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Little T at four months...time flies when you're having babies.

Obviously we are not doing a whole lot of house stuff this week but we are trying to avoid getting (or giving) pneumonia and taking lots of pictures.

I've also been reading a "book" (really just lecture notes) about church history through the 16th and 17th centuries, which was written by a man from our last church. It's been fun to unload all of our books and as my husband says, see which ones have spawned new books on our shelves. Every time we look through our books it seems there are a few we have never seen. Is there a book fairy?

True Confessions

No, this isn't one of those 25 Things You Wish You Didn't Know About Me lists.

Before I got married my music collection consisted of :::::::this is so embarrassing:::::::: independent Christian artists and Michael Card. Oh, and Twila Paris. Don't forget her. Marriage greatly broadened my music repertoire, although it mostly gave me a better knowledge of early 90's rock music. (Sorry, honey, but it's true.) I was learning to love it during our engagement because I loved him so much, but let me tell you what sealed the deal when it came to loving Ace of Base. (Yes, that's what I said.)

My then fiance surprised me once in Charlotte when I flew in to visit some friends. He picked me up at the airport and took me downtown. It was Spring, there was a full moon, and WH knew I didn't know a thing about dancing (that was back in the day when my family didn't approve) but wanted to learn. So, he parked his truck in downtown Charlotte, opened up the door and turned Ace of Base up super loud, and taught me to dance right there on the sidewalk. Passers-by were charmed, and one guy even asked if there was a cover-charge. It's a sweet memory. And even though we don't dance much these days, last night he hooked up our speakers and opened up the windows and turned on that memorable cd and let our children dance their little hearts out. Not sure what the neighbors think, but our kids think we're normal.

2009 Rental Home Tour- The Children's Room

Well, Coop and I are sick with some flu/cold type thing, so the house tour has taken a back seat to r-e-s-t. But I did take some pictures of the room that the cuties pictured above call their own.
Well here it is, in all it's simplicity. Toys, chair, bed, bed, bed, rug. Yes, three children in one room. Although we are cheating and have a pack and play set up in the Spare 'oom for times when it's not convenient for baby to be sleeping. My Mom convinced me to put this mega chair in the kids room and I balked. I love the chair- we got it for $4.95 at Goodwill years ago, and I slipcovered it with some of my favorite fabrics and a bedspread. I just thought chairs that could double as beds were too big for children's rooms. Well, as moms will be, she was right. It's a favorite spot for reading books, hiding behind, and jumping. And when you only pay $4.95 for a piece of furniture that has already had a long life, it's okay to jump on it.

Since I haven't hung any pictures or even purchased a new lampshade for their lamp, the only other thing to point out are these:
We bought a cheap laminate shelving unit and then purchased these plain white boxes (that unzip to store flat- which made for easy packing and moving) at IKEA for $5 each. The children all have three: one each for shirts, pants/skirts, and pjs and underwear. They can easily put away their own clothes and each one has a tag with a stamped initial so they know which boxes are theirs. It works really well and doesn't take up much space.

Well, the curtains probably won't get done this week since I'm doing well to get through the laundry. But I do hope to tackle a mound of thank you notes while I'm hanging out on the couch.