We're still alive over here! It's been quite a busy summer and my camera died. So, I now have a new camera and tons of pictures to upload. We also had a flood in our basement and that has occupied us for the last three weeks! Ick! Everything in our school room got wet and the majority of our homeschooling supplies had to be tossed because of mold and mildew issues....not to mention the magnitude of items in the laundry room part of our basement that got ruined! All of the furniture and even our desk top computer got ruined....sigh. It's been a long three weeks!

Happy 4th birthday Nick! He was a pirate all day! He had a wonderful day! We had lunch with Grandpa and Grandma. Then a nature treasure hunt and back to the grandparents for dinner and a party! I can't believe my guy is 4 already! He has grown in so many ways over the past year! The past month has brought a nice maturity to his character and the mischievious naughtiness has tapered down....perhaps we are at an end? He was quite delighted with the green hulk pajamas from grandpa!

BlogBreak

Well, it seems my blog break has been noticed and I shall update! Nick turned 4 on May 6Th and I have a world of pictures to share as well as our Whitefish Point trip and the recent trip to IL for the Waldorf at Home conference with Donna Simmons of Christopherus fame. I am anxious to tell all about that,but need to get some rest first. We have had such a busy week and not alot of sleep! Is there ever enough sleep in this house? The question is...when exactly does Liam sleep through the night? He is 16 months old and it is time! Time for me to get some sleep! The little two both took a nap at the same time and the big two played and you know what I did....I cleaned. Why did I clean instead of napping? The house is still a mess and everything I did clean will be messed as soon as the little two wake and I am still tired! Oh the wonderful joys of being a mom of little ones! Joys like hand prints on freshly washed windows or mud tracks on freshly mopped floors.....although dad was the one who did that last! We have had wonderful sunny and cold weather! It has been quite nippy and still too cold to plant our seeds in the garden. We have started seedlings indoors and they are growing well,but when do we get warm weather?

Break Away Tennis

Wayne has started another business with a friend called Break Away Tennis. You may check out the website at http://www.breakawaytennis.com/ The website was done by yours truly. I think it's a great concept....even for someone who really doesn't give a hoot about sports!