Busy October!

It has been a really busy week for us. I received an email Wednesday morning with a job offer that I could not pass up so I immediately got in touch with the company and I started my new job on Thursday. I had training and paperwork to fill out and also had a forklift certification class to attend. Bill sent me the Halloween bouquet for good luck, it is really beautiful. I leave tomorrow morning to attend training in Clemson, SC which is in the upstate of SC. I will be there until Friday, come home for the weekend and then travel to Augusta, GA for more training. After that, I should not have to do much more traveling except maybe an occasionally trip to North Carolina. I am real excited about this opportunity.

Wednesday night we also found out the the recreation department had scheduled a football tournament for yesterday (Saturday) The Falcons were victorious in their last game against the Bears and then had to play the Bears again on Saturday morning. The Falcons beat the Bears so we had to return for a noon game against the undefeated Giants. After a VERY PAINFUL 50 minutes, the Falcons were defeated and now life can move on....Andrew did a great job playing defense and sacked the quarterback 3 times in the last game against the Bears. Here are some pictures from the game, Andrew is #75 and they got to play at the new $4 million high school stadium.

Falcons vs. Bears

Falcons vs. Giants

After the game was over, I took Bryanna and her friend and we went to a Doll and Teddy Bear Expo held in Myrtle Beach. I met 2 ladies that are in my doll club. One lady is from Texas and has a doll company and the other lady is from North Carolina and had an event company but also sells dolls. There were some really unique dolls and a little newborn baby that I wanted. He looked like a real baby and weighed about 3 pounds. The saleslady MADE me hold him and it was all I could do to put him down. I can't believe how much talent that these artists have from sculpting to making the clothes. Really amazing works of art. Of course, there were tons of Barbies! There is a new set that is Elvis and Priscilla and for an Elvis fan would be great. They are dressed in their wedding clothes. We had a fun time while we were there.

We had a terrible storm here on Friday. Wind and rain. Trees were uprooted, some people lost their roofs. It was a cold rain.

Today we took the kids to the House of Blues Gospel Brunch. It was really alot of fun. The House of Blues has a live band and the guy was singing "This Little Light of Mine"- a very jazzy version and if you weren't clapping, he would make you sing in the microphone. Everyone was very good natured and seemed to be having alot of fun. They brought a "JUST MARRIED" couple on the stage to join in the singing and it was really cute. The buffet was great. They had made to order omelets, prime rib, bacon, fried chicken, grilled chicken, THE best mac and cheese I have ever eaten (sorry Gram!) red beans and rice, collards, potatoes, bread pudding (awesome!) cookies, fruit, and lots of other stuff.

Well, I need to get packed and do laundry. The leaves are changing up in Clemson so I will try to get some pictures and post them.

Have a good week!