Bones and Things

The girls have been having the best time with this neat little block of hard sand that had "dinosaur bones" hidden in it. It took some patience but once they made their first discovery they were hooked. I've been finding dinosaurs and bones all over the house. I would just like to say that I think it is so sad that I have to talk to a 5 and 4 year old about modest dressing. There are such hoochy girl clothes out there for little girls it is so sad. I've been trying to praise them whenever they come up with modest outfits because sometimes they like to sneak in not so modest outfits because that's how "princesses" dress- UGH. Jack had his first ear infection and then a reaction to the amoxocillin which gave him a rash all over his body- poor little guy. This had been the weirdest summer- not very sunny and kind of cold. We've just been taking it easy and I've been trying to get on some kind of good schedule. I've been going to step and kickboxing classes on base- it's been fun and I feel like I'm getting into better shape. The girls' school books came today and they seemed a bit excited. I'm planning on starting school with them while Hayden is in Chicago having a wonderful time!! I've been able to help a few of my friends pick out paint colors for their houses. It's so fun to put up a new coat of paint and I've discovered that most people know what they like- they are just a little hesitant to try new things. Oh, and I'm also reading Les Miserables which is 1500 pages. It was my friend Jill's idea and I got the unabridged version and her version was much shorter so she is finished and I'm on page 500!! Only 1000 more to go!! I almost forgot the most exciting thing- Ken has not smoked for over a month and I'm so proud of him. The medicine he is taking to help with the cravings makes him feel pretty bad and he has still endured and stayed on the quitting path which is no small task after 26 years of smoking. He was always so good about his smoking- I mean none of the children have ever seen him smoke and our oldest is 16 so that was not a small feat. I am so happy for him that he has been able to accomplish his goal!!