The Doggett Household Update

It has been a while since I posted, but at least it is not as long as last time. So many great things have happened to us over the past few weeks. FYI: These are in order of occurrence. First, we bought a new car! It is a 2009 Silver Altima, and it is so nice. It has bluetooth capabilities, XM radio, six-disc CD changer, dual air control, leather/heated seats....okay you get the idea. It is the nicest car we both have ever owned. Although this is our car, I conveniently get to take it to work all of the time.

The next exciting thing that occurred is that I got recommended by a coworker to join a distance learning training committee. This committee is kind of like having a part-time job, because I get paid for all of the work I do....So what exactly will I be doing?!?!? I will be creating online training classes using HTML and CSS code to train online instructors on how to teach online courses effectively for Mississippi State Board for Community and Junior Colleges. State Board controls all of the community and junior colleges around the state of Mississippi so this is a great opportunity. In addition to creating the courses, I will also be facilitating some of the courses. I will be working with some great people and this will be great experience in my line of work.

Also, we have been wanting to get new living room furniture for a while, but we wanted to wait for the right opportunity/deal. Miskelly's had a Memorial Day sale so we decided to go see what they have. (Side note: If you want to see our previous furniture, go to past blogs to view pictures......and of course the new ones are up above) We ended up finding a couch, love seat, ottoman, and recliner. We decided to purchase all of them, and make these purchases be our anniversary gift to each other. We have a unique living room with too many entrance ways so our love seat ended up not fitting. This was no big deal, because we needed something for our "Christmas Tree Room/Green Room/Belle's Sunroom." The furniture looks so good, and our home is finally complete! The ottoman was on backorder so we should be getting it by the end of this month. Justin's recliner may not be the prettiest piece of furniture (I think it looks like a gorilla's hand), but it sure is the most comfortable chair we have ever seen. Belle even loves it...when I can't find her, I look at her daddy's chair first and 9 times out of 10 she is curled up on it.

Last but certainly not the least, Justin passed the CPA exam!!!! He got his final test score in on Saturday and we were both thrilled! He passed the exam within the given timeline, which means instead of him having to pay money and retake exams he already passed....he now gets a bonus, pay increase, possible promotion, the thrill of not having to study ever again, and CPA after his name.....Justin Erik Doggett, CPA....it looks so good next to his name!!! I am so proud of him! We were already planning on grilling out, but after the great news, we decided to add a few more mouths to feed. We fed Mike, Sarah, Chris, Brittany, and Josh. Our menu consisted of barbecue chicken and pork chops, sweet potatoe casserole, corn casserole, baked beans, and garlic bread. We ate, congregated, the guys watched basketball, then Mike, Sarah, Justin, and I played Guitar Hero. Justin was on drums, Mike and Sarah switched between guitar and bass, and I sang (surprisingly...no windows broke while I sang).

Some minor/fun things that are going on in our life.....Justin's obsession with Lost has finally convinced me to start watching it and now I am obsessed (hence why I am still up blogging at this hour), Justin is playing in a softball tournament this Saturday (this really is neither minor or fun but Justin had tendenitous in his foot but it is starting to get better), the girls in our small group have started having "Girl's Night" so the girls came over our house tonight to watch the Bachelorette, and Belle is just as cute as ever...she is growing up right before our eyes and she loves being outside. She got a kiss from a huge black lab (Jack, Mike and Sarah's dog) and she had a playdate with Annabelle (W.L. and Candace's 8 week old dachsund).

Justin and I were talking last night, and we feel that God has been so great to us over the past year. Without him in our life, we would be lost. Things just keep getting better for us. Just when we get an opportunity to be worried about something, he gives us a reason not to worry. Well....I am headed to bed so goodnight and have a wonderful week!