All kinds of stuff..

First of all, thanks to all of you for your well-wishes and prayers for Ande's family in the loss of his grandma. She was a beloved part of the family, and she will be missed dearly. The weather was just beautiful for her funeral, which (in my opinion) made it a little easier to take.

Several of Ande's cousins were in town for the funeral, and a couple of them were able to bless some of the students at Bug's school by providing music for the "See You at the Pole" event that was held yesterday. You can see a couple of pictures by clicking here. Ande's the cute one on the far left, for those of you who don't know! The guy next to him is Ande's cousin, Scott. He's (seriously) about 6'7", which is why everyone else looks so short. Ande's 6'2", if that gives you any perspective...The girl is Ande's cousin Leah-Beth (who's sister Melany blogs here), and the guy on the right is Ande's brother, Ben. I was so glad they were able to share in that experience with the kids at the school.

On Tuesday at Bug's school it was "Crazy Day" (for Spirit Week). This is the outfit that Bug came up with, completely on her own.

(Amanda, I think Bug could give Walker a run for his money!! LOL)

We celebrated my grandma's 81st birthday last weekend, and it was fun to see some of my cousins, aunts, and uncles I don't see very often. I got to hold the newest baby in the family (she's 7 months old) and made my aunt (her grandma) a little jealous when Layla not only didn't cry, but even fell asleep for me! (Apparently this is a rare occurrence)

This is my cousin Stacey (Layla's mom) and Layla.

This is my cousin Stan doing an impersonation of our uncle's mullet. Yes, I said mullet. Apparently in Indiana that's the only hairstyle available?!?!?

FYI: Puckey just looked at that picture and said, "What in the HECK?" HA HA HA HA!!

Bubber told me yesterday that he wants to move in with his dad when he turns 14. I'm not sure where Bubber gets his "legal advice", but he believes that all he has to do is ask his dad and then he can move. Um...that's not QUITE how it works, bud.

His reason for wanting to move? Ande and I won't let him go to the Homecoming Dance (yeah, have you HEARD the kind of music that is acceptable now?? I don't even want to get into the dresses the girls wear OR the dancing...), and I wouldn't let him stay at the JV football game last week because he wasn't going to be with an adult.

Call me overprotective, but he's 13, and wants to do this stuff solely to hang out with his "girlfriend" (which he's far too young to have anyway). I wasn't too much older than him when I started doing things I shouldn't have, and the main reason I did those things was because my mom and dad just really weren't around. I don't want him to fall into that trap. And for those of you who say, "it's a school event, there's not much they could do....." I beg to differ. Been there, done that.

So, keep that situation in your prayers, as I really don't know what his dad's plans are. I'm hoping for his cooperation in this, but who knows for sure what will happen.