Here is the log in a finished state. it took a while to get to this point but after it was all said and done, it didn't look

too bad :)

Mom decided to try and burn up the log. . . .this is in the beginning.

Eventually I will find the origional cd that came with the Camcorder! until then we get a watermark

Life has been flying by here at the Hoffmann house. . . School has started for me and Ian. He is doing a good job adjusting to going to preschool, going to bed at an earlier time and having every other day's schedule change. Maren appears to like daycare without Ian. . . I think they are happy to see each other when I go to pick her up everyday!
Ian has done a great job with potty training and has had only 1 nighttime accident since the beginning of the summer (and that was our fault). It is nice to have him out of Diapers.
Maren is next for potty training. I think Steph is going to start working with her. She seems ready but we'll see :)
Last night was crazy. I decided to better organize my kitchen, so I took things off of shelves and out of cupboards and started wiping things down with Lysol. As I was cleaning out the shelf that houses the Corelle, I felt a stinging in my fingers. I puled my hand back only to find it impaled with a 2" shard of Corelle! Ouch! It went into my pointer finger, all the way thought, and into the next one! After getting Eric's attention he pulled it out and bandaged me up. . .it is still bleeding some today, because I keep hitting it, but I am hoping for a speedy recovery. It is my right hand, and not being able to draw wouldn't be good!
My brother is now a daddy! He called around 9 and Miss Berlin Grace was here!!!!! 7 lbs 13oz. She was just a few ounces more than Ian (7lb 7oz). I can't wait to see more pictures and would LOVE to go out to see her. . .by the time Spring break hits, Maren will need her own ticket though! 3 tickets to AZ?! Hmm. Maybe Mom and I can drive out!
Not much else is going on, Eric is playing recreational volleyball with some of his coworkers. Loving work still. . . . is on old from riding the motorcycle untill uncle Keith gets his piece in to fix the exhaust on his bike. . .

I'm a plastic chic

I went to a tupperware party last night and left it being a Tupperware Consultant. . . . my mom thinks I'm crazy for doing it. . . I can see where she is coming from. I have a less than organized house and two very energetic kids. I am hoping that I can hit the minimum sells for the 3 time a year requirement. . . it doesn't seem like it would be too hard. . .
If anyone needs any tupperware let me know. I am having a party at my house on Sept 19th. @ 1pm. Let me know if you;d like to attend or order anything from the catalog :) A new sale flyer is coming out the 12th!

Ian is a Preschooler!

Maren wanted her picture taken with her brother this morning. I wish I would have done her hair! Normally it is like pulling teeth to get them to take a picture together. . .I missed the perfect opportunity!

Here are some pictures from Ian's first day of school. This last one is of him in front of his cubbie at school.