Outside my window...Finally lower humidity levels. It was like the tropics here for a while. It was so hot and humid the mosquitoes are in full season. It is so out of control we really can't go in the backyard. I think next year we may start school at the beginning of August and take a month off in the fall.
The other sound outside are cicadas. It is so loud at night that Big Boy said, "I can't sleep with all the crocodiles outside." I guess crocodile is easier to say than cicadas.
I am thankful for Good health. For six weeks this summer we passed pink eye around to each other. It put a damper on a lot of plans, but finally I was able to gain control over it. I gave the perscription drops to the one who had a current eye infection and the rest of us took saline eye drops and saline nose drops 3 times a day for a week. I had to come up with creative ways to get them in the kiddos eyes. I hope not to go down this path again. Princess on the other hand was so excited about the prospect of having pink eyes she excalaimed, "Mommy can I keep my pink eyes forever and ever?" Ummm...No.
Currently we're reading...Many things from our own personal library. Our library's elevator has been out of order all summer and makes trips to the library difficult. On one hand it's been a blessing as we are reaquainting ourselves with some old "friends" we haven't seen in a while. On the other hand as school is approaching, I do hope they get the elevator fixed. Princess also had a huge explosion with reading this summer. She's been reading chapter books to the others. So much fun!
I am wearing...Shorts and a tanktop. I realized as the summer started heating up I did not have much clothes in my summer wardrobe. (Last year I was post partum and the year before that they were showing all those maternity looking styles). I was able to get out and get a few shirts...the downfall is that they do need to be ironed or they look crumply. Oh well...
From the kitchen...Not much from the oven. It's been way too hot. We've utilized the grill a lot. We even grill the veggies on there.
One of Big Boy's favorites are Summer Egg Boats. (Basically, deviled eggs). However, if I called them what they really are, I suspect he wouldn't touch them!
Our tomatoes are starting to ripen so I expect BLT's this week.
This summer, I've realized that wheat and me do not make good friends. I've been wheat free for two weeks and feel much better. If I had a scale, I'd even venture to say that I've lost weight too.
From the schoolroom...Lot's of unopened packages. I finalized what we're doing this upcoming shcool year and am expecting a few more packages soon. I'll update when I have it all together.
I am creating...A peace filled home. This summer was filled with way too much running around between Vacation Bible School and Summer Camp. All of which sounded great in February, but when put into action, fried all of us. I'm hoping to strike a balance with outside activities this fall. We'll see how that shapes up.
What's new with Baby Bear...TEEETH!!! And lots of them. She turned one and still had not a one and then all of a sudden, they are popping out like crazy. She's had a lot of crankiness lately, but who wouldn't when cutting 4 teeth at once?
A picture worth sharing...Actually, it's a video of Baby Bear scooting. Way too precious in this mother's opinion!
