Something to Chortle at:

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And So it Goes...

We are in our first round of sickness.  Daughter #3 has strep throat.  I am hoping that no one else gets it.  She got it from a friend.  The receptionist at the Urgent Care place I took Daughter #3 to said she can tell that school has started from the increase in number of kids they see.  'Tis the season, I guess.

Our garden is still producing at an out-of-control rate.  I think this afternoon will see bags of produce delivered to neighbors again.  We also got some beets, an eggplant and an Armenian cucumber from a neighbor.  Creativity will have to come into play with those vegetables, I think.

It used to be that my kids would get up early every morning without help and I would wish they knew how to sleep in so I could sleep in.  Now, they all (except for the youngest), would rather sleep in than get up for school.  I think my son has struggled the most with it this school year.  He's quite the zombie most mornings.

Homework has definitely increased for the oldest two kids.  Especially my 9th grader.  I think he was kind of surprised at that, even though I said that would probably happen.  He is taking 4 honors classes this year.  It's also his first year of Seminary.  He said it is his favorite class.  I'm glad.

I'm still struggling to keep up with the house chores.  Most of the time I would rather be outside working on weeding than doing dishes or cooking.  There's something quite lovely about weeding.

My husband and I have started eating more healthily and exercising more.  Also, no sugar, except on Sunday.  Last week was our first week of doing this plan.  The no sugar rule wasn't too bad, except when I made jam and jelly.  I wasn't able to taste it until Sunday, when I had some toast with peach-strawberry jam and currant jelly.  It was very good.  Homemade jams and jellies are the best.

I've started listening to music more to help keep me up and moving and motivated during the day.  Most days the kids come home from school to find me listening to Bon Jovi, Queen, Michael Jackson, Jon Schmidt and Vocal Point.  It does seem to help.

That's all for now.