Weekend in the 'Burg

Adam, Albe and I headed to Hattiesburg this weekend to see the family and watch Southern Miss beat Virginia in a very exciting game. We were oh so excited that Jeremy and Jackson were in town for the weekend as well (we missed you Amy). Jackson is such a smart little fella! He LOVES his "Uncle" Adam and had fun playing with Albe. He learned how to tell Albe to sit and then would throw the ball for him. It cracked us all up. These are some pictures from the ballgame.

Jackson with his Papa. His BFF. Note his hat. He likes to wear it that way! To cute.

Our attempt at a picture. He wasn't in the mood.

Pure sweetness.Adam wasn't so much ready for this picture, but isn't Jackson precious!!


I also have to say that we are very proud of Adam's sister Lori. She has been drum major at Southern Miss for 3 years now. The Pride does a great job under Lori's leadership. We are proud of you Lo.

Update on Albe

Well we are in shock and awe! Just absolutely amazed. Last I wrote, Albe was giving us fits at night with his sleeping, or lack there of. So we moved him to the office and his old kennel. The first night he did GREAT!!!! Didn't hear a peep. The next night we said, "ready to go to bed." I kid you not the dog, RAN to his bed. Adam and I about died, right there in our house. What in the world! Is this our dog who was having trouble sleeping just 2 nights earlier. The next night I was laying on the bed a little before bedtime, Albe jumps off and I hear him head down the hall. Where did he go you ask? To his bed. No coaxing or anything. He loves it and has gone to it on his own every night whenever he is ready to go to bed. So this is a picture of what is his new favorite bed!Who knew that something smaller and more compact could make the fella so happy!

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Doggy Days and Nights

Greetings friends. I'm writing a little more tired today than usual. You see our sweet little dog Albert (that's what he gets called when he's misbehaving) has decided that he doesn't like to sleep in his crate anymore. The past 2 nights Adam and I have have woken up in the wee hours to a faint whining coming from his kennel. And I mean WEE hours. 12:30 last night. So we take him outside first (or Adam takes him out) but that doesn't quiet him down. Adam says, just ignore him, but I fear something is wrong with him. I was forgetting this was the 2nd night that our precious slumber had been interrupted by the whines of this precious pup. So instead of watching the inside of my eyelids, I watch the clock and sit up every now and then and sternly instruct Albe to be quiet and go to sleep. It didn't work! At 2 am, I finally got up and "checked on him", meaning I opened his kennel. What do you think he wanted? To get in the bed with us of course. We have had Albert for 8 months now and he has slept great in his bed in the kennel EVERY night. So what is happening here. Any suggestions you dog lovers on how to get our pup to sleep through the night? Tonight he will be getting his own bedroom. He is getting moved out of our room. I just hope that doesn't make him whine louder.
So now I am propping my head up getting ready to teach 2 classes this afternoon as our sweet dog is sound asleep on the BED this afternoon! That stinker!

Welcome Sarah Kate!!

We are so excited to join our friends Brad and Allison in welcoming their new addition to the world Sarah Kate Murfee!!!! Brad and Allison had a great amount of discipline and waited until the birth-day to find out what they were having. All were thrilled at HER arrival! Welcome to the world Sarah Kate!!!

New Semester

Its a new semester and as Adam so sweetly wrote I have transitioned into a new job. The Lord worked in an amazing way opening the doors for this position and I love being back in the classroom. I am building my stamina back up and my vocal cords. Its going to be a great semester. We are claiming it!
"Give a man a fish and he will eat for a day, teach a man to fish and he will eat for the rest of his life."

Happy Birthday Chuck

Adam and I want to wish extra special Happy Birthday to his dad, Chuck today on his 55th birthday!!!!

 

We hope you have a wonderful day filled with love and laughter.I wish we could be with you to celebrate!!!
We love you. Amy, Adam and Albe!

Big Congratulations and Thank you!!

First of all, I want to start this off by congratulating Amy on her new position as an instructor in the Department of Communication. This is a wonderful job for Amy, as she is a great teacher and will have a positive influence on so many students. It's really neat that we both work at the university, but in different departments. The Lord has truly blessed us with these jobs!!

Second, I want to thank Amy for taking the trip with me to St. Louis. As she wrote yesterday, I have an obsession with the Cardinals, and she has put up with this the whole time we have been together. I told her the Cardinals won the World Series in October (2006), and then we met a month later, so I had some really good things going on in my life!! Our first Cardinals game together was two years ago in Atlanta; I got sick at the game and we had to leave early and missed the Cardinals dramatic victory. But, she went with me to watch them beat the Braves last year and to St. Louis this year, where they split the two games we went to. Albert even hit a home run on Tuesday night. We had such a wonderful time and couldn't have gotten a better hotel room if we picked it out ourselves!! I really enjoy our travels together and look forward to the future when we have children to travel with as well (I think I'm looking forward to traveling with the kids, check back in a few years for verification). Anyway, we had a great time, but now it's back to work as the Fall semester begins on Monday.