well, its been a while, so as usual its time to play catch up. There are a thousand and one pictures I probably should load here, but the fact that I have finally downloaded/uploaded them somewhere else besides the SD card is progress! And this one pretty much sums it up.  Once again, my super sweet, wonderfully talented friend took this of my kiddos. She said "kiss your sister" and its exactly what it looks like :) big brother was more than happy to oblige and little brother would have no part of it what so ever!  I can never ever begin to express my gratitude for the priceless memories she has created for us.

ok, now where to fill in...grandparents are all still about the same. no better, no worse. and right now thats a blessing.

 went to a funeral this morning for a dear friend's mom who passed away.

horrible. terrible. awful.

the house is coming along. no major issues so far. a few "discussions" but all is well. the brick mason and the sheet rock hanger started today.

my brother is in the middle of moving from Dublin to London. go figure. 

I got my official letter for school. let the fun begin. Aug. 15, 122 days to be exact!

& the funny for the day...little man ventured into a nearby creek today & apparently decided to taste the water. Big brother proceeded to tell him it had parasites in it (which it probably does) & that he was going to die. He FLIPPED out. kept telling me he felt funny & had a lump in his throat. I of course had to add to it and told him he was going to wake up with a worm on his pillow that had crawled out his ear or maybe his nose. Mean, mean mom, yes I know.  Again, he FLIPPED out. So, pepto to the rescue. Did you know it can kill any parasite you might ingest? He believes it anyway. And as long as we get some sleep tonight, its a miracle drug. & I bet he never tastes that water again!!