Good to be home

After crazy work days, busy church days, and chasing Natalie days, it's good to be at home. Right now, I can hear my mom and Natalie setting the table for breakfast. I love hearing Natalie say, "oh KK, I help. Papaw, I have the blue plate." Yesterday we had so many family over for Thanksgiving we had to eat at the church. 32 people. All of them family. I also had to laugh because Uncle Rob, Aunt Pam and their family ate with us. Ten years ago they would have been welcome there, but they would have been Pastor Rob and Pam. Now, with my marriage to Chris, they are family too.

Time did what it always does and moved much too fast. I could have sat for hours with just a few people, my grandparents, my cousins, their kids, and just catch up. The last time I saw some of the family was last Thanksgiving. I hate that about living away from home. I do love Jacksonville, but I will always miss home. I'll miss random get togethers with friends I grew up with. Most of us left here after high school, but of my close high school friends all have moved back to the local area but me. It's good to be closer though. It's good to see them and pick up where we left off. It's good to meet new babies and realize how much you love your friend's children. It's good to see new homes and familiar faces. It's good for the soul to be home. It's also good for the belly. I'm smelling my Dad's breakfast and it's calling me away from this blog...happy day everyone!

Congratulations!!!

Okay, I'm swiping this picture from Megan's blog because I had to introduce my few readers to my now favorite boy! Congrats Kyle and Megan, Carter is so handsome! I wish I could tell you all how much we love him! Enjoy your sleepless nights...we love you all too!

If you would ask me

I'd tell you that I have found myself frustrated this week. I'm frustrated with many things, but mostly with the election. Now, to be totally honest, I really am not bothered that Obama won. I walked in the booth on Tuesday still wrestling with who to vote for. I had serious reservations about both of them. I also saw qualities I really liked in both candidates.

What has bothered me is this hailing of Obama as the first black president. Rather then celebrating a world where race was not an issue, where two people of differing races created a child who is half of both of them, the media and to an extent, Obama, has chosen to ignore that he is as much white as black. I am much more excited to have him in office because he is living proof that when races join together, good things happen and people move forward.

I do not believe him getting elected is a true fulfillment of Martin Luther King's dream. Why? Because I have heard over and over and over that many people voted for him because of his color. They voted to shatter the glass ceiling and make history.

Really? This man promised to help the poor, provide health care to millions, and to end a war. And some Americans voted for him simply because of his color.

If you ask me, I am sad.

I'm still looking for the day we vote for someone, not based on the color of their skin, but on the content of their character.

Lessons learned

1. Ear infections can attack without warning. Your child can be happy when you lay her down for a nap, and wake up screaming about her ear.

2. Solantic ( a walk in clinic here) should not be used.

3. Pharmacists really do save lives...(mad props to you Matt and Anne for all your work.)

4. With my kid, good meds(accurately prescribed) go a long way...she appears to be feeling better already.

Trick or Treat

We had a great time Friday night going trick or treating with Parker, Emma, and their Mom's, plus Megan. It was so much fun. Natalie was all about following Parker...until they knocked on the door. The minute anyone opened their door, she bolted inside. I have to work with this child. :-) Here are a few pics from the other night.