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Thanks to Sierra Sage for this link...nothing super-new, but interesting nonetheless...

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Oh...by the way, I am classified as ENFJ on the Meiers Briggs...

postscript

Yeah...so MQE came home and I proudly demonstrated my new-found skill...

and he took the two hackey sacks and proceeded to blow me out of the water with his ability to one-handed juggle.

Great. I work so hard to impress...

Well, I can do it both right and left-handed, so THERE!

juggling act

Motherhood is definitely a juggling act.

But I have decided to actually learn to juggle. It is one of those listed on my long list of Things to Learn to do Before I Die.

Yes, I am starting one-handed with two hackey-sacks. And after two days of practice, I am actually getting it! Add the other hand and a third sack, however, and it will all go to heck in a handbasket. But it is FUN.

So MQE will come home from work, see the house a mess, laundry not done and wonder what the HECK I have been doing all day.

Then I will say, "But look at what I can do now!"

He will think, "What the he**?!"

Unfortunately, with my clutzy track record I have a feeling juggling knives or fire torches will never be a part of my act.

If I can get this far on a Before I Die goal in two days, imagine what else I could finish if I just put my mind to it?! I must have a little too much free time on my hands right now, wouldn't you agree?

family blessings

MQE's sister and her family are visiting this week from Colorado. We haven't seen each other in three years so it has been a wonderful opportunity to catch up with each other face-to-face, see the kids, let our little ones get to know the bigger cousins, and do some local travel. My oldest nephew is 15, the youngest is 11 and these two boys are so good with our children. We have had a great week.

In other news:

33 days and counting until my big vacation. Can't wait! I'll have to blog that experience, pics, etc. But as I use a "real" camera with film, I'll have to scan the pics in once I return.

My mom and sister and her family are planning a trip out in mid-October. For my mom, this is nothing new and she knows our guest room is always ready for her. This is, however, the first East Coast trip for my sister, first plane flight for their 1 year old, etc. I am really looking forward to having them out for a week. Too bad they'll be just a bit too early for good fall colors.

We got to Annapolis yesterday to see G & S's new place. I am in love with their house. Granted, there is a lot of work to be done on the yard...but I love that part anyway, so I share in The Vision. I got to give a big poison ivy identification lesson yesterday--and S, you thought your yard was full of it...

We also saw the first firefly of the season two nights ago. I think that my sister-in-law's husband's trip was made with that single sighting. I was so happy we got to see one while they are still here.

Otherwise the grass along the back fence is slowly but steadily coming up...or was until I broke the garden claw I was using to rip it out (yes, by hand...we had already broken a rototiller on it) so back to good ol' Home Depot for another this weekend so I can finish this project. ...and hence the hiatus. With all the hard manual labor going on around here, my poor hands can't type so quickly anymore due to the blisters! :) I've had a week off now, so healing has helped.

Hmmm...what else? We do have a little tomato already forming on one of our tomato plants, and our squash and green peppers have blooms as well. Soon we get to reap the savory fruits of (my) labors.

And...Happy June!