It's a sad end. From James convincing me to start a livejournal to posting about his wedding festival. It has been a great way to keep up with people, but hasn't worked very well lately. There are so many other sites out there competing for members - facebook, blogger, and myspace just to name a few. And we're all so busy. Posting gets pushed ( Read more... )

Weekend before last was James's Wedding Festival in Harpersville, AL. Carrie, Aubrey, and I made the drive over on Saturday. Then we had supper with Emily and Christof. I hadn't seen them since before I was married, so it was good to catch up ( Read more... )

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I watched the Auburn game last night and had to turn if off in disgust. I have never quit watching a game before, but it was ridiculous. I was actually excited in the first half. I haven't been a big Kodi Burns fan, but he looked pretty good. We were running the ball well and going straight ahead. We seemed to be wearing the defense out. Our ( Read more... )

Well, Franklin got canned. I guess I can understand because the offense has been pretty bad and someone had to take the fall. But I don't really like it. I think he should have been given a chance. Auburn hasn't been recruiting for his kind of system for the last 4 years, so he didn't have the players he needed. But if he's at odds with ( Read more... )

How to beat the Auburn football team in 3 easy steps:

1. Fall behind early.

2. Bring in unknown backup quarterback after starter is injured.

3. Watch Auburn implode.

When I said that Aubrey's birth almost seemed easy, I think that was accurate. Carrie dilated to about 4 before getting any pain medicine, and went on to about 7 before the epidural. I know those contractions hurt, but they were very bearable for her. And it all went much faster than it could have. Carrie said she was surprised that it wasn't ( Read more... )

I've been meaning to update with big news, but it turns out having a newborn takes a lot of time. Aubrey Noel Howie was born on Friday September 12th at 9:58 am. She weighed 7 lbs 3 oz and was 19.5 inches long ( Read more... )

Labor Day is past and no labor yet. Due two weeks from today. Hopefully she'll come sooner.

Happy Birthday Rachel. Hope you have a good one.