Yuck

I had to write a new blog just to get that snake off the top of the website. Yeesh. Creepy.

Since I'm here, I can report that we've had an afternoon/early evening rain shower for days upon days. Our evening walks have been abruptly eliminated during this incessant downpour, so we're trying to turn around our schedules somewhat and take more walks in the morning. We'll see if our little dictator will let us do that... :)

Snake

On one of our treks through our trail, we were going at a nice little clip, chatting with each other, when I noticed a couple of bikes headed our way. Shortly before they got to us, one of the bicyclists let out a, "Whow!", and swerved abruptly. All 4 of us looked to see what he almost hit, and there coiled up on the path was a Copperhead. Yikes. Sean and I headed on the opposite side of the path very carefully and got out of there, while we left the two guys on bicycles staring at the snake. I think they might have eventually thrown it out into the woods again, as it wasn't there on the way back. Needless to say, we keep an open eye out now as we're traversing our woods.

Yard Sale

Today, on our way to the walking trail, we drove past a yard sale. Spontaneously, we turned around and went to our first yard sale in years. As we walked in the yard, several people were already loading stuff on trucks and in cars. There were still some goodies left, and so for about fifteen minutes we navigated through old books, clothes, outdoor items, and random gadgets.

We spent a grand total of $4.50 on 5 literary classics and a t-shirt for each of us.

Shannon hearts...

Some of my recent favorite food items -

Pepperidge Farm Wheat Crisps
Fiber One Oats & Chocolate bars
Bertolli Organic Olive Oil, Basil, & Garlic spaghetti sauce
Arizona decaf-diet green tea
Organic Fuji apples

Rested

When we were in our last days in Memphis, Silas had gotten to where he was sleeping about 7 - 8 hours a night. Not bad for a 2 month old. However, with all of the traveling we did the past couple of months back and forth from Virginia to Georgia, he got a wee bit off schedule. Since we've been here in Fayetteville for 2 weeks, his sleeping at night has been anything but great.

However, last night was our breakthrough. He actually slept 7.5 hrs straight, and then a couple more after his early morning feeding. Sean and I were overjoyed to actually have gotten a decent night's sleep, yet at the same time, we both awoke in the middle of the night worrying that he was ok. I guess now we have to get used to him sleeping well, as we had already unknowingly adjusted to his crazy schedule. But from what I hear about babies, change is the only constant in their lives, so here's to more of the unknown in the days to come...

The 4th and the 5th

We spent the 4th with my (Sean's) parents. They visited us here in Fayetteville to see our place, the area, and of course, their cute little grandson. After some shopping earlier in the day, we came back here and Shannon grilled hamburgers. It was our first time experimenting with the grill-top stove, and it turned out to be very convenient and a great means to an excellent hamburger. My parents headed out around 8, and then we began our nighttime ritual of getting Silas ready for his sometimes steady nights of sleep, and what is referred to on other occasions (such as last night) as multiple-wakings nights.

Today marked another significant day on the calendar. Today was Silas' first day in church. The cute little rascal did well, only a couple times feeling the need to let everyone else around know his singing lungs worked just as well as theirs. I was proud of our little guy and proud to be singing "Leaning on the Everlasting Arms" with him by my side leaning on ours.


We're back home now, getting ready to view the Wimbledon men's final that we DVR-ed earlier, and planning to break open the watermelon we got yesterday.

Cape Fear River Trail

Here we are walking along a really nice paved trail we discovered near us. It's perfect for strollers!