Still busy busy busy!

Yay! We're finally moved back into our bathroom. Thank goodness. Not that it's the end of the world all of us having to share a small bathroom, but the disorganization was driving me crazy! And, despite having everything in our bedroom shrouded in plastic (which is pleasant in and of itself, may I say), there is drywall dust covering all of it. Ever try to clean that stuff up? Not easy.

Marshall started playing soccer this week, and after one practice has decided he likes it better than track & field. One of his teammates is our neighbor, who we've gotten together with a few times, so I'm sure having a friend there helped. He actually surprised me with how good he was for never having played before. The coach had them dribbling the ball across the field at one point, and he was the first kid across every time.

Public school started here this week, so I finally got my act together and ordered some curriculum for Marshall. Oops. I hadn't planned on starting until September, anyway, but ordering it ahead of time sure might be helpful, don't ya think? Both of us are pretty excited to start. I should say all three of us; Hunter likes sitting with us while we're doing lessons, so I got some curriculum for him, too. I think he'll enjoy having his very own lessons to do.

Speaking of Hunter, we had some fun last week. On Thursday he was having some fairly bad abdominal pains, so the doctor wanted to see him right away. Hunter is a tough guy, and only complains about something when it REALLY hurts. (Even his ear infections get really bad before he even says anything to me!) Luckily, some friends were in town visiting family, and said they'd watch the other two (thanks Kay and Jennifer!!), because I was afraid I'd end up spending the entire day running around getting x-rays and blood work. So, after all of this, the doctor says it's just constipation. Well, thank goodness, because you never know with abdominal pain, but I'm so glad we wasted an entire day for THAT! Not that I'd rather it be anything else, mind. He was fine, by the way, by the time we got back to pick up the other two. Joys of motherhood.

(Incidentally, I should never have said anything last week, because it came back to bite me: Hunter has now officially entered "The Phase." Arguing and telling us no for everything, throwing fits, mostly in public, of course. Man, that kid has some lungs! He screams at the top of them when he doesn't get his way. Kerry, no laughing! I know you're thinking of Marshall in "The Phase"! I'm not looking forward to this!)

Here's a little movie of Audra walking. She doesn't do it much anymore, but you can kinda see how she moves her arms like a locomotive when she's walking.

Ok, the next couple of weeks will be busy with Marshall's party coming up and starting school, so don't expect much from me until next month! Sorry!