Busy, Busy

School started last week. We realized that Nils actually has class on Mondays and Wednesdays, so that kind of sucks. Oh well. Perhaps one day we'll get through the abyss of education. We finally got our financial aid check this week. That's a big relief. Upon celebrating at Subway (yes, that's a celebration for us) we remembered that we have to pay property taxes in November. So there went that check! Sometimes we miss renting. We were able to get some things we've been needing, and that was barrels o' fun!
We bought Anders some underwear and a potty. He thinks the underwear takes the place of pants. He wants to wear them and nothing else. He'll also sit on the potty and say, "I need help pushing" or, "Peeing is too hard". He doesn't understand that it's something he has to do all on his own, and Mommy and Daddy can't help the pee or poo come out. Poor kid.
So I have to say- I don't like sharing my name with this major hurricane. Nils goes into work and people say, "So how many people did Katrina kill last night?" Hilarious, isn't it? Why can't it be Hurricane Bob or Jane? I don't like being associated with devastation. It's a little disturbing to watch CNN and see the headline "WRATH OF KATRINA" or "KATRINA'S FURY". I'm a nice girl! It really is sad, though. When these things happen, it puts things in perspective and makes you realize what's really important in life. Thanks a lot, Katrina.