Better Late Than Never

Or at least that's what I keep telling myself.  I actually promised people that I would have a new blog up and running by early September.

HA!

I could list a multitude of reasons (read...excuses) for my tardiness that are all true, reasonable, and valid, but I won't.  Instead, I'll make a list of what's been going on at Chez Wilkes since I left you at that other blog.

1. For those of you who don't know, we brought an extra and unexpected souvenir home with us from overseas.  Baby Number Three will be joining our family sometime around April 13, 2010.  (I'll just go ahead and tell you now that this is MY NUMBER ONE, BIG FAT REASON for not getting this new blog up.  And then I won't mention excuses, er, reasons again.)

2. Due to Number 1, our house has now become a construction zone, as we try to get rooms ready in the basement for Babies Number One and Two (aka Charlotte and Elijah) so that the new baby can sleep upstairs with us.  This will save time and energy in the middle of the night.

3. We began homeschooling just before Labor Day.  This was a a bit of an adjustment for all of us after a nice long break in France!

4. The kids are currently signed up for tae kwon do two afternoons a week and French lessons for another two afternoons.  For some reason, running around like a chicken with my head cut off seemed like a good idea at the time.  At least both activities are a mere two-minute drive from my house.  Charlotte also wants to give basketball a try this winter, so we have that to look forward to, as well.

5. Charlotte had a tonsillectomy yesterday, which actually has turned out to be good news for getting this blog up and running.  However, it's not been so great for her.  She did, however, get to audition for the church Christmas play before her surgery, so that was good.

6. We've also squeezed in a weekend trip to Michigan to visit my family, a Lipizzaner stallion show, a half-marathon relay (just me!); hosted my aunt and uncle from California for a delightful overnight visit (they didn't even mind the construction zone!); jumped back into church activities; and plowed through a plethora of real-life stuff that each and every one of you would completely understand.

Several people have said that I would be hard pressed to find interesting things to write about back here in the Peoria area.

Not true.  Not true!

I think there's enough stuff on this list to last for...let me see...awhile!

Talk to you soon!