I am a horrible blogger!

Why is that I cannot seem to update this blog with any regularity? I keep saying once... happens (the kids go back to school, Sophia starts Bible Study Fellowship, Shannon starts taking Fridays off) I will have more time to blog. Yet, I can't seem to get it done. I wonder how I can fit about 3 more hours in the day, without losing sleep?

Some things I have been doing instead of blogging:

selling the children's old toys and clothes at our church consignment sale. Rumor has it I was the top seller (if not top very, very close). My total was 400.00 (my portion was 280.00). This required two trips for me to haul all of the loot to the church. So I was pleased my effort paid off. I would have made a lot more selling on ebay, but it would have been a LOT more work, so this worked out well.

My Mustard Seed Group is reading:



We did a book on children last time and decided to a book on marriage this time. It is turning out to be a helpful book.

I have been consumed with the election. I make no bones about being a liberal democrat, so I am thrilled and cautiously optimistic that Obama will be our next president. I was not always so gung ho about him. I am still a Hillary Clinton supporter. But, John McCain and Sarah Palin, in my opinion would be disastrous to this country. Go Obama!

Gavin and Sophia have been doing really well in school. Sophia can now spell her name! We are so proud of her. I have been trying to work on helping her memorize our phone number, but that is not working out so well. Gavin is FINALLY starting to talk a bit more. He says no, hello, more, bye, mama, dog and some other words I have not yet figured out.

I went to the learning store and bought a couple books, one called Toddler Theme-a-saurus and the other The Little Hands Art Book, I plan to cut further into my blogging time by doing more at-home art projects with the kids.

I have been trying to get all the clutter in our home dealt with. Too many Triple coupons and not enough storage space! I did manage to go through the toy bin. That was pretty successful. I am at a loss as to what to do. We really don't have the space for a ton of toys, nor do I think the kids need that much stuff. For some reason I can't look at a children's magazine or walk through a toy department without thinking about which toys the kids would like.

Triple coupons were at Lowes Foods last week. I made a few trips there, but I am about tripled out. Shocking I know! I am just sticking to HT triples from now on, I think!

So, despite the fact that blogging has taken a back seat, I am still here.