Where did the time go?

Wow, has it been that long? Really! Well, whatever! I'm gonna give this a go again and try to post regularly again. Hopefully, I can keep my promise! I'm even getting threats from the internet to update my page. Sorry Internet!

Shelby, this is the Internet

and I demand that you update your site, please ; )

Vacation!

We took our first family trip this past weekend! What a great time we had.

On the way we stopped at the National Corvette Museum in Bowling Green, KY. to get a little time out of the car. Much to our surprise there was a Corvette Rally celebrating the Anniversary of the Museum. There was over 2,000 Vette's there, what a site!

National Corvette Museum
Bowling Green, KY

Next we went to Chattanooga, TN and visited Rock City (in Georgia). It was beautiful. Before arriving at the top you walk along this beautiful path called the Enchanted Trail, enchanted it was...also a tight squeeze in a few spots through very narrow cut outs in the mountains.

Me and Zie at Lookout Mountain

Mike and Zie on the Enchanted Trail

From the top of Lookout Mountain you can see 7 states. What a site! They have each of the 7 state's flags flying as well and Kenzie was just thrilled to see that, sh responded to the beauty with a "OOOOOOO-AHHHHHH." She just loves to look at flags.

View from Lookout Mountain
Rock City, GA

From Chattanooga we headed to Black Mountain, NC to visit with my Grandfather's wife, Naomi. She was just thrilled to meet Kenzie and we had a great visit. The retirement community she lives in is really nice, surrounded by the Blue Ridge Mountains. The view was breathtaking!

Black Mountain, NC

Zie and Naomi

After North Carolina, we made our way back to Gatlinburg, TN. Essentially, the Wisconsin Dells of the South. I went there as a kid and remembered it being a fun time. Of course it just doesn't seem like it was when I was younger. It has become the white trash meca of the south, straight out of a Jeff Foxworthy joke. But, we still had a good time walking the strip, checking out the shops and counting the missing teeth on the people passing by!

Hillbilly Mohawk

All good things must come to an end...

We're back home now and it's back to work for me today! It was nice to be home and with my family for a few days! Wish I could do this more often! I really feel like I'm missing out on a lot not being around enough!

~Shelby

Happy Birthday Shorts!

Just a quick Happy Birthday to the Shorts, she 8 months old today! She's doing so well.

We had to huge milestones this weekend! While on vacation she pulled herself up to a standing position using the couch to get her favorite toy, the remote. It was so fun to see. She didn't stand for very long, but still wow! When we returned from our trip, we got in the house, put her down on the floor and she just took off crawling. I was she that she was just never gonna crawl and go straight to walking, but finally she did it!

Shorts in Daddy's bandana!

All this is just great, I just wish she wouldn't grow up so fast!

Happy Birthday Shorts!

Happy Birthday Allison!

Wishing the best sister in the world a very Happy Birthday! Wish I could spend it with you!

It's been awhile...

Another month has come and gone! Where did the summer go? I've been pretty busy lately! So it's been awhile since my last post.

We've made significant progress on the remodel of the house. We've got the front room painted and are about to start on the dining room then the new floor and trim to follow. All we'll have left is the kitchen, second bathroom, and guest bedroom/computer room and everything will be done. Thankfully we have until Christmas to finish the "All we have left" rooms.

Work has been just that, work! Not a big fan of it, but its something I have to do I guess. The peeps I work with really make it easier to go in each day, we always manage to have a good time regardless of how bad it is...

Me, I'm doing well. Keeping busy, that's for sure. I always manage to pass the time with one task or another. Had a lot going on recently and a lot more to look forward to.

Having a great time with Miss Zie. She truly is the light of my life. I just love to watch her play, sleep, eat, learn, and grow. This time is so precious and I cherish every last second that I have with her.

I spent this past weekend in Lake Geneva, WI with my mom, sister, and Miss Zie, a girls weekend! Its something we plan to do each year and I look forward to the next trip. We had a great time. It's so beautiful up there. We stayed that the Grand Geneva Resort, the former Playboy Club. The property was AMAZING! Downtown Lake Geneva is really nice, shopping, food, fun, and BEAUTIFUL houses. We took a great trip around the lake!

We've got our first family vacation to look forward to! We are leaving Thursday evening for Tennessee and North Carolina. We're gonna head to Chattanooga, TN and see the sites of Lookout Mountain overnight before heading to North Carolina to visit Naomi(my Grandpa's wife) for the day. On the way back home we plan to spend 2 says in Gatlinburg, TN. visiting Smokey Mountain National Park and other historic sites. It's a short little vacation, but a vacation none the less.

Sandy Cove

Purchased the paint for the walls in the living room, its called Sandy Cove. I think once this project is done it will look really nice! If it ever gets done!

Poor Mike!

Mike got his 2nd Tysabri infusion yesterday! They had a hard time starting his IV again, had to stick him 3 times. Poor guy! I thought we were gonna have to pick him up off the floor. Hopefully, we won't have to go through this again next month, or I'll be starting them myself at home. Not to brag on my skills, but I rarely miss!

On a positive note, shortly after the last 2 treatments Mike stated that the cramps in his legs went away, same as last treatment. Of course it comes back but it seems to happen rather close to the next treatment, perhaps around the time the previous infusion is wearing off. Good news to me regardless.

Always a sad day!

Today marks the 8th Anniversary of my father's passing! I can't believe it's been 8 years! It feels like just yesterday I was hanging out with him. I miss him more than I could ever express. I feel especially sad this year now that I have a child of my own that will never get to experience him. He would have been such a awesome grandfather. I look forward to telling her all about him and sharing with her all my memories of him and everything he taught me.

I miss you Dad and would give anything for just one more day!

In loving Memory of Kenneth Frank Greaves
December 6, 1947 - August 5, 2001

Primed

Well, we made a little progress this weekend! We got the hallway and living room primed and ready for painting yesterday. It took most of the day and boy are we paying for it today, crazy sore! Mike plans to get the ceiling painted this week and then we'll toss some color up next weekend. Still not sure what color though!