I went to bed about 11 pm, but just could not sleep, Don had no such problems and is fast asleep. As he should be after work all day. It's about 1:20 AM, and I just finished up some updates to my website and getting out my Fall newsletter - things that are so hard to do with Bell underfoot. Sometimes late at night affords a nice quite solid block of time, no "mom" from Austin, or dogs barking - just the keyboard tapping away. The only person I know might also be up is my mom, but hopefully she is sleeping sound tonight. I would also included my mother in law in this, but with her computer crashed she may actually be getting sleep these days at this time of night!
Mom is feeling a little better everyday according to our phone conversations (she was in a car accident last week). I thank God she came out of it without major injuries, just the car got totaled. It is times like these that it is hard to be so far from our family (and friends!!). I am really looking forward to our October trip to New York for Bells birthday.
Last trip to New York was really a trip to New Jersey. Our plans changed last minute with Gina's grandmothers passing, so we went to visit Don's Aunt Nell (really great aunt) over in Phillipsburg, NJ (as close to the PA border as you can get). It was a really wonderful visit, as we have been exchanging cards, but had yet been able to meet IRL. She is a wonderful woman, and we had a great visit with her, and then went out to dinner with Dons parents. It was nice for them to get to spend some time with Bell. We spent a few fun hours on Sunday with Nick and his family on the way home. It was a BEAUTIFUL day and we met then in Hoboken Park. They have this one section totally designed for little kids, and Bell had a blast as everything was her size. I have never seen see saws so small. We do not get to see them often enough, especially seeing as both guys are godfathers to each others daughters.
I have been so busy lately, I feel like I am busier now then when I had a full time job. No complaints, I love it! I joined the local Mothers and More group and right away got sucked into a committee. I am helping to plan all of the activities from the group for the year, and getting to meet a lot of new moms along the way. Next week Bell will start a play group with the 0-1 year olds (and I ended up as group leader there as well). And with Don as a Knight of Columbus I of course have been getting the "when are you becoming a Columbiette" question from the ladies all the time. So, they have my application and check, but I am not sure how much free time I will have to give.
I am trying, with this beautiful fall weather, to get out on the bike everyday with Bell, and soon Austin will start swimming 3 afternoons a week. He started the Teen challenge RE program at church this year, and got to pick which 20 hours of activities (plus three 4 week classes) he wanted to participate in. The kids get to pick from things like spending a day making a quilt to go to someone who is sick, to community service days, to movie night. He liked the movie night until he read that you then have to discuss how they are relevant to the church, but I still think he signed up for it!!
Well, the original thought was to come on and post some pictures of Bell, but now I am going to bed. Tomorrows post will be titled "Cookie Monster"... just imagine. You 12 year old brother leaves a package of Oreo cookies on the floor in his room and you find them before moms knows about it.....pictures to follow.
Night,
Karen
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Ah, but Grandma T's computer is fixed, so she was up, even after you went to bed, trying to get rid of the "downed computer" withdrawl symptoms!! :-) And, too, night-time IS my-time!!
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