Wow, it's been over a week, since I posted to say that I wasn't posting.   I don't know where the time is going exactly.  I haven't been doing much structured school work with Julia lately, so I can't blame it on our studiousness.  We went to the library last week and checked out about 25 books that we've been reading.  So that counts for something.  We also checked out the DVD of "Where the Wild Things Are."  Luke loves it.  When I worked in daycare with 1 and 2 yr olds (I was about 16), we used to show it to them every day.  I now realize that I read, "Where the Wild Things Are" in the same voice as the narrator on the movie.   

Other fun things that have transpired this week:

On Wednesday, about 8 moms had a luncheon at a new restaurant, here on the East side.  It's called "Mirko Pasta.". .Dont' know if it's a chain or local, but it was WONDERFUL.  I had ricotta cheese and spinach ravioli, with shrimp and zuchinni (tossed in lemon juice and olive oil) on top.  Yum!  It was a b'day celebration for a dear friend.  Even more exciting, I'm going again on Saturday, for an informal wedding shower for a girl who used to babysit for us, before she graduated, moved away to Atlanta, and got engaged.  Yay!  Maybe I'll try the lump crab ravioli this time. :)

I went to "Pump it Up" yesterday morning.  The girls had a blast, but poor Luke couldn't get over the rule about having to wear socks.  [It's hard to be 2.]  They also had some play cars and four wheelers for the toddlers to play with.  Luke has a love/hate relationship with those "Little Tykes" cars (they look like Flintstone cars).  He cries if anyone else is in one, because you know, he's two.  So everything belongs to him.  But when he has the chance to ride in one, he often cries, because it's hard to make it go.  And heaven FORBID another child should touch or try to push the car while he's in it!  On the bright side, all of the fans that blow to keep the bouncy things full make a nice, loud white noise, that made his fussing much less unnerving.  The day was redeemed for Luke, when we went to Chic-fil-a for lunch.  He played on THAT playground, after he ate LOTS of "chicken/fwies."  It was the first time he has ever climbed up into the tunnels and gone down the big slide, and he was really proud of himself. . .And all of this before 12:30pm.  I felt like those army commercials.  "We get more accomplished before noon, than most people do all day."  ;)

On Tuesday morning, Papa Bear changed his own radiator -- less than $100, and his car is running again!  This wouldn't have been possible without the direction of his friend and the use of his friend's garage, tools, etc.  But he changed it himself.  Thank you friend!

Papa Bear was energized on Tuesday afternoon, when I was crashing and burning, after keeping the L.G. toddlers.  We always play outside for a while, which pretty much guarantees that my head will be trying to implode from the pollen by early evening.  Anyway, Papa Bear took the kids over to the playground at the elementary school, AND put the three little ones in the bath when they got home. . .while I rested before dinner.

Yesterday, I started a new allergy medicine for the headaches.  Either way, pollen season will be over soon.  I just hate to wish spring away, b/c the weather is still bearable.  We're just beginning to creep into the 80's.  

O.K. I guess that's enough info for one day.   Hope everyone has a great weekend.