Say What?????

Above is a picture of our post-Ike clean up. I'll say, the trees on our lot don't look quite as appealing when they are towering over our house and swaying in the wind :). I might be having second thoughts about my love for a "wooded lot". Fortunately, we didn't have too much to clean up and I elicited the girl's help. They were glad to help and were actually having fun for, oh about 5 minutes. That is when Mary Ella reached down to pick up a "stick" and the "stick" happened to slither away. Needless to say my "helpers" ran to our patio squealing "Snake, snake, snake!" I was glad to see it was only a grass snake, but that didn't help my cause. Not a toe touched the grass the rest of the afternoon.


I was checking my email and heard sounds of foil being wrestled with. I finally got up to find Addy standing in the chair. I really think she got through 4 chocolates in about 30 seconds. Guiness World Record??? Maybe not, but she was thrilled to have gotten her chocolate fix.

Standing...pushing....walking? Molly do you really have to put it in my face that you are growing up???? Oh please say it isn't so! And, yes, those cheeks are as kissable as they look :).