Here is a video of Jade and Midnight playing...Jade growls the entire time they play. It is quite amusing.

Midnight likes to bark - we can always get her going. In this video Kalee was cleaning up spilled water and for some reason Midnight started barking at her feet, so Kalee just egged her on! We are having a lot of fun with this puppy. And, she LOVES Rich (he's pretty fond of her, too, although he might not admit it!!!)

School House Rock - Kalee's School Play

Kalee was the Sun, in her school play, School House Rock. She had a lot of fun - and weeks and weeks of practices! We are all glad it is over! Now we are one step closer to Florida!

Papa bought his super star flowers!!! She was sooooo happy!

The Countdown has begun!!!

We CAN NOT wait until Friday!!! We are going to FL for Christmas, and all of Rich's siblings & spouses & kids will be there. This will be the first time that all of us have been together, for longer than 2 hours! We are all excited and can't wait to visit with everyone. We are also trying to stay healthy - so that we can spend time with Andrew, too. So far, so good - even Kalee is uncharacteristically healthy! We are keeping her hopped up on Vitamin C and Zicam! We were going to take her to Chucky Cheese's over the weekend, but thought twice when we really thought about all the germs that are probably all over everything there!! And Rich bought little hand sanitizers that attach to Kalee's backpack and he told her to make sure she uses it for everything this week!!! Fun times!

We can't wait to see our friends, too. Life has been a little stressful (for me, at least) as we prepare to take the huge step of building. Nothing like questionable economic times to freak me out! At least mortgage rates are getting low! But, this trip more than ever, I am really ready to "decompress" with our friends. I am missing that outlet more than ever. So, beware, guys!!!

Kalee is in her school play (she's the Sun!) and she has performances tonight and tomorrow. I know this week will fly by. My work's "Christmas Lunch" is Friday, so we will be on the road after that. I am soooo ready for it to be Friday!

Who could resist such cuteness?!!!

Midnight had worn herself out after hours of play and fell asleep next to me as I was playing on the internet. Kalee is having such a great time with this puppy - she is super playful and loves to hang out with anyone who will pay attention to her!

Watkinsville Christmas Parade

Today was the Christmas Parade. Kalee had fun and got a ton of candy! Here are some highlights from our "big city" parade!!!

This picture is for Rickie...there were quite a few "Bugs", so we took a couple pics for him!

And what would a parade be without tractors?! Seriously, tractors??? In the parade??? There were approx 20 of them!!

Kalee was tired of all the picture taking...can you tell?!

It was COLD, so Rich kept me warm...

Kalee helped Grammie and Nana decorate their tree, a few days ago.

Kalee's new "Do"

I took Kalee to get her hair cut today. She was only going to get a trim, but Rich has been telling her for a while that she should get a bob cut. So, before we left she asked how much hair she would have to cut off for a bob...I was shocked!! We talked about it, and I left it up to her. Well, we got to the salon and she decided to go for it! It isn't quite short enough to qualify as a true bob, but she did get a lot cut off. It is super cute!

It's Christmas Time!

So, Kalee and I broke out some of the Christmas decorations today. We aren't putting out everything, since we will be in Florida for CHRISTMAS!!! We had a lot of fun! Kalee loves her new tree, and was feeling a little silly, as you can see!

Midnight wants to break out of Jail!!! She has been a wonderful puppy, so far! She sleeps in the crate at night, in Kalee's room. She's done a great job of using the newspaper, for her, um, needs, when we aren't paying close enough attention! She is still recovering from being spayed, but is getting a little more playful every day. Kalee is having a lot of fun with her. We had a little scare tonight, when the neighbor's dogs came up while Kalee was outside with Jade and Midnight. I came downstairs to a hysterical child...these are the same dogs that got a hold of Jade a month ago and took a bite out of her neck. Luckily, Kalee knew to come inside and Midnight went and hid. Of course, Jade followed Kalee inside and stood guard on the safe side of the door! Midnight came out of hiding after a couple minutes and boy, was I relieved - I was sure the dogs had snagged her! Needless to say, Kalee will not be going out alone until we deal with those dogs!

Kalee's new puppy, Midnight!

So, Hunter ended up going back to live with Rich's Aunt and Uncle, permanently. We decided that their house is a much more suitable environment for our sweet little puppy. It was sad, but Kalee handled it well. We went out last Saturday to search for a new dog. I tried to convince her that we should adopt a dog that was a little older, but once she met this puppy, she was DONE! So, here we go, again! She named the puppy Midnight, and she is pure puppy...we are going to have a fun few months (ha!). We rescued her from a local animal shelter - we have no idea "what" she is, but she is cute, and she has small paws, so I'M hoping she won't be any bigger than Jade!

Laying out the house!!!

We met with the builder yesterday to lay out where the house will sit on the property. That was exciting. I haven't really been on our part of the property in a while - I like to wait until the weather gets cooler...that way most of the animals/creatures have gone into hiding! At least I hope so!!! In the pictures you can see where the posts are - we placed one at what will be each corner of the house. We have been approved for the construction loan, but are still waiting for one last thing to get cleared up with the land - the county is slow!!!

This is what our view will be from the front porch...beautiful!

This picture shows the posts that are the front 2 corners of the house.
This picture shows where our driveway will be and the 2 front and one side post/corners.

This picture shows the 2 side posts. Yes, we will be losing all of these trees, but we hope we will be able to save a beautiful oak on the other side in the front. We had to shift the house over a little farther than we originally planned, but it is a beautiful tree!

Jade's secret friend!

Jade decided to snuggle up to Rich tonight - she is so cute - especially when she wants Rich's attention.