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I've been ignoring the blog lately because of Facebook. I find it easier to keep people posted there. Also, this is a private blog and most followers find it inconvenient to follow when they have to login.

Mike has been in the States for about a month and I will be so happy when he finally gets home. He started in Florida with a conference, then over to Ft. Campbell to talk with some of Adam's unit. He then spent a few days in DC before driving to New Hampshire. He intended to spend just a few days in NH, check on the folks and then head back to DC to fly back here. But, as luck would have it, he happened in on his folks when his father was at death's door! It wasn't a big thing like cancer, but it is something that required medical attention. So Mike got him in to see a doctor and run some tests. To make a long story short, he's better now and back home with a visiting nurse a couple times a week and an in-home caregiver a few hours every day durning the week.

Mike was supposed to come back for another work conference in Hua Hin last week but he couldn't make it because of his father's condition. I had alread bought tickets for me and the kids to join him, so we ended up going anyway. We had a great time and you can see some of the pictures on FB.

The kids are out of school this week and they have plans to spend time with their friends during the break. The seem to be doing very well in school. I had a talk with Micah this weekend about his college plans and what he needs to do to prepare for that. He only has about four and a half more years before graduation, which means he needs to start preparing for the PSATs next year and the SATs the following year. I told him there would be studying this summer and he better not give me any attitude about it.

I'm still plugging away on my masters degree. I would really love to finish it by the end of January but I may be biting off a little more than I can chew. I'm going to be a little sad when it's over because I really like doing the work and learning the details of my profession at a much deeper level.

That's it for now... I had trouble uploading pictures from the beach so just go check them out on FB.

Happy Birthday Mary!

Mary turned 8 years old Friday, August 14th. We took her out to dinner Friday night and let her pick out a build-a-bear and then we had a pool/pizza party for her on Saturday.

She is one happy little eight year old! She had been talking about this day since the day after her birthday last year and it was pretty much all she could talk about this week. She picked out a pink unicorn build-a-bear, two small skateboards and a leash so she could easily drag it around behind her.

She got some of those dinosaur eggs from her friend Abiha and somehow those have become the unicorn's babies. Some of the other gifts include games like Uno and Pictionary and some "chapter" books, which will come in handy for our evening study hall.

Final Days of Leisure

We’re off to Ban Kruit tomorrow morning for one last little holiday before I resume my illustrious IT career with the Department of State. I’ve been a Woman of Leisure, more or less, for over a year now. But it will be back to the daily grind on Monday.

The kids will get back to school the following Monday, August 10th. Micah and Mary are both interested in signing up for golf as an extracurricular activity this year. The school has a really good program through one of the local golf centers. They will be learning from an ex-PGA pro from the UK and they seem pretty excited about it.

My good friend Sheena Driscoll is moving into our apartment building this weekend. She will be working for Mike starting Monday and she has a 15 year old son! I can’t wait for her to get here!