wake up blogger.

i tried clicking the "create" button in order to share my delightful thoughts with you all, but instead i got an error message, complete with an alphanumeric code. wtf? i guess blogger hasn't had it's coffee and fiber for the day? it was a quick fix, i love that little back button (i wish life had a BACK button!) and so now here we are...

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i'm reading "the poisonwood bible" by barbara kingsolver and i really like it. the first 10 pages were a little longwinded but now i'm enjoying this story of a baptist missionary in the congo in 1960. in fact, i wish my kids would leave me alone so i could read a bit more, but i frequently wish that no matter what i'm doing. i should try to pace myself, however. i sat down to read last night after the kids were tucked in and quiet. i woke up 3 hours later, my glasses still on my face and my book on the floor, closed. i was most annoyed that i had lost my page.

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is it summer break yet?

i had to carry reese to the bus stop and stuff her onto the bus. the whole thing started when she couldn't find a small plastic bunny that she's been carrying everywhere for the last few days. she decided to bring it to school moments before we had to go to the bus stop, but then she couldn't find it. it turned into tears, sitting defiantly on the sidewalk, me dragging her 2 houses down and then finally carrying her the last 50 feet to the waiting bus. i haven't had a call from the bus driver or her teacher so hopefully she's over it. the bunny has been found (under her bed, of course) and is waiting for reese's arrival home. and i've realized i need to stop feeding her, that girl is heavy.

seriously though. i'm over the drama. she fell and scraped her knee last night. she was running at top speed and fell full length onto the sidewalk. i'm lucky she only got her knee, really...it could have been a lot worse (i'm thinking knocked out or broken teeth!). she proceeded to cry for a few minutes and then limped all around the house for the next hour. i'm almost sure a skinned knee doesn't hurt that badly. have i just gotten used to working through my own physical pains that i don't allow anyone permission to hurt? with rob working so much, i pop some ibuprofen if it really hurts but otherwise i suffer through it.

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i'm heading to tampa on friday! road trip! i know road trips are usually on the spur of the moment, but a week's notice is pretty spur of the moment when you've got 3 kids and 2 pets. we'll be back home on sunday, so the cat is staying home and the dog is going to the local kennel. we'll be staying at a hotel and hanging out with some wonderful people from a mommy board and checking out the tampa zoo as well. i'm excited! i try to plan some little adventure like this when rob is gone, it seems to make time go by a little faster.

the weather forecasts are interesting, however. in northern florida, we're getting highs of 75-80 with a nice breeze. it's still cool enough to leave our windows open during the day (too bad i have to close those windows at night for security's sake, seems like the house gets so stuffy overnight). this weekend tampa is predicting highs around 88 and above. that will be a preview for jacksonville weather in the next month.

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i went to a wives' group meeting last night. we discussed homecoming plans! whoopee! now keep in mind that all this preparation takes time, but it's just nice to see that plans are being made! the end is in sight :)