Last Day at Duke

The end is in sight... very close sight. I'm actually just waiting for my supervisor to get out of a meeting to sign something. Then I'll be meeting with HR and turning in my badge to security and leaving Catawba forever. I wonder what next week will be like. I signed up to bring a dish for Wednesday night dinner at church, since I'll be home rather than racing from work to home to let Patience out and feed her and back to church.

We are about ready for Leapfrog to get here too. Ready- can you ever really be ready for a new baby? At any rate, the carseat is in the van, the hospital bags are packed, and the anticipation is building. (Hm, guess I still need to type up instructions for the doggy sitter, but at least if I forget I can just call them or have Cullen call them and fill them in.)

Cullen is still busy at work. Looks like there might be a conference in Charleston that we'll all be able to travel with him for in April. He's working hard trying to keep all his work organized enough for his coworkers to be able to pick it up when he's out for a week starting any day now.

Earlier this month we enjoyed a visit from Jessica, while she was job-hunting. Or maybe job-thinking is a better way to describe. She is in our prayers now as she tries to figure out where to go from here after graduating in December. During her stay, she did note several times how annoying it is that we don't have internet at our house. I'm sure job-hunting would be somewhat easier if we did have internet, but I'm glad we don't have such ready access to the www from home. Now to see if I can keep saying that next week. It will be interesting to note if my posts get more frequent or less frequent as I am forced to go to the library to use the internet and as I start my new job as a SAHM.

Onward to outprocessing world...

Wishlists

Check back here anytime you want to know what we think we might need... or just like to have.

The boys current sizes, if you're looking for what they can wear right now are:
Scott - 4 tops, 4 bottoms, shoes-10 1/2 W
Blaise - 3T tops, 3T bottoms, shoes- 7 XXW
Michael - 12M

Cullen:
Disney Gift Cards
TV Shelving (Ikea)
Khaki pants
Jeans
White dress shirt (long sleeve)
Long Sleeve dress shirts (not blue)
*No clothing from LL Bean

Cynthia:
Books on Homeschooling/Home-Preschooling
-Explode the Code - Get Ready for the Code series
-I Think I Can series - InspirEd (http://www.inspiredhomeschoolers.com/)
-AIMS Activity Books for Math/Science (http://aimsedu.org/)
Outdoor Thermometer (to hang away from the house)
Smart Wool Socks
Shorts

Scott:
Summer clothing (size 5/children's small)
Pants (size 4)
Trumpet
Puzzles (>20 pieces)

Blaise:
3T adjustable waist pants
Anything that's like whatever Scott gets

Michael:
Piggy Bank

Kids General:
Books:
-My ABC Bible Verses by Susan Hunt
-most anything from Scholastic, Usborne or with FaithKidz guide
VeggieTales DVD's
Peter Pan DVD
Jungle Book DVD
Mary Poppins DVD

DVD's (to upgrade our VHS collection):
VeggieTales- Where's God When I'm Scared?
VeggieTales- Are You My Neighbor?
VeggieTales- Madam Blueberry
VeggieTales- Rack, Shack, & Benny
VeggieTales- Josh and the Big Wall
VeggieTales- God Wants Me To Forgive Them?
VeggieTales- The Ballad of Little Joe
VeggieTales- Silly Songs
VeggieTales- The End of Silliness?
VeggieTales- Ultimate Silly Song Countdown
VeggieTales- The Toy That Saved Christmas
Jonah- A VeggieTales Movie
Alladin
Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer
The Grinch Who Stole Christmas (original cartoon version)
Star Wars- A New Hope (IV)
Star Wars- The Empire Strikes Back (V)
Star Wars- Return of the Jedi (VI)
Star Wars- The Phantom Menace (I)
Star Wars- Attack of the Clones (II)
Remember The Titans
Rudy
The Sandlot
Angels in the Outfield
Little Giants
Patriot Games
The Fugitive
Men In Black
The Santa Clause
Star Trek (any movies)