Friday Quick 5

It's been a busy few weeks, and yet I find I have little to share.

1.  Most of my time has been taken up with a writing project.  It's been challenging, and that's been good for me.  But I'm almost done and I'm kind of glad.  I think I'd like to set my sights on some homey things (first of all, actually keeping my house clean) and getting everyone at home into a routine.   I've said it before, and it still holds true: I'd like to learn to sew.  I'd like to do some canning projects.  I'd like to spend time prepping for the coming holiday season (Christmas is only four and a half months away, and that's not much when you're thinking about making your gifts).  But I'm glad I did the project, and I hope it turns out well.  We'll just have to see.

2.  Our garden, which once held so much promise, has been thwarted but this malevolent heat and squash bugs.  Sigh.  We knew it would be a learning experience, so for the most part, we're okay with it.  We're not going to have the bounty we'd hoped for, and I won't be canning as much.  Which is okay, for this first year.  We're bummed, but we're learning a lot, so I suppose it's all be worth it.  Right now, Nick is pretty gung-ho about learning natural ways to combat garden pests.  We're most drawn to other plants that we can incorporate to help repel the unwanted insects so we don't also get rid of the good ones.  Flowers, herbs, etc.  The garden book hasn't received the attention I had wanted because of my project, but it will be full this winter of ideas and plans to improve the garden for next year.  I'm looking forward to getting the book as well as our little plot in shape.

3.  Both children are growing.  Eliza's vocabularly is growing, which is fun.  I still have difficulty understanding much of what she tries to communicate.  I've never been good with toddler-speak.   But I'm trying.  Simon can roll over and is desperately trying to sit up.  He's got a little way to go.  I think he'll be a much happier guy and less prone to wanting to be held when he can sit up on his own.  He'll fuss on the floor, but if I prop him up in a safe enviroment, he's happy to just look around.  Sweet boy.

4.  My weight loss is going so slow sometimes as to be non-existent.  It's discouraging.  Mostly, because I find it very difficult to find consistent time to work out.  During nap time is best, but if anyone wants to do anything in the afternoon, I'm out a work-out time.  I strated P90X over, hoping to be more consistent, and I was until this week.  A cold and too much to do eked out my workout.  Today, though, I busted my chassey and I'm paying the price.  Here's hoping at that by mid-October I'll be seeing some results.

5.  I don't have a 5.  I'm sure I could, if I tried, but I'm tired, I feel like I'm coming down with a fever, and my body aches for intense pull-ups and squats and lunges, not to mention Ab-Ripper X.  I hate Ab-Ripper X.  It had better deliver.

So, I'll leave you on this Friday evening, praying my children will sleep so that I can, and that you will get a good night's rest, too.  We can all use one.