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I'm writing on here to see how many people will actually read this. Facebook is the addiction of choice these days, so I wouldn't be surprised if the count was low.

Jim has been walking for a few months now and is as curious as ever. He loves to get into things, pull them out, toss them around and just generally make a HUGE mess whenever he can. Jack is still perfectly content playing with his trains all day long. And watching shows about trains, wearing clothes with trains on them, eating train shaped food...you get the idea. As Jamey did as a child, Jim loves the toy push mower. He goes around and around and around the house for as long as half an hour! That's a long time when you consider the attention span of a 18 month old is like, 4 seconds.

They're both still doing really well at daycare. They used to cry when I would leave, but now they barely notice that I've gone! Especially this week. Corienna, the daycare provider, was out of town for 2 very long weeks and after a few days, the kids started getting really antsy in our house. I tried to take them out to do things like the park and my all time favorite, the Target run, but it was still too much time together. I'm glad we found such a great place for them though I do wish they would sleep just a little longer there.

Jim can whistle. He doesn't know he's doing it, but it's definitely a whistle.

We have had a family of mourning doves right outside our front door in a dogwood tree and they've all just left the nest. They nest year round a whole bunch of times and this time we were lucky enough to see the whole thing from building the nest to everyone flying the coop. It was awesome! Once the babies were hatched and we could see them, we checked on them everyday and Jack would point and say "bird" or "baby" or "mama". They make a pretty small nest for being medium sized birds so when they babies started getting big enough to see, sometimes mom would squish them between herself and the edge of the nest. Then one of them had to sit on the branch because there just wasn't enough room for him. Then we noticed one was missing, so we figured he fell out and was scarfed up by some nasty predator. But we saw him higher up in another tree! He could fly!! His brother wasn't so brave, but sitting on a branch right next to the nest and mom was next to him. This was yesterday so for the rest of the day and night until I went to bed, I stalked the doves to see if the not so brave baby would take off. Right before I went to bed I went out one last time and stepped on the nest! Everyone had made it out safely. They were all perched in different trees in my front yard this afternoon and I was so happy for them.

My grandmother has been staying with us for I think 4 weeks now. She had her gall bladder removed and can't be trusted going up and down the stairs at my mothers house which is where she had been before. It's been a big adjustment for everyone, but the kids adore her and love going into Gigi's room and climbing up onto the bed and snuggling with her. They don't even do that with me! I don't know how long she'll be here, but I feel safer knowing she's here with us.

Jamey signed us all up for a membership at our local gym...4 Seasons. It's an interesting place. I mean, they have all the machines, a sauna, childcare, all the essentials. But they don't supply towels! That seems crazy to me! I've never been anywhere that doesn't provide towels either for showers or just sweat towels. I learned this the not so pleasant way when I was done getting all sweaty and gross, was ready to take my shower and couldn't find them. I was shocked and kinda pissed. Another thing, the childcare is only from 9-11:30am and 5:30-8:30pm! So I have to go in the morning when I have the kids!

Jack's speech is improving lately. He tells us that he's fast, wants to play boom (I throw him around on the couch) or that he's ready to go. He can actually say alot of things which is a big step from just a few months ago. He calls my mom "news" or "nuns" or something like that. The rest of us call her Grammy so I'm not sure where news is coming from. Time out, or I should say the threat of time out is a funny thing. I ask him not to throw his toys once. Then the second time I tell him that if he throws his toys again he'll have to stand in time out and he just walks over to the corner and stands there! I'm not sure where the confusion is, but I kinda feel bad for him! haa haa

I will be going to Los Angeles to be killed off in a horror movie in February 2010! It will be the largest group electrocution in movie history and I'm really excited!! Hopefully we can all go and be able to spend some time with Beau while we're there, but with Jamey's schedule, who knows.

Lucy will be graduating high school in May. I'm not sure where she'll be going to college, but I heard talk about Wake Forest. She's aced the interview, but isn't sure she's willing to commit just yet. What a girl. :)

I'll be going back to school to be a nurse starting the winter semester. I have to get all the normal college prerequesites out of the way before I can start the nursing program at Carroll. That is IF I get accepted. Not everyone does and it's really cutthroat. Everyone keep your fingers crossed that I can do it. I'll go all the way with it and get my masters and I'm thinking either Shock Trauma type work or Nurse Practitioner. We'll see. I'll have to work really hard, but I think I'm up for it.

That's all I got for now. More to come.....