In house news: It does not seem like much has happened. It is very true what everyone told me - things really slow down once you get to the inside. Paint is completely done as of today, they just finished the final coat. After a quick trip to Raleigh Friday afternoon, all granite is picked out. The cabinets are completely done - painted and glazed. Bathroom cabinets are stained. All tile including shower is done. The back porch is finished with the exception of the door. I think that is everything. The electricians just started today and they put ceiling fans up upstairs, Mallory's room and in the nursery. I will take pictures tomorrow & post soon.
Family news: Labor Day weekend we went to Kure Beach. My mother-in-law's, mother-in-law owns a house there and can I just say that I'm in love. I don't think I've ever been to Kure Beach before, but it was fabulous. The house was in a small development and I'm mad at myself for not taking pictures. It was within short walking distance of a lake, two pools and the ocean. We had a great time and really enjoyed the weekend. We went to a locally owned doughnut shop and icecream shop. The doughnuts were sooo good. I believe that shop was called Ricks. I am ready to go back. We also went to the Fort Fisher Aquarium and it was really nice. The coolest thing was an Albino Alligator...I actually took a pic of that!
The week after Labor Day, Mallory started pre-school. The DAY before school started, she took a nasty fall down Granny's front porch steps and hit concrete face first. This was definitely the worst she has ever been hurt and it broke my heart to see her face so scratched up. I was embarassed to send her to school like that, but she is a toddler and accidents do happen. Granny felt terrible, but there is no one that could be any more attentive than Granny is to Mallory. She just took off running down the steps and she couldn't catch her. Luckily, it healed very quickly and there are no scars.
First day of the 2 year old class
Preschool is going great this year. Every morning Mallory goes right in her class and I can barely get a goodbye out of her, she is too busy playing.
Friday before last, Patrick woke up saying he didn't feel quite right. He mentioned that his lips felt swollen, but I couldn't really tell any difference so neither of us thought much of it. On his way to work, he stopped to get a drink and realized he couldn't drink out of a bottle, only out of a straw. Throughout the day, numbness continued on one whole side of his face along with a headache. Him being the stubborn man that he is, would not listen to me and go on to the doctor...because you know he was working of course and he could not leave work. (That's the way he looks at it anyway). That night while out to dinner for Ms. Leslie's birthday, two nurses there confirmed that he had Bell's Palsy. While it was a relief to know that it was nothing more serious (like a stroke!), I still did not understand why he did not go to the doctor. He finally went to Urgent Care two days later on that Sunday afternoon and got two prescriptions. Ten days later, it is not much better at all. He is sick of it. He can't taste anything and half of his face is paralyzed. They can't tell you when it will get better...could be two weeks or two years. Fun times. We pray it goes away soon!
That same weekend, we went to Mallory's bestie Tyler Kate's Minnie Mouse birthday party. Mallory loved the Minnie ears and the cupcakes. She still wears the Minnie ears around the house :)
These two girls love each other, they run & hug every time they see one another.
The next day we had my birthday celebration. I turned 31...which was worse than turning 30. We celebrated at my parent's house with the usual of my mom's homemade egg rolls and steak. It was DELISH and I thought I was going to make myself sick from eating so many.
Patrick got me these:
I mentioned above, that I took a quick trip to Raleigh on Friday to pick out granite. I stopped in Crabtree just long enough to pick up Mallory a Halloween costume. She is going to be a peacock this year. When I showed her, she seemed less than thrilled but I thought it was adorable. The matching tights were all sold out, but I found some silver sparkly tights at Baby Gap that will work & she has silver sparkly Toms that she can wear too. Hopefully, I can find enough creativity in myself to make her some type of headband and she will be set!
I think that pretty much sums up our month. It's been pretty eventful and not over yet!
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