Longest Week EVER

After nearly 7 years I think I almost have a grip on this working mom thing. All I know is I am tired and some days I feel like I am spinning in circles. I'm pretty certain the key to managing is LOTS of list making and foregoing sleep.
Batdog.

School Pics. 1st grade

Pre-K

Loves Daddy's Ipad. These kids amaze me- Abby swiped my phone the other day and downloaded apps. No clue how or where she learned this. I now have tiny zoo and my horse on my phone. awesome.


Aidan is playing soccer with 2 of his best buds- they LOVE it. They are so fun to watch and bouncing off the walls with excitement.

A Conversation...

When I went into the bathroom this morning after I got done running I smelled a strong odor of dog poo and Cooper was at the vet this week so I thought maybe his system was out of wack and he had an accident. I searched all over and came up with nothing. I even asked Abby to help. Later the kids and I went downstairs to get them breakfast and I smelled it again downstairs so I looked all over and still nothing. Then I panicked a little and thought maybe it was me that smelled (even after I showered).

Here is the texting conversation between me and my husband:
Me: Did Cooper poop somewhere in the house last night (thinking maybe Rick got up or he saw it before he left for work)
Rick: no idea does it stink
Me: yes it stinks (um duh?)
Rick: did you find anything?
Me: No (??? didn't I just ask you if he pooped?)
and then
Me: (just for clarification) why would you ask me if it stinks and if I found anything when I am the one who asked YOU if he pooped. I mean if I found something I don't think we would be having this conversation??????
That was the most confusing conversation ever. He can even tune me out when I text him. COME ON. DOES IT STINK AND DID I FIND ANYTHING???? How about, "No honey it doesn't stink I just woke up and randomly wondered to myself if Cooper pooped in the house and thought I would text you and ask. No reason. Have a good day."
Oh well, we had a good laugh.

Anyway, Cooper had his teeth cleaned on Tuesday. You know, the kind where they have to put them under. I asked Rick, why does he need his teeth cleaned? Especially when he doesn't even really like the dog. (I know WHY- my cat had it done all the time) But.... he is only two. And probably for the first 8 weeks of his life (I don't know?) he was nursing. AND THEN... he lost his puppy teeth so technically the teeth in his mouth are less than two years old. He eats dry dog food, which he doesn't even chew. He gulps it down. AND he gets bones- you know to help with the tarter that doesn't exist because he inhales his food. Husband replies the cleaning is FREE. It is included with the 'plan' we pay each month to get discounted vet services. Obviously he wants this free dental cleaning he's got coming. Apparently, in a few select animals they have to give them meds when they are coming out of it to help their heart rate get back up. Naturally, this would apply to our dog. Well Coop didn't do so hot recovering and kept me up ALL NIGHT. He was still unsteady and falling over at 1 am nearly 12 hours later. He refused water, wouldn't pee at 1am, or 5am or 7:30am. I had to go to work so he was left in his kennel. I decided to ditch work at lunch and drive home and he finally turned the corner.
Thankfully it is not me that smells, he had a huge accident this evening. HUGE. New carpet has been on my wish list for awhile now so I think we need to start looking.

The Leaning Tower Of.....

This is our concrete slab that SUNK (sank? present perfect/past participle. It sunk in the wayyyy past so I was certain to use sunk but now I am second guessing. Anyway you get the idea) from all the rain and it took the stairs off the deck with it. They were really leaning- Rick has been working on the stairs to get them level again. So... concrete still needs to be fixed. Hubby and the never ending project list.

10 years.

I can't believe it's been 10 years. At church this morning, they played a video tribute with the theme being Faith, Hope and Love and how one day we will see ALL THINGS clearly.
Let us never forget those Heroes who faced fear and death and ran toward it with courage and faith and may God continue to bless our great Country.
Watching the news this morning while getting ready brought so many emotions to the forefront, listening to the stories but knowing that our God is good and there is hope in HIM.
I'm spending the day in the kitchen doing dinner prep for this week's meals since we have back to school night tomorrow and soccer on Tuesday. Here is a sweet picture of the girly girl headed back to ballet after her little hiatus.

Chaos.

What a crazy week but we're back into the groove of school as if summer never existed...which here where we live, didn't exist until just this week. We've had 90 degree days MULTIPLE days in a row. FINALLY. IN SEPTEMBER.
So yeah... this is my desk at work.

and coming home with two backpacks filled with notes from the teacher(s) trying to keep it all straight and emails from them and phone calls about volunteer hours and getting Rick set up on his days to go in, and Abby's teacher sending stuff home for me to work on for my volunteer hours and picture day is Monday so we had to pick out the background and yada yada. Abby starts ballet again on Saturday and this new place (an actual ballet school) requires specialty branded leotard, tights, skirt and shoes. These shoes- you have to HAND SEW the strap on. So I spent tonight doing that, right before I worked on Aidan's family collage and 2 loads of laundry. And did I mention my desk at work still looks like this.

Reunion committee meeting on Sunday (last one yayy) and Back to School Night Monday, Aidan starts soccer Tuesday. No swimming this term. Taking a break. 3 week rest from physical therapy to see how I'm doing without it. HOW 'BOUT THEM PACKERS!!!!

First Day(s)

We have a First Grader!!! She started on Tuesday






The big guy started Pre-K today. We were a little more unsure how it was going to go for him but he was amazing.

SEPTEMBER!!!!

Can you believe it's September???? I just can't wrap my head around it. We have a low key weekend- which in my mind, makes it not go by so fast. Today I started cleaning house at 9am and I didn't finish until 6:20. Lots of cleaning, ironing, laundry, organizing.... blah. I felt so overwhelmed when I started- I just look at all our 'stuff' and I continually want to downsize and just simplify. Just me thinking out loud.... I even cleaned out our 'junk' drawers and do we really need fifteen hundred pens? STUFF. EVERYWHERE. Abby had a birthday party at the neighbors house so while she was there I cleaned out her junk as well and re-organized the playroom. I mean, crayons should be in the crayon bin. Not crayons AND markers right???
Tomorrow I have Sunday School Duty, a Costco run and then the rest of the day is water play and popsicles. Well for me.... not sure if Rick is doing yard work. Monday I'm planning on the taking the kids to see the Smurfs as one "last" fun thing before school. We met their teachers and dropped off supplies. For some reason, ALL of Abby's friends are in the other first grade class. ALL. OF. THEM. I don't get it. She's taking it all in stride saying "It's ok I'll make new friends," while I cried myself into a corner. ba ha ha ha ha
Let us rejoice in the fact that football is upon is.