Well hey there!!!!

Wow....long time, no write!

It's been quite the summer. Busy as all heck and coming to a quick end. The girls have but 2 weeks until school begins *enter silent cheer of excitement here*, and I do believe they are looking forward to it. It's certainly going to be strange, having a middle schooler and a senior. Our lives are definitely changing.

Betsy has been looking for a new job recently. She's applied all around town. She needs some better hours for the school year, and more money to pay off her car repairs! I'm happy to report that she has kept the van on all four wheels, and hasn't hit anything as of late. Hayley has been having a great summer. She's been busy almost every week. Tomorrow starts a week of performance art camp. Definitely up her alley. Singing, dancing, acting, puppeteering, even behind the scenes work. I know she will have a great time.

Last night Jb, Betsy and I went to a Jacksonville Suns game. I've never been to the ball park here....a friend from work won 4 tickets on the local radio station, and asked me if I'd like to go, being that I'm a baseball freak! LOL....of course I said yes....then he invited Jb and Betsy as well. We had a great time. The guys talked, and Betsy and I laughed and bonded. We left at the top of the ninth, losing 8-5. I still haven't looked up the score to see who won! It's a beautiful park....I wouldn't mind going back to see another game, preferably when it isn't 99 degrees and humid as all get out! Thankfully we were in the shade, behind the dugout. Of course, around the bottom of the 8th a beautiful breeze started....you could hear the whole crowd sighing. It was pretty funny....it was bobble head night, so we all got one to take home. And when we came out, they were giving away free loaves of SaraLee bread. Now if I can just get tickets to peanut butter night, I'll be set!

Today was "homework day". Jb had a 1400 word paper for Business Law, and I had 3 assignments for my religion class. Boy, I thought that class would be a breeze....WRONG. It was an elective for Jb, and I told him I wouldn't mind doing it. I picked religion because I thought it would be interesting. Well, it's so heavy I have to read things three and four times before I understand it. I have my AOL dictionary open at all times....this week was, "Oasis of the mind....the psychology of religion". I got to learn about Freud's theory, Jung's theory, self actualization....better than last week on Shamanism and what modern religion has gained from it. Dang....here's hoping I pass!

My sister just left after being here for three weeks. She came to babysit London while we were away, then to relax for a few weeks. It was nice having her visit, and I think mom enjoyed the company. She's been kinda quiet since Jody left....I know she is lonely again. Hayley spent the night last night, which helped, and they swam for most of the day today.

I hope everyone is enjoying their summer....staying cool and relaxing!