Running on empty..

It seems that my whole life I have been one step behind where I need to be. This would be ok, except sometimes I actually try to get ahead. I have been working hours each night on the yard and the house for weeks. I am still working on my "to do list" for the year 2003. It's just not happening fast enough.

The kids are doing great. Growing..learning..making messes..eating.. You name it they're doing it. Who would have ever thought that I would have a 17 year old and a 14 year old? Wow. Time sure has flown. Next month Will and I will celebrate 20 years. At least I will celebrate...him..he might be in mourning. Something about the loss of his car (he drives a minivan now), his hair (his choice to cut it short and get rid of the mullet) his cool job (he is no longer a "personality", he just has personality.

We go on with our day to day. We look at each other now and again (actually quite often) and say that we really would like to go on another trip out west. His parents are there now on a trip to the Grand Canyon, Mount Rushmore and Yellowstone. We want to go there too! Life just keeps getting in the way.

Summer vacation is just around the corner for the kids. They are itching to be done with this year of school. I'm just itching for them to be done with school period. It gets to be quite wearing-all this running around.

We took our youth group on a field trip to go and see parts of the Dead Sea Scrolls a couple of weeks ago. Amazing stuff, although I'm not sure if the kids were more amazed by the museum or the size of the burgers that we had on the way home. All in all it was a great trip.

This next weekend it is the 2nd annual motorcycle rally potluck at our church. We are really looking forward to it. I pray that it does not rain. It will ruin the day for too many people if it does.
Well, as soon as the kids get home from some school video awards, I'm off to bed.
See ya,
dea