September

Geesh - you'd think I had 5 kids or something....I can't seem to get back to my blog on a regular basis - I think it is mostly because it takes so long to download my pictures. I'm thinking hard on switching to my mac webpage because I can just "drop" em in...

School has been busy for the kids - it is amazing how much paper the kids bring home - with all 4 of them having homework and projects, math, papers, PE, art, music - it's too much to keep up on!! But it is all good. Tonight is back to school night for middle school - some how I have to visit 14 teachers since both Cman & Tyler are in middle school....you are supposed to go to each class like the kids go to them, but Mike is in Amsterdam so I have to do both by myself...isn't there a clone or way to split myself? Where is one of Harry Potter's magic potions???

Mike's parents were here with their friends the Gledhills - Marylou & Pat have been friends since they were 5 years old - how neat is that to have your best friend around for 60 years? So fun. They arrived, then went to Ireland for a few days - came back - the last couple days I took them to Windsor Palace and Buckingham Palace for the State room tour, queen's museum & Royal Mews... full days.

Cman got a camera for his bday - so I think he & Lucas were playing with cameras - so Lucas took pictures with my camera - thought you'd enjoy his 5 year old eye....



Windsor Castle - the Queen's weekend diggs



This round turret was built 800 years ago but added in thickness over the years to fortify the castle


Queen Elizabeth's Coronation Carriage - In the 1700's it was built for 8,000 GBP...




In front of Buckingham - yes Tristy Lu went on all the tours as well!


Lucas' cool lunch box


The handy radiator

Photographer Cman


My Italian Purse

Cute kids


You can't quite see them - but her cute little sockies match too....