Sorry for the absence.

So, maybe some of you noticed I made my blog private for a while. I haven't updated since, well, just about forever and I was job searching. I got the idea that maybe a potential employer would google my name, read my blog and realize I am totally off my rocker. However, my potential employer decided that with out the help of my blog, so yeah, I'm still a stay at home mom (but things happen for a reason, in my estimation).

Niles is home and will be starting high school here in the fall (gulp, that's big time!). We're still working on stuff and I am glad to have him here, challenges and all.

Fletch and Sawyer have become thick as thieves. In fact, Fletcher was grounded last night and he had to go to bed early. I thought Sawyer would enjoy some time having us to himself. I was wrong. He snuck into their bedroom and was caught red-handed yukking it up with his brother. I guess you can't fight city hall. Especially when city hall is run by two 5 year old boys (except Sawyer had to come out in the living room and we watched a show about octopus with us, and he asked at least 32 billion questions).

And this guy?

Actual words are starting to come out of his mouth, he says the usual Momma, Dada. He also tells us anytime we are in the proximity of a dog or ball and he sound exactly like a squeaky toy when he is happy (which is much of the time). He is EVERYWHERE and has a very UN-sophisticated palate...ANYTHING will go into this boy's mouth, but he is very laid back and silly and brings lots of smiles to my day.