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Yep, my 5 month old has his first two teeth! It’s soooo cute to see the tiny white spots. They aren’t very big yet, but let me tell you, they work. He was playing with my fingers the other day and CHOMP I got a first hand experience of what teeny tiny teeth feel like on unsuspecting flesh. Ouch! When they first started emerging Qade got quite a kick out of rubbing the tip of his tongue back and forth on the new texture. That was hilarious to watch! He is so much fun because each new thing is an exciting adventure. He has begun to sit up all by himself, and that too was cause for squeals of delight. Unfortunately he’s not completely stable yet and sometimes his “excitement” led to flopping over backwards. Poor boy. Mommy laughs at him. I just can’t help it though, Qade is so much fun and has so much personality. I almost can’t wait till he starts talking. Almost….

I love being a SAHM. It took me awhile to figure that one out the first time I saw it. “Stay At Home Mom.” Yep, it’s one of the best jobs in the universe. Unfortunately it doesn’t make much money. I know that I’m investing in more than dollars though, and that the interest earned on my “investment” will far outweigh any bank account. Still there is that part of me that would like to contribute to the family budget. Recently a friend of the Noggle family had a baby boy (fun fun, boys are awesome!) and will be soon going back to work. At a baby shower for Stuart’s sis last weekend, this same lady asked if I’d be interested in watching her wee one. I was shocked and delighted! Seems it’s all going to work out for me to start watching little Cadeon the last week in Oct. Yay! I really need to exercise my faith more. I had thought about how cool it would be if I could find a babysitting job so that Qade and I could still stay home and yet earn some moolah, but I didn’t really think it was “possible” so I didn’t even bother to pray about it. Awful! I know my God does the impossible all the time. Thankfully He gives us gentle reminders in the form of blessings sometimes!

In high school before absolutely everyone had IM and e-mail and all the other schazzies of the internet at their fingertips (yes, I know, I’m old) we used to write letters to friends. Real paper and stamp letters. Tell me, when was the last time you actually got one of those? Any more even Christmas cards don’t contain real letters. But anyway, I had several pen pals for a few years. Some were even overseas pals. I remember Germany and Hong Kong the best. However, I also had this pen pal from Oklahoma! We were very faithful to write each other for several years. Sarah Jane was her name, and I never got to meet her. We “grew up” together in a way even though hundreds of miles separated us. It’s pretty amazing how you can share with people on paper things that you have such a hard time actually saying face to face. Anyway, life moves on, college, jobs, and several moves later and we had totally lost touch. I had no earthly idea how to get in touch with my old pal even though I thought of trying from time to time. She however was much more sleuthy and managed to track me down. Last year we renewed our friendship, though I must admit it was now much more “electronic” than it was before. Still I guess e-mail and phone calls work too. The first week of Oct brought my dear friend and her oh-so-cute little boy out to finally meet face to face. We had a fun time together! Visited the Grand Canyon, bought some Indian jewelry, and did some hiking. People would ask me if it was “weird” to have a visit from someone I’d never met before, but the question took me kinda by surprise, because in my mind we weren’t strangers. I mean, didn’t we grow up together after all?