A Week of Ups and Downs

Last week was a bit of a rollercoaster for us. Here are a few highlights:

~I dropped Jacoby off at preschool on Tuesday and noticed that the class had done a project with sunflower seeds, a very dangerous food for Jacoby. I'll describe the whole incident more fully on my other blog but, suffice it to say, I haven't felt that kind of fear in a very long time and lost several nights of sleep thinking about all of the things that could have happened.

~Jacoby is starting to read--it's so cool.

~Morgan is three, and it's definitely not the age for me. He and I had more than one battle this week. Yesterday, he told me that we were mad at each other, which was true. I'm constantly having to re-think my strategy with him, or else he's going to spend the rest of the year in his room. Right now he's sitting on the potty singing "Oh, Susanna" at the top of his lungs...I think I'll keep him (but how many more months before he's four?).

~Our house is going to be sold sometime in the next few months. We knew this was coming but were hoping the owner would hold off another year so Justin could get done with school and we could figure out life post-PhD a bit before a move. I'm really going to miss this place.

~We have a couple of plans in mind for the upcoming move, both of which I'm really comfortable with. We'll have more details this week, I think.

~In light of the upcoming move, I'm moving my garage sale up to next weekend. All the stuff is priced and ready to go, and I'm looking forward to getting rid of it!

~I went to happy hour with moms from Morgan's preschool class on Friday. It was a great way to end a crazy week, and I really love soaking up time with other working moms who are busy like me.

~In thinking about some of the events from this past week, I've sort of realized that the definition of "crisis" has changed drastically for us since 2010 when all of the medical challenges arrived on our doorstep. Us having to move is a mere inconvenience, not a crisis. Home will always be where the 4 of us are together, the address doesn't really matter that much.

We hope the week ahead is uneventful for all of you!