the latest

this morning Gabe came and took photos of the girls. we couldn't have asked for a more beautiful day---sunny, breezy, and cool. we took the girls out in the backyard with a few props (pumpkins, bubbles, balls) and for an hour and a half let them do their thing. we mostly went for candids as that's more our style, but we attempted a few posed pics.....and i'm anticipating many of those won't come out because it's hard to get two toddlers to look at the camera simultaneously, let alone with a pleasant expression on their faces! Gabe said we might have our cd within a week or two, which would be great. i'll be sure to post some of them here (cross your fingers that we got some good ones---i'm really nervous). gabe's first and last time photographing my kids was when they were 6 months old, and it was a much different experience then. infinitely easier to make babies smile/cooperate. then again, babies don't "do" much.

i went to services on friday night alone. it was really nice. i'd like to go more often, but services are always on friday nights at 6 p.m., which is often hard for dan. but he was out of town this weekend, and i knew i'd want a sitter/some relief anyway, so i worked it out. i'd like to start going once or twice a month, and when the girls are a little older i'd really like to try taking them again. we'll see.

the house is coming along nicely---we're supposed to have an inspection this week, and once that turns out alright they will begin putting insulation in. then sheetrock. we're expecting a lot of rain this week and i don't know if that will interfere with the inspection (i assume he'll have to inspect some things outside/around the house) or not. argh. we had a lot of rain last week, too, which prohibited them from pouring the concrete for the front steps and some other places. and unless they do it tomorrow, looks like it will have to wait until next week (rain in the forecast tuesday-friday unless the weathermen are smoking crack or something drastically changes).

my mom and kevin are coming up here for thanksgiving, so we're looking forward to that. trying to convince my dad and kory to return then, too, but i'm not sure they will. mark and katheryn can't make it then. but it will still be great having some of my family here for the holiday.

i have an appointment with my endocrinologist on tuesday. going to have labs, etc. and hopefully find out if the ablation therapy worked. i've still been really swollen, so who knows? but the steroids make me too hungry and prevent me from sleeping, so i'm not taking them anymore. ready to be done with this, that's for sure.

i guess that's about it....hope everyone's enjoying the weekend!