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It's that time of year again when Sean and I are scrambling madly to come up with our birthday party invitation. Each year it seems to get a little harder to come up with something original. Oh, the pressure!

In other news, I've been keeping busy trying to stay current with my other blog. In case I haven't bored you with it yet I'm writing a blog for the local newspaper about things going on in and around Henrietta. It's taking much more time and effort that I originally imagined (and I knew going in it was going to take a good amount of time and effort!) It's fun and I'm enjoying it but it's giving me a whole new appreciation for anyone who writes a daily column (for anything!) and also for journalists who do this for a living. Obviously, I wasn't meant to be a journalist...technical writer suits me just fine.

The kids are doing well and are eating us out of house and home...again. I think part of it must be this time of year because I seem to remember writing an entry about locusts about a year ago; I'll have to go look. Chance is doing very well in school and I'm constantly amazed with how well he's reading now and his math skills. Now if only he'd stop teasing Maia with how much he knows. *rolling eyes* Maia, on the other hand, is starting to read a little and scares me with how much she knows. I recently had a conversation with a good friend who asked if I'd ever thought of keeping her home another year because of her late August birthday. I told her that academically I think Maia will do just fine but she may need some work on following directions and staying on task. I think if I kept her home she'd start sneaking on the bus with Chance in the mornings just so she could go to school!

Sean is doing well and recently was in New Orleans on business. While he was there he had a chance to do an amazing cache that took him to the top of one of downtown's taller buildings where he got a guided tour of the city. The pictures he took are amazing but I can't begin to tell you how jealous I am!
In other Sean news golf starts up soon and he's chomping at the bit to get out on the course. I hoping that now that the kids are older and, in some ways, easier that he'll be able to get out golfing more. I earn lots of wife-points when I "order" him to go golfing on the weekend. ;) Hopefully, this year he'll be able to take Chance with him, too. Maybe one of these days I'll dust off my ancient clubs, take a few lessons and we can all go. Maybe.

That's about it for now. All's right with the world and life is good.