Back on track.

Tell me that's not a beautiful picture, I dare you.  There was a time that I didn't care for golf so much.  It wasn't that I didn't care for the game...it was more the time that my husband had a job where he kept his clubs in his trunk because on any given day his boss would "make" him go golfing during the work day and I may or may not have been at home pregnant and taking care of two toddlers.  But I am not so bitter about it now, especially because he doesn't get to do it so often.  And he really loves it.  And I mean, look at those colors! Who wouldn't love a day out on the course playing a quiet, slow, relaxing game on a beautiful day.  Plus, there are golf carts, that is the best part.  I even love that I am married to a man that is ever so slightly concerned with his tan line.
That picture had nothing to do with being back on track, I just made Clark e mail it to me this morning because it was so pretty I had to have it.  Plus, his shoes make me swoon a little.  And those legs in the plaid shorts...don't get me started.  Seeing as how I have to go an entire day without seeing my husband, let's change the subject.

We passed by this movie on the TV the other night and then discussed who owed us money for the movie rights.  Come on, I can be beautiful...or at least get a beautiful actress to play me.

We celebrated Spencer's (aka Pender Pants) birthday a little early since he is going to be in Japan for the rest of the summer.  We watched our traditional birthday slide show of him and 99% of the pictures looked like this.  (Fam, I will load the video on the family blog as soon as I remember, later that is.)

 It was supposed to be a Top Gear themed party.  It kinda was.  The baby of the family is 30.  That is a little frightening.

Back on track.  Summer has finally begun.  I realize that it's already mid July but we have had visitors and such so far.  So this week it's on.  I made a couple of goals last night as I went to bed before midnight (goal #1.)  Goal #2 was to wake up before the girls.  Check.  OK, it was not way before the girls but my eyes were open and I was coherent enough to stop them from going downstairs and turning on the TV before their checklists were done.  We even snuggled for a bit.  AND I was dressed to work out before 9am.  That is half way to the goal.  I can't go work out until I know that some leeway on the lists has been made.  My other goal was to have my scripture study done before getting on the computer to check e mail (and blog.)  Oops.  It's a work in progress my friends.  I want to spend less time in my office so that my kids don't think I am always in here.  That is goal #whatever # I was on.  I feel like I am to a point in my life, one of those flows (as opposed to an ebb) where I can go the distance, do more things for other people, make things cute, enjoy and relax.  Must be time to have a baby.  (That is not an announcement.)  Maybe instead of having a baby I will just get around to finally reading the Harry Potter series now that I have seen all the movies and know that I am OK with how it all ends. 

And just for the side note, here are the checklists that some of you have asked me about.  They are supposed to do these things every day so that they don't get too lazy and their brains don't turn to mush.  They get a "Scharbuck" for each check mark.  They can earn extra Scharbucks for being happy, kind, going the extra mile or for any other reason we see fit.  They can also lose Scharbucks for bickering or disobeying in a timely manner.  Each Monday morning I give them their Scharbucks for the week and they can turn them in at any time for anything out of my treasure chest (which is full of stuff from the dollar store...varying in costliness depending on how awesome the prize is.)

 (Their jars have seen better days.  They used to be cute but now they are tired looking...sorry, just had to justify the lack of "cute" in that picture.)

And so summer will summer on.  I am finally off to the gym and who knows, maybe read a little this afternoon.