The Bishop Family: October 2007

Okay I decided it has been awhile since I last gave a narrative update!:) So, here it is!

I cannot beleive it is already the end of October! Time is FLYING!--almost literally, I think!

Todd is laid off and eagerly searching for a job(I don't know if eagerly really fits, but it sounds good:) He has had a few prospects, but nothing solid yet! Friends of our's (names not mentioned) had to go out of state to find work. He left his family here and he went to work 6-10's lots of hours away from home. Prause the Lord he has been able to come home and has a job back here now. Michigan is crazy. I thank God for my job. I am also thankful that we have not had to make such a sacrifice as our friends'. We have gone back and forth what the sacrifice would look like if we had to move to get a job. We don't know--we alwasy come up empty handed--but someway, somehow, we are ALWAYS BLESSED!--No guessing there--PRAISE THE LORD!!

Todd continues to hunt every chance he gets. He got an 8 pt. (buck) a couple of weeks ago and now says, he is "waiting for the monster"! We'll see:) Gavin is a mini-me of his dad! Todd's sister, Danielle and I always tease Todd that he has become a redneck (not really, but kinda--Love you Babe). Anyways, last night as we were driving we told Gavin to look for deer. His reply was that he hopes we got one so he could "cut 'em in half and hang 'em on the wall"! Oh my word, I told Todd he has made a little redneck hillbilly out of my son!LOL! If you know Gavin and his stories--it was cute to hear him say this phrase. It really sounded just like a little hillbillly boy talking about huntin' stories!

Gavin is in preschool (pics soon, I'll try). He absolutely loves it. I think his teacher makes it sound better than we see at home--or maybe it's that he works better for her than us. She said he is reading words already--I am not so sure, but maybe! He is learning and catching on super-fast! I am glad.

He is hyper and crazy a lot of the time. (I think he gets that from his Dad):) LOL!
He is giving us a run for our money--STILL! Ya know, I thought we learned everything (mostly) after having the second one, but I gotta tell ya, we are still asking each other what to do with certain situations Gavin puts us in. --Or is it us that puts us in our situations? Not sure!

There is a certain farm that we pass everytime we go out to Todd's parents' house and Gavin will always say that that is the Farm he is going to take Grandma Bishop to when he gets older. (Is it the funny farm?!) Just kidding!:) We love you, Grandma! Gavin comes up with the cutest phrases--he keeps us on our toes.

Gavin loves his new cousin, Mason. We don't get to see him very much, but both of the kids love and kiss on him every chance they get!

Taylor is a BRUTE!~ that about sums it up with no other words needed! I always prayed for a little girl after having Gavin. I even "bargained" with God, that if he had us have any more kids, PLEASE, PLEASE let it be a girl!:) Well, I got the "desires of my heart"...and she is a brute! I was thinking, ya know, cute, cuddly, girly, frilly--yeah right--only when Mommy makes her:) Although, I will say she has the shoes and I have not pushed that. She could play all day with just shoes--different pairs--of everyone's--just trying them on and off! She says "Mommy" in the cutest voice--there is no other thing so sweet--I don't think! She says a few other words too--oh and Daddy has gotten to her too--her new word is "buck!" --Thanks a lot Daddy! :)

She is very interested in going potty in the big-girl potty--so we have bee trying--no success yet! (it's still early). She brings us clean diapers/ pull-ups as soon as she has tinkled in her diaper or messed in another way!:) I think she is ready, what do you think?!:)

Taylor loves playing with her brother and jumping off her big brother's bed:)--not that Mommy and Daddy like it --or let her!:) She also knows how to push gainv's buttons. She knows that if he is picking on her or not sharing with her, she can bite him and have him at her mercy!--And she does! YIKES!

Mommy is CRAZY! --Busy-that is! Between working, taking classes, and keeping up at home--I feel like I never stop. I will say, though that since Todd has been home laid off, he has been AWESOME about cleaning the house for me. :)--(most of the time). Love you Honey!

My day usually starts at school about 7am. I work on my grad stuff until about 8:30 ish. School starts at 9:10 am. I run all day between the different classes I work in -break for lunch and do it all over again for the afternoon. Then about 4:15, I hop in my car and unwind for 23 minutes on my drive home--before being bombarded by another JOB!
I think Todd has rubbed off on me a little too much:) Ya know, I used to like sitting at home and enjoying the peacefulness and was perfectly content with it. Now, if we are home longer than a few hours, it's like BOREDOM sets in. Yikes--what shoud we do now?!:) Sunday, we had no plans and after getting home from Todd's parents in the afternoon, it was about 5:00--it was like "what now?!" Oh my word, I never used to be like this! And now posting it--I cannot even remember if we did anything or not!:) CRAZY, I know:) LOL!

"Life is Life" continues to be my motto. We are in the situationss we are in for a reason. We meet the people we meet for a reason. God is always at our side--we have seen that countless times over and over. We pray that our children grow up with that knowledge and strength.

We are truly blessed as our family of four!