Here Me Is!

Little One is big into announcing herself these days. It's pretty common to hear "here me is!" at any given entrance. And I find it pretty appropriate to re-introduce myself after my weeks of hiding. So without further ado, "here me is!!"

Things are kicking around here. Literally. Bebe or "Frederick" as Little One lovingly calls the baby in my tummy (and the one in hers) has been bouncing around in my womb. What a sweet reminder of God's miracle! While my body is refusing to relinquish morning sickness, I'm feeling a little more like myself. I am ready to look back and say, "whew! I'm glad I'm through with that!"

i wish you could see her expression better. hilarious.

Summer mornings are divine. I love the laziness, the pulling on shorts with the t-shirts we slept in as clothes for the day, the long visits to the library, the picnic breakfasts and lunches on the den floor. And as for afternoons, we spend most of them eating popsicles (24 Kool-Pops for $1 at the Dollar Tree...best dollar you can spend!) in the baby pool out back. Or running through the sprinkler. For a girl terrified of big pools of water, Little One sure does love her little pool and "hello-kitty-copter" sprinkler. Do y'all do swim diapers when you're at your own house? I don't know what to do here. Those jokers are expensive, even if you can re-use them (wash immediately in machine and let air dry...a trick I learned last summer. I'm willing to reuse 3 times).

check out the creepy guy over my right shoulder. eek.

Bobo (my mom) and her sister came to visit for the 4th. We had a pretty big time. While the neighborhood parade was fun, the trolley ride was even better. At 25 cents a ride yesterday in hopes of helping the ozone, we were big spenders and loved every second on the "puple tolley." I couldn't bear to not grill on the 4th so we made some shish kabobs and corn salad. I had two sips of LOML's Corona. Delish. Such a great summer supper.

And today, today is a big day. LOML and I are the proud owners of two houses. Or mortgages. Whatever you want to say, we have TWO! Please pray for a buyer for our beloved home. And my sanity as I try to maintain our current home for showings all while packing stuff up, chasing around a 2 year old, growing a human, and preparing for school to start back. Our plates are delightfully full.