Ramblings

it's that time of year when i can't seem to catch up.

all of the year end activities...

teacher's gifts...

making summer plans...

birthday parties {randi's is very soon}...

and just day to day living.

{and trying to make babies.} ; )

plus...

i have friends to see {and their new babies}.

people to bake for.

jam to make.

and...

in the middle of all this busyness...

my car got sick.

well, not really sick.

it still runs...it just needs some work.

and according to the dealership

that work would cost about 1/3 the current value of the car.

YIKES!

i drive a range rover.

and. i like it. it has been good to me.

however, i secretly want a minivan.

{i know. i'm losing "coolness" points with every letter i type.}

but, it's true.

today, as the dealership was getting my rental ready -

{they always give me a compact car}

i said i needed something bigger.

like. a minivan.

guess what i drove home?

yup. a minivan.

cade and i were pretty cool.

the kids and i were lovin' it.

mr. c took a little more work.

but, i think i have him thinking...

it may be a good idea.

i don't feel quite as cool getting in it as i do the rover...

but, just think how comfortable our trips to

wal-mart would be?!

***

moving on.

we have one down...

one to go.

cade finished school last week.

and i was so busy that day

it didn't even hit me that he was done

until later that night.

when the kids were lost in slumber.

and, i was picking up.

i grabbed the little stack of his school belongings

and began going through them.

his journal.

his drawings/art.

his favorite things.

crafts made with his little hands...

and, i began to cry.

the tears kept flowing as i studied his little writings

through bleary eyes.

both of the kids had gone to this little school.

and now we were done.

he would move on next year...

to the big school.

all day.

as much as i want for my babies to grow and experience life...

i so want them to be my little ones.

bringing home drawings and crafts and telling me

all about who they played with on the playground.

***

have i mentioned how much i love summer vacation?

i can't wait for school to be out.

i'm worse than the kids.

no schedules. no early morning buses.

instead we will have lazy mornings

and play kickball with the neighbors

until it's too dark to see the ball.

***

the above picture has absolutely nothing to do with this post.

i just like the picture.

me and my mr. c

a couple of years ago in alaska.

and yes, i caught that fish.

all. by. myself.