Happy Veteran's Day

Finally, Blogger is allowing me to upload photos again. These were taken soon after we redid Lil's room. We had told her Holly would most likely curl up in bed with her if she got her new bed, and I do wonder if that was one of the bigger draws.

We knew Holly would LOVE to sleep with Lily because we always found her at the foot of Hannah's bed--only after the girls are asleep, of course. :oP
She curls up into a tight little ball and sleeps soundly. It's quite sweet. (Yes, Paul, the Hell dog is a sweetie pie. ;oP)
Also taken the other night--please note the new artwork hanging above our bed.


Lil drew it the other day and suddenly, there it was. I walked in the room, saw it, and grinned. I was wondering what we were going to put there. ;o)

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It seems we were excused from any tropical storms and hurricanes this year, but not from the Nor'Easters. It is a rainy, cold mess out there and there have been gusty winds throughout the day. They are calling for between 3 and 8 inches of rain over the course of the next two days and Langley has already closed for all but essential personnel tomorrow.

Poquoson--which is quite low-lying and was utterly destroyed by Isabel in 2003--has already closed schools for tomorrow, as has ODU which is located in Norfolk--also prone to flooding. I'm grateful we're here in the 'burg where we are a bit higher in elevation and have experienced very little in the way of flooding. I hope everyone else in the local area is able to stay warm and dry.

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Today's Sparklies:

1. Okay, so this one is from a few days ago. Look what I found whilst poking around the other day:
This was the night I went to the hospital in labor with Lil. It was my only true "belly shot" from her pregnancy. Good grief! No wonder everyone kept asking if I was going to make it. I get HUGE! The thing is, it was all belly--seriously! LOL! I wonder just how gigundo I'm going to get with the Bean...
2. Lily had nothing but fun things to say about her stay home with Daddy today. :o)
3. Speaking of the Bean, I've been feeling some more movement lately. According to Babycenter, Jellybean is about the size of a turnip this week. Huh.
4. It's most definitely sweatshirt weather this evening. I'm all snuggled up with Waylen and a fuzzy blanket (B has Holly with his fuzzy blanket).
5. We had a veteran come and talk with children today. I was pleased to hear his take of the situation in Iraq.

No milestones.

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And, last, but most definitely not least, to all the vets out there, Happy Veteran's Day. Thank you all so much for all you have given and continue to give.

I visit Mental Floss every day and today, they had the sweetest tribute to veterans. If you like reunion clips and dogs, you should consider checking out this link. There's also a montage of surprise reunions with military personnel and their children. Not surprisingly, I bawled my way through the clips, but the last one finished me off.