hello there!

I have not written for a while. Well, I'm not a writer, really. Busy days, not enough time at night to enjoy life. Feeling blue.

Amanda is going to go to Calico! They have room for her. We visited and she seemed to really like it. I hope they do pre-kindergarten stuff. I need to ask the lady there about that. Probably the most important thing and I didn't ask. Dork.

Ben had a rough couple of weeks at school but is now getting into it a little better. When we walked into Latchkey this morning, one of the other kids said "Hi! Mr. Spear!" and Ben got all kinds of mad. Instantly went into defensive mode. Which made me feel bad because the other kid was just being silly, I think.

I told Ben and the two boys who were there that they should be friends since they see each other every morning and afternoon at Latchkey. I told them that Ben could use some friends. I hope that wasn't overstepping my boundaries. Ben was being very stubborn. Maybe these kids tease him all the time and this was more of the same. I will have to talk to Ben about it tonight. Maybe at bedtime when everything's quiet and calm.

Rob is going out of town with his friend Mike to a trade show for family entertainment stuff. I bet it will be pretty cool! Plus, they are going to Philadelphia! Love Philly!

I hope I can get Amanda to bed at night when Rob is gone. Maybe I can get her into a better routine and get her some sleep at night, She's so tired all day! And she has homework from Kid's Country now. That's crazy!

I need to try to write here a little each day, like a diary. I wonder if I can do it on the iPad. Probably lots of typos on that thing. We shall see. I want a new laptop!!