Moments in Time

OK, so I am WAY behind in updating my blog. For those who know me, this is not a new thing! :sigh: I just came home from a volunteer meeting at Alison's school. These women are SO organized! Some of them stay home, but some do not. And they still have their act together! It makes me feel so Charlie Brown-ish. Good grief!

Anyway, the kids are doing well. Jess made the A honor roll again this quarter. She won a math award at school in April. Clothes are becoming more and more of an interest. So far, boys are not. (Whew! But I know that will change soon! All her friends are starting to get crushes) Ali has been doing much better in school, with an occasional setback. (That's Ali. Has to keep me on my toes. Can't let me get complacent or anything like that!)

Sometimes I worry that Ali will always live in the shadow of her big sister. Jess gets all A's. We're happy if Alison doesn't get any bad grades or comments on her report card. When Jess was in first grade, she won the role of one of the 3 little pigs in the annual 1st grade play. This year, Ali was in the chorus (with all the other kids who didn't get specific roles). It doesn't seem to bother Ali. Still *I* worry. I guess that comes with being the mom!

We are still a dogless house. I miss Tasha, still. We recently fostered a dog, Bailey. DH and the kids were ready to keep her but my heart was just not ready. It was pretty awkward. Sometimes I worry that I'll never be willing to put my heart on the line again, but I'm starting to feel ready to consider another dog. I keep checking out Honey at the humane society: http://tinyurl.com/o4a3h Everytime I look at the photo of her on the couch, her eyes remind me Tasha. It's like Tash is looking at me.

Well, that's it for now. The next update will not be so long in coming!

Lisa