Just a quick update on some things. First, our digital camera has decided to no longer communicate with the computer and not upload new pictures. Therein is the reason why there hasn't been any recent pictures, though there are many to share. Also the camera now only takes black pictures, meaning just blackness comes through. Guess it's time for a new camera...
We recently have had Caleb and Veronica's birthday. Veronica got a pond for her birthday. Yes a pond. Maybe soon I can get a picture of it up here. It is nice to sit by it and look and listen or read. Overall it wasn't too hard to do. Caleb had his first party that included not only family but, little school friends too. We had it at a local park that has a giant sand pit with dinosaur bones to dig up in it. The kids had a blast. We had pizza, pinata, cup cakes and digging. The big 4 year old going on 35... (We do have a picture cd made from a disposal camera of the party. That should be up here soon.)
Caleb is enjoying school twice a week, obviously making friends too. Benjamin is getting bigger and starting to put sentences together. "Ow hurts.. Wow cool... Daddy drink.. Thank you... Welcome.. Layla no.." to name a few. It is neat to see what's on his mind and be able to communicate with him and vice versa.
Veronica and I have started training for a 5k that is in December, around Town Lake downtown. Yesterday I ran my first 3 miles, without stopping. I did it in 28.06 minutes. Its more or less a fun family thing we can do together as well as the health benefits. The boys ride in a bike trailer with a conversion kit on it for running. Lately we have been trying to do more as a family. We have a camping trip coming up in November with some other families in our church. More then likely there will be some traveling going on with holidays coming up too. I think we are finally finding a balance of work vs family fun time with an appropriate amount of family fun time. Before it was work in one form or another then off to our separate things every other night, with maybe one day together on the weekend.
Our fall garden is planted. We have peas, spinach, broccoli and cauliflower. All of which have sprouted. Hopefully the leaves will brown and fall off the trees soon, so the garden can get more sun. I'm thinking next spring, I will need to do some trimming as the garden area is just lacking sun. I don't want to remove the trees as they are beautiful and some of them pretty old, but maybe a trimming will do.
Veronica is still plugging away at her new job as the floor educator. It has it's good and bad. Lately she has been on another special assignment in addition to that, to which she is no longer on the floor as a nurse at all. I'm not sure how long that will continue, but ever day she has "normal" hours which has been nice. My little fish business lives on! I got a call recently from a nearby city's human resources department. I have done their tank once already and it is due again this Thursday. My other tank I was doing is also under my care again after a break, so I officially have 2 now. Hopefully more will come soon. I do enjoy the work. I still see it as a side hobby thing, and am actively looking for something else full time. I am looking for openings with the USPS as a regular or rural route carrier. This time of year they should start having some need, but so far nothing has posted yet. From what I know about those roles, it would be a good fit for our family and my work style (independent).
Not sure what else to share. We definitely need to resolve the camera strike. It looks like I can get an equivalent new canon camera for around 120-150. Soon enough..
More to come.
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