Five down

"Only" seven more months to go.

Scratch that...I'll think in terms of R&R, so two more to go.

Need to keep on keeping busy.

Stupid IPod

So, as I was packing up the IPod yesterday to take it to the Apple store in Raleigh, it started working again. I probably should have taken it anyway, but can't bear to part with it.

All this makes me wonder, though, just how bad would it be of me to use the kids Fisher Price DVD player to watch DVD's while I'm on the elliptical? Hmmmm...pretty sure that wasn't the use that Grandma & Grandpa had intended it for.

Ack!

My IPod is DEAD! I cannot workout without it. I was on the elliptical for 1 minute 20 seconds before I was bored tonight...not good!!!

Stupid piece of junk!

Update on Jeremy

I realized that I haven't been doing very well on keeping everyone updated on Jeremy. Sorry. Since he's one of the "audience", I usually write with that in my mind.

Everyone keeps asking how he is doing. Well, he is doing okay. The days are going by slowly and he misses his family. How's that for an answer?

And here is a recent picture from a trip he took last week to an outlying FOB. That is a stryker armored vehicle behind him. Jeremy is the one on the right, by the way (just in case any of you have forgotten that he's a tall white guy). He's looking pretty good, as far as I'm concerned!

Ugh...pollen!

We seem to have been hit with a pollen storm around here. I mean, absolutely ridiculous amounts of pollen. Check out this picture:

I took that this morning in my bedroom. That was after the 3rd dusting since Tuesday (and I dusted again after taking the photo).

And check out the pool:

Luckily it seems to get filtered out easily when the pump runs (which it only runs for a couple hours a day right now).

Seriously, I never remember having pollen like this in Ohio. Ever.

I've given up on spring cleaning and have added a note to my file for next year: "don't start until after the pollen hits".

It is supposed to rain on Monday -- hopefully that will wash away a good deal of this junk! But boy oh boy is my house disgusting right now!!!

Oh, Happy Spring!

Life is good when the boys can get out and burn off some steam in the yard!

Look at this!

I can keep a bow in Lucy's hair now...oh the possibilities are endless!

(And, yes, I love this shirt!)