It's finally over, yet it's only just begun.

School, that is. School is over, but the job hunt and soon after that the rest of our lives have just begun. I can't help but sing the Jeffersons theme song when I think about the kind of money dh will hopefully be making. Oh, don't get me wrong, it's nothing spectacular but to US, it's like we struck gold. Something about a family of 5 living off of about $1300/month for several years that gets REALLY old and makes 40k/year seem like sudden wealthy status. You should see the list of "when Neall has his real job" purchases. You know how fond I am of lists, but Neall is even contributing to this one. The real issue is prioritizing the purchases. At the top of my list is NEW STROLLER and TRIP TO NEW PIZZA PLACE. No idea what is at the top of dh's list. Probably a new computer.

A weekend get-together was fabulous and I'm feeling withdrawal. A good friend took some gorgeous pictures of my babies, one of which is going to be our birth announcement picture. Here it is, isn't he DARLING!?! I cannot believe this little guy is mine. He's just a dream. I could gush and gush about him, seriously. I did not know how there would be room in my heart for another baby, it was already so full of love already, but here he is and my heart just got bigger! Sappy, I know, but look at him! Dreamy.

On a totally random note, I am so incredibly lazy. There is a "sun catcher" my darling Winnie made out of a clear cd and sharpie markers at a birthday party. It's been hanging from our kitchen light since early October. Somehow the sharpie markerings have disappeared and been replaced by tiny sticky fingerprints yet the "suncatcher" still hangs. It makes me insane because it twists and throws light around the room causing me to see slight movement all over the dang room, always just out of the corner of my eye, which makes me startle and have that momentary "WHAT WAS THAT" reaction. This is especially prevalent in the middle of the night when I am alone down here and jumpy. Don't tell me I'm the only one who freaks herself out about being alone in a dark house. Did I mention I am a total freak about going into the basement? It's the sole reason I want the laundry facilities upstairs. If it weren't for the laundry I'd never go down there. Yeah, I'm a nut.

So the plan tomorrow is to get the house spotless. Even dh is on board with this. Of course, job hunting will take some priority but in between phone calls and scheduling and web-searching this house will become ship shape. I'm even motivated to tackle toys. No, seriously, I am going to. Stop laughing. I really am! No, I mean it this time, I'm going to go through this abundance of toys. I SAID stop laughing!

Have you ever met anyone with a Sharpie obsession? Someday I'll post a picture of all of my Sharpie markers. It's an illness. At Target I drool over the little bittie ones with little clips to clip to a keychain or something. I fantasize about adding them to all of my jacket zippers. I use sharpie markers in a plethora of colors to make my numerous lists. Hey, we all have to have a hobby, right?

I'll end this latest entry (which has gone all over the place, my apologies) with the nice thought of cruising the zoo with my swell kidlets in a brand new, top of the line, fancy-schmancy Valco Runabout stroller with extra toddler seat.