Addictions...

If the title didn't grab your attention, I don't know what else will! (at least, in the land of T&H's blog)...with all the hype about these new addictions, whether it be "food addictions", "friend addictions", "Artichoke addictions"...okay, I made the last one up, but all of this pop psych about addictive behavior, etc. has made me realize, I HAVE AN ADDICTION. It's keeping me awake at night, and when I actually do fall asleep, I have dreams about it. Them. A lot of them. Sometimes, they're good dreams, and other times...well, they're scary. They're called Quadratic Equations, and weird substitutions, and solving for X and Q, and variables I've never even seen together. In all seriousness, I have a love-hate relationship with math. When things are making sense, I'm feeling well, like I actually might understand a thing or two....and, well, when things aren't going well, and my brain is not making that connection to the math book...things could be better. All in all though, I don't think I will ever stop taking a math class. I love it. I'm enjoying the learning process, and the solving, and everything in between. It's fantastic. Sometimes, (really late at night), Tim gives me the evil eye....like, "you'd better put that math book down before I"...type look. However, to say he's not encouraging, supportive, and a wonderful advocate for my learning would be a lie. Not to mention his patience, while I at times succumb to the temptation of opening up my math book...just one more time before I crawl into bed. Moving on...
Tim and I had a fabulous vacation, celebrating his b-day, and spending time together at our favorite place--the Pacific Ocean! Here are some pics to enjoy from our trip. Tim and I enjoyed some shopping at the Lincoln City Outlet mall, where I found a pair of hip sunglasses at Aeropostale (sp?) for $1.80, and Tim found like 15 shirts at The Gap for $1.97 a piece. Our dear friends, Joel and Lani watched over our babies, and took super great care of my veggie garden. Speaking of which, my veggies are growing strong! Can't wait for when they start producing! I have some significant job changes in my future, which I will share in a later blog. All good, praise God! This weekend we are looking forward to watching the triplet girls again...rememer our last stay with them in November? They were 11 weeks at that time, and now they are 8 months. Check out the Mckenney blog, on our side bar for some really cute pics of them. TIm and I are excited for our baby fix, and to help out some dear friends. Adios for now! -H