brotherly love

forever messy pig

Somewhere in the last *ahem* twenty-nine years I have become quite a messy little pig and keeper-of-all-things. I have a hard time letting go of just about anything. Now... I'm not a hoarder by any means, but cute little drawings and papers I should read and paperwork I procrastinate and you name it... I have a hard time parting with. Just the other day I had to put everything I was doing on hold, control my behaviors, and clean this unbelievable mess... it takes about 2 weeks to get this bad. And yes, Dave still loves me.

Brace yourself for what you are about to see...

That last pile is the pile of my procrastinating paperwork that I NEED to get at. tomorrow. or the next day...

jogging?

Anyone who knows my family could take a guess as to how this text conversation ends...


Mom: Dad went jogging today

Me: You mean a fast walk, right?

Me: Wait, is he okay?

Mom: All projects on hold

(Dad and Mom are currently working on a multitude of woodworking projects for the old new house. Mom, get on that.)

Me: Crap!

Mom: He jogged to Kramer's on his break!


Now... the distance between Dad's work and Kramer's (the local grocery store) is approximately 0.2 miles according to Google maps. In layman maps, he cut through 2 back yards, crossed a side street, and arrived in the parking lot. Dave could probably throw a football from the parking lot of Dad's work and hit the grocery store building. With that said, I am still proud that Dad is making an effort toward some sort of exercise. Next time you'll have to "jog" on the way back from the grocery store too. ;)

beginning of a new year

Today was a quiet day. I take that back. My nephew, Luke, was here and he made up for the 3 who were missing. :)

Let me start over.

Today was a relatively quiet day with my 3 oldest missing. Excited would be an understatement when describing their feelings toward the First Day of School. Austyn was up at 5:30 this morning and I'm guessing she won't last much past 7:00 or 7:30 tonight. We shall see. Peyton and Lia were non-stop balls of energy. Even now as I listen to what sounds like a cage fight - if I had ever been to one - in the living room, they haven't settled down. I'm guessing it will end in tears by the end of the night. But for now, enjoy a couple shots from this morning. My babies...

Austyn - kindergarten * Peyton - 5th grade * Lia - 2nd grade