It's been some time since I wrote in here...

So long in fact that I'm just going to point form this.. Enjoy.

- Patrick Had his 3rd birthday yesterday!! He is SO big and makes me feel so old sometimes!! He is learning at a phenomenal rate now. We thought it was pretty cool that he pretty well knows his numbers up to a 1000 but were blown away when out of the blue he started linking the numbers to the words as well. For example he can link 4 to FOUR, and so on. SO proud of him!!

- Kathryn is our little sponge now too. She learns by mimickry.. Especially with her big brother!! She does tend to be a Mommy's girl though sometimes which can drive Deb nuts!!

- Both kids are in swimming lessons now. I've only made it to Kathryn's lessons so far but watching her is a blast. Both kids love it which makes me want to open the pool even more.

- The skunks/raccoons are back and have destroyed my lawn. So much so that I've cancelled all of my weedman for this year and am going to spray the lawn with every deadly chemical known to mankind!!!... then... ummm.... wrap the kids up in plastic suits i guess? The goal is to wait until fall, roundup the entire lawn, lay a new layer of topsoil, install a sprinkler system and sod it. THAT's the goal. I've always wanted a perfect, soft lawn and i've been working on this one for years to no avail. I'm DONE screwing around!!

- Pool fence is nearly completed (I know I know... long process). I've also got plans for rebuilding a part of the fence in order to allow me to build a 13' x 24' deck for the pool. I'm just waiting on locators for various utilities before I finalize the plans and beginning purchasing lumber. LOTS OF FUN! :(

- Deb and I are good. Real good. Deb has decided to make a bid for a job at the new walmart coming in order to keep her pharmacy tech licence. Now although this will mean the kids will have to go to the Y for daycare, we know they would get good care there and this will be good for Deb. CONGRATS HUN! YOU'RE A SHOE IN!!

- And lastly.. My deep thought for the day. People don't change. And I mean at a fundemental level. Not on a cosmetic level. If you remember that.. You're golden!!

Well... I have my doubts anyone actually reads this so i'm going to add some reminders for myself.

Shaun.. Call BMTS for phone line locates before you dig!! Cause you know... You're a McLaren... and our luck isn't just bad... It's just friggin horrible!!