Jud joins the SAR

Jud joined the Sons of the American Revolution this month. My dad has been an active member the past several years and was very excited to have Jud join the brotherhood.

My dad travels around the Southeast dressing in his Revolutionary War uniform and teaching school children and other groups about the life and times of a Revolutionary War soldier.

Millers and Goldens at the lake

The Golden cousins all came to the lake to celebrate Jess's engagement. William doesn't get to see his cousins on that side of the family very often. Benjamin is between William and Jackson in age and Sebastian is Hayden's age. They have so much fun together!

Miller Beach Trip

Also in September we took our annual Miller Family Beach Trip to Gulf Shores. The house we stayed in was amazing - right on a very private beach with a swimming pool. The cousins had a great time and it was a lot of fun...

The boys also got to drive bumper boats for the first time...

...and go-karts.

We also took our yearly trip to LuLu's for lunch and spent ample time lounging on the beach.

It may have been about the most perfect trip the Miller family has taken together. We are already looking forward to next year!

Chewacla Hike

In September we took a family hike to Chewacla. We got to go on a hike through the woods and walk along the rocks below the waterfall. After seeing our second snake in the water, we decided to be better safe than sorry and called it a day (turns out the snakes were harmless, but still).

Slacker Update

Well, after a quick peek at all my friends' blogs, I see that everyone has been a big slacker the past month or two - so I don't feel too bad. I will work on pictures the next day or two, but for now, here is a picture-less status update:

William loves kindergarten. We sold the deli. I am substitute teaching at a small preschool.

That about covers it. What? You want more than that? Ok.

If you hadn't heard - Yes, we sold the deli. The hours were brutal and we were able to find a buyer who was willing to give us our asking price. Sure, it may have been nice to line up another job, but really when the right offer comes along, you have to jump on it.

Not having to be there every waking minute has freed us up to do other things. We got to go to the beach for almost a full week (pictures to come...) and have gotten several things done around the house. I have substitute taught about 3 days every week for the past 4 weeks at Harvest Preschool (where William went the past few years) and have absolutely loved it. Last spring I offered to teach full time, but had to withdraw that offer when we got so busy. I have been very fortunate that the director there is a good friend and welcomed me back in. I am the only sub for the school (only 5 classes - it is a small school) so I have been used fairly regularly (especially with flu running so rampant in Auburn lately).

That is us in a nutshell. Sorry I have been a slacker!

Patricia