ramble on

I tend to constantly over extend myself. I will pack more things in a day than are humanly possible. If I tell someone I will do something I will do it, I pretty much never say "No" to a friend. Lately, I have been running under a lot of pressure. It's a real good thing that I thrive under pressure! It's the end of the school season, so obviously I've volunteered for everything that is asked of me at both Zach and Cam's schools. It's the beginning of the boys sports season, gardening season, camping season, BBQ's with friends season, and lets not forget it's time get back into a swimsuit season. It's like all of my obligations have collided and I'm wondering if I've possibly stretched myself a little too thin this time. I'll keep charging along. I'll get it all done too. Just had to write it all out here, makes me feel better.

Cam's preschool has come to an end for the summer. We really loved his preschool this year. CCNS. So glad we chose them. His teacher Miss Terry, is one of the coolest ladies I have ever met and Cam just adores her. It is a co op school so it's almost like having another part time job. I made a lot of new friends and so did Cam. It's a neat thing to really get to know the other kids in the class as well as their parents. I sort of wanted to cry on the last day. I look forward to another year there. Zach is finishing up his last few weeks of Kindergarten. So Cam and I get to spend our days together once again. Just like in the beginning of the school year. I love having him all to myself and he loves this alone time too. He wants to snuggle all the time... what can I say to that? This boy hated snuggling for the first 3 years of his life. I'll take it now that I can get it!

The boys went through 5 weeks of snowboarding lessons at Brighton. This is Zach's 3rd year riding. He LOVES it! and is killing it! Cam... well, he really likes the part where you go to the lodge and get a hot chocolate. I'm just happy we got him up on the hill, he got on and off the lift, and had a little taste of what Mom and Dad love so much. The day he decides to give it a real try I have a feeling he will love it too! The fact that he is tough as nails will put him one step ahead of most kids.

Now we're on to soccer. Unfortunately, about 60% of the games and practices have been rained out, so it's been a slow go. But once again, it's just good to get them out there, learning something new, and burning off some of that over abundance of energy! I think it's important to give them every opportunity to learn new things and eventually find something they really love and excel at.

As for me, I've left a lot out over the few months while I wasn't blogging. I finally quit Quiksilver! Well, I guess on paper I didn't quit. They started talking about doing layoffs and I volunteered to be one of those. I was over it. I worked there for 11 1/2 years! It's a strange thing to me that I don't miss it one bit! I expected to be bummed out, but I have not looked back once. It was definitely my time to move on. I learned a lot about what to do and especially what not to do when I own my own business. I made many lifelong friends, friends who are more like family. My life would not be the same without my Quik years. I'm now working at Yellowfinn with Greg. We both really love it and are learning even more about running a business. I love a new challenge and it's been far too long since I've had one (as far as work goes) One of these days I will write more on Yellowfinn, but this post has already gotten too long. It's time to add a few pics and get my butt out of this chair.