blog update time? I think so.

This twice a year blogging is not a good idea! I forget everything that has ever happened in my life.  Well, to recap, we had a very fun summer and are now in the throws of elementary school and holiday season.  We are enjoying some serious tear producing fourth grade homework, fun third grade writing projects, and figuring out what to do with a first grader who tests out of homework every week.  It's  actually really nice to be home with just a 22 month old all week.  I feel like I haven't had much time in the past to just enjoy Theo and so it's such a treat to have him all to myself.

I have joined a women's bible study with my friend, Michelle.  It meets every Thursday morning and has child care for the fat boy.  It has been a blessing to really dig into the Word and it gives me some accountability in that area.

Since the kids are involved in a ton of activities and I am with Theo all day, I have found something for myself to do so that I don't lose my science brain and my desire to commune with nature.  I have decided to become a Whalewatch Naturalist at the Cabrillo Marine Aquarium.  I am in class every Tuesday night until March learning the biology of every marine mammal, bird, fish... that inhabits or migrates through our lovely area of the ocean.  So far the classes are quite intense and there's a ton of information.  I love every minute of it.  I also totally love all the hippies in my class and their passion for these beautiful animals. If I pass my test in December I will be able to lead groups on the whalewatching tours that the aquarium offers...ON BOATS! I know, cool. So, it's something different and new.

Hopefully it will ease a bit of the discontentment I feel sometimes with being home all the time with the kids.  They're such a blessing and a challenge, but I need a bit more connection with the world... and I do love to learn!

So, there's a quick update about the fam....er mostly me.  But, hey, I am writing this thing after all!!