pooling

I thought I would do more blogging but we continue to be pretty busy.

We've been frequenting the local public pool and we love it!!
D has learned to swim and tread water. He really likes the big water slide and the diving board. I'm really proud of him.
L still has a way to go. But he'll swim out to me, in the middle of the pool, and then back to the side. We do alot of practicing with that and I think the treading water will catch on in time. L is just working on the confidence part.
And I need to remember that he is two years younger.... so no pressure this year.

Getting ready for my cousins wedding this weekend. And really looking forward to seeing our friends in C-ville.
good times...

no more cable woes

so... as some of you know, We have been paying for the "basic" cable but have been receiving more channels because there is not an official "blocker" out on the street line.
So my kids have been super thrilled to have the cartoon network, etc. etc.
I personally hate the cartoon network and I unprogrammed it from our tv (so it doesn't show up if you flip through the channels.). Unfortunately, the kids figured out that channel 53 was missing and they entered the numbers into the remote. And unfortunately I'm not too good at hiding the remote... so they end up watching WAY too much mindless junk early in the morning and sometimes in the late afternoon.

T and I haven't watched tv since early May... and I decided that the cable should be "broken" during these summer months.
As of yesterday... someone in our house.....disconnected the cable.
hehehehehehe
It's the tiny victories that seem to make my day.
The kids were puzzled at first -but they're still alive.
I think we'll all be much happier.

check it out

I have added a few blogs to my reading list. Check them out.
The Turner couple just had a new baby... so that's exciting. Fun little video blogs to watch over there.

enjoy:-)
j

blah blah blog

so... I haven't posted since April....hmmm. I thought I would do better...

We have had a blast this summer.
We had an awesome trip out west, in June, to see family and friends. Two weeks of fun and sun.
We have been going non-stop since our return home.

The kids are taking swimming lessons this week and next... and they are LOVING it!!
They are also going to VBS in the evenings this week with our neighbor friends. Loving that too. Tonight is family night. Can't wait to see my lil' cowboys in action. (It's a western theme... and I hear that there will be a bull buckin' machine there tonight. yee-haw!)

T and I have been listening to the final Harry Potter book... on CD. Yep- we both sit in the living room and listen... no way that I would ever read that stuff. But listening to it is probably better than a movie. very entertaining.

On another note, I have initiated a mandatory quiet time for the kids. TWO hours in their rooms each afternoon. I realized that I was keeping them WAY too busy and they were both loosing control. We had been doing "quiet times" each day but not separately. Sometimes we watched a quiet movie or played quietly together. BUT I have realized that nothing compares to that "room time" that I used to love when they were toddlers. I am pretty satisfied that I can still pull it off with school aged kids. It has been SO peaceful :-)
I highly recommend it!

hmmm. not much else comes to mind right now. I think I'm heading off to start a new book-
j