Friday we found some entertainment at the local Bass Pro Shop...it was a fun little family date night. The pics aren't great but Cannon is watching the fish then I loved his expression with that cat.

Isaac's been looking forward the first Saturday of the month since the Stout's told him about the fun Home Depot projects, then with the move we missed August but I think he's set now. He called Blake so Ayla got in on the fun too. They plan to collect the project pins and all. Cannon made a goal post and Ayla made a little jewelry box. Too cute-Home Depot is awesome! I'm glad Blake had his phone and snapped some pics.

Somehow I thought Ole Miss was just right up the road-right up the road 2.5 hours. WAY closer to Memphis (where my cousin lives but she is home in Utah) than here. On top of that LSU is pretty much equidistant from here (just thought I'd throw in the geometry term for old times sake) but LSU is ranked #1 so I guess it was better that we went Ole Miss for our first SEC football experience, I mean $4 tickets is tough to beat. I also tried Chick-fil-a for the first time (that I can remember) on that little trip. SOLD. I know its all the conservative rage right now but I'm in. So clean, so nice, so friendly, fresh flowers on every table, mouthwash, extra diapers just in case in the restroom. It was great. All the workers had their Ole Miss Chick-fil-a game days shirts, I loved it.

Sunday...oh Sundays are SO HARD for me, they break my heart, I just want to be home. It used to be my favorite day. Church, we loved the Ivins 2nd ward, then naps, and visiting my family filled up the day! So here's a little proof that we did live in heaven!

 

I told Isaac I wanted to go home for my birthday and bought my ticket before we ever left, I am SO EXCITED. This is a quick phone pic Kristin snapped for me this week of the Maxwell's (Bro Maxwell was our home teacher) cleaning up our yard before we come. Isn't that the nicest thing you've ever heard? I confess I teared up when Kristin first text me about. Then they came back, it was a multiple night project. ~remember that I can't even give a plate of cookies away here~ Oh my goodness I was totally overwhelmed. SO SO NICE!

For a Labor day project my boys put up a hammock~and cleaned off the little balcony but I still did some cropping :) I had given it to Isaac the Christmas before we got married, it made it's debut this much later...just one of the random things that made the trip, but it was fun.
Tuesday I got my Mississippi Drivers license-an all day project. Oh brother. Wednesday we fed the missionaries, definitely one of my favorite things out here. Love having them. Love their thoughts and their prayers its a good thing (and I make it an all day project but hallelujah for the pressure to make the apt somewhat presentable-they don't care but I do) This week I randomly thought of kids that I taught in school (some in 8th grade) that I know are out on missions. It was just cool. Thursday we took the guys lunch at school and got to meet a lot of their professors. It was fun.

Tonight Isaac is going with a group from our ward/stake down to the coast to help clean up from the hurricane. I'm trusting that Blake will take some phone pics for us :) They are staying until Sunday evening, which seems a little weird going with a church group but I guess its just different, there's a need and they are going to help. We fly out Monday so I looked into changing my ticket but it was going to be pricey! Plus at least we'll get to see Isaac Sunday night because it will be a long time to be away from him for me and Bubba. So here we  are sitting around for the weekend waiting to leave, kind of a bummer but it will all work out.
Next post from home :)
Oh and poor little Bubba's  been so sick this week. Hoping/praying he's on the mend now!