Let's go fly a kite...

I'm very very sorry for being MIA for such a long time...one reason is certain keys on my keyboard don't work. (For example, this sentence would look like this: For eample, thi entence ould look like thi) It's a huge pain in the neck, and I really need to bite the bullet and call in to get it fixed. But I'm irked by the necessity of it.

Bradley has been crazy busy at work--the start of the school year (with multiple computer mishaps, most of which he is responsible for now), training new employees, roadshow practices, choir practices, elders quorum responsibilities, stake conference (he gets to speak at the priesthood session today)...am I missing anything? Well, yes, a husband! Many nights he hasn't gotten home until midnight, and then gets up around 2am to start some computer task. Hopefully this won't go on too much longer. For his sake, mostly, but a little bit for me, too. I miss him!

Also I've been doing a lot of running around--well, walking around, really. We got our bike trailer/stroller, and I LOVE LOVE LOVE it, except when I hate hate hate it. It's a complicated emotion. (Quick, name that movie.) The tires--it has inflatable tires, like a bike--have been giving me fits. I finally cried to Bradley one day, "I'm so tired of being the tire-slayer again!" The very first evening we had a completely flat tire--you see, here in marvelous (yet occasionally rural) Spanish Fork, sticker-bushes grow EVERYWHERE. And even if you stay on the sidewalks, you get them. And those things are murder on bike tires.

So, on top of the expense of the trailer, I bought these fabulous (read: expensive) tires that are bulletproof (no, really, they have Kevlar inside them). And they haven't let me down all week. I'm very very pleased with them. But the small front tire--that one I couldn't replace, because it is a special size--has gone flat three times. Fortunately we bought that goop that instantly fixes leaks, so I think we've got that problem licked. But then the latch that attaches the front wheel to the trailer stopped working. So I've requested a replacement part.

But other than that, I love it. (Other than that, Mrs. Lincoln, how was the play?) No, I really do. It is marvelously easy to push, has lots of room for my babies, and has helped me get a lot of exercise in the beautiful fall weather that has descended on our city. (I agree with LaDale, YAY FALL.)

Gideon update: This boy is rapidly amazing his therapists (I agree, Caren, aren't they amazing!) with his progress on the walker. He now free-stands in the walker (without a seat or attached to it in any way) and loves to walk and walk--as long as I'm offering chocolate. This boy LOVES chocolate (smart kid). He's making excellent progress, and he's really, really cute on top of it.

Yesterday the kids and I went to the Sky Spectacular (i.e. Kite Festival) here in Spanish Fork. It was very very fun! If you want a description, I wrote about it on Hot Blava. I love my town.

Even when there is a random race that ends on my front doorstep this morning. I have no idea what race it was, who sponsored it, or anything. It was very slightly annoying, because they set up right in our driveway, essentially. But not that big of a deal, really, as things go.

Let's see, what else? Not much, really. Baby's getting big, and I'm getting less sleep, which is par for the course. Other than that...we're doing fine, just fine. How 'bout you?