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It always feels like I don't have anything to write for weeks and then BAM I have 100 things to say. 

First, I have a prayer request (or 3).  My cousin-in-law Josh's wife Kimberly's mother died this past week after just being diagnosed with Leukemia.  This was very sudden and clearly they are in shock.  Please say a prayer for peace for them.  Also, two heart families are in the fight of their lives.  Joshua has had 2 open heart surgeries last week, and remains unstable.  Ewan is stuck on ECMO after his heart surgery, and can't seem to ween off.  Both of these children are mere weeks old, and both families are struggling to find peace in their children's suffering.  Please say a prayer for them and their families as they face a true unknown with their babies.

The Wimberly family has had an eventful weekend or two here lately.  After Sam recovered from his fever and ear infection last week, we made a trip down to Mobile and then Baton Rouge for an LSU game.  We took Chris's brother over with us to LSU.  We met my parents and brother there.  We watched my sister warm up with the band (she's in LSU's marching band), walked the campus, met up with old friends, and scored some tickets to the game!  Chris and Johnathan sat together on one side of the stadium and my friend Tamara and I sat together on the other side.  Chris and Johnathan had great brother bonding time, Johnathan really enjoyed seeing a college game and a college band, and Tamara and I had plenty of time to catch up on years of back logged girl talk. 

Once we got back to Mobile, we got to hang out with Chris's family a bit.  We also met our new niece, Penelope Anne.  Sam didn't seem to interested at first, but once he saw me taking photos of her, he wanted in on the action.  He gave her about 10 kisses on the head while I took photos.  He was very gentle, but I know he was more interested on stealing the spotlight than being sweet to her.  She's beautiful though, and I can't wait to see her grow and gain her personality (as I'm sure she got quite a personality from BOTH of her parents)!

 We had an uneventful week this week, with Sam's flu shot being the biggest excitement.  We decided to travel a little north yesterday to see our high school band directors new band again at their football game in McDonough.  Sam had a FREAKIN' BLAST.  He danced and cheered, waved at cheerleaders, and got to play the drums thanks to Johnny. We left at half time to catch some dinner before the ride home.  Sam hammed it up at the restaurant, and practiced all of his animal sounds.  He got quite a few compliments on how cute he was and how good he was being.  He slept SOOOOO well last night!

Coming up this week: Announcements regarding the Strong Legs Run to benefit Sibley Heart Center, me and Chris starting to get serious about running (we have now signed up for a 10K and a half marathon in Nov), and a trip to Florida to visit friends and tailgate for the LSU game!

~Kathy