1. When we were in Denver, we went to the Denver Natural History Museum, and shelled out the extra bucks to see the amazing Titanic exhibit. Just now I overheard Meredith saying, “And I was on the Titanic, and when it sank, I didn’t drown, so I went to Disneyworld!” - see, learning all the time…..

2. We had a very long power outage the other day, and my computer did not survive. I am currently using the kids’ unreliable laptop until we can find the time to go shopping. This expense was not one I needed right now (right after a big trip and a huge expense of replacing the pool cover). Nor did I need the hassle of getting set up on the laptop and next week, setting up a new computer.

3. Since the computer died, I haven’t updated my pictures. I’ve posted a few from the CO trip, but the rest are safely waiting for me in my online backup account (Said before - online backup rocks) and after I get the new computer set up and all that, I will post more pics from our trip…but that could be a few weeks, so be patient with me.

4. We went to Missouri Town the other day with other homeschoolers. It was such a great day and the girls had a good time. Its a farming town from 1855 and they have people dressed in period dress to answer questions. The girls got to meet with a woman who was appalled that Allison was showing her knees, and all the girls were showing so much skin. They also got to see a blacksmith at work and attend school in a one-room schoolhouse with a sweet teacher. It was all in all a very cool day. I did get pictures, but again, you must wait until the new computer is set up….

5. As soon as we got back from CO, Eric had to rush to Orlando for a business trip, I had to immediately tackle the work on my desk. Eric gets home from Orlando, and immediately has this big training thing at work, that involves dinner, and tonight he is heading to Oklahoma with OU football tickets in hand. Its been a crazy couple of weeks for that poor man. I haven’t seen him much at all since we got back from CO.

6. I’m feeling burnt out with my work. You’d think I’d feel refreshed after just coming back from a two week vacation with no work, but I don’t. I want to get to a point to where I am only doing one project a month, I think. I don’t see that in the cards for at least another 3-5 years though. I’m frazzled, tired, lost, frustrated. My kids are suffering. I’m a poser when it comes to homeschooling because frankly I don’t have the time or the energy for it. I (unfairly, I realize) resent the time that Eric gives to his job and to football, and truly feel alone in all of this endeavor. My house is a disaster - I have no time for myself, and that includes self-care stuff like exercising and cooking healthy…I have external demands (baby showers, homeschool groups, etc.) that I just don’t have the energy for….

Yikes, where did that come from. I’m leaving it in though…cause I dunno. At some point when the kids are gone and I’m feeling that empty-nest thing, I may look at this and laugh and laugh and laugh…..right?