Plans...what plans?

So real quick... we didn't get to go through with the evaluations in Louisville after all.

Oh we went to Louisville...

And. Came. Right. Back. Home.

Dave's brother lives there and we'd just got to their house and not 10 minutes later, Jake was making puking noise, crying and running a fever.

Do we make great entrances or what?

We got up the next morning and came right back home.

Soooo, Louisville is rescheduled and school evaluations are in the morning.

Thanks for all your prayers.

Let the Test Begin

I wanted to let everyone know that Jake will be undergoing a lot of evaluations over the next few weeks. We are visiting a specialist in Kentucky first and then the week after that he'll get evaluated by the school system as we prepared for his IEP.

These evaluations are nothing medical but more developmental.

Please pray for this little boy who at 2 and half has had more then his fair share of people checking him out.

Pray that Jake does well and shows what he can do.

Pray that Dave and I are wise, and patient and strong and kind through it all.

Pray Romans 15:13 for my entire family.

May the God of hope fill you

with all joy and peace as you trust in him,

so that you may overflow with

hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.

Rhyme for Feeding Time.

There once was a boy name Jake,

Who sat at the table and ate.

With his foot in the air,

We just didn't care!

For at least he cleaned his plate!

Just A Bunch of Bull

Toldya it was a bunch of bull. I think my favorite is that last one.

I mean look at the cowboy's booty.

OUCH! that's gonna hurt.

Dave got tickets at work for the PBR event that came to town. I knew I'd see bull but I didn't expect to see this guy pop a wheelie on his lawnmower.

Oh yes. He did. Several times.

Jake did pretty good.

Beside throwing his buzz lightyear and hitting the old man in front of us he behave decently. The old man didn't mind being hit, he told us he was just glad it wasn't beer.

Yeah, that Jake, he looks sweet. But he's developed quite an arm.

Too Much To Look At !

Let's recap... last weekend we went from retirement party to baseball game to the 6 hours of the 127 yard sale (that's a entirely different post) to baseball in the back yard. Sooo how was Sunday gonna to live up to the rest of the weekend?

The aquarium of course.

This was Jake's 2nd visit. But, this time he was mobile and halfway through the first building I wondered why I even brought the stroller.

He looked.....

and looked....

sO

and looked.....

and looked some more.

And when my little looker was done.

He sat.

In water.

Jakey see... Jakey do

Jakey see baseball.

Jakey play baseball.

And notice.... mr. hat.

Suhhhh-WING!

WARNING: The tongue is out so serious work is underway.

I know I'm his mom...but folks, seriously.... isn't he just the cutest darn thing you've ever seen.

me and tommy lasorda...sorta

While home for my mom's party, I left her and went to a Chattanooga Lookouts

(minor, minor league baseball) game.

(wasn't that nice of me??)

Actually we all left her. By herself. At home. With a bum knee.

(we are such saints)

But here's the picture that was fun to get.

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Do you see him? Back there not paying attention to me!! The one, the only Tooommmmyy Lasorda! Like I told Dave, that's the Dodgers guy right?

Here's a little closer pic. Who knew that the first Lookouts game we'd go to since 1994 that a baseball legend would be there. That's makes it even more fun.

Let me take a moment now to introduce a new addition to this blog. It's called Jakes' hat.

You will see it a lot in next few post. It's a keeper. So is he.

She went and did it.

She said she would...and then she did.

School is starting back up and for the first time in decades, my mom is not in the classroom.

Whoop! Whoop! My mom is retired!

I bet you a million dollars that right now she is soaking up her new found freedom with a little crypto-quote puzzle and some QVC.

Mom, I love you and I'm proud of you.

Friday morning some lovely ladies threw her a retirement party.

Mom was something she doesn't like to be... the center of attention. She was great through the hugs and well wishes.

Of course everyone knew Jake. I can't imagine why. I mean mom never would talk about him, or pass pictures around or parade him around when he visited. I mean never! (yeah right)

Jakey was constantly on the move until we found a way to deter him.

Yep! That'll do it.

So the goodbyes turned into see-ya laters and I think it was kinda strange for all of us as we walked out of mom's school one last time.

Of course we snapped one more picture...sippy cup and all.

That was until my gang realized I hadn't left.

Geesh people...you can't leave a giant cake behind.

We have a memory lane to walk and nothing to eat.

In true momma fashion, she turned me around and made me give it back.

Yes, ma'm. She did.

We go way back.

We go waaay, waaay back.

Actually she's always been here. As far as I know.

Ladies who call my sister "princess"... consider this picture a nice Monday treat from me to you.