Weekend Randomness

Some random things about our weekend:

• Marcelo and I caught up on Entourage. This is one of my favorite shows....why is it only a half hour and why do they wait SO long in between seasons???
• We decided to cut down the jungle in our back yard - it was extremely overgrown due to a lot of neglect during this hideously hot summer we are having. It took all weekend! Then, for some strange reason Marcelo decided to trim our huge oak trees out front. Aren't we supposed to do this in November?
• Emma had her 2nd official babysitting job. It brings tears to my eyes - she is growing up TOO fast. It is nice for her to make her own money. She is starting slow - their parents have been around both times but needed someone to watch the kids. That gives me some comfort. However, she is more responsible than me, I think, so I shouldn't ever have a worry!
• I am missing Breckenridge so much. I hate that I let the kids pick an alternate vacation this summer. Although we had a blast, I haven't had my fill of the awesome Colorado summer. I think I like it even more there in the summer than the winter. I haven't hiked anything in a year - except the escalator in the mall - does that count?
• School starts in a week. We are not ready around here. No one is a morning person to begin with, but Emma has to get up even earlier for middle school. And I am stressed over the school bus. Since we walk to elementary, this will be a new experience for me, oh yeah - and for Emma. I am going to miss the kids. Summer just flies by. I hate that. So do the years. When did they all get so big?
• My dog Oliver, the St. Bernard, is getting skinny. He loses weight in the summer. Why doesn't that happen to me? I sit still, just like he does, and I only get fatter.
• I don't think I can take the Houston heat much longer. It is like a pressure cooker. I am totally miserable and wondering why the climate here sucks so badly. Maybe if I didn't spend all weekend working in the sun I wouldn't be so miserable - but then again, maybe I would!