okay... sorry... it's been so long

Yeah, I know. If any of you actually follow this you are asking where I've been. When I get so behind on this blog, it's overwhelming to jump back in. There's so much I could tell you about.

Firstly, I LOVE being at home with Andrew. He is a delight as he grows and talks and walks and learns all kinds of new stuff. He is so focused and intrigued by new stuff. I think he will be a lot like his dad.

He talks... a lot. he picks up anything flat and holds it to his ear and talks to daddy on the phone as he walks around the house. He tests his strength by crushing grapes and cereal between his index finger and thumb. He is great at pitching and dumping food (my vacuum lives by his chair). He is very friendly, saying "Hi!" with excitement to everyone he sees. I feel so bad if they don't say hey back, because he watches them until they do.

He loves ball, kicking, throwing, and shooting in his hoop (okay at this point it's more of a dunk, but I'm working on the three). He loves books even more. One of our favorite activities is to play at the library a couple of times a week. Of course he still loves to be outside, but with the recent heat, we don't get out much unless it's to a water destination. I wish there were more shade trees in FL.

Other than Andrew...
I get out once a week to a women's Bible study on Thursday nights. Being that it's the first time in 14 months that I've actually done something consistently for myself, its a true blessing. We are studying the psalms of ascents (Beth Moore Stepping UP, to be exact). More on this in a later post.

I have been learning the game of couponing, I'll also have to write more about this later. I'm saving hundreds of dollars and getting a lot for free by pairing coupons up with sales and following a few blogs that tell you about the hot deals to be had. One such site is dealseekingmom.com and another is iheartcvs.com.

Well, hopefully that's enough to get my feet wet into blogging, again....

sorry for such an earful!