Been a While

Well let me first say how ashamed I am that I let this go unattended for so long. I was having problems with my connection at home and they have blocked the web sites that host blogs in the computer lab so I didn't have a chance to update it.
I know that everyone is busy and that is especially so this time of year, but we have kicked into high gear and we aren't stopping until Christmas! We have now made it through the school Christmas program and we are about to begin the Church Cantata. I direct the Drama and Russ is one of the characters in it this year. We love doing it, but it can be quite the time sucker. Everything was going smoothly until this past weekend when Rusty caught the stomach bug and now Russ has fallen victim as well. Makes me a little nervous, but I'm praying for his quick healing since our first presentation is TOMORROW night!
I loaded a few pics of Rusty

This is the "Sader" monkey that I tried posting about but none of it loaded. We had a costume party with our Sunday School class and Rusty was Curious George and Russ was the "Man in the Yellow Hat." It just so happened that Halloween fell on a ballgame night so I let Rusty dress up in his monkey suit and I put this jersey on him that I made. It was such a blast and soooo many people said they just loved watching him!


We had a lovely Thanksgiving this year. My sister, Hannah, has been in England this semester so I was able to talk Mom and Dad into coming down since she wouldn't be coming home. We had such a great time and I loved having Thanksgiving dinner for the first time in our home!
Papa and Granny Jones spoiled Rusty real good while they were here.

My small but cozy dining area. We had to get a seperate table to hold the food!

Papa and Rusty had a blast playing in the back yard...
Yes, he stands it up and kicks it. All the time. Inside or outside. :o)

We do have a special prayer request. Mimi (Russ' mom) was diagnosed with breast cancer last month. She has started chemo and the prognosis looks good, but we will be going through a tough time while we help her fight this. She has a great spirit and is trusting God for healing.

There is typically a knot on the little man's head. Poor thing. Anyhow, I know it was brief, but now I have made my grand return to the world of blogging. Thanks for checking in on us!