Who am I kidding?

Every day for over 3 months, I've told myself to write a new post. And visit other blogs. But I haven't, and for the life of me, I don't know why.

Maybe blogging started to become a chore and I balked? That is about the closest I've come to pinpointing the issue.

I have plenty of topics I could write about, some kid related, some not. But sitting down and writing my thoughts isn't the therapy it used to be I guess.

So, here I will catch up in bullet point form... and then next I'll decide how often I'll post and commit to it. I'm thinking maybe every 2 weeks, but I'll think on it. If I can't commit and then follow through, then I shouldn't keep kidding myself, and just stop blogging. I'm not ready to make that call yet.

So, here's the news around here:

* We bought a camping trailer, so this summer should be filled with lot's of nature-ish adventures. And I'm OK with this, because there are no tents involved.

* Garage sale season is starting up around here...whoo hoo! The treasure hunt is on.

* We got a new dog from the shelter, she is a 5 year old Shipperke and the kids (and I) adore her. FD puts up with the fact that she barks at him every time he enters a room. Bean named her "Princess Jasmine". We call her Jazz for short.

* Bug is in spring soccer, and as it turns out - is pretty good. He's having fun too. I am sitting on the sidelines in a camp chair and looking like a soccer mom. I don't feel like one though, so it's strange.

* As soon as soccer season ends, T-ball season begins. For both kids. Yes.....I am crazy.

* Bug and Bean decided last summer to grow their hair out in to "surfer dude" styles. They finally look the part too. It's cute. We'll see how it lasts before they get too hot with it.

* I've been exercising, but not looking any better for it. It's the damned cookies fault. or maybe the rum and diet pepsis. Not sure which.

* My job is in a sort of limbo. My boss went on a leave of absence in January, and now isn't coming back. And the next level manager is too busy to give my team much time. So, I am waiting to see what will happen. I hate this. I need to be busier, and I'm a planner. Plus, I was all setup to go part time in the fall, and now I'm pretty much back to square one on that. Now I'll really have to push for it to happen in time. If it doesn't happen, I guess it's not the end of the world, since my hours are pretty flexible, but still.

* The kids started at a new school (preschool for Bean and private kindergarten /soon to be summer camp for Bug). This is our 2nd week, and the transition has been easy in some ways, hard in others. It's been making me really sad, I always hated being the "new kid" growing up. But then I have to remind myself that they are only 3 and 5, and it's different than my experiences as an older kid, that they just need a few weeks. We switched schools (after 5 years) for various reasons, mostly because Bean wasn't doing well at the old school, but it has been MUCH harder of a change than I thought it would be going in.

* Bug starts kindergarten (public school) in the fall... I can hardly believe it. Time really did fly by.

And on the political front, not much has changed for me. Jon Stewart pretty much has my opinion covered, and he is MUCH funnier than I am. However,

* I've decided I'm voting for Barack Obama in the next presidential election. He's the man.