Update

Long time, no post, eh? I just haven't felt like being on the computer much. I've been withdrawing from the cyberworld over the course of the last year, and I'm spending less and less time online these days. The wonderful spring and summer days are also contributing, of course! I've been trying to plant the garden amid the raindrops. I have all of the tomatoes and peppers, along wiht lots of flowers, ready to plant, but the garden needs to dry out enough to make digging in it feasible.

Our chickens arrived about a month ago, and they are so fun to watch. They were about 8-10 weeks old then, so they are about 6-8 weeks away from laying now. We had two sick chicks with all the rain and dampness, but they are doing better now. Thank goodness! Abigail was so upset at the thought of her Annie being so sick.

I'm starting a new homeschooling group locally. There is only as extremely Christian group here. We obviously don't fit in, and we've discovered others locally who are Christian but don't fit in. So, we are starting our own. I hosted an informational gathering last week, and there were four of us there. Not much, but a start. We are gathering next week for a potluck and are planning some potlucks and park days for the summer. Just something to get the word out to others and see if there aren't more people who would be interested in our version of a homeschooling group.

No news yet on the house front. :( My sister moved out over the Memorial Day weekend. Her boyfriend graduated, and he has gotten a job at the same hospital she works at. They moved in together. I really hope for her sake it works out. Living together, working together. Long story as to the details, but Luis and I (as well as my brother and a few other people) have some concerns for the relationship. I really hope her boyfriend has matured and grown up over the last few years, for her sake.

Luis is on a kick to buy a new (used) car. He is currently driving to work a '91 minivan with 214K miles on it. He says the engine will make it to 300K miles, but he's not sure about the body. He also wants to get something with better gas mileage. He's eyeing a 2000-2002 diesel VW Jetta, about 50 miles/gallon. If he can find one around here, the payment would only be about $150 added to our budget, what with the savings on fuel. However, on a tight budget the thought of adding a payment is FREAKING me out. Short of taking on second day care child (NO INFANTS, even just our friends baby has added so much more stress to my day), I don't see how we could do it right now. Since selling the diaper business, PBK is much more seasonal and I need to build it up more to take on the responsiblity of adding that as well. If only the house would sell and we could get something about $50K less. Then we could definately handle a car payment.

On the knitting front, I've been on a sock kick. Monday we drove to Madison, drove around the city for a bit doing errands and drove back. I cast on a sock for Isabella as we left Monroe and was working the toe decreases as we pulled into the driveway. I told Luis it was clear evidence that we'd been doing too much driving that day. :) I've made her two pair of socks for next fall so far. I love the crazy stripe Regia yarn for her. This last pair was a great green colorway that I want for myself! :)