I just have to blog this: Kids are into Star Wars today. So we have some 1/2" dowels that the kids have been pretending are light sabers. Today, they decided to paint them, so we have light sabers tearing up the living room and paint dripping from everything [editors prerogative to exaggerate]. Then dd comes to me with her blanket - "Tie this mom, I'm Darf Vader!" So I find a way to clip it gently around her. Later, she comes to me with a dixie cup and says, "Mom, make me a pig nose so I can be Pig Vader!" As I live an breathe, my daughter is in the living room, watching star wars, wearing her blanket and a dixie cup/pipe cleaner/shaprie augmented pig nose! LOL! LOL! LOL! This is especially funny because she has a cold and sounds like Elmer Fudd. Oink oink. Oh no . . . Now she's Pig Solo. I am not going to get any work done today, I can tell. =~D

I have super momma news that I am going to cross post to both of my blogs: Ian is sleeping in six and seven hour intervals! Wahooo! Neither of the other two kids did that until they were much older. What a welcome break. I swear he's bigger every time he wakes up! My little chubba bubba. He took a nap yesterday from 2 until 7:30, went back to bed at 9:30, slept until 2:30, waking only for a feeding and back to sleep until . . . well, he's still sleeping and it is 9 am! Yes, I have checked to see if he is breathing - several times, in fact!

All this baby sleeping enabled me to get caught up on my blog list - and noticed that Sandra added me to her blog list. Kewl! Me too, Sandra! I have been lazy and surfing to your blog and some others via Jenn's Journal and /or Random Rantings! I guess I'd better update my own reads list, eh? I need to redo this blog in a few weeks and I'll do it then, I suppose. (Thanks for the suggestions re: page loading!)

I also have been loving Kitty's Art Reviews - I especially love Claire Robinson and Kerri Smith. I rec'd as graphic payment Kerri's Story in a Box: The Princess and the Pea- VERY cute! "I had it on my wishlist for Kaitlin," I told myself, but guess what?! I think I like it more! LOL.

Thanks for your support, Rose and Jenn! I have been a really boring blogger lately, but decided instead of whining about not feeling so great or going without sleep etc \;-P that I'll just be quiet!

I have been a little obsesso about the homeschool site and to that end, anyone notice if the pages seemed slow to load? I'll gladly pay someone with 28.8 to check out my page loading speeds! Front page says it takes 93 seconds at 28.8 to download the page. Doesn't that seem a bit slow? Here I thought simplifying the graphics would help, but it increased by 50 seconds, according to FP! Bummer. Of course, I can't tell all of this because I have DSL and it is pretty quick. I am so spoiled. It got so hot today that I didn't even sit at the computer and we stayed home from church! It has been over 100 degrees since last Sunday! I haven't been out of the house since , , , ok I'm whining again. See what I mean? Big Lucy WAHHHH! Oh that feels better now. Thanks. I needed that.

For a sneak peek of the new homeschool graphics and layout, click here: The New and Improved Homeschool Review Check out the cool pop menu script that I found at TwinHelix.com!

WORLD July 20, 2002: No denying the undeniable Interesting Article.

Hey friends - I may lay low for a bit. I am going to redesign my homeschooling site and then I may reorganize my graphic stuff. We'll see. Anyway, it's slow going what with the baby and oh, I don't know, say, life! LOL! Everything just gets in the way! ;-P Who needs clean dishes or folded laundry or clean babies when there are graphic projects afoot? Ok, Lord, I am getting the message. Moderation. Priorities. Too bad I don't get this obsessive about chores. I better get back to my flylady ways and get it under control!

BTW - I did post a couple of new sets. Can you guess which one is next in line for my blog? Tee hee.

Oh . . . and, can you believe it? I know I posted about this earlier, but look how bad it is now: bakersfield.com - Weather Melt me baby.

Haven't posted much this week - I've been trying to stay cool and fighting off my first Lupus flare up since the baby. To give you the idea, it feels like I'm coming down with the flu, you know, exhausted and achy, only the pain is sometimes bad enough to take darvocet instead of my usual 1 to 3 advil. Bummer. Thankfully, sitting at the computer sometimes takes my mind off of it, so I still got to put up a few new sets and work on some samples for a client.

I had a fun evening last night, watching North to Alaska with my hubby. John Wayne is his hero. Generally, things stop around here for just about any John Wayne movie!

I don't know if I can stand it! Check out our most up to date forcast! bakersfield.com - Weather Argh! I am not leaving the house! This is crazy. Oh how I wish I lived at the beach or . . . just . . . somewhere else!

Read this and then read it again. vers libre [free verse]: Not to Keep - Robert Frost

Thrilling day - I finished (I think) the graphic job that found me. Can't post a link yet, but it was a paying job - and cute, too!

Also, I have been noticed as a Well-Dressed Website!