Hinton Ave.

I'm still hangin with my Non and Pawpaw while the others are in Charlottesville, VA. It must be a great town because they have a street named after me.




Besides going to have their picture taken with my sign, they have been to wineries and enjoyed some declicious food and the beautiful UVA campus.





They have also been to toy stores looking for the perfect happies to bring me. Here is the Cuddler being silly with a squirel puppet.



The only thing in the store scarier than the Cuddler is this puppet of baby birds in a nest. Who woudl want this?



Love a Plum who is hoping for something better than this puppet

a fedora

Not everyone looks good in a fedora...








Thank goodness I really good.

I'm sending the Cuddler my love from a distance.

Love, a good lookin Plum

I'm leaving on a jet plane...

Well, at least I thought was. We packed our bags, drove to the airport, parked the car, checked our bags, and then, we left the Cuddler standing in the security line!?!?!

She has gone away for a while. We skyped her earlier, but it is just ticked me right on off when I saw her but realized that she could not pick me up or get me cheerios or make me some juice. What good did that do me?

So at the airport, there were a lot of air force service men, and they had LOTS of guns that they were checking at baggage claim. I could not tell that the Cuddler had any thing interesting to check. Lots of people were there to take their pictures. They were on the plane with the Cuddler. The Cuddler told me that fire trucks, firemen, airline employees, and loved ones lined up on the runway to say good luck and thank you to all those men as their plane was taking off. They were waiving, holding flags, and blowing kisses. We hope and pray that they all come back from the beach with no water-that's where one of them told her they were going-safely.

Here is a pic of me with her at the airport.



She asked me to relay a few travel tips to my readers in case any of you ever cross her path...

1. The moving side walk is not a carnival ride. It is expedite your journey from one concourse to another. Keep walking or get the hell off.

2. There are only three sandwich choices at the kiosk in Charlotte, NC. Pick one and get out of her way.

3. Don't dress like a hooker for air travel. At point no poinnt will four inch heels make this experience any more rewarding. These are bad life choices.

4. When exiting the air craft and getting your luggage from the over head bin, be polite, damit!

Love a lonely little Plum

lakin it up...

The Cuddler packed our bags and we headed to lake with the Nelsons. Here are some pics of the fun.



I went skinny dippin in the lake.



Spent some time with Morning Guy in my mini-pool.



This is the view from the dock.



The Cuddler loves the views of the cypress trees at the lake house. This is the third year that they all have stayed here, and this is the Cuddler's favorite part. Isn't this a beautiful view?



Here I am with Mrs. Jennifer and Julia.


When we go back next year, she and I will be running all over this place! How crazy is that?

Love, the Plum

So many ladies, so little time.

We had a great 4th of July holiday. I got to swim at Non's and Pawpaw's with Scarlett and Mary Elizabeth. If you wonder why I am riding in a pink float, ask the Cuddler. Apparently, she can't read packaging.



I think we can all agree that I look really good in this hat. Can't we?



You may notice a new graphic on the right hand side of my blog. It is baby Bennett. His mom and the Cuddler went to college together. Bennett faces many obstacles and could really use your prayers, as could his family. Just a reminder what a mircle every little life is.

With love, Ladies Man Plum

9 months

From the Cuddler to my Sugar Plum,

I waited nine long months to see your beautiful face. Tomorrow, marks nine months since I saw that face. It has me feeling very sentimental.

All I have ever wanted to be is your mother. If you ever doubt that, you can ask Mrs. Anna. She will tell you that in college I told her all I ever wanted to be was a mother and she asked why in the world I would go into chemical engineering if all I wanted to be was a mother. I told her because sometimes you don't get what you want.

For all the things in life that I am flippant about, I am devoted and dedicated to you. You have made me be kinder and gentler to Morning Guy also. I want you to see me treating him with the respect and love that he deserves and vice versa.

I promise to love you enough to teach that life is not fair and to never sugar coat your failures and disappointments. It will serve you well to know that even through difficulties that you are a child of God and that He (along with your family) will provide you with the confidence and strength to persevere.

There will be days when I fall far short of my potential and God given responsibility as your mother. In those days, I will apologize to you and ask God for forgiveness. I will ask God's forgiveness because He has entrusted you to me and that is my life's purpose.

Every day I ask for Him to give me strength, patience, and understanding. I hope my words are kind, my touch gentle, my temper even, and my kisses and hugs welcomed. I am going to strive to be a good mother. Don't worry, your worldly success is not the metric. I will have succeeded if you grow up knowing that there is no self-sacrifice too great for you.

Here we are together for the first time. Don't judge the picture. I had a break down on the 5th attempt to get an IV going.





With all my love.

break on through to the other side

that is what we are telling my top two teeth. My right one is breaking through and we can see the left one. I'm trying to keep my spirits up, but it is kind of ticking me off. That along with the fact that we lost in the World Cup. I mean REALLY?



I haven't told y'all about our trip to visit the Bibbs. We had a great time. I really enjoyed getting to meeting Alex and Kate. They gave me trucks, riding toys, and blocks to bring home with me. What fun! Aren't we good looking? See how I'm flirting with the older and beautiful Kate.




Can I just say that it is HOT. I mean, it is sucking all the fun out of going outside. Well, I'm off to sleep in my new crib. Mine was a drop side, so I got a new nifty crib that Morning Guy put together today.

By the way, he did put this one together in my room. Unlike when the two geniuses put the first one together in the living room and could not get it in my room without taking it apart.



I know, they are a weak gene pool.

Love, Plum