I am back...for now!

Sad. I know. I have been away so long.

Sometimes I have a hard time thinking of what to write that isn't going to be all about baby or school. My life is pretty consumed by both!

So...here is my blog update in the short form--

Baby...I am under 70 days! Yeah! Baby Ellery will be here soon! We are so busy making prepartations for her arrrival! ...which leads me to school!

School...I am loving my new classes, but my schedule is quite full. Planning to go on maternity leave seems like more work than actually trying to come in...seriously. Writing the manuals for teaching my classes and the lesson plans, etc...is exhausting and time consuming. But...it will let me stay home with Ellery for at least 5 weeks. Basketball...planning to come back 2 weeks after having the baby. Wow...am I crazy?

Joe'l...is back at school full time at FPU working on his teaching credential.

Mads...just got a new bike today! She tested advanced, passed the GATE test and is doing well...might as well reward the kid with a new bike!

Presidential Election...Are you kidding me...do the Republicans think they can pull Hillary supporters by putting a woman in the election? Did we forget that we liked the LIBERAL part of Hillary for than the WOMAN part? I love that a woman was selected, but I would prefer that it be a woman who was not a beauty queen who was against abortion and a right winged religioso! And...ummm...hello? Obama doesn't have enough experience? Yeah. Please...if McCain wins and dies in office do we want a one term governer of a state that probably doesn't need one as the president (regardless of gender/color, etc)! Wow.

Congratulations to the new homeowners, the newly pregnant, the newly promoted, the newly moved, etc.