It's me...the lady with her standing on end! :)

We parked next to what BC calls a two-toned car last weekend at the zoo. He loves this look! Ha! He always points cars like this out when we're on the road. I think he thinks they are something quite fancy or something! Hmmm....

You know he loves the goats! :)

BC and Mommy hard at work. He likes to "work" on the other computer while I get work done on mine.

Concentrating!

A man on the run! :)

Hi everyone! Wow, what a week! Hope yours has been a good one.

Well, Happy August to you! I can't believe we're this far into summer. Where did July go?? We are all doing great around here...it just continues to be very busy with my work and keeping Bear Cub happy and busy. But we're getting it worked out! This week, thankfully, I had a wonderful teen sitter come and stay with BC while I went to Panera and got TONS of work done. Yay! This job is definitely one that the work just never ends...so it's up to me to know WHEN to quit for the day. I think it will all become easier and I'll get to be quicker, but as for now, things are taking lots and lots of time. I think I'm up to about 50-some students. I can honestly say that I am really enjoying talking to these teens! Some are so cute and friendly on the phone and some (mostly the boys) act like it's the world's biggest inconvenience to be talking to their TEACHER (ewwww....) on the phone. It's all pretty amusing to me! It's all about time management and I really think that once BC gets into school (the week of the 23rd), my life will get a bit easier. That will at least give me 3 solid hours each day to have a quiet house to work in. I can always shoo Zoe outside if she gets into one of her barking frenzies! Not so easy with Bear Cub... ;)

Some days I feel like, "YES! I'm getting this!" and other days, I feel like my hair is standing on end and the world is spiraling out of control. Ha! Ok, maybe that's a bit dramatic. We have managed to include our usual fun activities into the week...trips to the pool, library, bug walks, and the latest and greatest adventure for BC...playing in our town square's splash park. He loves it! And he runs and runs...it's awesome for him!

This week he had his 4-year-old check up. I was sooooooo proud of what a big boy he was. He cooperated with most everything...even the vision and hearing tests! WOW! :) I really like his doctor -- she's very kid-friendly. Good thing for a pediatrician to be! ;) He is growing, but he's still fairly small. He's in the 10th percentile for both height and weight. But, he's growing appropriately along the curve, so all is good. But, poor guy...he had to get 2 shots that were pretty painful for him. (and me, to watch!) He even hobbled around the entire next day, his poor thighs were so sore. He's just fine now and back to full speed. But even with the shots, he stayed brave. Before the nurse came in, he kept taking deep breaths and saying, "I'm just so nervous about the shots!" :( Ohhh...that is so NOT fun. We all survived and had a good check-up. That's all that matters!

He said a funny thing this week to Daddy. Speaking of Daddy, he has been a HUGE help for me in the late afternoons and evenings. He has taken BC out for some guy adventures, to give me time to make phone calls and work. They went to PetSmart, have been on bug walks, to the gym together, and even looking for tadpoles. I guess on one of their outings, Daddy told BC that Mommy had to get some work done. It was about 7 p.m. (late in the eyes of Bear Cub), and BC said, "Is Mommy a little bit nocturnal now??" Ha, ha! I thought that was just too cute and funny!

We're heading to Mimi's for a couple of nights, so we're looking forward to that! I'm hoping to get to the beach for a day, if possible. It's time! :) Next week, Bear Cub has his school open house and will get to see his new classroom and meet his teacher. Oh, I hope he just LOVES it! I've been trying to hype up his new school and the fact that he'll be in the big-kid, 4 year old class. We'll see!

Have a great weekend and enjoy my few pictures. I've been bad with the camera lately, but I'll get back to it soon!! :)