Yertle the Turtle & Other Stories

If the question is what have I been doing while I have not been blogging, let me fill you in. My absence, minus the little note about Ky & Co., has been literally full of E fam shenanigans. I mean, you didn't really think I was just blowing you off did you?

Here is a brief glimpse into our past weekend and an update on this week's current progress...

Saturday:

Rex had his first t-ball game. Our little guy scored lucky number 13 for his way-to-large jersey and, because ABC order is not an R's favorite means of organization, bats last. Not that this is bad, the last batter gets to run all of the bases, thus providing our little child with the idea that he is a t-ball superstar because he hits home runs.

That night we attended a BBQ with some great friends. Rex left the party with a clear idea of which of our friends daughters he'd like to eventually marry and a strong desire to have a mohawk. Nice.

Sunday:

We lazed around most of the day. We decided that Lucy most definitely says 'hi' and 'dada'. She also is trying very hard to clap and wave, feed herself and crawl. Oh, the curious little life of a 7 month old.

The highlight of this lazy Sunday, our power went out unexpectedly. Thinking we were amongst several neighbors with the same problem, we were certainly surprised to find out after 12 am Monday that our power and phone lines were damaged as a result of all of that road construction I've been complaining about around here. Awesome.

Monday:

Drama & more drama with the power company/phone company/village over fixing our problems. Seems no one is upset about the loss of technology but us.

We did however make a new friend in the process. A couple of large snapping turtles have found their way out of the swamp and have decided to hang out in our front yard. Rex decided to appropriately name one Yertle, since he has a strong desire to cross the road to see the rest of his kingdom. I spent way too much time trying to get him to stay in the yard rather than tempt fate crossing our busy street. Fun.

Tuesday:

More power outages as ComEd fixed our power. To ease the boredom, Rex and I did a few puzzles and art projects. When it was all over, he got that mohawk and I got to watch Australia (in several 30 minute intervals). Sweet.

Wednesday:

Nate's last day as a 6th grader. He'll bring home his report card in just over an hour and officially start summer for us. Finally.