Hehe.

Okay. I will try to make this a more frequent part of my day. It will be good for me anyway, or at least I try to tell myself that.

Today I finally got my North Carolina driver's license. This was after making several trips to the DMV because I forgot one form of ID or another, or I didn't have any cash (since they don't accept out of state checks... which is a whole other issue in itself). Today I didn't have my proof of insurance (which required yet another drive home to find it), and I NEARLY failed the test. But at least now I have a license which has the best photo of me to date. I guess there is something to be said about the 110-degree heat giving someone an effervescent glow in photos.

Now I'm off to the gym, after doing a last minute whirlwind clean up of the house. The older two kids come home today, after being away for nearly 3 weeks, first in Chicago with their dad's relatives, and then on a road trip with their aunt to visit other relatives. I'll be glad to see them, but I'm overwhelmed thinking about our "summer routine", since the older two kids haven't been home since the Princess got out of school June 10 because we left for Florida the evening of her last day of school. Needless to say, the kids have been busy. I have been busy. But not necessarily busy while together. So this should be interesting.

But one more month left and it will be time to head back to school. The Princess will be in 2nd grade, and the Bruiser will start preschool.

And I must apologized for a somewhat disjoined blog post. It is so hot today and I really can't think straight. Now time to do more sweating at the gym, dressed in these new workout duds I picked up yesterday that actually makes me look a little bit like a superhero. I decided to slather on some of my daughter's lotion that she picked up at the Target dollar bins, only to find that it's full of GLITTER. So now I really look like I can leap tall buildings in a single bound.

Gosh. One month later.

I have been pretty awful with keeping up with this blog. Oops.

The past few weeks have been a bit crazy. The Princess got out of school June 10 and that very day we left for Florida to visit my parents. My brother and sister were also there, so it was an extra special visit.

Only... we were ALL stricken with some sort of stomach bug that first week there. I usually seem immune to such things, but this time I was hit pretty hard. The only one who didn't get sick was the Princess, oddly enough.

During that time I was diligently working on two clients' photos as well as my website, and I think I pretty much exhausted ever bone in my body trying to get all of these things done. The remaining two weeks in Florida were spent relaxing, which most of you know I don't like to do even though I'm sure it was some much-needed rest.

Upon returning home, I wasn't exactly ready to jump back into the whole routine. Fortunately the kids went to Chicago with their dad to celebrate the 4th of July and his birthday. A week later the Baby returned with him, but the older two are driving back with their aunt, and should be arriving later this evening.

During my free time, I attempted to get some cleaning done around the house, as I was in a major purging mood. But instead the dual portal option for my website was added and I decided to do a completely different website for my wedding portfolio. I strongly feel that the marketing for weddings and portraits is completely different. And now I have a way to showcase more photos from the weddings I've photographed. I'm happy with it. But it took a long time to complete. Of course, now I feel like my original site (the one that features portraits) looks boring. Oh well.

I am back at the gym, though the first week was pure torture. Headaches, muscle aches, etc. etc. Taking three weeks off wasn't such a great idea. I did enjoy my diet of Cheetos and Diet Coke (along with mom's home cooking).

Well, that's all I've been up to. I can't believe the summer is half way over.