It's kind of daunting to do a blog entry when it's been months since the last one. How did I keep this up on a daily basis? But I guess I have to start somewhere, right? I'm actually amazed that anyone still reads. I think that since so many of us have joined Facebook, it's a lot easier to catch up with the little tidbits that we post every day, rather than going from blog to blog, reading long posts. So I will keep this short. How about that?
So, summer came and went. We were pretty boring this summer, but here's a small sampling of what each of us did:
Mike was gone for June and July on a rural anesthesia rotation in Kearney, which is two hours away from Lincoln. He came back for August and is now gone for a month in Hastings. Otherwise, Mike riled up the beagle every chance he got.
Bailey has a new occupational therapist and is doing very well learning how to socialize with the other kids in her class. She moved up from preschool to pre-kindergarten, and our biggest obstacle is keeping her challenged. She gets bored so easily, since she's already reading. So she appears to be one of those kids who is super smart and super socially unaware. Her sensory issues are at the forefront of her behavioral issues, but I'm also wondering now if she might have Aspberger's. At this point, she does not meet the diagostic criteria for autism, which thrills us.
Zach was bored this summer, as only an 8 year old can be. It's just not that exciting to hang out with mom and dad and your little sister. Unless you're fighting with the said sister, which is lots of fun. Vacation Bible School was a big hit with Zach, which I was actually surprised about. The only reason we sent him was because I was on the planning committee, so I knew how good it was going to be. Zach loved it! He started third grade in August, and it's no longer cool to have your mom walk you to class on the first day. No, it's much cooler to say "see ya!" and spring from the van as if you were being chased by mountain lions. The extreme low point of our summer was when one of Zach's best friends was killed in a car accident. Mike and Zach were pall bearers, and I can say with certainty that a funeral for an 8 year old is not something that should ever happen. But we are moving forward.
I was extremely un-exciting this summer. I have this thing called a job that really gets in the way of excitement. We did have a humongous scrapbooking garage sale that was wildly successful and made MIke very happy, because most of my scrap supplies are now out of the house and messing up someone else's basement. I did have to take on the single parent role for most of the summer, due to the aforementioned traveling. And, we got a cat! The Humane Society waived its adoption fee for adult cats, because no one wanted them, so we took one. She's super cute and gets along famously with the beagle.
So, really, that's about it. I'll have some pictures to post, but it's another daunting task to edit all that stuff. Thanks for sticking with me!
