it's a time sucker-outer

I have selected to use large font so that later today when I am tempted to sit at this computer and browse blog land, I will see this and remember::

NO ONE HAS ANY CLEAN CLOTHES!!!!!

now, go do some laundry.


*new blog layout...like?

fall changes

Over the summer a few things became glaringly obvious to me. First, I am too busy. In my quest to do it all {stop snickering}, I was getting burnt out. I loved school, or possibly the idea of finishing school, but it was coming at a high price, and I don't mean cash. Maybe you don't agree with me, but there is something to be said about a well run house, and with me stressed out over full time classes, and grades, and tests, and , and, and....it just wasn't running well. It was barely crawling. So, with the summer waning I decided that school would have to wait, for now. Before you offer to hire a maid for me, let me just say that was not the only issue. The kids are getting busier too. Even with everyone only doing one extra activity {beides school} at a time {which is, and has been our rule} our schedule is n.u.t.s. If I could copy and paste my calendar here for you, I would.

Speaking of calendar, I use this really cool online family tool called Cozi. Check it out here.

Anyhow, the decision is to just wait. Maybe for a quarter, maybe for a year, maybe until Ethan goes to kindergarten. I do still feel like finishing my degree and teaching is the right thing for me to do, and one day it will happen. Now, though, it just doesn't make sense. And that is a hard thing for me to say. Because I want to be able to do it all. And do it all well.

And the other minor fall change is the blog. Very nice. Fall-y.
:o)

Happy 400th post bloggy!

Since this is my 400th post on this blog, I really feel like I should say something profound, but....I got nothing. Instead, I'll use this giant font size and include some pictures that I found on my camera. I am pretty sure Ethan is responsible for these since they include his toys and his chubby feet.

Enjoy "Adkins house in still life" by Ethan.

Really, 400 posts is a ton! It's pretty cool!

I missed the bloggy's birthday.

I was curious as to how long I have been on blogger, and so I went back to my first post on this blog. It was March 8, 2007. Wow, two whole years...go back and take a look. There is a drop down menu over there on the right, click and select the March at the very bottom. Then scroll down to the bottom of the page it takes you to....and there it is, the first post.

*sniffle*

I am totally over that XOXO background.

This one will serve as the intermediate until a more suitable one can be found. This is mostly due to the fact that it is 11:02 pm and I have wasted almost two hours doing nothing. No homework. No reading. Just wasting. Blogging. Looking for a new background that I don't need. Now I am tired of looking, and this fire truck one is too predictable, but I don't care anymore.

A few things that you may have noticed.

First.....HOORAY! I finally figured out how to add a cute layout to my little bloggy. And while I don't love this particular one...it is nearing valentine's day and so it seemed appropriate. Plus, I couldn't find any Martin Luther King Jr. Day templates.

Second....enjoy the fun new cursor too!