From Football to Costumes

This weekend was so fun! Friday evening, we went to the CHS Football game. It was so exciting. We were undefeated and ranked #3 in Class 3A and we were playing Heritage Hills who are also undefeated and ranked #1 in Class 3A. It was a great game, although we lost. I am so proud of our players. Tony has really been into the games this year. He only missed 1 (the most exciting one- Brownstown). I missed 2 or 3. We took our kids to most of the games and made it a family event. Go to this site to view a slideshow of the CHS Football team.

Saturday we went to the Charlestown Christian Academy's Reunion. I will download pictures later. Then we dropped off the kids and went to a Halloween Costume party. I went as a J.J. Cheerleader and Tony was the Referee. We had so much fun, I am thinking about hosting my own costume party next year! So be planning your costume!!!

Sunday's are always action packed. The Browder's sang in the a.m. service. Then it was off to get groceries. I kept Sunday dinner simple by having Jay C chicken. Then, I finished the week's worth of laundry. I also finished going through the kids clothes and packing up summer stuff for storage. This was a long 3 week process because of lack of time. That's probably why I haven't blogged lately. My organization got the best of me. I took the time to really go through all of our clothes and closets. For the past year, I've been on this "nesting" instinct. I've went through every cabinet, closet, and drawer. It feels so great to de-clutter. Then, we had AWANA for the p.m. service. We came home, fed everyone, gave baths, and it was time for bed! Wow! As I laid my head on my pillow, I thought about all that we had done and all that was accomplished. That's when I realized we didn't leave any time for rest. I guess that's life as a working mom!

I've Been Tagged

Okay. I've been tagged (a few times). This one came from Megan's blog. Here are my answers:

Who is your man? Tony Kaelin

How long have you known each other? 11 1/2 years

How long have you dated? We dated 2 1/2 years before we got married. We've been married for 9 years.

Do you know his favorite color? Blue

Who said "I love you" first? I don't remember (I'm not the romantic) but I think it was Tony. I remember on our 2nd date, he kept saying, "I think I'm falling." It was so meant to be. I could have told you by our 3rd date that we would get married!

Who is taller? Tony

Who sings better? Tony sings better, but can never remember the words. I know all the words to every song and can't carry a tune! (I guess it's a great combination!)

Who is the better driver? Tony (ask about the garbage can incident at Val's)

Whose temper is worse? ha! ha! That would be Tony!!!!

Name something you love about your man. His compassionate heart and sensitivity

Who is more organized? Me!! I've got labels on everything. All of my pictures are in chronological order in albums that are numbered for easy reference. My unfinished basement has boxes and rubbermaid storage containers labeled with contents. Even the toys are organized (although Rhett and Micah haven't quite bought into my organizational system yet). the teachers at work always tease me because I can sometimes be to organized! If anyone is thinking of a great gift idea for me, there's always that label maker I've always wanted!

Who is more funny? We both are not that witty, fast thinking joke type (although I wish I was). But we both love to laugh!

Tell a physical trait you love. I love his eyes and eyelashes. I love his smile!

Who is better with the computer? Tony

Tell something you love about your man. I love that he "gets me." I love that he is sensitive, sentimental, and tender-hearted. "Our song" sums it best: You say it best, when you say nothing at all!

Who cooks dinner? I do. Tony does most of the clean up.

Who drives when you are together? Tony

Who pays when you go out? When you're married, it's "our money," so I don't think of it as who pays. It just comes out of our "entertainment/date night money". But if you want to know who actually hands over the money, it's usually Tony.

Who is most stubborn? I am!

Who is the first to admit when they are wrong? We don't have many fights or arguments. I would say we both admit it when we are wrong.

Tell something you love about your man. I love his love for God. I love that he is a Great husband and father.

Who kissed who first? I kissed his hand so he kissed me.

Who asked who out? Jennifer Hutton!!! (ha! ha!) He asked me out.

