Jam Packed August

Wow, we've been busy. James has been working a lot. I'm not complaining. At least he is still a captain and still has a job. Absence makes the heart grow fonder, so working a lot is a good thing. I definitely appreciate him more when he comes back from a long trip.

We are gearing up for the start of school. It's a little weird that Austin and Dylan will be starting school this year and I will not. That's a first for us. But really I am in school right now. I've started Prudential's Academy training. My classes meet every Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Once the boys head off to school then I go to class. I'll have lots of assignments I have to complete after each class, like knocking on strangers doors and asking them if I can sell their house. A little unnerving, but reminds me of selling candy bars when I was little. I also have to hold a minimum of three open houses each month. At least it's a good way to meet buyers. I'll graduate from this program as soon as I close on three houses. If I get this done within six months, they'll reimburse me for some of my pre-licensing coursework. Now I have a goal to reach for.

Last week we took Austin and Dylan to school to pick up their schedules and put stuff in their lockers. We were concerned Dylan would not know how to open a locker, so we took the time to demonstrate and then let him try. He got it on the third try and completely memorized his combination. Then we head over to Austin's locker thinking it would be a piece of cake. Hello, he had a locker all last school year. I swear, he had to try about 50 times before he could get it open. He is such an airhead. I can't complain, he definitely gets it from my gene pool (Dad) (let's be honest, me too). I was laughing so hard! James kept looking at me and saying, "He's just like you!" I'm glad the boys will be back at the same school this year. That always makes me feel better, not sure why.

Austin and Dylan went camping with some of our neighbors this weekend. They had a great time tubing down the Missouri River and camping. I'll see if I can get some pictures from them to put on the blog. While the boys were away I held my first open house. Actually I shadowed someone else, but it taught me a lot. We had one person come through - hope I'm not bad luck! I'll be on my own next week. A little nervous about that, but also excited!

Sorry no pics yet, but I'll work on it.