Jacks and bits...

A little late, but here is the cutie little picture of the kids' jack-o-lanterns. New this year, Matthew and Ella Jane have both taken pleasure in dropping them over the deck and watching them go SPLAT! Perhaps we have a new tradition to uphold.

(Matthew on the left, Ella Jane on the right)

Haven't written in awhile because I feel like I'm back in the trenches of motherhood. When the big kids were still little kids I was in the trenches and wondering when in the heck I would ever see light. Then I left for a year, maybe even two.

Now I'm back!

The big kids argue. A lot. And Sara is in between that stage of wanting to do it herself yet still wanting to hold onto mama. So, if you call between the hours of 4:00-6:00pm, chances are you'll hear her crying in the background as I try and get dinner on the table and keep the other two from killing each other!

But, there are fun moments in between all this madness. Like this one below. Sara is more than thrilled that she is becoming a big kid too and has the privilege of walking the culdesac with her sister. So cute.


And then there is Ella Jane and her dress up. She's never taken ballet but she likes to dress up and pretend and the tights and the boots were just too much. Had to snap a memory of that.

Matthew is a voracious reader these days and at times can be seen walking around the house with book in hand from time to time. I'm amazed at his ability to retain what he's read even though he reads it so quickly.

(He's in the middle of pushing the chair to the counter so that he can climb up and make his lunch for school...eyes glued)

Nearly three weeks ago now, I set off a geyser in our master bathroom. And I mean geyser like water shooting up to the ceiling and wreaking all sorts of havoc.

The good news is we no longer have a leaky faucet.

The bad news is we no longer have a faucet due to the fact that since so much damage was done, we figured now was the time to gut and remodel. So, it's bare bones in there until we can come up with a new design and find the time to learn how to redo a bathroom. Mmm... this could take awhile.

Well, I'm out of things to say.

Goodnight!