Babies...

Aunt Jeana's baby shower was last Saturday.  Anna was a little grumpy when we got to the church.  Poor thing doesn't like to miss out on anything so she was fighting her sleep like crazy when we arrived.  Gracie was excited to see everyone and I was excited to deliver my cake.  I was very excited that it turned out as well as it did.  Of course when it was time to leave, Gracie wasn't ready to come home.  Mi Maw took Gracie to her house for the rest of the afternoon.  I know they played hard because when she came home, she was already asleep and slept for four hours.  She remembers everything because when she woke up she asked for the candy Mi Maw told her she could eat later.  

Monday, I took the girls to Forrest Hill/Lecompte to eat and shop for plants with Mi Mi, Granny and Aunt Frances.  Alayne couldn't make it because of class.  (Don't worry, we'll see you this weekend)  We were all very much looking forward to eating lunch and dessert at Lea's.  When I drove up, I knew we were all going to be disappointed.  There was not a soul in the parking lot and all of the chairs were on the tables.  This was the perfect opportunity to discover a new restaurant.  Enter: Don's Cajun Kitchen.  The food was really good and it was the perfect place for Gracie.  The walls were full of mounted fish and game.  She enjoyed looking at all of the animals.  I do fear though that there will be a day that she gets upset because she knows they are dead.  

When we were all incredibly full, we loaded into the car for a trip to the nurseries.  Granny was searching for a broad leaf dogwood tree and Aunt Frances was looking for a persimmon tree.  After hearing "No ma'am, we don't have any right now.  Try _________, he might have some." about a dozen times, they both found what they were looking for!  Mi Mi also bought Gracie a flat of flowers that we should be able to keep alive for a decent amount of time.  Hopefully Mi Ma will help us plant them because I do not have a green thumb.  We lucked out with really nice weather and I really enjoyed the visit with family.

Yesterday was the last rehearsal for Gregg and I before our concert next week.  We're playing at LC Tuesday November 18 at 7:30.  I am so glad to be playing again!

This weekend will be very busy.  I am taking the girls to Lafayette Friday.  Hopefully I'll be able to finish Gracie's dress.  I'm pretty excited about it; I hope it turns out well.  I haven't touched a sewing machine in a fairly long time.  Gregg has a benefit show Saturday night in Natchitoches for two friends of his that were in a pretty bad car accident.  If you're in Natchitoches this weekend you should stop by the Pioneer Pub and drop some money in the bucket!

I found an amazing website that lets you organize your life.  You have to register but it's free.  You can keep a calendar that is color coded by family member, a list keeper (grocery, chores, etc.) and a journal.  You can also send messages to yourself from the site.  For example, I can send my grocery list to my phone via text message.  It's the latest in my effort to stay organized.

I wanted to leave you with a few pictures but since I'm still figuring this thing out, they all posted at the beginning.  enjoy.

-Mommy