I feel like it has taken an entire week for me to recover from being gone on vacation for a week. I got unpacked "right away" and of course, did the laundry that needed to be done, but from then on I feel like I've been a race horse going around a track. Getting ready for school, keeping up with summer activities like swimming and friends, not letting the yard be neglected, looking in Michael's drawers and realizing that all of his clothes are too small, staying on top of all of the ordinary tasks that don't thrill me like dishes and mopping - these are the things that have kept me busy these past few days. I'm waiting for a moment for it to all slow down so that I can catch my breath before school starts next week!! I'm really looking forward to school starting again, but I keep trying to remind myself that summer isn't over yet. We still have a few days, and thankfully the big girls are home with us this weekend so we can have a final summer celebration. Today we are going to ride our bikes over to school because the class lists for the big girls have been posted. This is such a fun time for them to find out which friends they are in class with.
Today is my sweet niece Brittany's birthday. She is 9 and "oh so FINE". I remember driving out to Nebraska very early in the morning to see her shortly after she was born. I remember being on the phone with Lisa as she was starting labor, and then Lisa called me an hour or so later and Brittany had already been born - I couldn' t believe how fast she had been born. Brittany was a very beautiful and very "long" baby. She is 9 months younger than Marky, and seemed inches longer when she was born. She still is much taller than Marky and is still so very beautiful!! So... Happy Birthday, sweet Brittany. You are precious to me and I love you. I hope that your birthday is as sweet and special as you are.
