September 29th

Sorry no new photos...I don't have time to download and do all that fancy stuff--Mama needs her sleep! The kids have been fighting germs since their first week at Weecare. Some days it feels like they have been home more than at the center! Grandpa has been a lifesaver! Grandpa had to pick up Mitchell last Tuesday because he had a fever. He actually had his first ear infection at age 3 years and 4 months--quite amazing. His first round of antibiotics of his life too! Amazingly healthy child...strange that it's still few nights he sleeps straight through the night! Maria, on the other hand, sleeps really good, even when she's sick! We just lay her down and she goes right to sleep...with Mitchell it's at least a half an hour process. And that's just the time after we get him in his room!!! Okay, enough already!

We are having a fabulous time with the new house! Our neighbors are great, my new job is great, and the kids are really great too! Besides all the germs, Weecare is still awesome for both kids! Chuck probably knows more people in town now than I do--of course, with his friendly ways what would we expect?

I love working in the high school I graduated from a few years ago! Someone said, "I almost called you 'Siggy'!" That would be fine! I hear "Mrs. Hoffman" over the loud speaker and I have to make an effort to remember that it's me! I even wrote "Sigmeth" on something in my office!

We are looking forward to the housewarming party on Oct. 20. We sent out an evite, and some people have yet to view it--if it got spammed out, or if you haven't RSVP'd yet, you should give us a call! We didn't mean to miss you...we'd love to see you!

The Hoffmans

September

These are some more photos taken with Mitch's Fisher Price camera.

We took a trip to Brainerd in August and got to spent some quality time together. It's so awesome when Grandma is around because the kids know she's in charge and I get a little break! They love Grandma and Grandpa!

It's hard to believe it is already September and the school year has started. With this little cold snap some of our trees are already dropping leaves--I'm not ready for morning frost yet!

Mitchell still likes to go to Weecare! It's never been so easy to get him going in the morning--I hope the honeymoon never ends! One day on my way to get coffee with my pal Amy I was complaining a little, okay, ALOT, about being awake with Mitch from about 2 am that morning and still getting everyone going to work and daycare that same morning. We rounded the corner and one of our severely disabled students was being pushed in his wheelchair. We said good morning and Amy turned to me and said, "And you were complaining about not getting sleep..." A good way to put it all in perspective!

Dad had another retirement party this last weekend! He has started working one day a week at the local pharmacy. I think it's pretty cool, and it keeps him in the profession--he is so good with drugs! Thank goodness he's not too busy--he's our back up daycare. He's already been called on, and the only mishap besides him knowing it was time to change Maria's diaper was when her diaper leaked all over his shirt was that he still puts diapers on backwards!!! His response, "well, they still work, don't they?" Truthfully, he was a real life saver, and he and the kids got time to bond! He got to drop off and pick up Mitch from Weecare as well as take care of Maria with an ear infection and the croup!

Still glad to be back home!