I had to float on my back and tread airwater to water my squash this morning. Summer in the Lou. We've got a vacation coming in about a month. I can't wait to hit the beach of the great lakes.
Neall is off to finish his tattoo today which means another day of hanging around the house. Neall found this iPhone app that is a lot like the website Chore Wars. I'm looking forward to trying it out with the kids. The app isn't out yet, but the website is pretty cool. What a great idea. I'm not as impressed with it's ease-of-use so if anyone has any better links for me to try that make a game out of chores please share. Once the app comes out and I've given it a try I'll blog about it here. I think this will be especially helpful after school starts up again.
Finn's surgery is a week from tomorrow. Surprisingly I'm not nervous and he doesn't seem to be either. We've been assured that it is "no big deal" in the grand scheme of surgeries so we're going with that. My main challenge will be to remember that Finn has had surgery when doctors ask me 5 years from now. My brain is pretty full of important info at this point in my life. I can't guarantee I'll remember only mildly important info. Here's to hoping that the conclusion of this surgery is in the "mildly important" category 5 years from now.
OH! I almost forgot. I was chosen as a field tester for a Sunshine Kids product, the Super Mat. It has been one of those weeks so I haven't done more than just dig it out of the box and look it over but keep your eyes peeled for a more proper review. On first impressions it is good quality and appears sturdy. I have to admit that the front organizer pockets have me excited to try it. I'm skeptical that the indentations in my vehicle seat will be eliminated but we'll see. I am excited about the Super Mat's ability to keep the vehicle seats clean too. With 4 kids and a super-busy life (and only 1 car) we have no choice but to eat in the car on occasion. There isn't any help for occasional spills and I'm hoping this mat can help. I'll keep you posted.
Look for me to add some new blog links on the right side, and some pictures. I know I keep promising pictures but my aging laptop makes posting them such a long process. I will get to it and you'll be begging me to stop :P.
One more matter of business, I'd like to encourage everyone to join The Walk for depression awareness. If you're not local, please consider googling your own city and walking in your local area. If you ARE local the link above will take you to a page for an agency that provides free or low cost counseling to our community as well as dozens of other services, including answering the phones for our region of 1-800-SUICIDE (and other crisis hotlines). If you can't walk please consider making a small donation. Whether you know it or not, someone in your life is dealing with depression. Every day we learn more and more about how best to manage and even cure depression. Besides all of that, the walk should be a ton of fun. I'll be there with all of my kids. If you come, stop by the Provident table and say hello :). Tower Grove Park is beautiful and after the walk you can take a dip in the wading pool in the center of the park.
And with that important note I'll sign off and go do my dishes (or watch another episode of Animal Cops, it's a toss-up).
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