September 2008 Update

Well, September has come & gone and what do we have to say about it?

Our Air Conditioner stopped working! That would probably be fine if we lived in Idaho or somewhere that the temperatures weren’t still in the 90’s every day. We lived through a few days of 90-degree house temps before we called someone. They of course wanted us to get an all new system and ductwork…right around about $7000 worth of work. We of course don’t have that money, nor do we want to pay it. Luckily we have a friend of a friend who works with A/C and he came & fixed the major problems for $125. We have some ductwork that needs fixing and we’ll need to solve some venting issues in our attic, but we’ll be able to get it all done for WAY LESS than $7000.

Rhett has started a work out regiment, which involves playing softball with our Ward on Tuesday nights, and playing basketball at our church on Wednesday nights. He is enjoying the time spent playing ball, not so much enjoying the aches and pains he sometimes has afterwards. This past Tuesday Rhett was up to bat and hit a line drive straight at the pitcher. It hit him in the chin/jaw area and was bleeding enough that some team members left to take him to the hospital. Rhett felt really bad about that!

As for me, I’m hanging in there. Only 3 months to go! This baby has recently taken to kicking me pretty good, and I’ve been having quite a few Braxton Hicks contractions over the past few days. I’m feeling well however, just tired a lot. I try to rest as much as possible with 2 little ones around all day. I’m pretty lucky though and I probably get more rest than a lot of pregnant moms. During General Conference for our church this past weekend I was able to get 2 major projects completed. My Christmas cards, and the baby announcements. We were at Rhett’s sister Melissa’s house, and I had plenty of helpers, so thanks for that!

Austin was a little hesitant at first to start Cub Scouts, mainly because he didn’t know what to expect, but he has jumped in with both feet and enjoys it a lot. A few weeks ago they had the Raingutter Regatta. While Austin’s boat looked really good, we never tried it out beforehand, and unfortunately found that it was top heavy and didn’t really sail so good. Oh, well! It was a valiant effort for our first try. See the picture below.

Logan has decided lately that he’s an artist and wants to draw almost constantly. His Sunbeam teacher at church has even commented on his awesome drawing ability. And I must admit he draws pretty well for a 4-year old! Below he is showing off a picture of a train that he drew.

Carson has recently reached a HUGE milestone…getting rid of the Binky!!! Last weekend we took the short trip to Austin to hang out with family, and forgetting the binky, we decided it was as good a time as any to drop the habit. He has adjusted well to falling asleep without it, and I am so relieved. The picture below of Carson was so funny. He was upstairs playing with his cousins & brothers, and all of a sudden he was coming down the stairs with this huge sombrero on his head saying “Yee haw!” It was quite cute!

GREAT NEWS in the Zimmerman family. Last Friday we received the news that our niece Grace Cluff is CANCER FREE!!! Her PET and CAT scans revealed no trace of the tumors or cancer anywhere in her body. Needless to say we are relieved and excited at the same time. She’ll still have checkups regularly for the first year and will still be doing school at home until January, but we are so grateful that she was able to be healed. It makes us realize (once again) how strong PRAYER can be. Thanks to all of you for your concern on her part.

Next time I’m sure we’ll have Halloween pictures to post, so we’ll update you then!
Love – Rhett, Maren, Austin, Logan, Carson & Baby Jackson