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Finally SOLD!!
This afternoon we FINALLY closed on the sale of our old house!! *CHEER* We are finally back to only one house payment *sigh of relief*.

After the closing we celebrated with dinner & dessert at Culvert's and a trip to Lowe's to looks at trees.

***A separate little story....don't read if you get grossed out easily ;)
While walking around the outdoor area of Lowe's were they keep the plants, Zach starts crying and saying that he got his hand dirty. We look down to see it covered in gunk. Just as I was about to have him just wipe it off on his shorts, I noticed more of the same junk on his leg. After a closer look, and smell, I was shocked to figure out it was a MAJOR blow out diaper!! UGH!!!! And wouldn't you know, John had wanted to take his car instead of the van, and Zach's diaper bag hadn't made it into the car with the car seats!!! So here we stand at Lowe's with a HUGE, disgusting mess on our hands. I didn't even have any Kleenex in my purse!! John took him into the restroom and after cleaning him up as best he could, we load a pull-up-less(but with his shorts back on...so not completely bare) Zach into the car for the thankfully short drive home. I am SO thankful we were at the Lowe's in Republic and not back in Springfield!! Never a dull moment, I tell ya!! ;)

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New Ladies' Bible Study!
I am really looking forward to the new Ladies' Bible Study we have just begun! I had to miss this Tuesday morning since Drew was home with the mouth sores, but can't wait to meet with the rest of the ladies next week to discuss the book of Esther.

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Mouth Sores
Drew has missed school this week because he picked up herpangina from a friend in his class. Today Zach developed the sores in his mouth too and started running a 102.1 fever. :( His are much worse than Drew had, plus he is running a fever, something Drew never had.

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Haircuts by Mom
Since the boys just get buzz cuts (thanks to some crazy cowlicks that make pretty much all other styles impossible), I decided to try just giving them their haircuts at home. It has gotten a lot harder for us to find time to get them in for haircuts with Drew in school full time and I figured it was worth a try since we would be saving the monthly $13 a piece for the cuts at a local children's salon.

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Games
Zach has been showing more of an interest in games & puzzles lately. Up until now, he would have nothing to do with them. So while Drew was at school today, he enjoyed some quiet time playing with the Oreo Shape Matching game.

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Domino's Chocolate Lava Crunch Cake - YUM!!

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RideMakerz!

While my parents were in town for a visit, we finally made it down to Branson to checkout RideMakerz (the boys version of Build-A-Bear...only it's Build-A-Car). Of course with Grandpa & Grandma there we couldn't just look! Thanks to them, both the boys got to make a car. Zach picked a Dodge Challenger (black with orange flames) and Drew picked a green Dodge Viper. They had a BLAST and have asked more than once when they can go back to build more. :)