Just Do It

I think this needs to be my new philosophy of blogging.  I have become truly pitiful at it.  I always seem to hit bedtime each night, not having sat down to write.

So, I’m just going to do it tonight.  I’m just going to blog about something and hope that it gets me back into the discipline.  After all, it’s pretty sad that I don’t even blog when I actually have some interesting things to say!

I think that I’ll start with the most current news and work my way backwards.  Maybe by January, I will have told you about our vacation in Branson.

Maybe.

Anyway…

Here’s what Jeremy is up to these days.

If you think that he is mostly up to no good, you would be correct.  I like to tell people that he moves from one life-threatening situation to another.  He’s mostly trained to respond to “no” when it involves electrical cords or outlets, but we’re still working on most other things.  He is a big, strong kid, and he can scoot FAST.  He is pulling up on everything and cruising around like mad.  He’s already pulled a vacuum cleaner and his bouncy seat over on top of himself because he doesn’t quite have the wisdom yet to know what will hold him and what won’t.

We were in Buffalo Wild Wings the other night, and the waitress kept asking us if she could bring Jeremy any food or drinks.  I wanted to laugh, but she was sweetly serious.  I didn’t have the heart to tell her that he was only seven months and didn’t have any teeth.  I think she assumed that he would be eating off of our plates.

I guess between his length and his hair, people think he’s at least a year old.  Sigh.

In other kid news, Charlotte tested for her brown belt in tae kwon do this past Friday night.  Master Kurtz allowed her to do a hand board break for this test, instead of a kicking board break.  She has been a purple belt for a long time, and it could be after the first of the year before her leg strength is back up to par, so he felt that she should go ahead and test.

As usual, Charlotte looked great, especially for having just had her cast off a few days.  She is not yet walking correctly on her left leg; the bone doesn’t hurt, but her ankle is locked up from being immobilized for seven weeks, and it hurts when she walks normally, as the muscles and tendons need to be stretched back out.  Dr. Maxey will put her in physical therapy if she can’t straighten herself out, so we’ll see if she can get walking herself in the next couple of weeks.

Here is Charlotte at her test.  Pretty cool!

It’s hard to believe that Thanksgiving is just around the corner!  The busy season is upon us.  The kids have started practice for the church Christmas play, and both will be participating in our homeschool co-op’s Christmas program, as well.  Charlotte has also started basketball practice, albeit on a limited level.  Jeff is coaching her team this year, so hopefully that will be a good time for them!

Next time, I plan on getting back to Halloween…promises, promises!