It's a new school year!

Well, it's official... the Harker girls are in school for the 2008-2009 school year. Guess what that means? Yep, I am alone all day long. It's kind of weird, really, that I am not running around the house screaming "I've got the day to MYSELF! It's all about ME! Where do I shop first?" etc.. Instead, I find myself a little sad. The girls make me laugh, they make me mad, they make me furious (is that the same as mad?) and they make me smile. I love them more than life.
The week before school started, Ernie invited us to ComicCon (some may have heard me refer to it as Ernie's Nerd Convention) in San Diego. We had the honor of staying with Ernie's Uncle Ahmad in La Jolla. We were treated like royalty. Ahmad had his brother Abass staying there too, and the both of them went out of their way to cater to us. They made both Indian and Iranian cuisine every night. We forgot our camera (I KNOW... a blogger NEVER forgets her camera! I'm still learning) so Ahmad will be forwarding the photos he took for us. We spent the first two days on the beach. Mia was the only brave one to get into the freezing Pacific ocean. The girls played in the seaweed piles, collected shells, and made sand castles. Bella was very annoyed at all the sand that would collect inside her swimsuit and on her towel. She shook her towel about every 10 minutes. We spent Saturday with Ahmad and went to a dog beach with his dogs Goldie and Cocoa. I counted 21 dogs within 10-15 feet from where I was sitting. It was literally a dog's heaven. The girls fell in love with Ahmad and of course the dogs and cried when we left. (Photos are on their way)

This is a photo of our houseboat the Sundancer. My parents (Greg and Ann Sumner) and my oldest brother (Matt) bought into this houseboat about 7 years ago. Last summer, Ernie and I got the opprotunity to buy our own share. If you're looking to get a hold of us during the summer, chances are we'll be in Lake Powell, baby!