I am obsessed with trains. Daddy surprised me and brought me home this Christmas train that I have been eyeing at Home Depot for weeks! I play with it every time we go in to the store. Lucky for me, he bought one before they sold out. We put it together tonight and I watched it go round and round screaming every time it came back to me. I love it and am so blessed to have such a great dad! I know we will enjoy the Christmas train for years to come!
Mom and Dad have had Christmas parties all weekend. Friday when Daddy got home from work, Mom said "I have to get ready. You are in charge." This always means fun times. Well, I guess Daddy needed to get ready too so he stuck me in their tub and turned the water on and let me splash as much as I wanted in my clothes!! It was so fun. Mom tried to ignore all that was going on but I think she thought it was funny too! Daddy couldn't stop laughing at me. I loved it!
There is a man who lives in Cary who is also named Clay Councill! If you are a baseball fan, you may have heard of him. He is the one who Josh Hamilton brought to the Home Run Derby at Yankee Stadium to pitch to him during the All-Star game this summer. Clay (the elder) coached Josh here in high school. We heard about him through Goose and Josh and when we moved here, Clay (the younger) knew he wanted to meet Clay. Well, it finally happened! Daddy called up Clay and introduced himself and Clay came by the store to meet him. Small world that someone shares your name, spells it the same, you know people in common and live very close to each other!
The elder Clay is such a local celebrity here that I have been in stores and people have seen my credit card slip with my last name and asked if I was related to Clay Councill. The first time I said "yes, he is my husband!" But then the clerk gave me a funny look and said, "really??" looking at my obviously pregnant stomach!! Then I realized who she was talking about and told her of the shared name! Now we laugh about it!
