1. Little Liam met quite a few new people over the weekend – family and friends, including my grandparents. What a treat! Check out pictures at the end of the post…
2. The tornado that hit Joplin this week has torn my heart out. I still can’t wrap my head around the destruction that the tornado did to that town. I have only stopped in Joplin a few times when traveling to and from Texas when I was stationed at Fort Hood during my Army days. Here’s some information I saw posted:
A team from Calvary Church will be heading to Joplin Thursday night. You can donate items to to send with them, such as bottled water, granola bars, diapers, wipes, adult/childrens clothing, shoes and toiletries. Please place items in bags and leave in the chapel before 11:00 a.m. Thursday. The church will be open until 10:00 p.m. tonight and tomorrow night. 3998 Mid Rivers Mall Dr, St. Peters, MO 63376. Per Beau Bekemeier(leading the team to Joplin) – The church they are working with in Joplin has asked for the following items specifically – laundry detergent, pain relievers, trash bags, non-perishable food, duct tape, tarp, hair products for African Americans, paper plates, large size women clothing, large size men’s underwear, peanut butter, denture products. You might also want to include ball caps, chapsticks and more.
I live out in O’Fallon and will be heading over there to make a donation. If anybody in the area wants to bring something by, I can take it out there for you. Just email me. Thank you!
3. I’ve lost about 10 pounds since starting Weight Watchers a short time ago. Go me! I also ran my first mile since having Liam – it’s a slow start but a start nevertheless.
4. Shock of the century: my husband wants our next vehicle to be a minivan. I can’t even wrap my head around this.
5. The preschool year is ending next week, and it’s hard to believe my little guy has finished his first year! He is “graduating” even though he has another year. I’m sure that is going to be adorable.
6. Right now I’m watching Restrepo with Dan. Incredible documentary. Check it out, and don’t forget about our guys + girls still in Iraq and Afghanistan…
7. I’m shooting 2 beautiful weddings this weekend! Really hoping this bad weather thing passes. Pretty please.
8.We’re trying to eat more locally grown foods, as much as we can anyway…I was excited to see this photo essay about some local farm-to-table restaurants. I’m making a plan to try some of them out. http://stlouis.metromix.com/restaurants/essay_photo_gallery/farm-to-table-restaurants/
9. Little man is 7 weeks old. So hard to believe. He is growing like a weed – even more quickly than his brother did at that age. Incredible.
10. How much crack do you have to be a storm chaser? Particularly those in the middle of the tornadoes? That is my random thought of the day. Those people are seriously out of their minds…We’re so paranoid about tornadoes now, we’ve given serious thought to sleeping in the basement tonight in case we don’t hear the sirens. Chasing them? Not this girl, for sure.
It’s just that pretty.
