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so what if 5 months have passed and i haven't kept you all up to date on our family.  geesh.  seriously, that is a ridiculous amount of time for me NOT to have blogged, or posted new pics of the kids.  i am sure you are all chomping at the bit, eagerly and anxiously awaiting my post and photos. 

so here goes.  instead of trying to recap all the fabulous and fascinating experiences of the past, i will just write about the present. 

molly started 2nd grade at the same school, claxton elementary.  she is thrilled to have 4 of her close girlfriends in her class.  there are only 5 boys, out of 19, in her class this year.  poor poor boys.  she seems very happy so far so we are just hoping it remains a positive and productive year.  she actually has quite a bit of homework but her teacher keeps it very well organized and makes it easy for us parents to follow.  thank you mrs. wells. 

molly lost a few more teeth this summer so while her piggy bank is filling up, (thank you tooth faeries), her mouth is quite empty.  she looks adorable though.

we are in the process of feng shui-ing her room, as she is getting a *real desk* moved in there this week.  we really want her room to be a positive, healthy and calming environment for her, so we though that focusing on something tangible, like feng shui, might motivate her to keep it clean (er) and less cluttered.  it really is a mess in there. 

she says she just gets lazy and doesn't want to take the extra 30 seconds to put something away.  and then it all piles up and then it gets overwhelming.  i understand completely.  been there.  done that.

as for spunky ruby, she is a trip and a half.  what a cutie pie roley poley cherub of a kid.  she makes us all laugh all the time.  she is super happy and brings joy to everyone she sees, whether at the Y, or the bank or the grocery store.  people are drawn to her and love her big smile.  it makes my heart all warm inside.

she has started school as well at a bilingual montessori called casa dei bambini (house of the child).  while the name is in italian, they speak to the kids in spanish.  she goes 3 days a week until 12:30.  my plan is to take the real estate course starting at the end of september, and at that point, she will go until 2:30.  so far, she seems ot enjoy it, but she has only been 3 days.

yes, you read it correctly.  i plan on getting my realtor's license.  the market is pretty slow these days, even here in asheville, and there are more and more realtors around, but it is something that interests me and i can't see it being a bad thing to have.  i have shown so many people around town, and i have actually sent people a bunch of listings for houses, i figured i may as well make some money for doing this.  there is also a possibility that i will work for tree huggin treats in the near future.  so everything is sort of up in the air at the moment.

as for the biz, it is booming.  starting in september, we will have national distribution all throughout canada, and in october, through most of the US.  this is just the beginning.  joel is working like mad, still, but we see a little relief coming shortly.  his brother ari, and ari's wife ali, and their new baby max, are moving here next week!!!  ari will take over a huge chunk of the work that joel has been doing.  whew!!!  we are so excited for them to live here.  not only will ari be a great asset to the company, but i get to see my nephew all the time.  and molly and ruby get to grow up a few miles from one of their cousins.  we are all thrilled to have them here.  oh yeah, it's not so bad having ali nearby either.  she is a great friend and even better sister-in-law.  or a great sister-in-law and even better friend.  whatever sounds better, that's what she is.  wow ari, how did you find such an amazing woman?  (it was me.  i set them up.)

if you haven't voted for the *best of* yet, please please please go to www.vegnews.com and vote for us in question #2 (best bakery), and more importantly, write in *CRISPY CAT CANDY BAR* in #7, the chocolate cateogry.  the only way we can be placed into the chocolate category for next year, is to get enough votes this year.  some how we ended up in the bakery category.  if you want to see a little more about what's going on, go to www.treehuggintreats.com.  as always, thanks for your continued support.

so here are recent pix of the girls.  aren't they precious?  there will be more uploaded soon.  we spent a few weeks in miami this summer and i need to go through the photos.  also there are some from our family trip in destin, fl but neither joel, ruby or i were there.  however, there are some great shots of all the other cousins with molly.  so stay tuned.

Comments

[amy]

it's about time you updated sister!! great pics. i can't believe rube is in school, such a scary concept for us. heard we're going to see ya Sept 14th, can't wait!!