Buried

We're feeling like we're buried up to our eyeballs in life around here! School has been beyond busy, we have Christmas shopping to do each night, a house to manage, a dog to take care of, and plans for our trip to Florida to make. Plus the million other little details like calling to check on my HORRIBLE health insurance, rescheduling doctors appts, etc. AAAAHHHHH!!! I'm so ready for winter break!!!! Here are some random updates and thoughts....

~Only a half day of school tomorrow- should be positively insane. A pizza party, too much junk food, and adios kids! See you in 2008!

~ My coworker, Pam, was sick today (the stomach flu!!!) so I had to manage the field trip plus all the parents who came in to see the projects the kids have been working on for weeks- all by myself!!! Talk about a crazy day! The field trip was awesome. We went to the planetarium. Gotta love the planetarium! The parent thing was good too- the kids did power points on a polar regions animal they researched with me, and researched and did posters on a planet with Pam. The parents were impressed, the kids were happy, and all the cookies were eaten at the end! A good time was had by all. Thank god it's over!

~We're about halfway done with our Christmas shopping. We've been out every night this week getting stuff done. How does this deadline of Christmas Day seem to sneak up on us every year???

~We love our little baby. I know I haven't posted about it much- or at all really. How different it was with Jack. I'm just so busy and distracted that I just don't take the time to post about it. I'm feeling good. In maternity clothes now- and looking forward to being out of this "Is she just gaining weight?" phase! Jack picked out some onesies and a super cute sleeper for the baby at Kohl's the other night. He carries them around with him and hangs the hangers up on various door knobs throughout the house. When you ask them who they're for he goes, "bebee!" We have an appt right after we get back from Florida, and then my big 20 week ultrasound is scheduled for the end of January. It'll be here before we know it!

~Jack had been going through a phase of not wanting to go to sleep at night. He'd cry and scream as soon as we put him in his crib and shut the door. We were at a loss about what to do- how can a kid go from lying down and falling asleep like an angel all on his own every night to this?? We spent the past several nights sitting on the floor by his bed holding his hand till he fell asleep- that was fun! Then Brandon said the other night he was really holding onto Brandon's hand for dear life, not just casually holding his hand. That made me think that maybe he was scared- so last night I put him to bed but left his door open and our bedroom light on. I went about my business folding laundry and stuff- and what do you know? Fell asleep all on his own! So now he's going to bed with the door open and the bedroom light on. Problem solved! Until the next one of course!

~We can't wait for Florida!!!!!!!!

~I've been craving eggo waffles!

~We FINALLY got a family picture taken- it's going to be a new years card- and Finley won't be in it. He just WOULD NOT sit still and be normal for the picture. So he's not dead, just not in our card this year!!! :) Expect those cards in your mailbox by March at the latest!!!! :)

That's it for now- pictures to come soon!