esuriently /adv. / having a naked, uncontrolled hunger for. with the desire to possess more of something than one already has or in normal circumstances might be entitled to. hungrily, greedily. graspingly. avidly. covetously. voraciously. even avariciously or rapaciously.

esuriently /adv./ 1. For those of you who have been esuriently waiting for this post...the wait is finally over. We are in full-summer mode around here and somehow the days are gone as soon as they've begun. My blogging time has been suffering because, not only do I now have three more computer users around here, but I have found I actually need a bit of "alone time" to generate enough coherent thoughts to write something. And obviously that is in short supply these days. A happy trade-off though.

This was supposed to be my SPT for yesterday (and the week before)...Something Borrowed and Something Blue...better post it here or it may never get posted. We "borrow" my parents' gorgeous pool almost every day from May to September.

esuriently /adv./ 2. Usually by this time of year I am already esuriently wishing for winter, but the weather around here has been absolutely phenomenal. On the last day of school, always traditionally an absolute scorcher, it was rainy and chilly and I snapped this picture in my car at about 5 in the afternoon. Incredible. I've never seen such glorious weather in May.

esuriently /adv./ 3. I have been esuriently waiting for summer break since last September, but my longing became particularly fervent after Christmas. The school year is wearing on me in so many ways and I live for the carefree days of summer vacation. My kids were just as happy to be done and we have been happily doing "whatever we want" for the last few days. This has included hours and hours in my parents' pool, and we even got David to join us for the day on Monday.

esuriently /adv./ 4. David has spent most of his career esuriently wishing he was older. He's always telling me how he is the youngest one on the team, and somehow this translates into how much respect he receives and how much capital his projects get. This last week he got just a part of that wish, when he turned one year older. We went to dinner and a movie to celebrate (I, for one, am deliriously glad that he was born) and he got a much-coveted "Blackberry" for his 36th year. The only downside of this particular gift is that he will soon be completely connected to the hospital 24/7. I hope that this doesn't turn into a gift that I esuriently wish I hadn't given him.

esuriently /adv./ 5. Caleb is a brilliant student and somehow managed to take 10 classes this year, including three new classes in Mandarin, Spanish, and Suzuki. He reads and studies esuriently, and this has really paid off for him. He was invited to the end-of-the-year academic awards ceremony where he received the Presidential award for straight A's the entire year, and was also awarded "Student of the Year" by his Suzuki teacher. He was beaming with pride, but (I secretly think) he was also esuriently hoping that there were even more awards to be won. I have no doubt that he has his eye on the "Outstanding Student of the Year" for next year. Maybe even more remarkably, I didn't have to ask him about his homework all year...he is completely self-motivated, self-sufficient, and self-assured. It is so easy to be his mother.

esuriently /adv./ 6. I have a couple of videos I wanted to add to this post, but no matter how esuriently I stare at the Google video upload bar, it remains on "Processing." So it may be a bit. And my children are wanting lunch, so I will have to add them later. Blogging is an entirely different endeavor in the summertime.