Holy Sh*t

Spring/summer has been slowly making it's way in and the rain has been making an appearance off and on.  After a very warm weekend with a little pool action, it was chilly and windy this morning.  During one of the thunderstorms a few weeks ago, I believe lightning either struck our lightning rod or somewhere close to our house as the little hairs stood up on my arm and then the internet stopped working.  Luckily it was only the power supply to our router that got fried so that was easily replaceable.  Along with the warmer weather come the increase in the police check points.  This is where the local police set up alongside the road and stop random people to check and make sure their car is properly licensed.  Unfortunately they can also be very threatening and do things that the police are not supposed to do.  This has caused me to be very anxious whenever I have to venture out to the grocery store, which has to be done 2-3 times/week.  The warmer weather has also brought out the bugs.  They are everywhere!  But that's what you get for living in a house with a grass roof and no seals around the doors or windows or walls.  

Miranda is enjoying kindergarten and likes PE and lunch and recess the best.  A couple of weeks ago, the school celebrated their annual 'International Day'.  Each student dressed in clothes that represented their home country and marched in a parade that was similar to the 'parade of nations' that you see in the opening ceremony for the Olympics.  Afterwards, the parents transformed the gym into a culinary heaven with booths full of foods from each of the countries represented.  The kids got first dibs and we just couldn't wait that long, so we headed out to a local Thai restaurant after drooling all over the Thailand table.

Jackson is doing well at preschool and is getting bigger every day.  My little boy turned 2 last Saturday and I didn't think it was possible for the 2nd year to go even faster than the first, but it did. We celebrated his big day at a park down the street with football cupcakes and lots of running around.  His favorite things right now are airplanes, trains, cars (especially "Cars 2"), golf, and kicking his soccer ball into the goal (GOAAAAAAL!!!).

Holy sh*t!  Which word do you think they'd censor for TV?  Heaven forbid we insult someone for using the word 'holy'.  Regards, Erika.  Or should I say 'warm' regards?  Yes, let's use the word warm, it is warm now.  Family arrives in 3 days.  Guess I need to go brave the cops to get some groceries.