The Best Laid Plans...

Since I was working from home this summer, I thought it would be great to blog all the time, have the kids write penpal letters, turn them into prodigy NASA scientists, go on a vacation, take tons of pictures of all the fun things we were going to do, finally file all those papers stacked in the corner, get the kids swim lessons, learn a new language, run a marathon, and I'm sure a million other things were on my list of "What I Want to Do This Summer". But what I REALLY did all summer was stare at the wall in a daze while the kids stared at the Wii. (5-6 hours of sleep a night and 100+ degree heat with only a swamp cooler will do that to ya. lol)

So, though my plans went awry, I still happened to take a couple of pictures here and there. Here are a few from when Mom came down to visit. After much "convincing" (she pretty much had to smack me upside the head to wake me up from my sleep deprived stare), we took the kids swimming. Daddy even got to come along!

Since I failed to get the kids swim lessons, this outting was most interesting. Nathan had a few scares where his head went under water for a few seconds or a Katie-induced wave crashed into his face. Though grandma helped him stand up or wipe the water from his face within a few seconds, he made it more difficult by thrashing around like a shark had hold of his leg, which can be a difficult feat in 3 feet of water. ;-)

Later, in true Willie fashion, he recounted his near-death experiences by saying, "The water consumed my whole head for like 20 minutes! I couldn't breathe. I almost died. Whew!"

Then there's our fearless Katiebug.

We had lots of fun while grandma was visiting! And though I haven't learned a new language, the kids brilliant studies this summer haven't prompted a call from NASA or Matt Lauer, and the papers are still sitting in the corner waiting to be filed, I'm thinking I should at least fulfill the "go on a vacation" plan. Maybe the last weekend before we head back to school, we can come up to Cali for a visit. Here's to hopin'! ;-)