Last night as I was laying in bed trying to fall asleep, I got to thinking about my blog. With an internal groan I realized it has been a while since I posted. I hate falling behind. I realized that falling behind on my blog is like letting my housekeeping slip. When I walk into a room that is terribly cluttered, I often just turn and walk away feeling overwhelmed at the job before me. But if the room is mostly clean, it’s easy to straighten a few things and bring it back into good shape.

Same with my blog. If I post every day, it’s easy to comment on the newest things that are happening. But if I let it slip, I often don’t know what to post because there are so many thoughts tumbling around in my head. What do I write? Do I comment on my mother-in-law’s visit? Do I mention that the pool is open and tell about our adventures? Do I tell about something interesting Miguel did? Often I just close the computer and figure I’ll work on the blog later.

But alas, eventually I can stay away no longer, and I am drawn to write, even though there’s no way to catch up with all the news I’ve neglected.

Here’s a quick list:

1. My mother-in-law is here for a visit. We are trying our best to convince her to move to this area, but so far she hasn’t given her final answer. Meanwhile we are enjoying her company and already feeling like her visit is too short.

2. The State Farm pool opened last Saturday, and we’ve already been there three times! It’s a brand new pool, completely renovated over the winter, so the kids have been delighted to explore the new features.

3. Good news: I think my “morning sickness” is almost gone! I feel like I have a new lease on life. Now my challenge will be to avoid overeating since all food looks so yummy.

4. After a long break, I’ve started Laura and Isaac back to their school work. I’m hoping to have them work through the summer, getting a head start on next year’s work before the baby comes in December.

5. Luke is almost done with his school work, and Amelia is delighted to have finished her Learning-to-Read course. She is now in first-grade work and loving it. I suppose I need to start thinking about when I’m going to start Miguel on the Learning-to-Read course. It’s never-ending!

Well, now I feel like I’ve at least scratched the surface to catch up on our news for the past week or two.

Have a beautiful June day!