Dinner?

The age old question...what to have for dinner? I am sitting here contemplating it. So, I thought I might as well blog while I figure it out.

We have had such a busy summer. So many guests! It has been great. Really! :) It has been incredibly busy and fun. It is now time for things to slow down tho. I am ready for school to start and to get into a regular schedule for me and the kids. They are ready too. Next week I am planning to start school. I don't have everything I need, but I have most of my curriculum figured out. I'm also teaching at our co-op, The Cube, this year. I hope to get those classes figured out next week in preparation for our start date next Friday. Nothing like leaving it all to the last minute! But that is what I do. I always left papers to the last minute in college. If I start early and have too much time to think I can't make a decision on how to approach the topic. I would keep changing my mind. I finally learned to just wait until the last minute and then I would HAVE to pick a topic real fast and go with it. It works for me. :) Not great for your stress levels, but it works out.

I also need to take a training class to be an assistant leader for American Heritage Girls. I am thinking it will be great for me and Emma to do fun things together and for me to see what she likes to do. So, I am looking forward to it this year. Ethan is excited about Cub Scouts. The AHG and Scouts already have some camping trips and day trips planned that will be fun to do.

The kids are taking soccer this fall, too. Ethan took it last year and so far he has done really well at practices this year. I've seen some improvement already! He's a bit more aggressive this year which is a good thing for him. Emma had trouble her first practice. She did not want to participate. Cried every time someone tried to convince her to get out and play. We've only had one practice and then this week's practice was cancelled (not a good thing, she needed to be exposed to it again). I think she may have been more willing if she had some friends on the team, but this is not the case. I recall Ethan being very hesitant about participating the first year he took a sports class. We will give it time. It will be good experience for her.

So, that will be our year. School, sports, and Cub Scouts and AHG. A full year. Good times. :) Hopefully a vacation up north thrown in there. Oh, and rest. We all need some of that too.

As for dinner, I'm thinking it will be a spaghetti night.

What a Weekend!

I know I have not blogged in awhile, but we have been so very busy that I have not had time to think and process all that is going on. While all of the business is alot of fun, I am tired at the moment. We had a great time this weekend. Kyle and his wife, Blossom, and their son, Karan, came to visit as did Mike Pavlik. They stayed over our way for the weekend. Dave and Lisa and kids and Brent and Angie and kids also joined in the fun. All the dads and kids went to see The Clone Wars on Saturday afternoon and then the dads went out to 'bond' over dinner that night. That was really the only big event. We mostly just hung out and played Rock Band and the Wii and enjoyed each other's company. We were all friends in college and just love hanging out together. And then Ben and Vicki and kids have been living with us since last week. They are moving down here and we are home base for awhile. They are great house guests! We have really had a good time with them here. I missed them while they were in Washington. I believe their current plan is to get into a place in the next week or two. In the meantime, Penny and Olivia are coming down to visit this Thursday. No plans as of yet during that time. Sleep? Yes, that sounds like a good plan. :)

3rd and 4th Sightings

The 3rd salamander sighting was in the house....myfriend, Vicki, saw it at 6:30am the other day and caught it and put it outside. A girl after my own heart. :) Of course, she is a veterinarian so I can't imagine her hurting ANY animal. :) Maybe we have a salamander infestation? Is there such a thing?? The 4th sighting was outside. We had friends over this past weekend and one of the boys caught one outside and we put it in a gladware container. The next day we saw them again and I heard he gave it to his brother for a birthday present. Jesse said, "I got a LIVE present!". ha ha ha! Too cute.

Second Sighting

As I was getting ready to head to bed the other night, I heard Matt call out, "Uh, Les, come here!". Apparently the tan salamander had made it's way into our front closet. This is probably the same one I saw in Austin's bed a while back. With the state of our front closet (lots of stuff stored in there) I didn't put too much effort into finding the little guy. He'll make another appearance soon and I'll get him then.

She's Officially Mobile!

Our littlest one, Anna, is now officially mobile! She has been crawling all around. Of course, when she sees me she stops and fusses to be picked up. :) Imagine that....a baby that fusses and wants to be held....