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Here's my Say Baby in 2007 at PCB.

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Snowed In

This week has been an eventful week! Late last week, we started hearing predictions of snow & ice. But, if you live in Georgia, you learn to not really believe the weather men until you actually see snow or ice. So many times they get us excited, bread and milk go flying off the grocery store shelves and then nothing. That wasn't the case this time. We thought *maybe* we might get 1 or 2 days off of school. We never thought it would end up being a whopping 5 whole days! The news was on almost 24-7. They spent so much time covering the snow and ice that it was 2 days after the horrible shooting in Arizona before I heard about it. Anyway, Atlanta is SNOW-NOT prepared for this much snow & ice. I really don't understand why people get so upset by it. It's not like it happens all the time so why invest SNOW much money into plows & other equipment only to use it every few years. All the truckers that want to whine on TV about how horrible Atlanta roads were should have been smart and watched the news and avoided the Atlanta area as much as they could. It never fails though, people will always find something to whine about.
We had a great time playing in the snow. Eventually, the thrill wore off & the boys just wanted to stay inside where it was warm and play games.
My snow week started out lovely as well. At 2:36AM Monday morning, I woke to a POP. Panic shot right though me. I had indeed snapped one of my porcelain veneers off in my sleep while *i think* grinding my teeth. So thankful we've been home all week. It looks absolutely terrible. I know, that's vain... but I worked in the dental field & pretty smiles are important to me. Thankfully, Dr. Baxter will be able to fix it first thing on Monday morning. That's the office where I worked before becoming a stay at home mom. They are an awesome group of people and do beautiful work! Love them! So, I guess you could have called my week Snowed In & Snaggle Tooth. Enjoy some of our pictures of our snow!

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The Raineys Take On DC

Well, the Raineys are back in Dacula, GA. The Washington Monument is still standing & as far as I know National Security didn't have to be called while we were there! We had a fantastic time. The boys first flight went ridiculously smooth. I mean, family of 5 getting through TSA security took maybe 10 minutes. I was shocked and very happy. We weren't too sure about our flight leaving on time because so many flights were being cancelled and delayed due to the weather up north. However, we boarded our plane right on time and off we went! While flying, Seth so seriously looked at me and asked, "Mommy, when are we going to see Jupiter?" I guess he thought we were going to the moon! They all had a great time listening to XM radio with the earphones the airline attendant gave them for the first half of the flight. The second half they were ZONKED out! I guess getting up at 4 AM wore them out. We arrived on time and went straight to Laurie & Wellington's apartment where we exchanged Christmas gifts. Then, Laurie & I hit up Target for things Allan & I couldn't bring or fit in our carry on luggage. Once we got checked into our hotel, we all went to a little sandwich shop called Cosi. It was super yummy. I was feeling pretty crummy, so we called it a night and went our separate ways. I started coming down with a fever, had chills and was achy all over. Thank the Lord for email prayer chains and answered prayers! I got one started as soon as I got to the hotel room. I was in bed by 8 PM and that hasn't happened since I was probably 12! haha! During the night, my fever broke and I felt much better. I was so worried that our much anticipated trip was going to have a damper put on it with me being sick. Tuesday morning, I woke feeling much better. Nothing that DayQuil couldn't help. And, thankfully, for the remainder of our trip, I remained fever free. Tuesday, we went to the Museum of Natural History and Museum of American History. The boys enjoyed that. I do believe of the whole trip that riding the Metro and all the escalators was the highlight of their trip! LOL. I mean, if you ask, they'll give you the "approved" answers like the Washington Monument or Lincoln Memorial, but deep down I know they LOVED the Metro! Tuesday night we went to Outback Steakhouse. It was soooo yummy! I had forgotten how long it had actually been since we had eaten at one. Very good! On Wednesday, we walked about a million miles. We started out at Arlington National Cemetery. I love to watch the changing of the guard at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. I don't even know how to put it in words what it feels like to watch that. I guess I just love Washington, DC and all the history it holds even though if you know me, you know I'm no history buff! After Arlington, we walked across the Arlington Memorial Bridge. It crosses the Potomac River and is such a beautiful bridge. It ends at the Lincoln Memorial. We spent time there, had a little snack, took some pictures and started off again on our journey. We walked then to the Washington Monument, had a Rainey Boy Style wrestling session which drew quite a bit of attention. But, they needed to get out some energy! Next stop, we went to the White House and then stopped to pick up a few souvenirs. We walked through more of downtown DC and I was loving all the buildings. I wish I could take a picture of every building I saw. They are all so beautiful and unique. I love the city. After that we decided to call it a day and go find something to eat. We headed back into Arlington and ate dinner at California Tortilla. Nothing fancy, but a fast and yummy meal. Thursday was our last sight-seeing day. We decided that the Bureau of Engraving and Printing and the Air & Space Museum would be a good finale.  The Bureau of Engraving and Printing was closed, so we didn't get to see them printing money. So, we headed on over to the Air & Space Museum. They enjoyed it, but by this day I do believe they had had enough of the museums. We hit the highlights, took a few pictures of the Capitol at dusk and ventured off for dinner after Mommy had time to cool down from their rambunctiousness. :) We had a super yummy meal at Hard Rock Cafe! The California burger was so yummy! We hit up another souvenir place and headed back to Arlington to get ready for our venture home Friday afternoon. We were all exhausted! Friday morning, we had a yummy brunch at IHOP before heading back to Ronald Reagan for our flight back home. Poor Laurie & Wellington I'm sure were glad to see us go with all our craziness! We surely are thankful for them and all their help with the boys this week! Couldn't have done it without you guys!! Thanks for helping us & being our "tour-guides"!!
All in all, we had a fantastic time. The boys were troopers even more than I give them credit for! Even though their feet hurt and they complained about it, they still kept on keeping on! Our journey back home went as smooth as the journey to DC. Our boys are great little travelers! It was so great to sleep in my own bed last night! Til next time, DC...
Enjoy some pictures, but be prepared this is only 120 of the 700 I took!! :)

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