- Guitarman went to Honduras.
- I injured my back while Guitarman was out of the country, and I walked around moaning like an old lady for several weeks.
- We visited the pumpkin patch, where Snuggles enjoyed carrying around (and throwing!) pumpkins. Unlike his usual obsession with animals, Snuggles showed no interest in the petting zoo at the patch, preferring instead to ride in the pink car. (Much to Guitarman's shagrin.) Snuggles also refused to pose for photos. He might be smiling in like 2 of the 100 photos I shot.
- We broke up with our former landlord (who was a major jerk!), and moved to a new-to-us (read: smaller, older, more affordable) house owned by kind home-owner-landlords who care more about people than they do about doing being a millionaire real estate investor. (Seriously, folks, he was a real prime-time jerk!)
- My parents came to Tennessee to help us move.
- Snuggles visited the pediatrician for his 2-year-old check-up. Aside from allergies, asthma, and truck-sized adenoids that face almost-certain-removal, he is healthy. (Thank you, Lord!) Snuggles now weighs.... wait for it... 27 pounds! No wonder my back hurts all the time. He is only in the 34th percentile for height and 40th for weight, but he feels incredibly heavy compared to how small he looks.
- Snuggles continues to impress the pediatrician (and everyone else) with his words and sentences. Basically he's a short little motor mouth. I have no idea where he gets that. Ahem.
- Mother-in-law moved out of our house into a retirement home!!!
- We had some Fall portraits taken by an amazing photographer-friend.
- Snuggles turned 2 years old. (Yes, people, he is two years old! And yes, we're experiencing The Terrible Two's, which, as luck would have it, started around 18 months for us.)
- We observed the one-year-anniversary of when we moved from Idaho to Tennessee. (Can't believe we've been here a year. Time flew by!)
- I celebrated my 36th b-day.
- Mother-in-law moved out of our house!
- Clumsy me sprained my ankle, which resulted in an over-priced x-ray, and me hobbling around and moaning like an old lady. (Again!)
- We travelled to Indiana to celebrate Thanksgiving with family! Snuggles enjoyed time with his aunts, uncle, grandparents, great-grandparents, great-aunts and great-uncles and his cousins! He did not, however, enjoy the car ride back to Tennessee.
- While in Indiana, Snuggles learned how to ride the battery-operated tractor by himself. (Well, almost by himself. He needed help steering.)
- Did I mention mother-in-law moved out of our house?! (I really do love her.)
- I spoke in the employee chapel at work a couple of weeks ago, and shared what I'm thankful for this Thanksgiving: My God, who gave me so many blessings in life, and who has always had His hand on my heart and life. Of course, a shared that gratitude in the context of a funny story about how my parents drove me to college in our car, pulling an aluminum bass boat with all my stuff in it. I'll have to tell that truly humiliating story later.
- I switched from Android to iPhone. (This is a major step for me because I'm not a fan of Apple for a number of reasons.) I finally caved to Apple's obviously superior product, despite my misgivings with their business strategies, simply because I refused to replace my Droid phone for the 5th time.
I'm blessed to have Guitarman as my partner, my best friend, my live-in comedian, my cheerleader, my counselor, my hot date, my pastor, and the fabulous father of our sweet son, Snuggles. After all these years, Guitarman still makes me laugh and he still laughs at my stories. Thanks for all the memories, Guitarman! By God's grace, I hope we have many more happy years ahead of us! I love you!
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