soap!

So my hand currently smells like chocolate. No, I haven't been eating. The wonderful lady I met last weekend in Wabash - who makes handmade soap out of vegetable products - was so kind as to send us a couple sample bars out of our order recently placed! And one is CHOCOLATE scented. Mom noted that it sort of smells of playdough, but we still like it. After you sniff it over and over, the playdough smell goes away!

I have been so busy that I have neglected all forms of communication in my life outside of my home. Email, blog, and phone have all been shunned (along with those of you who have attempted to contact me). I apologize, but I am on the phone and computer all day as my work day stretches throughout the day so by the time I am done, I am over both. I have been getting up and working for an hour, taking a break and hanging with Ava, working for 2 hours while she naps, eating lunch, playing, working for an hour here and there til I get 6 in. It is actually quite exhausting! But it sure beats leaving my dear baby home alone while I go off to work so she can scream and swat at her loving Mamae!

This week will be really interesting. I have commited myself to only 4 hours each day of work as opposed to the regular 6 as I will be standing in for Mom while she is away at 4-h with Kennedi, Kaylee, and Buddy (the horse) all day, every day. Please pray for me as this will be my first attempt at working, parenting, and housekeeping all at one time. I will surely fail! All is in the Lord's hands.

Yesterday we spent some quality time with my sisters. We made a trip to Wabash to Wal-mart to pick up a couple toys for Ava (and Kennedi got some stuff for her future rabbit). Ava now has a walker that she is about 2 inches too short for and a Rainforest Jumperoo! (The latter item mentioned is sooo cool! I wish they made big people ones!) I will take some pics later and post.

Off for now bc Mamae and Pappy are tiring of an extended playtime with Miss Avie.

Love,
Courtney