lately...

jim has been gone again, for yet another out-of-state two week military training. it's been busy!! school started for jessica, joy school for james, piano lessons and soccer practice during the week for jessica (with games on saturday)...plus, i have still been nauseous and there simply aren't available babysitters like summer offered. *sigh* throw in various errands and appointments and you've got one insane, exhausted mama!

jiiiiim, come hommmme!

so, it's been crazy-busy but i also appreciate how it's made time go by faster. it's nice to have a schedule again, with things to do each day. i don't feel as sick as i was before, which enables me to get things accomplished even though i do feel icky as i am doing them. as least i'm vertical these days.

my friend, jeanne made this awesome GACK and we took some home with us. the kids had oodles of fun with the strange stuff. even i was playing with it. talk about weird science!

i'm in a book club (sorta) - i'm always invited but haven't made it to a gathering yet. right now, we're reading the book thief by markus zusak. it is phenomenal - so unique, so well-written. i highly recommend it. i invited my sister to join in, but it looks like neither one of us is going to make it to book club this time, so we created our own so we can still discuss this book. today, she came over and taught me to knit (yes, i know - i'm finally doing it!!), and we talked about the book thief. tre fun! here i am, in all my thirteen-weeks-pregnant glory, knitting...

that about sums it up for now. it's late. i am exhausted and the book thief beckons. g'nite!