McRae Update

Lately life has been SO busy that I haven't had time to update our blog. I am going to give a run down of what's going on with each of us.
CHRIS: Football is under way and the Jags are 1-1! We won BIG last week against Montgomery County 41-6 and play J.J. McClain this Friday night. Chris loves JZ George and the kids, but is having a hard time keeping up with teaching five 8th grade science classes each day. This area is also state tested, so he has been a little stressed about making sure he is REALLY teaching these kids what they need to know. SG is loving the fact that he brings home 3 1/2 hours worth of papers to grade each week! It makes her feel like a "real" teacher. Chris is also about to start a new Sunday School class at our church in October and is excited about that.
SG: Sometimes we wonder if she actually still lives with us!ha She is extremely busy with school, show choir, soccer, friends, etc. They had a soccer camp this past Saturday, and she loved it! She is playing up this year on a U12 team and is pumped about being on Lexie's team. We have Open House tonight at her school, and she has AMAZING teachers this year. SG is still taking piano from MayMay and is moving right along in that. Peewee cheerleader starts soon, so honestly she is rarely here.
JB: Preschool is going great! They are learning so much! She comes home with at least 3 papers everyday including writing and listening skills work. Her teacher, Ms. Barbara, does so much in the short 3 hours that she has them. She has learned the Lord's Prayer and the Pledge of Allegience already. Dancing as you can guess is what she looks forward to every week! She has mastered walking up Miss Claire's driveway in her taps without slipping down at least 4 times. She loves Sunday School with Jacob and Miss Marla at church and says at least once a day "I love living in Winona with MayMay and PaPa".
EL: Our little Lou Lou has become a serious climber! She can climb on top of the piano, kitchen table, computer table, all of our beds and pretty much anything else that would give you a heart attack. We can actually understand some words she is saying now: "uh-oh", "bye bye", "ooooh" for the cow, "dug" aka dog, "baby" and "puppy".
Me: We just started Sunday School classes at our church for children, and I am teaching Sara Glenn's age class. Right now it's just she and I, but we hope to have some more come next Sunday. We are using John Piper's Children Desiring God curriculum, and it's AMAZING!!! I joined Junior Auxiliary and am going to be SG's cheerleader sponsor. I honestly take a nap everyday with the little two just to gear up for the afternoon and all of the activities. ha
As you can tell, life is busy right now at the McRae house, but it would be so boring any other way!

We Love The Coach!

J.Z. George had its 1st Annual "Meet the Jaguars Night" last Thursday. Tiffany and I loaded up all of the girls in their MSU cheerleader suits and went over to check it out. We are very fortunate that J.Z. George has the same colors as State, so Tiffany and I decided to get a 2-for-1 deal and buy MSU outfits for both games. We had their picture taken for an ad in the football program before it started, and it turned out pretty good. Janey Beth has decided that she is a "real" cheerleader and does NOT understand why she can't be on the sidelines with them. She actually had an all-out fit that required Toachy to come over and talk to her to get her to calm down. The cheerleader sponsor, Miss Blaine, was so nice, and she let JB stand with them during warm-up, obviously after she witnessed the fit. She's also going to let JB cheer a little with the girls this Friday night during the first home game. When Janey Beth cheers, she doesn't say "Go, Jaguars!" or "Go, Boys!" or even "Go, Toachy!". No, she says "Go, cheerleaders!". I guess she got it honestly because I cheered from 4th grade to 12th grade. We do have our first home game Friday night at 7:30 against Greenville O'Bannon H.S., and hopefully it will be the first victory of the season!

#1 Fan of the Cheerleaders! haha

Toachy's very own cheerleaders


So in her element!

Not the actual ad picture, but a good one anyway

20 fingers and 20 toes!

This past week Natalie who is one of my very best friends from high school was in town from California visiting her mom. Natalie is 22 weeks pregnant with TWINS, a boy and a girl! Many of you have heard me talk about Natalie and my other h.s. friend Samantha, and it's always so much fun to get to visit altogether when we can. We went out to eat at Jake and Rips in Grenada Wednesday night and laughed so much!!! The three of us were inseparable when we were growing up and definitely have some stories to blackmail each other with. haha Saturday we hosted a gift card baby shower for her, and despite all of the rain, we had a great turn out (almost 60 people!). She obviously can't travel back to California with a ton of bulky gifts, so gift cards were perfect for her. Natalie won't be back to MS until after Cade and Kara (cute names, huh?) are born, but I can't wait to get my hands on those two precious little babies in the spring. Love you, Natalie!!!

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Grimlins?

You know, I should have known that when you buy a house that is over 100 years old there are going to be constant problems! I have been so behind on my laundry lately, so yesterday I washed about 6 loads of clothes. Last night I noticed that the laundry room light would not turn on and the washer and deep freeze were not working. The weird thing is that the dryer DID work. Talk about strange! It has happened once before, and we thought then it was because the washing machine shakes that part of the house to China and back when it is in the spin cycle. Of course Chris immediately claimed that I was overloading the washing machine, so I tried it with half a load. Guess what?! You got it...still shaking. Chris took the entire washer apart last week and decided it needed to be balanced. He's very handy to have around.haha But it happened last night again. Turns out that our house is "wired weird with grimlins", a quote from the electrician. I obviously don't understand electrician lingo, but it was a burned out something or other under the house. To the tune of $65 the grimlins are gone, for now. No telling where else they will show up, though. Stay tuned for "Return of the Grimlins."

HELP!

So I am a little challenged sometimes when it comes to blogging...I need to know how to make a website address come up blue so that all the reader has to do is click on it to go to the webpage. I have also noticed on other blogs that when something or someone is mentioned I can click on their name (it's blue), and it takes me to their blog. HOW DO I DO THIS?!?!?!

Recipe Blog

I just happened to come upon this blog that has some great sounding recipes! I was looking for the delicious Heath Bar Apple Dip recipe that Haley Warren made for our church going-away party and found this blog. The Olive Garden Alfredo Sauce sounds so good! Check it out if you have a chance...www.yummyrecipefinds.blogspot.com

Broadway, Here We Come!

Just a little update on Sara Glenn...yesterday she tried out for the Showchoir at her school and made it! It is made up of 4th-6th grade students with an Honors Choir for smaller performances. Lexie is in it, so SG decided to try out. I was so happy to see her overcome her fear of being in front of a crowd performing by herself! It takes a lot of confidence to stand in front of your friends and sing a song! She had been prepared to sing a High School Musical song, but the director asked her to sing "This Little Light of Mine". I picked her up after the try outs, and she was all smiles! It blesses me so much to see how God is growing Sara Glenn. She is truly a blessing to us and is changing everyday.