Hi again! Just relaxing a bit while all the guys are at Mutual. Soren is asleep and the girls are finishing up homework. I'm TIRED!! I did get my 2nd run done today though. Today I ran at the cemetary and it's much nicer, shaded, and no people to see you or cars to come up behind you.

It's a big week in the life of Soren....he got his first tooth on Monday and today he started to crawl in the regular way. He still drops and army crawls when he's in a hurry, but he's got the real deal figured out.

I am concerned about the shift of power also Karla, but I think it won't be as bad as it would be if we had Kerry in the White House. Pres. Bush will just get to use his veto power more often. It is difficult to not be turned off by all the negativity that surrounds campaigning. I, for one, am tired of the ads on the radio and all the street signs. Ick! Time to see and hear new things.

Wendy-Ain't life fun??? Being a mom is probably the most thankless, tiring, and most frustrating job in the world, but by contrast, it's also the most rewarding in the long run. If you can stick with it through all the crappola, I hear the prize at the end is pretty good. Sure makes you thankful for Mom, doesn't it? I don't know how she put up with us sometimes. Stacy, do you remember our Daily Fights and our screaming contests????? When my kids are noisy I just want to grab the duct tape and tape away, Kassie, tape away........
Sorry that things are a bit strained with Jackie, but you're probably right about it making it easier to take Laila and go home. I'm glad you get to head home earlier than planned.
Oh, and on the shopping ? of how I do it.....I don't! I try to not take them with me unless its abolutely necessary. I also have lots of people who share nice things with us and I don't have to shop for them all that much. It IS hard to remember their sizes....."Now who wears what????"

I guess that I'm not going to make it down before Thanksgiving after all. I think I'll wait til around Christmas time, when I'll have more time to stick around. Wont' have to rush back to hang out with the Welchs. Are we still planning to do New Year's at your place, Stacy? I think that would be fun.
Let's make a plan....oh, yeah, what about the Helquist get-together. Uncle Lyle said that maybe the Saturday before would be good. Any of you planning to try to come to that? It would be fun to have you there again!

Well, better go see what's going on in the kitchen. It's getting noisier....you just can't escape the noise in this house. Some times I long for peace and quiet, ,,,,, but only for a minute. What would get me up and going in the morning if I didn't have these fun guys who love me and depend on me??