Long time, no talk...

Sorry for the two month delay.  I was definitely feeling a little like I've-said-it-all-already and needed a blogging break.  I'm going to try to start posting again regularly.  Easy posts that don't require too much time so that I'm more likely to stick with it.

So....

Chris has been traveling a bunch for work.  He's definitely been away more than around lately which is why the children had countless days off of school for snow rain.  It was on one of those fine rain days, a van loaded with children, that we came out of the grocery store to find... a dead battery.  Perfect.  Thank God for USAA roadside assistance who sent someone within 30 minutes to jump start the car.

A few days later, Chris still in Louisiana, I came out of the gym to find this...

Cute, right?  But not as cute as the mechanic telling me the brakes also needed to be replaced.  And the battery.  Oh, and don't forget the flat tire.  But, I have to be honest... I think he gave me a sweet deal.  Remember, I was in gym clothes.  In a tire shop.  In Fayetteville.  (Who's jealous??)

A few hours later, our van still at the shop, Pete and I made our way to the bus stop to greet the boys off the bus.

No sooner had his feet hit the pavement James announced, "My hair was HORRIBLE all day."

To which Henry replied, "I'm running home.  I have to poop."

All while Peter jumped on and off the grass taunting the bus driver, "You can't get meeee."

There you have it.  All completely typical (asinine) announcements from my children.

We spent the better part of the afternoon doing this until my girlfriend could drive me back to get our van...

Chris returned Saturday around 4am.  I imagine everything will be in working order until he leaves again at the end of the month for 6 weeks.  Maybe the washing machine will explode?