.

We didn't stay too long...we still had to drive back to Athens. But it was a lot of fun....2 whole buildings of animals to visit.

Visit to Tennessee

Sheldon and I went and visited my aunt and uncle this week. We were invited---well actually I inivited us to go. We haven't had a chance to visit their new house since they moved down to the South. My aunt and uncle are starting a small farm. They have done a lot and it is going to look wonderful when they are finished. But, with something like this one is never finished.

While there--Sheldon wanted to do some coin hunting and metal detecting. I guess there used to be an old inn on their property. He gave up on metal detecting. I think it was too hot for him. Yesterday, was supposed to be 101. However, he did good on the coin hunting. He found a few banks that had some good finds.

I had fun hanging out with my aunt. We went to some antique and craft stores. Plus, she took me out to lunch with a friend. The best part was just hagning out and catching up.

Saturday Morning Coin Hunting

This morning Sheldon and I went coin hunting. The idea is to drive to small towns and see if they have any half dollars. So we picked Monroe, Georgia which is SouthWest (I think) of Athens on 78. I was the navigator...never a good thing. So We took off and ended up on Atlanta Hwy and found People's Bank in Statham. They had some coins. Then we drove to Winder and cut down 11 to Monroe. Not one single coin found at any of the four banks in Monroe.

Though, we did get lunch at KFC and visit the local Big Lots. The lady who worked there was the nicest person I have met in the longest time. :)

So it was a nice and pleasant drive....and a few hours away from the house. Monroe has some beautiful old houses to drive around and look at...

Sheldon is excited...we found enough Silver to pay for our trip and lunch...but not our $4.00 shopping spree at Big Lots.

Maybe next week we will drive over to another little town.

Sheldon Feels a bit Left Out....

I think Sheldon feels a bit left out that I haven't added any of his metal detecting finds to the site. He loves going out metal detecting and doesn't understand why I am not into it. If we lived in a different area I might like it more...but going out into 100 degree weather isn't my idea of fun. Nor is 90 degree weather (at night) and a bunch of bugs biting me...

So I thought I would include a few pictures....Right now he is detecting a park that he thought would never have been detected....come to find out there is another guy there right now. Sheldon is doing the land...he is doing the water.

Not So NEW Couch

I have been wanting a sofa....Sheldon was happy with the futon. I told him I would keep looking and find one for a good deal. Well he would have to admit FREE is a great deal. My boss and his wife had just bought some new furniture and were getting rid of their old.

I told him I would take it. My co-worker took my futon and it was a done deal. Though the couch wasn't quite our style....It was a bit southwestern. So I started looking online for slipcovers. Sure-Fit has an outlet store on Ebay. First slipcover I bid on I was outbid. But then...I bid on this one...I wasn't too sure of it...it looked extremely yellow. But it was a bargain and I loved the blue flowers.

Well it works....though it doesn't stay on since our sofa seats are a bit flimsy. But it works for us and the cats of course. Now we are waiting for the chair covers to arrive.

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As you can tell...I am procrastinating. I am working on a poem analyze for American Literature class and am having a hard time. So I thought I would take a 10 or 20 (or 30) minute break. The great analyzer in the house is out metal detecting.