Stuff that's happening

Sorry about not writing over the last couple of days. I have a job that is basically mundane except for two times a year when I have an independent auditor come in a check out my plant, writing non-conformances if the quality system is lacking. Well, yesterday was one of my audit dates. I used most of the earlier part of the week getting ready and really didn't have time to write. Now I have a bit of time, so expect a posting or two over the next couple of days.

Okay, we had a pretty exciting evening on Tuesday. One of the things we tend to do in the evening is go outside to sit in the driveway or play in the cul de sac. It is nice because there is next to know traffic and the neighbors across the street bring their little girl out so she can play too. The kids ride bikes, ride powerwheels (the neighbor has three of them) play ball or other fun things. Well, the Delaney (the girl across the street) has a bike without training wheels and we decided to let Gracie ride the bike without them. It was amazing how quickly Gracie figured it out. In less than ten minutes we were able to teach her how to ride a bike. Now, she's still a bit wobbly, and she has some panic issues when she is getting too close to the curb, a car or other people. Additionally, I took the training wheels off her bike and because it is a bit larger than the neighbor's bike, she loses confidence. I don't think it will take long for her to get that confidence back though. I also think she will really start to like riding bikes once she gets comfortable.

Balin is turning in to a little monster. He loves being outside. He also knows how to open the door going out to the garage. This has led to issues as he occasionally will wander outside on his own. When he does get out he typically heads for the cul de sac (the place where we play in the evening). This is a bad thing and leads us to have to keep a close eye on him. He is also belligerant when it is time to come back in the house. He screams and cries and throws a tantrum. It is getting old fast.

One of the things we need to do is get the kids back into a routine. Grace and Balin both have been thrown off a schedule during the summer. With school starting next Monday this should get better. Hopefully Angie gets the job she is interviewing for (as I write this as a matter of fact) which would allow us to send the boy back to the sitter which again would establish a schedule. Grace will start going to bed at 8:30 again and we will have at least an hour and a half of peace at our house before we go to bed. I look forward to that.

Megan has two more days of work and then she is quitting to enjoy a few days off before she becomes a fulltime college student again. She is really starting to get excited. I think she is ready.

Well, that's about it for an update. I will make sure to send out a couple more posts later on.