Mid- Summer Assessment

Okay, a bit late, again, but let me take inventory on the summer. F and I had two modest (and overdue) goals. To teach MoJo to bike ride and J to swim. Missions accomplished. I have not done any exercise and my children have watched too much TV. I learned that the summer is long and that no camp is a real challenge. I confirmed that I cannot live without L. I was reminded that there is no such thing as "being on vacation" for more than an hour or two at a time when four kids are calling your name. All the time. I read about a woman who had her eleven children call her "Mrs. Bowman" on mother's day, just to get a break from answering to "mom" all day long. I like that. What else can I add to my summer ravings and rantings? I love to read and I am back into it after a very long hiatus. I am trying to get back into blogging about movies. Even though we took a lame ass extended break, we are back, please check it out. My back feels good despite my delinquent lack of independent pt (I still go for formal sessions once a week). Gossip magazines are way ahead and much more blunt in Australia. I love the Jersey shore. I wish I had a beach house to always host lots of friends. I will miss C greatly on our trip but look forward to tía A coming with us. I think this might be our last plane trip in a looong time. Definitely last international one. I will spare you any more random thoughts. Traveling? Don't forget to check your passport's validity. I just learned the hard way (aka $300) that you cannot fix an expired passport in a week. Phew, that was close. Off to Costa Rica we go, all 7 of us!!! on Saturday at the crack ass of dawn (7:30am flight).