No, I haven't fallen off the Earth...

I'm still here and sorely needing some time to hide and write.

I haven't finished my trip report from Disney, and then Father's Day weekend we all went to Strasburg, Pennsylvania for A Day Out With Thomas. So I want to write about that, too. And then last weekend was Natalie's "parent observation day" at dance class, and I want to write about that, too.

Then, I've been helping My Better Half job hunt, and I would LOVE to vent a little about that, but I can't, because "the world is small and is round", to quote the late Joe Moakley. So I'll leave that stuff aside. Suffice it to say that everyone knows what payback is...

DH has been home catching up on the infamous Honey, Do list -- and I sent him an addition to the existing list in Excel format. Then, of course, it rained. And rained. And rained. So after dealing with the broken shut off valves for the sink in his bathroom (yes, the "master bathroom" that is the size of a teeny closet and all his cooties so I won't even go in there) which resulted in us having to replace a sink and a faucet and a vanity -- he now has an insurance claim to deal with for our water logged wall-to-wall in our downstairs playroom. And that was AFTER dealing with the accident to my mini-van -- no, it was not my fault that someone backed into me while I was exiting my parking garage at work!

So, he's been busy. And he's been doing laundry. And decluttering.

And job hunting.

As for me -- work is busy, life is busy, and I adore my children.

Our civic association testified before the County Planning Commission last week. I drafted the statement and -- and yes, I think I did a pretty good job with it. Just trying to keep the "public policy" side of me alive.

And I almost forgot -- I got to see my dear friends Katherine and Jessica two weeks ago! We had a study group when we were all Ph.D. students and I just loved them. Very hard working and the most loving and caring people you'd ever meet. No one would have guessed that I would be one of the folks that didn't "go the distance". But they got to meet Natalie and Nicholas and everyone understands why I did what I did.

So why don't I cut myself some slack already?

Karen, meet your own worst enemy. ;-)


Anyway, I'm going to try to fill in all the holes that I mentioned, a little at a time. But there are other things taking over my time. Like sleep. And DH's job hunting. And World Cup (GO PORTUGAL). And summertime with children.

ZZZZzzzzzzzz....

We're back....

We're back and I'm trying to catch up.

We did a whirlwind tour of Walt Disney World. We flew to Orlando on May 25 and got back late on Thursday but then there was unpacking to do, dance class to get to, a soccer game to get to, a birthday party to get to, etc.

I have the start of a trip report up on the DISBoards. I have managed to transfer some of the pictures. One of my favorites is this one -- it's of a family of ducks that we watched throughout the resort. Made life with two little ones look so easy compared to handling seven babies!