I am not really complaining about my lack of time to come and blog, but more just stating the facts!  We are in the thick of the crazy time and I have rarely been on this blog.  I do hope everyone is well.  We are doing well here.  We have actually had weather in the 70's.  I even have some serious weeds popping up!  You know, those pesky, pokie kind.  The apple trees are getting their leaves, as are the blueberry bushes and the peach/cherry trees!  We are getting our eggs from the little hens like clockwork.  They are so cute.  And that rooster - we call him Rambo, he is still quite feisty.  Although he has not attacked anyone lately.  My friend Lori was attacked by one of her roosters though and he poked a hole in her leg that oozed for 24 hours.  Lets just say that her roosters went to live down the road with someone else who wanted them.  They will probably become fox dinner, as the lady who wanted them said she wanted them because her roosters were taken away by some pesky fox.  By the time Lori was bleeding from the leg in two spots, she was all, "So when do you want them?"  I digress.

We are trying to wrap up the school year here soon.  We have our testing next week and the kids are just giddy with excitement (hahahaha).  It is always so hard to do school after testing.  We all seem to just fade away.  Do you know what my consolation package to myself is?  "Well, kids that are in school are having field trips by the droves, field day, movies in class, class parties, help the teacher clean out the room, etc . . .*"  I know some of you must surely do that too?  Right? 

*I know this to be true because Josh was in school for first grade and also the second half of his 6th grade year.  Believe me, it happens.  I am not trying to be mean, just stating the facts.

We received our two books in the mail, Why Gender Matters, by Dr. Leonard Sax, and The Underground History of American Education, by John Taylor Gatto.  Really great books.  Rodger is reading Gatto's book right now and I am reading Sax's book.  Wow is all we can say.  Get them for yourselves and give them a good read.  You'll not regret it.  I am still amazed at the amount of physiological differences between boys and girls.  Truly amazed.  I never learned any of this stuff in nursing school.  Let alone the owners manual I got with Josh at the hospital after birth!

Another random thought:  two gals at church had babies about a month ago and so I was out getting baby gifts for them.  Can I tell you it makes me want the have like, 10 more kids everytime I go to the Carters store or Children's Place.  Or OshKosh B'Gosh! 

Well, Rodger seemed to think I had tons of blogging fodder, but I might be in the midst of a writers cramp since being away for so long.  Hopefully I will get it all back.  Soon.

I'm just closing with the above photo of yours truly.  I took this of myself whilst coming home from MB last October.  You might not be able to see all the frekles up close, but the original is quite apparent.  Meanwhile, after a long vitamin d (sun) deprivation from our long winter I looked in the mirror.  Wow.  I am the embodiement of whiteness.  I was thinking I would get some sun here soon, and low and behold, I was burned just the other day.  Apparently this Ohio sun is quite fierce.  Or maybe I am just to pale. 

Well, have a wonderful week and hopefully you are getting some nice weather wherever you are. 

Blessings, Tammy