I'm not quite sure why I haven't posted in a week. I think the main reason is that I've been lost in thought and pain. I'll explain. There has been a lot on my mind and I am not sure how I feel about them, to be honest.

First the things on my mind: my fellow blogger Stephanie Nielson and her family, Govenor Pallin and her background, ability and possible future, Weston and finding a new job, going back to school, the weirdos at the State Fair and the overall state of the world, charter schools versus public schools, how to best encourage,teach, and cultivate my new soccer team, my church calling, my brothers and their lives, my parents and their relationship, am I being an involved enough parent, in what ways can I better parent each of my children individualy, friends having babies, sewing things for these friends, starting a little busy-ness sewing these things for other people, making dinner for others who have harder things in their lives than me, not poisoning those people...and on and on.

Second- MY PAIN! I have a root canal that needs to be redone and it has been THE WORST PAIN (short of labor pains) I've ever felt- think labor pains concentrated in one tooth. It stinks. Its a long story that I doubt anyone really wants to read but it involves: owww, OWWWW, drugs and surgery.

Updates: K started school. I'll post pictures soon, I'm just too lazy right now.
T is standing on her own. Not just letting go of furniture- pulling herself to her feet unassisted in any way from sitting. Once she's up she claps and dances and then sits down. Chicken. ;)
S started swimming lessons. My sweet MIL picks her up and brings her homefrom her lessons. Its such a great gift!
S got 100% on her 1st grade assessments! We are so proud of her!
We re-did our living room walls...I'll post pic later.
For tonight it's pain killers and sleep---I'll catch-up later.