So, I know I’ve been absent for a few days. If it weren’t for my life going into warp speed lately, I think I would blog more.

Last Friday, Mom watched the kids for us, and Chris took me out for dinner for our anniversary. It was nice. We went to The Bonefish Grill. I had never been there before. We hadn’t planned where we were going to eat beforehand, so we had to wait an hour for seats. We went next door to the little ice cream shop and had a choco-latte while we waited. It was yummy. Dinner itself was delicious. We got the Bang Bang Shrimp appetizer, and Chris impressed me with his ability to use chopsticks. Who knew? I didn’t. He had the grouper, and I had the mahi mahi. It was so good! It was fun, too, because it was somewhat more fancy than most places we go out to dinner to. It felt special.

Saturday, I got some groceries and did a little laundry, but, for the most part, I read. For fun. It was good. I had just got a new book in the mail, Singing Songs by Meg Tilley, and I read the whole thing in two or three hours. It was good, but a little sad. I’m going to review it in What I’m Reading if you want to check it out. I also started Lord of the Flies but I’m only about five chapters into it. It’s pretty interesting so far. It’s nice to read for fun. I’ve been too busy for the last few weeks.

Sunday, we went to church in the morning, amidst snowy conditions. We got little more than a dusting, but they had closer to two inches at church. A lot of people weren’t able to make it to the service. After church, me and the kids went to my mom’s and had dinner, and Chris came home to study. He preached the evening service, and it was really good. Pastor Pallotta told him to make sure he put the message on the web site, so, if he does, I’ll give you the link.

Yesterday, we took the church kids who were under ten to Chuck-E-Cheese’s. Can you say crazy? Everyone had the same idea, and the place was crammed full of kids. It was Pastor Pallotta, Miss Tammy, and me watching out for my three kids, Emily, another four year old girl, a five year old girl, and two little boys, aged about eight and ten. It was nuts. We had pizza and played, and the kids came home with tokens that they didn’t use up. They had a lot of fun, though. I managed to take a few pictures. I’ll try to post them a little later.

About thirty minutes after we got home from that trip, I had to leave and go to speech class. I had to give a speech demonstrating how to do something. I had finally settled on demonstrating “How To Bathe a Baby”. I wrote my outline yesterday morning, and practiced it about four times right before going to class. Kyra was mad at me for taking her baby doll with me to use in my demonstration. I was hoping to do it quickly, but we did our speeches in the order that we signed up for them. I was second to last. I wasn’t nervous when I got there, but the longer I sat watching everyone else give their speeches, the more nervous I got. I think I did okay, but I don’t know that I did really good. The bad part is, I have to wait like three weeks to get my grade.

School is going to get pretty busy this week and next. I have a Music test to take between midnight tonight and Saturday, an algebra test to take by next Wednesday, and my algebra mid-term has to be taken at a testing center by next Saturday. This Friday evening, I am going to the symphony, and then I have to get to work writing a concert report for that class that is due mid-March. I also have to re-vamp my paper on Miss Tammy for Comp class and have it completely finished by Thursday night when it is due. Luckily, since I did my speech last night, I have it easy in Speech class for the next couple of weeks. Next week, we are just going to finish the demonstration speeches. Since I already did mine, I just have to go and watch the others’. The week after that is Spring Break, so there won’t be class. I may have already mentioned that I got my acceptance letter for the honors program the other day, so now I have to set up honors projects with two of my professors. I am going to go Friday morning and talk to my Speech teacher about a project I can do for her class. I plan on talking to my Comp professor about a project in his class as well.

So, as you can see, things have been hectic. Chris has been busy with school, as well. The kids are all doing well. Time is flying by, and, before we know it, this semester will be over. Chris is really looking forward to leaving for Chaplain school in June. He is so overworked right now, that he’s looking forward to a break from it all. We are going to take a vacation the end of May, but we haven’t decided our destination yet. We have contemplated Disney, but I don’t know. I do know that I am looking forward to it, though.

So that’s what I’ve been busy with. I will try to get some pictures up later today, and a book review as well. Right now, I have to see to a squalling baby, and then some algebra. Have a great day, everyone!