Saturday, October 25, 2008

New Slide Show

Check out the new slideshow. All photos are courtesy of Jeffrey: age 4. He likes to use the digital camera when we aren't looking. Some of his pictures aren't half bad.

P.S. Slideshow is on the right. ;)

P.P.S. I know that the "new" show looks vaguely similar to the one that was already there, but I can't get Picasa to talk with Blogger as quickly as I'd like. I think they need to go to counseling so that they can share their feelings quicker. Check back soon, it should be working correctly before too awful long.

P.P.P.S. Ok so it was all fine and dandy in the time that it took me to write and post the last p.s thing. I guess I could have gone back and just deleted it and left the original post. But then you wouldn't have been able to see the inner workings of my mind. Enjoy!

Bravery!

No this is not a post about the bravery of one my three sons as they tried something new for the first time. It's a post about me! It's a post about the first of, I'm sure, many nights waiting up for my kids to get home from where ever they are.

The neighbors, who we love to death, had a halloween party put on by the wood mill where the husband works, and invited Jeffrey to go along. They have a little boy about his age so we let him go. Then, one of Austin's friends invited him to go over for dinner and watch a movie, so . . . a little nervously because it's the first time, we let him go. About five minutes later I yawned and wondered if my kids were too young for me to be waiting up for them to come home. Keep in mind it was only 8.

Anyway, I guess parenting is all about the "firsts". There are so many that we look forward to, and yet, so many that we wish would never come and some we hope don't come that do. So, to my first night of "waiting up" I say cheers. And here's to many more.

Thursday, October 23, 2008

Turn off the faucet!!

So, I usually do pretty good about staying a couple steps ahead of the sicknesses that go around my house. But, this time something snuck ahead and ambushed the heck out of me. My head is all swimmy and light and my nose runs like a faucet! Literally! I am constantly wiping it and it hurts! I wish I could turn it off like you would the water faucet. But enough of the gross details. I need my sleep!

Sunday, October 12, 2008

Under Construction

Another reason to be annoyed! :) If you are reading this, then you will most likely notice a few things that seem to be incomplete on the right hand side of the page. I am currently doing some construction, or re-construction, and have decided to go to bed without getting everything set just the way I want it. So, forgive me, and come back soon to see the changes. Or, don't if you don't want to. I promise they aren't really going to be that exciting. I just discovered some new blogspot features and have been playing with them. Anyway, I'm off to bed before Amber wakes up and wonders where the heck I am.

Annoyed?

I recently had an interestingly ironic thought. For those interested to know, no it wasn't the first thought that I've had, and no it didn't hurt. But, what it did do was cause me to reflect on the fact that we haven't made a post in almost two months. Now, this is where the irony comes in. If I were looking at someone's blog and they hadn't made a post in almost two months, I would be annoyed. So hopefully for the one or two of you out there that actually take the time to come visit, you aren't too annoyed by the fact that it's been almost two months since we've updated this thing, and hopefully you continue to check back occasionally.

It's been a busy two months. Austin started kindergarten and is loving every minute of it. Jeffrey started preschool and he too is loving every minute of it. Jakob has grown in to quite the teaser. (I wonder where he got that from?) He is a hoot and keeps us on our toes. He loves to climb, and will climb onto or into anything.

It's getting into the busy season for both of my jobs. UPS is starting to pick up with what will be another busy Peak Season. Radio Shack is gearing up for Christmas as well. We are getting new toys, for kids little and big, almost daily. Between the two I'm not home much during the day, but the boys sure love to gather at the window and watch me ride up in front of the house on my motorcycle each evening when I come home.

Well, since I can barely keep my eyes open I guess this will have to do for now. I hope you don't get too annoyed waiting for the next new post. Who knows when it will arrive.