Paper Napkin Update: Asheville, Moving On, Cade’s Teeth

I am lazy.  No—I am busy.  That’s true but not that's not it.

Let me try this again…

I haven’t made contributing to my blog a priority. 

There we go!

So with that admission, I’m going to scale back a bit and at least get out some snippets, or short updates, of life on a regular basis.  I could call this “Short Updates” or “Snippets,” but I’d rather be more clever.  You know when you need to just jot something down quickly so you don’t forget?  You’re not writing a novel, just a couple of reminders.  Paper napkins are good for this purpose.  So, ta-daa!  Welcome to my new cutesy-named regular blog series.  Each post in this series will contain three items of update, and each item will not contain more than five sentences.  Because I have trouble letting a post go without some sort of closing or summary statement, I will offer a “Totally Random Good Bye.”  Let’s get started! 

(Hold on, let me get my “I love writing!” pullover on, so I can get in the mood… OK!)

Asheville

We went last week during Fall Break, and I have to say we really know how to pick ‘em!  There isn’t much to do here if you have kids.  There’s graffiti all over the place (not even the artsy kind).  It was our fault because what can you really expect from an area known for the latest Fall Foliage Report?  On a positive note, I did enjoy some family time with my favorite boys, and Clint and I didn’t freak out when we realized both of our wallets were gone.  J

Moving On

With our desires to foster-to-adopt, engage in a more diverse community, and seek out cheaper housing with the continual rent increases that come with on-campus housing, we are praying for God to open doors for us to move off campus.  There’s really no timetable or specifics involved; we’re just looking forward to seeing where God leads us and how this can be worked into furthering His Kingdom.  This area is not the cheapest, so it will be interesting to see what comes along and how God will push us out of our comfort zone.

Cade’s Teeth

Those little razor blades!  After almost five months of everyone including random children informing me that he’s been teething, Cade finally has two little teeth popping out on the bottom, and he has shown Mom no mercy over these past few days since their debut.  Little man is also finally eating dinner with us!

Random Good Bye

Picture me as one of those kids who sit in the back of a school bus that you’re driving behind on a busy afternoon.  It’s 4:45; I should be home by now.  I’m waving at you because one of my friends dared me to.  I think this is hilarious as I’m eating a gross half-melted Debbie cake.  You’ve been behind my bus for 20 minutes now, and you just want to get home already.