MAJOR UPDATE Coming Soon!

Yes yes, I know, you're all dying for pictures of my reunion with the kids....ALL of the kids. And I promise I will post some soon. I've just been a tad blue lately now that all of them have returned to Seattle. It seems that Gabriella is not the only one experiencing seperation anxiety. Oh and she's got it BAAAAD too. I can't walk out of a room without her wailing at the top of her lungs. Her daddy can be sitting next to her and she still comes unglued. Makes trips to the loo real interesting!

I will venture a guess and say that part of her "seperation anxiety" is due to having had her doting brothers and sister here and now they are gone.

Watching Meg and Zack get back on the plane on Wednesday was really bad, and then when Matt left on Friday morning (even if he was really ready to go after two and a half months here) was just miserable. Coming back to a huge empty house which echoes with each footstep just made matters worse.

I'm slowly coming 'around' again, but it will take time. There are things that I've discovered after this visit with all of my children that will take me some time to deal with, and will take my children quite a while to heal from. Let's just say I'm not real happy with their soon-to-be former step-mother and lets also just add that I hope I never have the chance to come into contact with her ever again. My mouth would get the better of me and whilst that's not the kind of example I want to set for any of my kids, I don't think I could restrain myself if I were to be in the same room as that woman.

Enough of that though, my blood begins to boil just thinking about it.

So, in the meantime, whilst you all wait for me to upload a bazillion photos of what has been the best summer in a long time, I'll toss out a little teaser.

Here are all four of my monkey's, just "hanging around"



Oh heck, here are a few more.....

Another great day at Aquaboggan!











Portland Headlight here in Cape Elizabeth







Lounging around the house...





Dinner out on the back patio



Meg being....well, Meg!



And can I just say, I have the FOUR GREATEST KIDS EVER!!!!!!!

Matthew, Meaghan, Zachary and Gabriella...you are the jewels in my crown, which I display proudly and with such love and adoration. You make me smile, you make me laugh and you make me happier than I have ever been in a long long time.

I love you all, now and always!

Mom