fall 2009

5 more days til Christmas.

As I sit here, the kids including our other child, Jay's best friend-Ian, are playing nicely. That will only last so long. Every time I get on the computer or the phone, they usually fall apart and I have to pick up the pieces some how.
I have been pretty lost the past couple of days. Outside of work, I have had nothing on the calendar. I told Chris I didn't know what to do. I had a hard time sitting still. Of course, their was vacuuming, laundry and a dirty kitchen, but... nothing was urgent. I may have to unpack the box of books I haven't read. I haven't bothered to unpack it because I knew I would not get a chance to finish even one chapter.
I have neglected my blog since February. I guess an appropriate New Year's resolution would be to keep it updated. We will see how that goes.
Today has been a beautiful day. It began with a peaceful snow fall last night. It changed to rain and sleet overnight. Thankfully the electricity stayed on. This morning the kids went with the big kid-Chris to the power line to play on the 4wheeler. It was raining, so I decided to stay home. No pictures. I know - bad mommy. Not the first time I've heard that. I did manage to get a few presents wrapped under the kids' noses. Mary played Santa's helper. Even though I showed her some of the presents, she doesn't seem to remember them.
We now have a fort in the middle of the room. I will have a few blankets to fold before bedtime. I am hoping I don't have to fold them tonite because they will be using them to sleep. Good night.

Well it has been a very busy few weeks at the hokietribe household. Jay is finally finished with basketball. That was really fun to watch. The scores were usually like a football game 6-3. Jay's team usually did not score more than two or three baskets. Nonetheless it was very entertaining.
Morgan has been busy with dance and girl scouts. It is cookie time - so there goes any thoughts of a diet for me (I would like to stay in the clothes I own). Dance and cub scouts keeps us busy on Tuesdays. We had been going to church on Wednesdays and Thursdays are girl scout days.
Chris and I have both been very busy at work. Sometimes I have had to bring work home to just stay afloat. Chris seems to always be stuck on the computer or on his phone regardless of the time of day. We are thankful to have jobs these days.
I keep hoping for spring. Jay has been practicing with his baseball team this winter. They are gearing up for a few tournaments in March and April.
Mary has been a typical two year old, except for the fact that she is able to recite the alphabet and numbers through 10. I don't remember Jay or Morgan doing that this early. I am sure she is just trying to keep up with her older siblings. She is two going on 7.
I am over the two year old stage in my life. I know that there are some that say hold on to these days, but lately they seem to be holding me literally by my legs. Yesterday Morgan and Mary were literally holding my legs whining for something. I keep telling them I like my wine after they go to bed, not before. They just don't seem to listen. Gotta run - dinner isn't going to cook itself and no one else seems to be moving in that direction.
Have a great week!

Still no snow!

Well we managed to miss an 80% chance of snow. I don't know how it happened. Snow hit further south, but didn't quite reach Virginia. I am still holding out hope that we will be able to sled down a hill, build a snowman more than 3 feet tall and make a few snow angels. This is something that Jay, Morgan and Mary have not experienced. After the snow that I am hoping for I am hoping for warm weather. We have a long weekend - Teacher's workday on Monday. YEAH!