things 'n' stuff

our camera went missing for a few days (which explains my lack of recent posts). i just discovered it in the van, buried inside my new organizer. hmm...is that ironic? it was under the bag of dum-dums we took with us on our last trip to snoqualmie falls. for some reason, i didn't take any photos on that spontaneous adventure - but it sure was fun, hiking down to the falls with the kids! i love my organizer, btw. yes, my camera was buried inside it, but the van has been soooo much neater with this thing!now that i have my camera back, i just had to snap a photo of my latest indulgence! ice breakers has come out with the most mouth-watering chewy sours - EVER!! they are seriously addicting, people - so BEWARE! i am quickly learning which stores carry them and which do not (a sign of a true chewy sours addict??). the other day, i bought a pack from the gas station by the mall and by the time i arrived home (ten minutes later), i had eaten the entire contents! yes, they are that good. i need to stay away...

at the grocery store today, i was in line behind a familiar-looking woman and her two cute children. she had much more than i did, and offered that we go in front of her. i politely declined, since i was in no hurry and was still on a "date" with jessica. well, as this woman and i were both bagging our items, she said she remembered me. that's when i took a closer look and it all came back to me... the little ones and i were at the mall MONTHS ago, playing at the "boat" kiddie area. there was one other woman there with her children. our boys became instant friends and eventually the other mom and i got talking. it was fun! we walked all the way through the mall together and exchanged numbers at target, before going our separate ways.

well, neither one of us got around to calling each other! how fun, to run into her again! so i got her number (again) and i will definitely call her this time so we can get together. lately, i've trying to have more "girlfriend" time. sure, we moms get busy with our children, but we need to connect with other adults! so, i am trying to be better at that.

for the next month, jim will be gone for military training. we all miss him a lot. when he returns for good, the deployment will be OVER!! jim will return to amazon full-time, just in time for school to start. jessica will start piano and soccer, james will begin joy school (which i will take part in teaching), and jenna and i will have some one-on-one time we've never really had! there is a lot to look forward to...