Hmmmm. I really have no excuse for not blogging the past 6 months (give or take a few), besides for the fact that we are BUSY! I thought I'd pop in for a quick update!
Ryan has been working, working, working....70 hours per week, most weeks and usually he is home less than 24 hours per week which makes for some sad girls (and a sad Momma!). But we do this every year and we can do it again! Only 4 or so months until layoff, gotta save that $$$ for the fun to begin! :) He's been up on the Canadian border, which he enjoys the scenery (although, not the drive!) He even gets to see flocks of pelicans! We went to visit him over the 4th, and then he proudly showed us his territory, even the girls sat in his ride (a caterpiller backhoe).
Hannah has been enjoying summer by reading, texting (ugh....), and playing with friends. She also joined softball this year and is loving it! She's about the least competitive person ever, so it's fun just to watch her socialize. She's beginning her preteen mood swings already, Lord help us! She's 11 going on 21. Even just typing 11 makes me tear up a little!
Brooklyn has totally blossomed this year. She is less shy, and more "chatterboxy" (that's what we call it). 1st grade was wonderful for her, but she's ready for 2nd grade! She's learned how to find all her favorite songs from her favorite movies on Pandora, and has been memorizing them! She also enjoys our $10 pool quite often as the summer has been a hot one!
I have not been very exciting, just busy! Working, and classes keep me quite occupied, plus my new job calls for quite a few evening meetings and traveling so that's a big change! I really would like to make a goal of inquiring more activity and hobbies into my life, but not sure yet where to squeeze that in! It'll happen though! I have a closet full of clothes I'd really like to fit into again, so hopefully some hardcore activity will be in my future!
We've started looking at some houses, need to get ours listed, but Ryan and I are learning a lot about ourselves this time in house hunting....we are NOT going to settle....we each have a laundry list and want it met. Our realtor actually enjoys our directness in that he doesn't have to guess at what we want...we are very particular! Of course, we need to list ours...or rent it, with the market the way it is!
Stay tuned....I promise to be back soon! ;)
