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First Note:  Mom gave me her Droid Eris and went back to her old style Blackberry.  As such, I have been cleaning off my old BB Storm.  I found a *ton* of videos that I had completely forgotten I recorded.  I uploaded them tonight, and some of them are a complete hoot!  Visit the video page and enjoy!  :)

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Today was a big day.  Next week, Ruby will begin preschool at Faith Christian School.  Many of you know that, until very recently, we weren't planning to send Ruby to formal preschool.  For several reasons, we've decided that preschool would be a huge benefit to Ruby at this time, and FCS is a good fit for us during this season.

Tonight was "Meet the Teacher" night.  Ruby was thrilled to go to school, and she enjoyed seeing her classroom.  We met her teacher, and we took a few pictures to commemorate the milestone.  It was poor timing that Daddy is on a work trip.  :(  Hopefully he'll be in town for her first day of school.  :)

Ruby's teacher is Miss Anderson.  She seems very kind and excited to spend the year with Ruby.  Ruby wasn't interested in taking a picture with her this evening, so I'm hopeful that we'll get a picture with her on the first day of school.

Ruby has her own nametag and cubby in her classroom.  She gets to stay for lunch, and she is very excited about that prospect!

Ruby thought it was wonderful to see her name in so many places.

I thought it was wonderful to show how tall she is at the start of the school year.  :)

We're both excited to see what this year and this new experience bring to our lives.  

On a final note, the kids and I got rear-ended on our way to the Open House.  We're all okay.  It was just a fender-bender.  The van has got some damage, but it's still drivable.  We'll be replacing the kids' carseats tomorrow, and then we should be able to wait the rest of the repairs out until all the insurance is settled.  The other driver did not have her proof of insurance with her, and the officer wouldn't give me her contact information.  Please pray that our insurance company is able to get the information they need promptly.

On a brighter note, the sky was amazing when we were driving out of town, headed back down to Nonna and Poppa's house.  KyKy pulled over, so I could get a shot of it.  The clouds were really wispy and "strung out."  Kind of like when you pull a cotton ball apart.  The sun was all different shades glowing through the clouds.  It really was beautiful.

Thank you, God, for amazing me with your creativity.  Thank you for reminding me to stop and worship you at the end of a long day.  Thank you for reminding me to be grateful for your protection, your provision, and your providence.  I love you.