IMG_4288, originally uploaded by EuroBoysNh.

Just another summer day. Usually the day starts off with a dragon or two….and then on to superheros!

I love that my kids still love to dress up!

“Mama, did you know…………it takes just about a minute for an itch to fully load…..and then just turns into a HUGE itch.” I found it funny for some reason….the thought of a “itch…loading”…

Adam is reading now. He knows he is from the Republic of Georgia and is quite proud of it. He was given a light up globe this weekend that glows in his room as a dim night light as he sleeps. He knows where the Republic of Georgia is on the globe and loves that Andrew was born right across the Black Sea from him….he is  a proud little Georgian……

My heart just broke in half this afternoon when he saw a 3-4 second clip of fires and the words GEORGIA in the same minute. I hopped up and sprinted to the television…I was almost there and Adam says, “Why is there a fire in Georgia?”. “Why are there people in Army man tanks in Georgia?”…my GOD! Do I lie? My worry is that he sees more headlines…..

I explained that they were having some problems with another country and they were fighting. I went on to explain that it was wrong and that the people in charge will get them to stop soon. He was quiet and you could see the wheels turning in his little head……He then says….”Is my tummy mommy ok?”……I got tears in my eyes. I never thought of him worrying about her….but, by all means….why wouldn’t he! I just never thought of it. I explained that she was very safe and she would be ok. He asked how I knew. I said she was a very smart woman, smart enough that she knew to give him a better life, and that she would be in safe place. I could not think of anything else at that point. Adam is such a little thinker and so tender. He is going to make such a good Daddy and husband. …..I just know it.

SOOO…today, Adam comes screaming and crying….holding the back of his head……AND TELLS ME!!!!!!!!!!! ANDREW WAS PLAYING INDIANA JONES AND THREW WOOD AT MY HEAD!! A HUGE BLOCK OF SOLID WOOD!!! They were his “stones”!!!! WHAT THE HELL WAS HE THINKING!!!???

Call me overprotective……..but, these boys are in some SERIOUS media lock down! WHAT THE HELL WAS I THINKING???

FREAKING INDIANA JONES!!

Adam had a little fever yesterday evening and then BOTH boys woke up this morning with colds. Adam said…”When I had a fever, you gave me an ice cream sandwich. Now I have a cold, do I need to have something war?”….I love his sweet little questions. Andrew said his “neck” hurt when he swallowed. They have been in swim camp for 2 weeks, I am hoping that it is not strep. I think it just a cold….

Three weeks until school starts and I am getting anxious. The school is now going to do combined classrooms with first and 2nd grade together. There will be 3 of these combined classrooms for each two grades. 1/2, 3/4, 5/6 are the pairs. I think it is wonderful for Adam, but not for Andrew. I am worried as hell about it.  Andrew had a really difficult transition and the school thinks of him more or less as a trouble maker and “bad kid”. I am COMPLETELY aware that he is not the easiest kid to deal with, but their perception of his behavior and his academic abilities are WAY WAY off….so, I am worried….very worried. I am going to request a meeting with the principal to discuss it before we start school. …maybe that will get some of my issues worked out. The other alternative is to put him in private school.  uggg…school…..why can’t we have summer all year long? It would work for me

I am off to nurse my little sickies….plenty of juice, healthy food……and Wii are sure to cure this little summer bump in the road.

Things are going a bit smoother with our household overall. ….It is feeling pretty good.

Missing home today.
Anne

new clothes…new size…, originally uploaded by EuroBoysNh.

My happy part of the weekend was this outfit. I went to the store and fit into a new size….and I was so excited about it! The best part…..it was ALL ON SALE! I went to the extra effort and put on earrings, a necklace, and bracelet…..Claire asked if I was going to CHURCH! I love feeling great in clothes that fit me! It was fun to walk out with a bag of stuff for ME!

Andrew and Adam simply adored camp this week. They loved every single minute. Adam made HUGE strides in swimming lessons by putting his head under water on his own and Andrew jumped off the diving board into the “deep end”.  They were both so proud of their little certificates at dinner tonight. They still go for another two weeks, but every week has a different theme.  This week’s theme was space. They made blue “slim”….I have NO idea what it is, but it did NOT make it into my house! NO WAY! They visited the space center here in Calgary on Thursday and their camp counselors all dressed up as aliens. They REALLY got INTO it…it was pretty adorable. Andrew fell head over heels in love with a little 12 year old “volunteer” at the camp…..she is ALL he talks about………God help us! We are SOOOOOOOOO in for it!

Monday is a holiday here. I am not sure what for….but, Canada LOVES it’s long weekends. Claire had 4 days off in a row.  Hopefully tomorrow I will figure out how to make her time at home a little more enjoyable by not freaking out on a minute by minute basis……ugggg…..

Say a little prayer for my patience and sanity. I think this is another phase of the move…..I am more homesick now than I was 2 months ago…what the HECK!!

I keep messing up the comments in the blog because I liked the way it used to be….where I could respond to the comments indivicually…and I can’t figure out how to get it back that way…if it is not working, someone email me. Krista did this time …thank you !

love to everyone

Anne

Randy Pausch died last Friday, July 25th. What an amazing person and gift to us all.