OK, Really Back This Time...

I've been on a bit of a hiatus trying to get the old life back on track and such. And so far, so good. Over the next few days I'll update on a few things going on. Today I'll start on the most important ones involving the Mungus family.

First, Missus Mungus is now seven months pregnant. This being kid #3 the old muscles are stretched a bit more than the previous times - so she's big as a house already and ornery as a rattlesnake. Two more months to go (we're due in July) and the really hot weather has yet to hit. We may be introducing air conditioning into the Mungus house for the first time as a result. Time will tell. But all in all, she's in good health as is the kid (another boy by the way - that makes three boys. My Three Sons. I should name him Chip or Robbie).

Been piling up all the old nursery room stuff. The crib is missing a few pieces. When I went on the manufacturers website to order replacement parts I discovered the crib has been recalled for safety concerns. Once I was done freaking out about that I read a little further. Turns out the safety issue only happens if you put the crib together wrong. This poor company has to shell out millions to recall items, manufacture and mail out idiot proof parts and tarnish their reputation because their customers can't follow the instructions? Remind me never to own my own business - it sucks out there.

Besides that, Missus Mungus has been saving us a fortune by buying "lightly used" baby clothes from Ebay, etc. We have no second thoughts about this plan. We have reared two sons in warm weather now and can testify to the fact that most first year baby outfits are worn once or twice before being outgrown. So these are basically new clothes.

Update on the oldest son: remember a few months back I had written about his teacher's concerns with his attention in class? We had decided back then to have him evaluated in April. This has now happened and we are awaiting the diagnosis. We go back in two weeks.

The week before the appointment, we had a parent/teacher conference. She has very much changed her tune since the initial concern (somewhat to our relief). He is still disruptive to the class - gets up out of his seat a lot, hums to himself, makes shooting and spaceship sounds, etc. But when asked to explain what the class has been taught, he knows it. He has absorbed it. He is ahead of the rest of the class. He will move ahead to the next grade and may be considered "advanced." That being said, he is affecting the other kids. So this is where the evaluation comes in. I think we are going to dodge the medication bullet, but whether the school will be open to some new learning techniques will be interesting to say the least. I'll give an update once we have the appointment.

Plenty more to write about. Be back soon.