i'm such a slacker with the blog these days. I do apologize to all those who check this site regularly for updates and are constantly being disappointed. So to make it up to you here's a three in one post complete with pictures and everything!! I'd promise to be better about posting, but we all know that will only last so long and then we'd be back to the same old routine...
Post 1: The Esther Update
Not too much to report. She's honing in on two years old complete with emphatic "no"s and temper tantrums that leave me oscillating between hysterically laughing at her and furious. Here are some fun pics. Sorry if any of them are repeats from earlier posts, i just cleaned out my camera and i'm not sure what was already downloaded or not.
Post 2: Art of Motorcycle Misuse
As some of you may know, and some of you may not, i was supposed to buy a friend's motorcycle (hi Ivy!) a few months ago. However, upon return from Sri Lanka I decided to be a responsible adult and save the money since we're expecting another little one this winter. Also, it seemed less and less practical to go riding around on a motorcycle while pregnant, not to mention the baby on board sticker had no where to go...
Luckily though, the discovery channel guy that has been living at our house for the past month or so to assist in the project my dad has been working on and he brought his little 125 and I've been learning to ride it (just up and down the drive way so far but it's been good to get my jibblies out nonetheless). You also get a good view of the belly
Post 3: Annual LAT Reunion
Me and my two of the most amazing women ever attempt to get together at least once a year. We all used to live in the same town and barely a day would go by without us seeing each other. We had adventures and played tricks and were really good at chasing away the blues. Now we're all attempting to be adults in various parts of the country...
This year i flew down to Atlanta to be with them. We had an all-too-brief but albeit fantastic visit. We did nothing. We ate, we cuddled, we played with the cats and dogs, we saw a bad movie, we sat on the kitchen counter and bitched. It was, admittedly, a tame visit considering that i can't drink, or stay up late, or hang out in smokey bars... but it was just the right speed nonetheless and i came home sad but recharged, relaxed, and a bit more laid back than i've been in ages.
SO that about wraps it up. I was able to procure some part-time from home work (thanks Fred and Allison!!!). Ben is working away splitting his weeks between the shop and the addition. The 18ft crocodile has finally been delivered and will stop taking up the entire drive way. My sister and badu are coming to visit on friday. YIPPIE!!!!!!!!! i haven't seen them in about 3 months... and over all things are starting to calm down and fall into place. The next 4 months or so ought to be interesting to say the least, and we can only hope they prove fun if a little crazed.
This is our daily tomato harvest. It doesn't seem so unmanageable here but imagine getting that many every day for two months straight.
Here is where Esther spends most of her day. Just kidding. This is what will eventually be our bedroom. It doesn't look like much here but all that stone and block and concrete has been occupying more of my husbands time than i have.
These are the three little speckled frogs... Notice how the eyes on all three of them are pretty much the same size...
She is yelling "ribbit" at me
