Too Long!

Hi Everyone,

I am at work with little time to spend blogging but want to explain why it has been so long since I've blogged. Chris says I have no excuse and I need to post more. I'm so sorry to have let everyone down. Working full time has taken over my life. I get home at 5:30 if I'm lucky and feed the kids and do dishes and put kids to bed and put myself to bed. Not my favorite. I like to be a little more relaxed then that. The weekends I do laundry and drive the kids where they need to be, grocery shop and clean. So what has become of me? I'm just like way to many other women. Not to complain because I'm happy to be here and working. I just don't have time for me. I will write today without pictures, I know people love pictures.

We've had a busy last few months. Kathryn has been sick several times for a week at a time, so that has made life complicated and no fun for Kathryn. She has put it behind her and forgotten all about it. She said to me last night "someday I'd like to be sick so I know what it feels like."

I assured her that someday she will be sick. I'm sure you read on Becky's blog that we got a new hamster this week named "Becky" . Well little, furry, Becky didn't even live 24 hours, we don't know why. I never even let anyone hold it. I wanted to introduce it slowly to our family. I replaced it yesterday while Kathryn was at school and didn't tell her that little furry Becky died. Amazingly the new Becky is larger and a different color and a really good eater! Kathryn didn't notice. Proof that it was held very little. Jack asked Kathryn if she noticed anything new about the hamster(because he is dying to tell her) and Kathryn said "yes, she is moving her legs today and her eyes are open" We are trying to convince Kathryn to change the hamsters name as it causes lots of confusion.

Jack still tries to get out of going to school almost everyday. I'm not sure why, they just play all day. Today his grade went on a field trip to Lost Trail a ski resort to ski all day. He had to be to school by 7:30 and we pick him up at 6:00 tonight. Also this week Jack started some after school activities to keep him busy so he isn't home alone after school for 1 1/2 hours everyday. Mondays he is doing winter sports, Tuesday wild life film documentary class, Wednesdays swimming! (Thursdays and Fridays Chris is home by 3:00). Jack is loving it! He also is on the student council, so he is pretty busy. His latest love is riding his bike and making obstacle courses through the yard. He is spending a lot less time on the computer and TV since we grounded him from them. His only TV time is with Kathryn and he isn't that in to 4 year old shows, although he will watch them when he is desperate for veg time.