Wind

I'm sitting here tonight listening to the Wyoming wind howl through the cracks in our windows and doors. It's been so windy here for the past two weeks, I think that I live in Laramie. It brings back really bad memories of trying to walk to class at a slant.

We live on a hill. I love our house and our hill. The view is amazing but the wind is really horrible up here. Our trampoline blew over and is in sad shape. Our lawn chairs ended up at the other end of my deck this morning and our swamp cooler has also moved about 3 feet. I'm not kidding about strong wind.

Besides surviving the Wyoming wind, the boys and I have been busy. Gabriel is really excited about baseball right now. His two favorite teams are the Rockies and the Indians, in that order. He has been battling the wind just to go out in the front yard and practice batting and throwing. He really tries to get Owen to play with him but he just ends up getting frustrated because Owen has a hard time taking turns and running to the right bases. Besides, Owen always wants to bat and ends up crying if he doesn't get his way. Yes, this 3 year old doesn't realize that there is no crying in baseball...yet. The boys will start T ball in the next couple of weeks.

Eil is also very busy. He is rolling from his front to his back and grabbing for things that he likes. This afternoon Gabriel was sitting in his exersaucer and Eli didn't like it. It was the funniest thing, he started screaming and reaching for Gabe. You could just see what he was trying to tell him. "Hey, that's my toy, get out". This little man is starting to fit in around here and thank goodness because he will have to stick up for himself if he is going to see his 1st birthday. His favorite thing to chew on is his soft baby spoon. He can sit in his bumbo, chew on a spoon, and watch his brothers for a long time. It's really cute.

Owen is getting a little better each day. He has been such a sick little guy. He isn't completely healed but getting better. I can't wait to have my little Owey back to normal.

Me? How am I doing? Sometimes I don't slow down enough during the day to even wonder how I am doing. There are those rare nights when everyone is in bed that I think to myself...Kris, how are you? Tonight I'm going to be honest and say, I'm not sure. I am so caught up in all that needs to be done that I don't have a lot of time to think about how I am. I know my life always won't be this crazy and soon my little guys will be grown up but, right now I'm feeling a little lost. I guess I will have to figure out who and how I am when I have more time on my hands. In the meantime, I have a million things to do.