A long time

Wow!!!! Sorry I've been away for so long.....not intended...had trouble logging onto Blogger (as well as other sites) and we just figured out the problem tonight....so I will be off making comments on everyone's blogs. I've been able to view them just couldn't sign on to post a comment. Whatever the issue was slowly started locking me out of other sites as well...such as our local library...couldn't request books! ACK!!!! TRAGIC!!!!!

So anyway...here I am....what's been going on in the past month????? Here's a run down....I'll do a 13 for Thursday to catch everyone up!

1. SCHOOL started!!!! For Alex that meant 3rd grade....for Evan, 6th grade and for me it meant back to work full time (at least for 6 months!). I think I am having the hardest time adjusting to it! I got spoiled last year!

2. CAMPING!!! We've gone on several camping trips....one to Sunset Beach with the Boy Scouts. Our first camping trip with the scouts...it was fun!!!! Got to know a few of the other parents a little more than just a "hi". The boys all played on the beach for about 7 hours.....

3. Which leads to Alex's worse sunburn (the worst sunburn I have EVER seen) EVER.......it was NASTY! It ended up blistering and then another child at school touched his back and broke open a blister.....NASTY!!!! Poor guy was in so much pain....now it's better but still pink so I make him wear a swim shirt if he goes in the pool!!!!!

4. CAMPING at Lake Alpine with my brother...always a GREAT time!!!!!

5. SOCCER...Alex is playing soccer for the first time...he loves it and is doing very well. He's definitely NOT afraid to get in there and go for the ball. Games start in a week....

6. BACKPACKING.......Dave and some of the scouts are planning a 50 mile pack trip for next summer...in the hope that I might like backpacking we are going on a mini trip this weekend...ONE night......4 miles in/4 miles out.....should be fun if it's not hot!

7. HOT!!! July was GREAT here...now that it's almost September it's HOT!!!!! Screen at school today said 109* as I was leaving at 2pm! YUCK! Even sitting out at the pool at 5pm was not pleasant!

8. A year older....yep! I'm another year older....a year closer to 40.....not that big of a deal. It was a nice day but kind of like all others!

9. 6th grade...Evan's in 6th grade! Last year of elementary school....it's going to be a tough year....he really wants to make it into Algebra 1 next year (a rare thing for a 7th grader) so he's going to have work his tail off in pre-Algebra this year. 6th grade outdoor ed is coming up...he's excited to go. Should be a great year for him......he even gets to be part of his schools morning news show (the 6th grade GATE kids run it)...so he'll soon be a tv star!!!!

10. Scrapbooking.....hmm, what's that???? Hasn't been happening here....hopefully soon!

11. Wow...a month and I can only come up with 10 things??????

12. OHH Got a new digital camera for my birthday......a little Canon Powershot...after going on a 6 mile hike with my canon rebel around my neck I decided that we needed a smaller camera to take with us hiking, biking, etc. And this way Dave can take one with him if he goes on a scout trip.

13. Be on the look out for some new photos!!!!!