Seriously, Way Too Busy

I don't think things could get any busier for our little family! The mantra playing in my head all weekend was "Seriously, this madness has to end!" Justin is swamped with teaching, school, a research project, and minding our two little ones MWF. I am working like crazy in preparation for our fall board meeting coming up next week and trying to maintain some semblance of order at home. I've been putting in time for work in the evenings and over the weekends. I think things are in good shape for the meeting, but this is always a really stressful time for me. Poor Morgan developed an ear infection while combating the flu and they put the little guy on antibiotics that are wreaking havoc with his system. I won't go into the details about the state of his little bottom, but it's terrible and he's not a happy camper. We've got a couple more days to go and then this medicine is getting tossed out.

However, in the midst of the chaos, we're having a great time with our boys. Jacoby is all about reading books right now. His trucks have been parked in their bin for over a week! He is also enjoying preschool so much, especially when the music teacher visits. She plays the guitar and sings with the kids and he thinks that's just about the greatest thing ever. We had a parent-teacher conference with his teachers today. It was so great to hear about what his strengths are in the class and how much they enjoy him. He's doing great, and we feel so blessed to have him in this school. I came in to pick him up this afternoon, and as I was gathering our things Jacoby tells me that he put his scissors in the fish tank. I looked over, and sure enough, there are a pair of scissors in the fish tank and the teachers had been unable to find the culprit! Needless to say, we talked on the way home about what scissors are used for and what they are not!

Morgan has figured out that he can roll to get from point A to point B. He also can wave now and plays peek-a-boo with us. He's really trying to figure out how to coordinate his arms and legs to get crawling. That's going to make life interesting when he gets mobile! He's still Jacoby's number one fan, and I'm always amazed at the things they do to make each other smile and laugh.

I'm really thankful for these little guys. They remind me to slow down and not take things so seriously. Enjoying a picnic in the living room the other night for dinner with Jacoby and watching my littlest one wave to Grandma Pam and Grandpa Bill on the web cam for the first time were great reminders that they are what's important and everything else is secondary.

We are very excited about an upcoming visit from Granmanette and Grandpa Michael. Jacoby knows that they come on Thursday (also garbage truck day) and talks about it everyday. Morgan will just be glad for additional arms to hold and lug him around.

Checking out the books

Breaking into the Halloween candy...don't worry, none was consumed!