I can hardly believe that 20 years ago today Chelsie was born!  It was a 4 day process but she finally got here.  Long story for another day.

She has been a joy ever since.  We love to laugh in the McIver household & Chelsie always makes us laugh with her story of how she found a birth annoucement for Keegan where I had drawn a train & announced how he was the "McIver Cabbose".  When she came along 14 months later, she says she is not the cabbose, she is the little handcar behind the train and has always been trying to keep up.  Truth is we are the ones that have been trying to keep up!  Chelsie loves easily & deeply if you are lucky enough to be her friend.  She loves to make you laugh & can make you cry just as easy. 

HAPPY BIRTHDAY CHELSIE LYNNE MCIVER!!!

YOU ARE LOVED!!

So, I was teaching at the environmental center today about Water & Trees & you get the idea.  They were a wild 1st grade class.  But what fun.  They thought everything I said was wonderful.  That is, for the first 30 minutes.  Then, I was caught putting a lifesaver in my mouth.  "What is in your mouth?" a little boy asked.  I said my mouth was dry from talking so much.  He said "Yeh, I am really tired of hearing you talk!"  Cute kid.  REALLLLL cute!  Let’s hope 3rd grade is better tomorrow.

Gregg is home & we had fried shrimp last night.  Someone told me that I am a happier person when Gregg is around.  It is true.  It has  & will be always true.

 Ryan moved out on Thursday - it was funny how pumped he was!  Maybe he feels like he is escaping.  Keegan is moving back in at the end of the month.  Yes!  Someone else to torcher!  Chelsie is loving the Club Crew team at UGA.  I can’t wait to go to her first regetta in Chattanooga.  Always something new in the McIver household.

Today is Katie & Chris’s 5 year anniversary.  Seems like yesterday we were filled with excited and anticipation of the day.  It was the most perfect day!  Check out their Love Story video from their rehearsal dinner.  *TEAR ALERT*  It is so wonderful and amazing to see how God has worked in our lives & seeing him do the same thing in Katie & Chris’s lives.  They were made for each other.  And because of these two we have our beautiful Bella.  Thank you God for all your blessings.

Got official word this morning that Gregg is coming home on Saturday!!  Party time!!!

So, Gregg has been in New Orleans since Wednesday.  Look at the traffic of people trying to get home…

There are hardly any resturants open or Walmarts so he has been eating from convenince stores.

And the love bugs are everywhere.  HELP!!!!! is the message I got.

So Gregg left this morning for New Orleans to help with Gustav repairs.  It was almost 3 years ago to the day that he left for Katrina relief.  Time flies when you are having fun!

So, I have been neglecting my blog…..So much has changed around the McIver house…..

• Gregg has started working 1:30 - 10:00.  He LOVES it.  He is getting up in the morning & working out.
• I started training in the mornings at the Gwinnett Environmental Center in Buford.  Best thing about that is Gregg brings me breakfast in bed & helps me get out the door.  Yes, I am a kept woman.  I am also still doing my fun Youth job. 
• Ryan started graduate school at Georgia State. 
• Keegan started fall classes at Georgia State. 
• Chelsie moved into her new apartment in Athens & started classes. 

Nothing is really wrong.  It is just different.  It is just that the McIver house has always been full of activity.  Now it just seems like nobody’s home. 

Exciting thing - Bella came to spend the night!

So Bella spent the night with us on Saturday night while Katie & Chris attended Katie’s 10 year class reunion.  What a great time we had.  And the best part was her sleeping the in same bed that all the McIver kids slept in & the same room.  Where did all that time go….

What a great vacation full of memories!  It is going to be hard to get back to the real world

I can’t believe this young man is the same cute little curly head boy that has always made me laugh.  Oh my gosh how time moves so quickly!  We celebrated by going out to eat & then back to the house for a fire on the beach complete with smores.  This vacation has been fun because we have spent the week with Gregg’s brother Jeff & his family.  Today Gregg’s sister Stephanie & her husband Perry are coming to stay & we are going scalloping.  Yeh!  Here are some pictures from the day.

Monday started with Gregg & Jeff (his brother) going to Stephanie’s (his sister) work where she flies unmanned drones by computer for fighter pilots to practice shooting down.

Pretty neat, huh?  Gregg was so excited - just like a little kid.  Pretty proud of his sister, too. We headed out to the beach.  What a beautiful day!  Then the rain came. 

 Just a couple of passing showers then we were ready for the sun again.