Six Weeks?

Seriously? I just realized that I haven't blogged in six weeks. Six weeks in blogshere is paramount to a lifetime. Now that I sit down to write something that isn't related to the criminal justice system, I realize how much I have missed blogging, and in fact how much I need it. But first a recap ...

This one, amazes me every day.

• She loves school and continues to do very well.


• She impresses me with her reading and I can tell she will have a lifetime love of reading like her parents.


• She started spring soccer (it is cold) and is adjusting. She is on a different team this year and doesn't know any of the kids (most of them are older than her, she has mad skills).


• I am learning that it is getting a bit tougher for her to adapt to change. (She had a substitute bus driver the other day and for some reason she had a tough time with that.)


• She packs her and Blake's lunches every day.


• She would craft all day long if she could.


• Recently went to her first hockey game.


• Loves IKEA and going out to eat (also known as a perfect girls weekend!)

This one, makes me laugh every day.

• He is potty training like a rock star.


• He starts soccer on Saturday (with his "lellow" soccer ball).


• His fashion idol is Napoleon Dynamite.


• Would watch cartoons (mainly "Olivia" and "Max and Ruby") all day long if I would let him.


• Thinks every baby he sees is "Baby Terling" (his new cousin).


• Is obsessed with superheros (and underpants with superheros on them).


• Likes shooting "bad guys, witches, and chickens" with his gun.


• Still loves to snuggle his mommy.

This one, still makes my heart pitter-patter.

• He is figuring out what he wants to be when he grows up.


• He is gracefully and professionally dealing with politics and politicians.


• He is riding his bike and grateful for the days of sunshine.


• He is doing PX90.


• Which means he is losing weight (20 pounds so far).


• He is reading a lot.


• He likes to shoot baskets in the driveway.


• He is taking Mylie to a math night at her school tomorrow.

And me, well, what to say about me ...

• I am tired ... but I have used 10 pm - 2 am as workable hours for so long, it is hard to give them up.


• I am excited that spring is getting close. I can hear birds chirping in the morning.


• I am behind on grading ... but may have accepted the only time I will ever be caught up on grading is at the end of the semester.


• I am feeling creative - I just can't find the time to do much about it.


• I think about taking pictures a lot, I just don't do it a lot.


• I love picking up my kids from school every day.


• I love visiting prisons and am looking forward to taking students on field trips this month.


• I am not sure if I am looking forward to taking 8 students to a conference out of state next week.


• I am wondering how my home office got so cluttered again, when it was spotless two weeks ago.


• I am *slightly* addicted to Angry Birds, but have been stuck on level 12 on my phone for days now. Sigh.


• I have been streaming Law and Order SVU at night while I grade papers.


• I am slowly losing weight (17 pounds, but many more to go).


• I have cut down on diet coke and LOVE mango peach crystal light in my water bottle.


• I am realizing that my personality traits may always cause me to struggle with finding balance in my life.


• My favorite show on TV is Parenthood.


• Jeff mocks that fact every Tuesday night.


• I hung up crime scene tape in my cubicle this week.


• I like my new haircut.


• I just ate 3 jello cups.


• I shouldn't do self portraits at midnight.


• I have probably bored my blog readers (all 2 of them).

Til next time ...