Work-smerck

I have finished working my obligated hours for the month of Aug. I do enjoy it more now then when I was doing it day in and day out. I guess now that I have time to do other things and spend more time with the kids it's nice. We are gearing up for school, which starts next week. (for me and Houghton). Fortunately I doesn't get cool around here until Oct. so we don't have to rush out and get to many school clothes yet!! I have plenty of activities planned for the coming months and with school and Houghtons activities I am already feeling the crunch. I do think that we'll get into the groove and with planning it might actually be enjoyable! Houghton has decided to do swimming and soccer....I know...the dreaded oversheduling....we're going to see how it goes. I have no problem suspending either activity!! Mary on the other hand well she talks as much as her mamma!! She has a lot to say, just not sure what it is. She'll let ya know if you don't have it right though!! She is a doll. I call her my little Irish baby....She's got blue eyes and I think reddish blonde hair (not too much of it though). Right now we're working on the sleeping through the night thing. She was doing great for a while but it seems that every so often we have to do it again. Fortunately for me, I don't have anywhere to be in the mornings. Doesn't make it easier in the middle of the night though!! Ok well,enough rambling for now....more pictures soon!!

Ta-Daaah!!

Well, I suppose my job of keeping up is not going so well. I am happy to report: I am done with school for the summer, Houghton is finishing up swim lessons and getting ready for first grade. Mary is starting to pull herself up and has gotten her top 2 teeth, Paul is studying away for the next exam and working hard. That has been us in a nutshell for the past month. I am finally taking a breather! We are going to take a little "mini-vacation" to Tucson this weekend, a much needed little break to celebrate the end of summer (or at least getting ready for the school year). I have also been slacking on the job of taking pictures....I do have some though!! Houghton was taking to sessions of swim lessons for a few weeks. We were trying out a new swim school to see if he might be interested in swimming in the fall. He decided to go with soccer. (He would swim too but soccer comes first!) I am trying to get him involved with stuff but not at the expense of the dreaded overscheduling!! (for him and for me!)

Aren't they cute? Houghton loves his little sister...and as you can see, she's not quite so sure what to make of it!! I have to keep reminding Houghton though, "just wait until she's moving!!"

Updates

Well, vacation was great. We even had time to recover when we got back! Mary went for her 9 mo check-up and promptly got sick. She is still running a pretty high fever and we (the doc and us) cannot figure out what's up...she seems to be getting over it and is doing pretty well, all things considered. I, on the other hand (and Paul too) have been getting very little sleep...It's like when she first came home all over again. I have been trying to do most of the work since Paul has to get up and go to work in the morning. Houghton is a trooper...fortunately his room is on the other side of the house!! Needless to say, not much has gotten done around the house! It's amazing how much time they take up when they are not feeling well!!

Word of the Day

languor: lack of energy or vitality.

That describes completely how I feel today. I really have no energy....However now that the kids are napping...I might rectify the situation. (or at least attempt to)
Swimming is great however it takes a lot out of you...it's very warm at 11am in Phoenix in June.

Information superhighway

Per a discussion we had while on vacation....I have determined the word of the day is "philtrum". It happens to be the indentation on the upper lip that everyone has but no one knows the name. We couldn't remember but I thought of it while 'surfing' and found it!! It took all of .....10 seconds for me to find it. What a great thing technology is....when I want...(otherwise it's a hassle).

Procrastination 101

That is the story of my life. I like to keep thinking it's because I work better under pressure but well, I am not so sure. Things are going well, I am still working but less and less each week!! It is exciting! I do have to say I am excited to be going on a date.....with Houghton!! Yup we are having a mom and son afternoon coming up. We are going to see Cars!! Since he doesn't usually like to watch movies (strange, I know)....I jumped at the chance to go when he saw the commercial and wanted to go.

We also had our first day of swim lessons today....Houghton almost forgot his goggles....TRAGEDY!!! I have to remind him that just asking works as well as freaking out!!! Mary on the other hand....LOVES IT!!! She kicks and splashes and drinks the water....we're working on that one!! It's even a workout for me!! (having to splash around in the baby pool gives the legs a workout!!!) One can only hope, I think I'll have to do much more than that to get into shape though.....