Shameless

With temps in the 90s for most of this week, summer has arrived unofficially to North Carolina. For us this means the first dip in the pool last weekend, watering the summer garden and watching the crabgrass slowly take over our lawn. At least it’s green and cushy on your feet.

Katherine had a ball splashing in her pool for the first time this season. I was amazed at how much she had grown since last summer; the water now comes to her stomach. Ted was the brave one here; the two of them were splashing around like fishes. Teddy on the other hand was not too impressed with the pool. Just like his mother, the water was too cold for those little legs. The second we put him in his little float he started crying. There was a repeat performance on Sunday. The little guy was content to sit in his swing and watch his Daddy and big sister splash around instead.

And that water table picture down there? Call us just plain shameless.  There are currently four houses for sale in our small neighborhood.  One happens to be right next door to us.  It's been on the market for a good nine months or more now, price reduced a few times.  The people that owned it before weren't exactly the friendly type so I am desperately hoping that a nice family moves in with a little girl for Katherine to play with.  On Sunday in the midst of trying to find a calm inside activity for two kids that had been in the sun long enough, we looked out our kitchen window to see just such a family pull up to take a look at the house.  Two kids, a little girl and a boy, were in tow.  So what did we do? Yup, that's right, grab the kids, take them outside and set them up in the front yard.  Parade our family in front of them in hopes that "See, look dear there are kids in the neighborhood! My, don't they look friendly!  Oh yes, we want to put an offer on this house today!"  That was Sunday.  It's Wednesday and no SOLD sign has appeared.  Hopefully our little tactic didn't backfire... "My GOD Hank, look at those people next door!  Why do they keep staring at us with those long faces?"

We may have drastic improvements in the sleep arena but it's too early to tell for sure and you know I'm not going to jinx anything by spilling those beans too soon.