Long Absent

Life as a parent is tough, life is even tougher when you find yourself doing the job alone. I find myself incredibly busy now, some of it out of my control, a good portion of my own doing. It's good to be busy, it makes the time fly by much faster and I really want that right now.

Leah and Charlie are both doing well. I know I have pictures somewhere I should post, but you may have to wait for that. I'll see if I still have time when I finish writing this up.

My Dad has come for a visit and we have been having a lot of fun. So far we have hit the Farmer's Market, the book store, checked out the tugboats and gone blackberry picking. Leah is an excellent blackberry picker. Better than most kids because she won't eat the blackberries she picks. Doesn't like the taste of them. We had Belgian waffles with blackberries for breakfast this morning. Yum, Yum. It's fun having another adult around because I can cook again. We have been feasting my my house the last few days. I made some decadent crab cakes the other night. Thank you Erica for sharing the recipe with me! They truly are magnificent. I've had crab cakes from a restaurant and these top any I've ever had. I will post the recipe for all of you to try. I didn't take a picture of them because we were too hungry to wait for the perfect shot. I'm sure I'll be making them again soon and I'll try to get an appetizing picture.

Let's see if I can find some pictures I haven't shared with you all....

These are from our first trip to Seattle.

We rode a ferry there and back.

Leah had a blast on the big boat.

Charlie on the way to our first Ferry ride.

Charlie and Daddy on the Ferry

Leah playing in the fountains at the Ferry Station

Leah and Daddy on the Ferry

update

This is only a quick update. I hope to find time some night and give a good and proper one with pictures. I wanted to let everyone know we are all doing well. Charlie is on the mend and so am I. He ended up with an ear infection but we got some meds and now he's feeling much more like his old self. Leah skated through our colds without catching it. I'm glad for that. One sick kid is enough to deal with and Leah is not a happy sick kid, charlie is much easier. Well that's my update. Stay tuned for more...

Sick Babies

I hate having sick babies. It always breaks my heart to watch them suffer and not understand what's wrong. Poor Charlie, somewhere he picked up a bug, probably from Leah, but who knows. He started feeling crappy a couple of days ago and I caught it from him yesterday. It's not the most pleasant cold. He's in relatively good spirits, but I can tell he doesn't feel well. Hopefully tomorrow will be a better day.