Family News Well, I guess it's about time I put my 2 cents worth on here as well. I think this is a good way to share information about the family without having to send out a whole lot of separate emails.

Pretty much things are just plugging along here as normal. Life seems to be really fast paced, and the time seems to be going a little too quickly for me as we are getting ready for the big move. Brian has the seats unbolted from the bus, so we only have to do minor work to it now to get it ready to move. Meanwhile, we need to rebuild the deck on the trailer for the motorcycle which I will be towing behind the van. I'm also trying to pack a little bit at a time, going through room by room with the stuff we aren't currently using. It is slow going, as I only seem to get time to work on it after the kids are in bed at night.

I am also planting flowers, which some have told me is a crazy thing to do when we are moving. But in doing so, I am using landscaping paper to keep the weeds out, so hopefully will save myself a bunch of time and effort in weeding before we leave. Besides, I would like to enjoy my pansies for a couple of months anyway! If our Walmart would carry the flowering tobacco again, that's what I would plant, but they didn't get it, so I went hog-wild with the pansies instead. I do feel bad that I won't be able to take my salmonberry bush with us, and the Coast Guard will be ripping it up while they are remodeling. I may find a way to dig it up and put in a bucket yet!

Meanwhile, Kasi is leaving for Camp Woody with the 5th grade tomorrow and will be camping out for 2 nights. They are really looking forward to having a good time. I just hope the beautiful weather we've been having holds for them. They are riding the CG Cutter Storis out to the island, and then will be getting into the small boats to actually ride up to the beach. They will be working on some outdoor survival skills, birdwatching, and just having fun in general. She got to watch THE video in school yesterday.... all about growing up, puberty, and a basic clinical explanation of where babies come from. When I asked her what she thought about it, she just said, "EEEUUUUWW!!" Today she came home from school with bright green streaks in her hair. After I just about had a coronary on the spot, I asked her what she had done. Apparently one of the little girls in her class brought in some green hair dye (supposed to wash out.... not sure it all did!) and a bunch of them got together and streaked their hair!! Her latest vocabulary word is "WhatEEEver!!" which is said in a rather snotty little voice and usually accompanied by eye rolling! And so it begins....

Kenny is still being my little sweetie, at least for now. He hasn't gotten into the snotty pre-teen attitude yet. He has had his retainers on his teeth now for a little over 3 weeks, and I can tell a big difference in his uppers already. His mouth is widening to make room for his teeth to come in straighter. He managed to break his lower retainer already. I put in a call to the orthodontist but they haven't gotten back to me yet as to how they are going to get it repaired or replaced. I just hope they don't charge us another small fortune for it! But when he gets all done with this dental work, he is going to have a heck of a smile!

Chip, AKA "your highness" is growing like a little weed. He has been eating and sleeping a lot lately, so think he's in another good growth spurt. He looks a lot like Kasi, I think, but with Kenny's stubborn personality. I think we may be in for a real run for our money with him!! He has started to get the "whine" down, which really gets under my skin. I keep telling him to either cry or not cry, but quit with the whine! Most of the time he is a really happy baby, but when he gets tired, the whine starts. I finally put him to bed the other day for a self-preservation-nap! He was in a much better mood when he got up. But he is really a little sweetie, who loves to snuggle, has an adorable little smile, and has won over all of our hearts. He pretty much has his big brother wrapped around his finger pretty tightly! His big sister denies it, but don't think she's too far behind. Of course, Mom and Dad don't spoil him any at all! I think his biggest trouble is that he's so DANG CUTE!!

Well, this is getting long, so I'll quit now and head off to bed. Take Care everybody, and keep checking back. We'll continue to update as more news happens.
- posted by Rosanna @ 12:14 AM