Elliott & Cookies

We got to meet Elliott as Aunt Kim, Nana and Granddaddy passed through town on their way home. We ate outside at Chick-fil-A. I really like Elliott, but there was only one small problem. We discovered that despite my negative result to dog during my last allergy test, I am in fact allergic to dogs. It wasn't pretty: hives, swelling in my face. We saw Elliott again the following day, not sure that the reaction was actually to him, but that was confirmed as I broke out again and this time had coughing to go along. My doctor says it is a dog allergy with asthma to boot. I have a handful of medicines to manage my symptoms so that I can still go to Nana & Granddaddy's house while Elliott lives there. I did have fun with him though...as did Caleb who has absolutely no fear whatsoever of anything.

Last week, Aunt Kim came to our house and we made cookies to send to Uncle Gregg. I was so excited!! We made a list of ingredients and went to the store. Then I helped her mix the batter. Somehow, the cookies didn't turn out looking like cookies, but they tasted great and we sent them anyway! I'm sure Uncle Gregg will still love them.

Caleb supervised.

And speaking of packages to Uncle Gregg, since he is the Chaplain for lots of people he is in the perfect position to pass things out to guys who otherwise may not get packages from home. So there is no such thing as too many packages for Uncle Gregg! If you and your small group or Sunday School class want a super easy way to love on the troops, you can send stuff to Uncle Gregg. Include a note...he would love to know who you are. There is a list of needs and wants along with the address on their website. (The easiest/cheapest way to send it is by the flat rate boxes provided by the post office.)