Can I just say, the last 10 days have been insane?
BlogHer was insane in a good way. I quit sleeping, almost, because I was having so much fun.
Dad getting pneumonia was insane in a bad way.
Jill’s birthday managed to take me by surprise. Somewhere this week, I lost a day, and spent all of 8/11 believing it was 8/10. Since her birthday was 8/12, this was not really a good thing. Fortunately, I’d started work on her gift, and Noah was able to make a card at school.
Now I am home, Jill is celebrated, and I’m getting back to a normal sleep schedule, and praying that the children will also, and soon. Dad is also home, taking antibiotics from the comfort of his own couch, home office, and bed.
Now, it is time to get back in the groove of unpacking the house, and being responsible for the day to day things of life, like laundry, mowing the lawn part of our crazy jungle, feeding hungry children. And working, getting ready to start my Ph.D. program, and getting the kids ready for “back to school.”
(Since they’ve both been in full time summer school, in their same buildings, and Josie in the same classroom, calling it “back to school” is actually the most confusing part. Noah will have 2 weeks off, and Josie will have 1 week off. I love that they try to keep the toddler classroom open as much as possible, although honestly, Noah is probably even worse with routine disruptions than Josie is.)
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