Well, I finally got up the nerve to check our mailbox this evening and got my letter from the Texas State Board of Pharmacy... I passed my law exam!!! I was so nervous because I felt horrible after my exam and was afraid that I had failed the exam. To celebrate, I finally had my first (half) glass of wine in about a year. And it was gooooooood!
Sunday, September 30, 2007
Thursday, September 27, 2007
Four Month Check-up
Sean had his four-month-old well baby visit today with the usual shots of course. He weighs 16 pounds 12 ounces (80th percentile) and his height is 25-1/4 inches (60th percentile).
Shots? Who said I'm gettin' shots?Tuesday, September 25, 2007
The Book of Esther - Weeks 2 and 3
Well, last week I drove to bible study, but since the parking lots were all full, I decided to turn around and just go early this week for the videotape session.
This week's lessons were on meanness and anger. "Meanness in ourselves is brought out whenever we perceive a threat." I thought about this in my past and it's definitely true. I remember when Matthew and I were first dating and there was a blond aerobics instructor whom Matthew knew from his gym. She would talk to him to be friendly, but I was so jealous that I would say mean things about her to him. I was just awful! I was so insecure and "insecurity is at the heart of every rivalry." (She got back at me later when I waited on her and she gave me a bad tip.)
The Book of Esther is set in Persia during the reign of King Xerxes and it turns out that there are some parallels between Persian society of old and our post-modern society, specifically in their idea of beauty. "Beauty isn't something you were, it was something you did." Persian women subjected themselves to all sorts of treatments to become "beautiful." I thought of the recent popularity of plastic surgery and silicone and botox in our society today. "When beauty is a treatment instead of something you are, you can never do enough."
This week's lessons were on meanness and anger. "Meanness in ourselves is brought out whenever we perceive a threat." I thought about this in my past and it's definitely true. I remember when Matthew and I were first dating and there was a blond aerobics instructor whom Matthew knew from his gym. She would talk to him to be friendly, but I was so jealous that I would say mean things about her to him. I was just awful! I was so insecure and "insecurity is at the heart of every rivalry." (She got back at me later when I waited on her and she gave me a bad tip.)
The Book of Esther is set in Persia during the reign of King Xerxes and it turns out that there are some parallels between Persian society of old and our post-modern society, specifically in their idea of beauty. "Beauty isn't something you were, it was something you did." Persian women subjected themselves to all sorts of treatments to become "beautiful." I thought of the recent popularity of plastic surgery and silicone and botox in our society today. "When beauty is a treatment instead of something you are, you can never do enough."
Monday, September 24, 2007
One Cool Dude
On Saturday we bought a pair of sunglasses for Sean. He looks even cuter with both his baseball cap and his sunglasses.
Sunday, September 23, 2007
Friday, September 21, 2007
Oral Examinations
Sean is learning about his world through his mouth. Most of the time he chomps on his fingers, but sometimes he chomps on his toys. As you can see, Sean likes his steaks pretty rare.
Thursday, September 20, 2007
Wednesday, September 19, 2007
Monday, September 17, 2007
Saturday, September 15, 2007
Go Forth and Multiply... Maroon!
We went to a baby shower for our friends Jennifer and Shane.
Future Ag and Ol' Ag.
Sean and Aspen.
Sean just woke up from his nap on the way to the party, so he looks a little stunned here. But he was well-behaved the whole time and mingled with the other guests.Friday, September 14, 2007
Tuesday, September 11, 2007
The Book of Esther
The fall women's bible study started tonight and it was good! We'll be studying the book of Esther - quite appropriate for a bunch of gals, don't you think? ;) I don't know what it is, but I feel a real hunger for it this year. Our teacher Beth Moore is an excellent leader, and I wish I could take every woman I know to class with me.
For this bible study, Beth took an informal survey of 400 women and asked them what were the three hardest things about being a woman. She read one of the replies which was "wearing panties while at the same time looking like I'm not wearing panties." ROFL! I've been thinking of what I think are the three hardest things and so far I have come up with two. So I'll post when I have three...
For this bible study, Beth took an informal survey of 400 women and asked them what were the three hardest things about being a woman. She read one of the replies which was "wearing panties while at the same time looking like I'm not wearing panties." ROFL! I've been thinking of what I think are the three hardest things and so far I have come up with two. So I'll post when I have three...
Monday, September 10, 2007
Watching Daddy Work...
See, Sean, this is Daddy's laptop...
Awwww...
Hmmm. Baby yummy!
This is kinda boring. Where's my Mommy?
Mommy, rescue me!Sunday, September 9, 2007
We're Gettin' Better
We're all getting over our colds. Sean had been sleeping in bed with us while he was not feeling well and tonight we put him back in his crib. So things are starting to get back to normal. Unfortunately, my grandmother is sick now too.
Tuesday, September 4, 2007
Feelin' a Little Under the Weather
We went to the pediatrician's office today. Starting yesterday afternoon, Sean was fussy and felt warm. He had trouble sleeping too and nursed practically all night. The bad news is that Sean has a little viral illness. Actually, Mommy and Daddy have it too. The good news is that he's fighting it off and this "cold" is pretty mild. Also, he weighs 15 pounds 5.5 ounces.
Sunday, September 2, 2007
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