It seems I am not very good at blogging. Every few years I decide I should give it another go. I am sure I won't keep it up for long this time either.

It's been a few years since my last post. Just shy of two years. I was 22 days into a blog challenge. Apparently I cannot even stay focused on blogging for 30 days. But here we go again...

It's been a short summer. I work for the schools so I am off about 7 weeks in the summer. I am back to work next week.  It goes by too quickly.  Faster and faster every year.

My older boys were here less than four weeks this summer.  Dustin, 17, will be a senior this year. Playing football and basketball, manager of the baseball team, taking dual credit courses, busy with all the senior stuff. It seems like high school has flown by for him. As of today, his plan is that he will move here next summer and attend WTAMU.  But... That's still a whole school year away. A whole senior school year. A lot can change in a year. He may decide he doesn't want to move up here. He may fall in love with a girl and want to stay close to her. He may decide to join the Army. Well, maybe not that last one.  We will just have to wait and see what happens.

Seth, 15, will be a sophomore this year. He is going to play basketball and run cross country. He's all about the ladies. Always talking to girls. He spent the entire three weeks he was here was on Facetime with a girl back home. Nothing like walking into the living room in your PJs in the middle of the night only to be faced with a brightly lit phone and a girl's face waiving at you. Weird.  The whole Facetime thing scares the crap out of me, but I'll save that for another post. Seth's a good kid.  Always making everyone laugh. He's fun to have around and we always miss him when he leaves.

Then there's Braden, 12. He's mine. He's the one that lives here. Thank God! I cannot imagine having my child leave my house for any extended period of time. Good thing I am happily married to his dad. Braden is starting 7th grade this year. Where we live, 7th and 8th grade are in the junior high. So he will be in a new school in true junior high style. Changing classes 7 times a day, dressing out for gym. Ugh. That doesn't sound fun at all. He auditioned and made it into Advanced Theater. He is excited about that. He did a small part in a play at his school lat year. He really enjoyed getting close to the cast. He's also taking all pre-AP classes this year. I am not sure he is ready for the homework load that is coming, but I have a feeling we are both going to have to work harder this year. He's also getting braces and a Herbst appliance soon. That will be another fun adventure. He was supposed to get it this summer and we both chickened out. Google Herbst appliance and you will understand. But his overbite needs to be correction so we will gather our courage and deal with it closer to Christmas.

My husband is about four classes away from finishing his bachelor's degree. I am very proud of him. He has taken classes for years while working full time plus some to take care of us. I am happy he will have something to show for it. A degree he can hopefully use to move into a career that will make him happier.  Don't get me wrong, he has a great job and takes good care of us. But I would love for him to have a fulfilling career. Something he could look forward to every day instead of dreading it. I don't know if he will make a change or not, but at least he will have the opportunity. And our kids will also know that if you are determined to achieve a goal and work really hard, you can do it.

And me.... I am the same. Working full time. A teacher schedule, but without all the grading at home crap. My job is cake. It's easy, stress-free, and a great schedule. The pay isn't great, but I work with pleasant people. I should have nothing to complain about.

This is where I will stop for now. So I don't complain.