MOPS Summit

Pictured: Back L to R: Sarah, Mary, Jennifer, Leigh, Sarah, Ani, Brooke; Front L to R: Jill, Laura, Donna, Rachel, Amanda, Kelly, Dianne

I spent Friday afternoon - Saturday at a MOPS (Mothers of Preschoolers) Leadership Summit in Savannah. The meeting was well attended by our Macon MOPS leadership team, with 14 of us present. The event was simulcast live from Denver (the location of MOPS international) to over 30+ sites nationwide, with our Savannah site as the largest satellite location in the southeast. The conference was good, but spending time with some really fun friends was even better!

On Friday we ate lunch at Paula Deen's restaurant, had dinner at a Pirate themed seafood place, and spent a lot of time giggling. Saturday was mostly business. All in all, it was super.

(pictured above, lunch at Paula Deen's The Lady & Sons Restaurant in Savannah)

Strawberry Picking

We took our annual trip to Elliott Farms late this afternoon to pick strawberries. We picked (rather, Will picked) about 7 lbs. I took picture and the boys carried the buckets! Amazingly, over 1/2 the strawberries are already gone! Delish. Pictures here.

Evan reads

We are so proud of Evan and his reading. Really, that is an understatement. He surprises us everyday as he reads signs around town. He told us that if he keeps practicing, he will be reading Scooby Doo books next week!

Huge thanks to my friend Angie who introduced us to BOB books. Evan is on book 6 of 12 in the first series.

Head-Shaker

This might be one of those videos that is only funny to me... but I wanted to share nonetheless. There is something hilarious about when Alex brushes his teeth: rather than moving the toothbrush back and forth, he shakes his head. I just love it.

appearance overhaul

Perhaps it is time for an appearance overhaul. It has been bonkers around here for the last two months and neither Will nor I know if we are coming or going; there has been little time for anything other than work. We've been eating out at inexpensive fast-food joints around town, etc. But still... get this: in the last week, I've had two questions asked of me by two totally different people. Last Friday, someone asked me if I was expecting. (I am NOT). Yesterday, someone asked me if I was Alex's Grandma!?

oh my.

Embarrassing as this is to share, I'm hoping that posting it will encourage me back onto the weight watchers wagon. And perhaps it is time for more highlights in my graying hair?

on second thought.... pass the chocolate.

Happy Easter!

Happy Easter!

We had a wonderful day. The Easter Bunny was very good to the boys, hiding eggs in the front and back yards. The boys also had Easter baskets of goodies from both sets of grandparents! What treats! We are all on a 3-day-long sugar high! (especially Alex)

Evan joined us in "Big Church" for the first 20 minutes and we were so proud of him. He was mostly quiet (except at one point... in the silence... when he announced that he was getting hungry). He even walked all by himself to the front of the sanctuary, down the center aisle, for Children's' Church.

We ate Easter Dinner with friends from our Church. The food and company were great and the boys were mostly well behaved!

We did not get many pictures of the boys in their Easter outfits since we were running very late for Church. (Egg hunts tend to take some time...) The pictures above are some of our favorites from the day.

The Egg Hung at Highland Hills Church

Computer Problems

Last Thursday, minutes after I posted the last blog entry, our computer died. Since then, many things have happened (Lenore's wedding in Chicago, Egg Hunts at school and Church, etc), but with the on-again, off-again computer, it may be a while before I can get everything loaded. Stay tuned. In the meantime,

HAPPY EASTER!!

Triumphs and Travails Conference OR (alt title): Bragging On My Husband

As many of you know, Will is the Co-Director & Co-Founder of Mercer's Center for the Teaching of America's Western Foundations, a Center started less than a year ago with grant money from Mercer University. This week, the Center hosted a hugely successful two-day conference entitled "The Triumphs and Travails of the Natural Rights Republic," described in this press release. The Center flew in scholars from around the country to speak on America's founding. There were four major events (listed on the flier above) and each brought in between 100-150 people, including the student panel!

Will deserves a public "great job!" message. I can't secure a plane with a banner, so this blog posting will have to do. :) He is working tirelessly to bring speakers, prestige, and MONEY to his Center and to the University. This culminating event was the perfect way to cap off an already successful year. Congrats, honey! Here's to securing more funding for years to come!

Rain, rain,

go away! The kids are on spring break this week and we have yet to play outside. Needless to say, it has been a loooooooong week in the house, especially coming off two weeks of fun with Nana, Gramps and Aunt Emmy visiting! On the plus side, the grass looks awesome. Once "Lake Jordan" recedes, it will look even better!