Where have I been?

Where does the time go? I come back here when I think about it and realize it has been months since the last post. I've been meaning to keep up better but when I get online I get lost in the world of Facebook and what my online mommy group friends are up to.

I am back to work. I've been back to work since April 20th and will be working full time until about mid January. Since my job slows down (or so they say...) I will be laid off for the winter and then come back full time again in April. For now that's the plan with my job but we'll see how that actually goes. Another accountant quit and her work load has fallen on my shoulders so i'm not sure how they think the winter will be any less busy. Between audits, SOX audits and miscellaneous other things it's easy to stay busy all the time. I've been doing okay back at work and enjoy the time out, using my brain and getting paid. Although daycare is expensive it still gives us some extra cash we didn't have while I was home and visiting Target more regularly :-). And to have the option to have a few months off during the winter to spend with the kids is something I don't think I could find anywhere else. I am thankful for this opportunity!

Taking the kids to daycare is a lot less painful than I thought it would be and I think they rather enjoy the company of other kids and "new" toys. We had a very very rough start though and after the first week both kids were out a significant amount of time very sick. Runny noses, temperatures, throwing up, ear infections and lots of antibiotics later I think everyone is relatively healthy and doing great!

Nathan is now almost 14 months old and Katie turned 2 in March. I can't believe how big they are getting. I keep hoping Nathan decides to sleep through the night on a regular basis but so far he just hasn't. I'm still up 2 times per night, usually, and think i've adapted pretty well to not getting a full night's sleep since about March of 2008. Katie was so laid back and slept so well and Nathan is a wild and crazy man with more energy than i've ever seen before. He makes me tired just watching him play.

That's about it from the Brunette front. I want to send a shout out to my friend Crysi who is in the hospital trying to keep her 32 week twins in for just a little while longer! I'm thinking of you and praying for those little girls!!


Nathan's first hair cut: