Hi

it's been so long, starting with anything other than that would be weird.



and truthfully, i can't even summarize the last month or so with a fitting title other than 'hello' because there are so many things that have been going on.



i wish i was able to sit and type~daily. i think it was writers block on some levels, and it was the lack of clarity that anything i am doing is interesting enough for the blog, for anyone to read. i always come back to the fact that i am doing this for me ... for no one else, but for me to somehow put to words the memories that are forming in my head, and my heart ... and with my family. some of them have been beautiful and fun, and silly, and playful. some of them have been rough and dimpled - you nkow real life. snapshots of a family living in a time that brings with it glorious moments, and ugly moments. we see them all, and thankfully, the latter is far fewer!



so, with that said, a review of the past month or so.

March 29 was my surprise party, and it was wonderful! (did i already mention that here? ;) my husband is a fantastic specimen of a man. the best, really. so, ladies, if you're still looking for the 'best' you better just resign yourself to settle, cause i already snagged him! kidding! really - he rocks, and the party was a huge fun time with all the people i love (well, MOST) in one place! 40 was easy to take in!

sadly, i have had two close friends suddenly lose their mom and mother in law in the last month. one was an tragic accident at her homw, the other a stroke. while they were not young, the sting of suddenly saying goodbye to them has truly brought them both to their knees. also, a very young mom i know distantly from the gym sufffered from a peanut allergy reaction at dinner with her new fiance, and is in a coma with little to no brain activity. they aren't expecting her to survive. she has two young girls, 9 and 7 years old. the worst part is her brother and sister were tragically killed 2 and 3 years ago. she was the last surviving child for this family. keep the parents in your thoughts .... gives you pause, for sure.

cam's AAU baseball team is having a blast! he has had several double headers, and his town little league has started as well (he pitched last night, and did GREAT!) we also went to Maryland with the AAU team, and played at Ripken stadium! it was a terrific tournament, and he had a really good time. they were undersdogs playing in the 10 year old level, but did great!

softball has begun, and she is practicing (begrudgenly ... ugh) quite a bit. they have had three games, and they are 2-1 right now. she's playing very well, and likes games far more than practice, but isn't the competitive kid that her big brother is, that's for sure ... not a problem here, but certainly different! i am hoping to keep her activly involved with sports for the movement aspect, sadly though, the competition seems to be so important on so many levels.
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work has been insanely busy! i have been traveling, and having to be in certain hospitals supporting trials, and equipment investigations, and just plain "selling" more than in the recent months. it is good, but it is exhausting, and likely the reason coupled with the family activites and things, that i haven't been here too much!

higgins was in a dog show! sounds hilarious, i know ... the breeder asked him to be part of the Newfie Specialty Nationals here in New England so we of course agreed - he did GREAT! however, forgive me for this, dog show people are the weirdest subculture of people i have ever come accross. there are truly some whacky folks completely tied around the dogs showing and being 'championship' level animals. higgins is a pet - the most loved and tenderly treated pet out there - but he was way out of his league with primped and pampered pooches. and they were all newfs, too! the highligh was the final day, he was entered in the 3 generations ring so it was he, his mom, and his grandmom in the ring - they got 4th! woohoo!! he's a ribboned champ!
there were only 4 entires ... but hey HE GOT A RIBBON!!! :O) we're so proud!

auntie amy is closing in on her due date - july 4 - and we are having a party for her .... soon. (she could be visiting here, can't reveal the date or details. hehe. found out too that sean's little bro is expecting #2 in about 8 months. there's a story there .... but we are hoping for the best there.

we're pretty sure that cam is suffering from seasonal allergies these days. different than the fall headaches, but he was struggling to breath (deep long inhales almost like he was trying to catch his breath) so trying claritan right now. hope it works.

we said goodbye to his long standing hockey league last weekend. the banquet was sunday and we had the chance to see everyone. it was hard saying goodbye, but surely, we are making the right decision for him. who knows, too, he could be back there someday!

i have flowers, and blooms, and green green grass in the yard! i have tons of pictures that i have been taking and i promise to be posting them over the next few weeks here ... i need to.

if you've made it this far, thanks ... and thanks also for being so patient with me. :-)