What's up?

Sorry it's been a while. Things have been a little stressful here dealing with lots of car issues. Kyle's car has been in the shop for 10 weeks. Normally, it would not matter, but I needed to get my car in. After having a tune up done, it is in worse shape than when I started. Cross your fingers that tomorrow brings some good news. And Kyle's car should be ready to get picked up. For those who don't know, I am planning a huge trip out to CT and MI next week. I am planning on driving my car, but tomorrow will tell. Otherwise I will be renting a minivan. My mom is flying out to drive with me, the kids and the 2 dogs. I think I have gone insane. But we all need it. The kids are super excited, if they only knew!!

On a happier note, today was a good day. First, our friend Ashley picked us up when I dropped the car off, so we did not have to take the bus. I really don't mind, but we have done a lot of it lately. The kids were much happier. They begged me to set up the pool. It was not really a good day for it. It looked nice out, it felt warm in the sun. But the breeze started blowing and poor Lauren was shaking. I had to bribe her to come out. Hopefully tomorrow will be a little warmer.


After coming inside, I sent Lauren upstairs to find a new shirt. This is the ensemble she came up with!


Tonight, Aaron was such a big helper. He has so much of his Daddy in him. I asked him to help me clean up a few things and he went crazy. The toy closet was a disaster. He was actually upset when I told him he was not going to finish cleaning upstairs because it was time for bed!