Who proposed? Tony proposed on Christmas Eve, 1997. Then we went to his family's Christmas get-together and to the movies (to see The Titanic).

Who is more sensitive? Tony

Who has more friends? This is tough. I know more people. But since I'm so shy, I'm not great at starting up conversations. I'm more comfortable around my inner circle of friends. Tony doesn't have as many friends, but will talk to anyone, anywhere... it's really a great match!

Who has more siblings? Tony (his brothers are Johnny, Sean and Sterling; his sisters are Tabby and Diane). I have 2 brothers- Damon and Lee.

Who wears the pants? Tony ... but I buy them for him! ;)


Do you know your man's favorite holiday? It used to be Christmas. Now my guess would be Thanksgiving??????

Who is stronger? Tony

Who is a better dancer? I am!

Do you and your man have a favorite movie? We have so many! Hoosiers is top on our list.

Wow! Now I've fallen in love with Tony all over again! Our relationship just keeps getting better with time! I am so blessed to have Tony in my life, he means so much to me. He is such a great dad. He helps out around the house. He does so much with the kids. He really spoils me. I love his dedication to God, his family, and his job. He truly is one of a kind!

Updates

It's been so long since I've posted a blog, I don't even know where to start! Blair now has 2 teeth on the bottom. The 2nd one came in just a few days after the first. She's 7 months old now and becoming more independent. She actually doesn't cry hysterically when I lay her on her belly. She will tolerate it for a few minutes, trying to figure out the crawling thing. Then she cries so pitiful, like she's absolutely exhausted!! We think that she waved "bye-bye" to Beth and Josh on Sunday night. The next night, she waved to my brother Damon. Still no words, though. I keep telling her that she needs to say "ma-ma", "da-da", and "Go Cats"! ;)

Micah got her 1st haircut. We went to Aunt Phyllis's shop (Personal Image) and she did really good! She only cried when Phyllis was blowing her hair dry. I think it scared her! Little tears streamed down her face. Phyllis just trimmed and shaped it up. It looks so healthy and thick now! She's been wanting to wear her hair in a side ponytail (so 80's). She asked me tonight if she "looked like a teenager." I didn't even know she knew what a teenager was!

Rhett's Kindergarten class went on a field trip today to Huber's. I took the day off and went. I told my kids at school yesterday that today they might see me at school, but that I was doing the mom thing! We had such a good time. The weather was a little cool, but other than that, it was great! They showed them the process an apple goes through (from tree to packaged in a box to be sold). Then, they picked their own pumpkin from the pumpkin patch. Next, we ate lunch at the picnic tables. After that, we fed the animals in the petting zoo, jumped on the new bouncing thing. Rhett and I ended the trip by finding our way through the corn maze. It was great to spend some one on one time with Rhett!

My mom was supposed to have a chemo treatment today, but her bloodwork came back saying she couldn't have it because her counts were too low. She has been more tired and weak lately. She has 5 treatments left. The nurse said the doctor may be calling her to see what the next steps will be. She has never been able to have the 3 treatments in a row like planned. I don't really understand it all. My mom says she understands when they are explaining it to her, but then when she goes to tell us, she gets confused. I need to just go with her so I can hear it myself.

Damon has really stepped up to fill in as a babysitter, which has been a blessing! Well, I should say blessing to us, but maybe not to him, because that usually means he isn't working if he can keep the kids. My mom's treatments and doctor's appointments are on Wednesdays and Mondays are the days when she feels the worst. He's kept them the past Monday and Wednesday for us. Damon had to work today, so Tony had to take the day off to keep the kids while I was on the field trip. Then, when I got home, he went to work. Sharon was going to try to keep them more, but her work schedule hasn't allowed her any days off to help out. Please pray for our babysitting situation. It looks like we may need someone 2 days a week from now until around Christmas.

Blair is all smiles around her Uncle Lee.

Micah's 1st haircut!

Rhett, Micah, and Landon at Landon's 6th Birthday party!