Late September - Hurricane season

We are at the peak of hurrican season.. and there have been some good ones this year! The big news was Katrina - now Rita is right on her heels, heading just west of where Katrina landed.
Mom is just waiting for a big storm to be named after her! Dana - it's the perfect name for a storm. It's at the beginning of the alphabet and it's unisex - perfect. Instead they have scheduled Daniel and Danny - isn't that the same name!??

Elijah - I just love extreme weather!
Last Tuesday during a good storm here one of our trees got hit by lightning - I know.. kind of scary - but at the same time- how cool! I love it when God shows his power!

Mom

Friday morning..

Not much to say.. but I feel I should post so you don't think I've dropped off the face of the planet. Sara is really loving school. However, she is tired - last night she fell asleep at 6:30 - and didn't wake up until 6 am!
Elijah, being at home with just you is fun. You are a fun kid! You love to play with your toys and crawl around. You love to explore.

Tonight I have to work - I got a part time job at Shopko Express (Sara calls it baby shopko) - I only work 10-12 hours a week - it's nice to get out of the house - and make money, rather then spend it.

I love you baby boy!

Love,
Mom

Elijah misses big sister

Well.. your sister has started school! You are not even 7 months old yet and you missed her. I swear, you were looking around for her. Sara missed you too. I'm happy you two are so close.. I hope it's always that way :)

... and to think I was complaining before....

gas today.. $3.25 a gallon!

Late August

Am I supposed to writing in this more often? hmmmm ... time seems to slip away on these long summer days. The weather is perfect - at last! It's the first time since June we haven't had the air on. Elijah, your Mom doesn't like the heat. Today was about 82 - and that's my limit! I love the chilly mornings when it's in the high 50's when you wake up. That's a sign that in just a few short weeks that will be our high for the day. Man, I was meant to be a weather girl. It seems that weather is one of the few things these days that God shows his mighty power.. and I love that!

Your sister starts kindergarten in just a few short weeks. It was very stressful to pick a school. This could make such a difference in her life. She will be going to Forest Glen - the public school close to home. And to think a few months ago we were thinking about homeschooling. There are certain parts I love about homeschooling.. but more then I didn't think would work for us.

One good thing about Sara going to Forest Glen is that she can take the bus. Which is awesome considering the price of gas. I wonder if some day, when you are much older, you will laugh at this entry. Today gas is $2.69/gallon... just 9 days ago it was $2.38/gallon .. that's a 13% increase!! (I wish wages went up that fast!) At Christmas gas was $1.76/gallon.. 52% increase... Dad and I got married 7 years ago.. we saw it at 99 cents the day we got married. I hope there will be more fuel friendly cars for you... there has to be :)

I love you sweetie.. (even though you've been a little bum getting to bed tonight)

Mom