What's up?

Long time, no blog. So what have we been up to?

Well...Jeremiah went to his first UNC/Duke football game with Mimi & G-pa. It seems he had a good time & I'll be sure to upload some pictures of that event later when I get them from Mimi. Josh & I still think he should have worn an NCSU outfit to the game, but others thought differently. Luckily, the Pack did manage to beat the Turtles last weekend - wahoooo!!!

This week, Josh had not 4, but 5 wisdom teeth removed. It was ugly. VERY UGLY. Poor guy. I have a ridiculously embarrassing photo of him that I really want to post, but I'm going to be a good wife & not post it. It's definitely taking a LOT of willpower. So Josh could recover in peace, J stayed Monday night & Tuesday with Nana & Popa, then headed east to stay with Mimi & G-pa the remainder of the week. It's been a nice break from toddler-distractions this week, but I'm ready to get my hands on the little guy, give him a big "squzzle" & lots of kisses!

During my "free time" this week...in between 20-min icepack (I mean frozen pea bag) changes, meds every 4 hours around the clock (yes...I set my alarm for 3am & 7am to be sure he didn't have a lapse in pain meds...I think I deserve a good wife award), making LOTS of pudding and trying to find anything soft & not too hot for my "patient" to eat...I've cleaned the house, caught up on laundry, and started a Christmas Quilt! I think it's going to be so fun & funky - a great twist on a traditional holiday. Check it out so far...

I also finished the Twilight series this week. I totally didn't think I'd get into this & I definitely did. I didn't want to put the books down & was sad to see the story end. I liked the movie - it wasn't fabulous (the book is always better), but I did enjoy it & I'm excited for New Moon to come out in 1 week!

And last, but CERTAINLY not least...the basement!!! I cannot even begin to explain my excitement over our new space. Popa & his guys have been working down there this week since we've had a second coming of The Flood thanks to remnants of Hurricane Ida. The drywall is up & ready to be finished, then painting & flooring...YAY!!!!

Like the good ol' days...

Yesterday Josh had Jury Duty - what fun to participate in the legal process. Slightly sarcastic there, but he did end up enjoying it because the case was sort of related to his field of work. He was seated on a jury and done by about 1:30, so it wasn't too bad. He then had the rest of the day off, so after lunch downtown, he & Little J came home to nap, while Brenda & I went to Jo-Ann's to look at some more quilt fabric (which by the way - I'm so excited about this quilt!!!). After I got home & they woke up from their naps, Josh said he wished we had gone to Concord Mills to the new LEGO store. I said, "Let's go!". So Jeremiah headed to Nana & Popa's to spend the night so we could have some time to ourselves without worry about feeding him dinner, entertaining in the restaurant, crying in the car, late bedtimes, and all the other not-so-fun moments that toddlers bring. We even met up with our friends Lauren & Daniel for dinner. We hadn't seen them in almost a year, so it was great to catch up! What a fun, spontaneous evening we had! It was just like the good ol' days before we had Jeremiah. Not that these days aren't good, they are just the good new days. :)