Bon Voyage...

The HMS Kilcoyne has set sail on her 6th voyage!

Due in Port, May 2010.

The End is Near...

Time is something that we all must fight to use wisely. With five kids, two of whom are being home schooled, three of which are still in diapers (yes, Jon is still in diapers), and house upkeep, I have found no time to blog. It is truly a sad thing because I discovered while blogging that I really love to write. So while life continues on, my blog for now will not. As for writing, don't worry, there is always a story to tell...

Piercings Come, And Piercings Go...

While trying to clean Katie's pierced ears, I was unable to reinsert one of her earrings. She freaked and wouldn't let me get close to her again. She decided that she was done with the earring thing. So with a little patience and persistence and I eventually was able to remove the other side.

At least she matches.

Tina...

Joy, joy, joy:)

My friend Tina came over today, and risked death and dismemberment by way of dog and cat dander:)

Thank you Tina!!!!

When You Don't Have a Leg To Stand On...

Stand on the other one!

Well, I still have one leg to stand on at least. Monday night while at Karate class, I managed to twist my ankle. Not fun I can assure you. But, never having been good at backing down, I continued to finish the class hopping on one foot. The instructor commenting on the fact that I seemed to be smiling an awful lot for someone in pain. Yep, probably not the wisest course of action. In any case, I now have a very sore and swollen ankle, and an incredibly messy house. It's amazing how hard it is to get things done when all you can do is hobble around the house.

Oh, and no more Karate for at least a week. lol

Where, Oh Where, Has The Time Gone...

Well I just haven't had the time to write. I've been thinking about writing, but running after 5 kids just seems to take all my time. This last week the kids were sick again. Between church and taekwondo you'd think the kids would have gotten swine flu at least once. lol
I will say that with 5 kids it does put you back quite a bit when they get sick. It's all work and no play, and then as soon as they're better it's more work because then you have to catch up and sanitize. So one week turns into two and two into three.
In any case, we just finished school this week, while all the other Arizonian kids finished in May. But that is the nice thing about homeschooling, you just keep going until you're done. I am hoping to get a better and stronger start this coming year so that I can be prepared for when the sickies arrive.
Alas, my realistic side believes there is no hope of finishing on time, and that I should just accept that we will always be a bit behind trying to catch up.
So I think we will just ignore that side and stick with the optimistic side and smile sweetly, thinking about how wonderful it will be this next school year.

:)

12 Years, And Counting...

Today I earned my red belt.
"um...what"? you say.
No I didn't go shopping and get a really great deal, although I should think I should have earned some great trophy for my frugality by now. And I suppose, if one where to be true in what one says, than I really earned it 12 years ago. In any case, to get to the point, Joe talked me into taking Taekwondo lessons too. After 12 years out, yep, I still got it. After a few weeks of proving to myself and the instructors that I can tow the line, they are giving the red belt back to me. Well, a new one since I don't even know what happened to the last one. Now I'm not saying I'm in great shape, far from it actually. 5 kids tends to do that to a person. But for some strange reason, my brain seems to remember how to tell my body things it's forgotten how to do. This of course resulted in some really sore muscles, but some sacrifices must be made for the greater good. So perhaps, with some hard work and a bit of providence, I shall once and for all earn that ever so elusive black belt.