my week

Well, my week is quickly drawing to a close. I go pick up Alyssa & Matthew tomorrow morning. How has my week been? Well, busy. Definitely busy. While I did get to go on walks with Josh, sit on the floor and just play with Josh & spend some time digitally scrapbooking I also spent much time organizing, running errands and doing a million other little things that I have been putting off around the house (including cleaning out the frig - I found a bag of "lettuce" hidden behind some things - can you say YUCK!).

I feel much more organized. I know my living room will be a wreck by the end of the day tomorrow but my closets are cleaned out and I know where pretty much everything is. This afternoon I am taking 3 bags of clothes - mostly mine - and a bag of toys (don't tell the kids) to Goodwill. I still have the kids' clothes to go through but that's for another day!

Another accomplishment, I got Josh's picture taken at Sears this week. Finally! The poor kid is 15 months old and hasn't had a professional picture taken since he was 6 months old. He probably doesn't mind, but I do and so does my mom. So now we'll all be happy. We went to Sears and they did great. Josh got to sit and stand on the floor instead of up on a table and that made it so much more relaxing!

Of course, as I sit here, I still have many things to do left on my list. Part of the problem is that I kept adding to the list as the week went on. I'm super tired because I stayed up too late last night and Josh decided 5am was a GREAT time to wake up this morning but I feel good. It's been a good week. I was able to take time to think up creative stuff for MOPS - even amazed myself with the ideas that I came up with this week with a little less interruptions and some time to think (thanks God!).

Now I'm ready to go get Alyssa & Matthew. I do miss them. It sounds like they have had an absolute amazing week swimming every day, playing with kids their age and of course 2 wonderful grandparents who love them to pieces (although my mom did come down with the stomach flu last night - sorry mom!). I don't know if my kids are going to be ready to come home but fortunately for them they get to go back in a week for another round - this time with their cousins & us too!

I'm ready for some hugs and kisses!