Happy Assumption!

Yeah, I know most of y'all aren't Catholic, but it is my duty as your intrepid blogger to keep you abreast of the events of the day! So, if you don't know much about the Assumption, you should look it up: http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02006b.htm. So, because today is a Holy Day (but not a holiday!), Brian and I went to church. It was a lovely Mass; however, there was a family in front of us with SEVEN kids. It was crazy--the oldest kid was only about 10 and the youngest was probably almost 1 year old--but the parents couldn't have been any older than 40. God bless them!!!!

Today was another work-from-home day. Yay! Next Tuesday, my team is going to go get pedicures and lunch for a team reward for meeting all of our fiscal year 2008 publication dates. There's definitely something to be said for being on a team of all (wonderful) women!!!

Tomorrow we're off to the Doctors Scoggin (with the Lowe's truck) to pick up the lawnmower and some other lawn stuff that Elmo and Hannah are graciously giving us before they pick up and move to their assisted living house (remember--they're both in their 90s!). They are really the most awesome two people. I was going to give y'all a little bio, but then I remembered that the N&O did a bio of Elmo a few years back, so I can just supply the link: http://www.newsobserver.com/105/story/365638.html. It's a really good read! Brian and I were really lucky to have him do the Old Testament reading during our wedding.

So, anyway, he and his wife are giving us a lawnmower and tomorrow is the pickup day. We're also going to buy two ceiling fans at Lowe's and put them up this weekend, so that they'll be all set for when my family is visiting during football season. I'm sure it will be an adventure for us to get both of them installed :-)

If you're bored tomorrow or looking for something to do, Brian is volunteering at WCPE from 3-6 p.m. and he'll be on the air spinning the best classical tunes from cinema. In central North Carolina, you can hear him at 89.7 on your FM dial or you can listen anywhere in the world at TheClassicalStation.org. (Can you tell that I spent countless nights in college up until 3 or 4 in the morning IMing Brian when he was working the weekend night shift from midnight to 6 a.m. on Saturday and Sunday mornings?!)

Also, be sure to keep Brian's grandma in your thoughts and prayers as she's in the hospital at Rex because she's been having some bad breathing problems. She's been there since Tuesday night and probably won't be out until sometime during the upcoming week. Fortunately, last Sunday, we all got to spend some time with her for her 86th birthday:

Brian's dad didn't make it into the picture because he was our super photographer.