Metal Meredith

I am in major countdown mode right now. 6 more days until the big one goes back to school. 13 days for the little one. The time cannot pass quickly enough. We are all sick of each other.

Well, let me rephrase that. On Monday, we are all happy. Each day brings more arguments, taunts, nastiness and tears. By Friday, they are lucky if they get spoken to. Its rough in here, folks.

Still, the clock is ticking and my list is filling up and my schedule is being cleared. On Wednesday, September 16th, I will be free for 3 hours.

Phil’s lovely friends, Lauren and Justin (or Justice, as Vivienne calls him), allowed us to crash their condo in Kitty Hawk for a handful of days. We are now in day 3 and still not trying to kill each other. Kids are ok, too.

Heading Out!

Farmer’s Market

Cap’n Franks!

Hair Wrapping

Nags Head Fishing Pier

Pedicure!

I suppose it is time to update when I get email from family, friend and even friends of the family asking me if I have given up on my site. The answer is an emphatic ‘no!’ I am just busy.

Busy is all relative, of course. I could tell you that summer is crazy busy, with shuttling kids to summer camps, gymnastics, play dates and all around trying to keep them happy. But that would be a partial lie. We do all those things, but I am not unable to sit in front of a computer. Nope.

At the end of May I was sucked into an online game that I spent a lot of time on. Sure, it makes me a goober but it also made me pretty happy. Yes, folks, I am an online farmer. I have 2 farms, even. One I am very proud of and one that is just an excuse to spend a few moments ignoring my children.

While my father is struggling to keep up with his bounty of vegetables and I am getting fresh, local produce delivered to my door, I am getting all the reward with little physical output and even less heat related sweat. Its perfection, I tell you!

Not that online farming takes up all of my time, but it has become a way for me to ignore all the things I am avoiding. Since the middle of July, I have cut back quite a bit and even spent 4 days off my computer! (Let’s not talk about my nasty, new iPhone problem). We are heading to the beach soon and there is no working internet. I have a feeling that my habit will be fully broken when I get back home.

With all that said, here are a few photos of summer fun, travel and stuff that I really HAVE been doing:

I just put a pillow on the middle cushion of the sofa, a kid on either side and said “No one crosses this pillow.”

Super.