Random Updates

OKay, I am going to do quick and random updates today so I can get back to regularly blogging. Here we go-

In August ths kids started school and we found out that we got to go to Maui. That was followed by a large amount of shopping and returning as we tried to prepare for our first alone vacation in years. We both needed swimsuits and various other items. Also, spent huge amount of time preparing to leave our kids here at our house with our friends.

September- well, I feel like I missed September entirely. We went to Maui for a week in September and it was fantastic. Watch Jon & Kate plus 8? They stayed at the same resort we did. Check it out.

We flew out of Maui at 10:40 P.M. on Thursday night (Maui time) and arrived home at our house in Hill Billy Ville at 5:30 P.M. Friday night (Texas time). Can you say long day? We were super tired for at least a week but we had no time to rest. Three weeks later we flew out to Cancun. Another trip the rock star won, what can I say?

Maui was beautiful and breathtaking. Cancun was relaxing and fun. It rained most of the time we were there but we really didn't care. We mostly just hung out and chatted with the people we met in Hawaii. We hope to all get together in New Orleans in the Spring. We got a taste of parental freedom and we like it.

Caroline started the school year with a tremendous amount of homework but that has slowed down some, thankfully. However, her teachers have no problem sending work home on a Friday afternoon. I, on the other hand, have a problem with it.....

Duncan is doing well this year and has a great teacher we are very pleased with. He still doesn't like school and we are working on that.

After returning from Mexico it was time to quickly prepare for Halloween. Caroline was a black eyed pea and Duncan was a garden knome. His wheelchair was his garden. Everyone kept calling him Santa's helper, this didn't bode well.

Duncan has announced that the only thing he wants for his birthday (in April) is tickets to the Dallas Cowboys game on Thanksgiving day. Yeah, I'll get right on that.

The Christmas lists are being made and they are long. And pricey. It seems just a year or two ago and "their most favoritist, bestest present" was $40. Looking more like $400 this year.

They are both doing Bible Drill on Sunday nights and doing well at that.

And that's pretty much the update on us. Hopefully, I can get back to my regular blogging now and add some pictures from the last couple of months too.