I Blinked... And Two And A Half Weeks Disappeared

It's been awhile, but... I'm still here! Life is crazy... busy crazy. Yet I'm still here.

Here's some stuff that's been happening:

Most recent: I received a very cool thing in the mail. I was lucky enough to win (and Colleen was kind enough to "let me win") this great t-shirt from as is proper. It's way too big on my son -- it goes down to his knees. But he won't take it off. At least, it took a lot of convincing to take it off for washing after wearing for 3 days straight. After all, it is his favorite color.

And yes, every moment continues to be a photo op.

Colleen: thank you! You made me (and my boy) very happy. :D

Ayanna continues to adjust quite nicely to our home. We're so busy playing with her (and doing other stuff) that I really don't have any new photos of her. It's too bad because she's so darn cute. Note to self: take more photos of Ayanna!

Actually, lately I haven't been taking many photos of anything. To say it's because I've been busy is something of an understatement. There've been dentist appointments and daycare drama and stress and work and Christmas preparation and more stress and trying to remember what it is I'm supposed to be doing. It takes a lot of energy, and I'm a whole lot more disorganized than I used to be.

One of the biggest distractions is: my son. He's so darn cute and annoying at the same time. The annoying part is mostly because I don't have as much time to devote to all the other little things in my life and he requires so much more time lately than he used to, which is causing me stress. Is this a phase? A new developmental stage? Or just a change in the weather? There's much less outside time for us, so maybe he needs more "exercise". Hmmm.... I hope it snows more soon; I can get him to shovel the driveway!

And our weather has been crazy. Here's how a few weeks ago went (celsius, with farenheit in brackets):

Monday: -8 (17.6)

Tuesday: -15 (5)

Wednesday: -43 (-45)

Thursday: -12 (10.4)

Friday: 7 (44.6)

Does that seem weird to anyone?

Also, did I forget to mention the flu? The stomach flu? Twice? Thank goodness I remembered the oregano oil in time! Of course, Evan doesn't like to take it and I don't force him, but it kept me upright so I could keep doing laundry. And cleaning up vomit. And cleaning the toilets.

Tangent: How is it that a boy completely happy to roll in the dirt and pick his nose is fussy about where he vomits? No matter how much the toilet is bleached and scrubbed it's not good enough to vomit in? Apparently the floor in the kitchen, the floor in the hall, his bedroom carpet, the living room carpet, and the carpeted floor beside my bed are all his first, second, third, fourth, fifth and sixth choice. (He threw up more than once in a certain location. I'll leave it for you to guess.) He did make it to the toilet for the first incident. But that grossed him out from using it again. Go figure.

So, I'm moving on and leaving the vomit behind.

First thing to tackle: Christmas cards. I've got them ready, I've just got to do them.

Second thing: everything else.

Wish me luck. (I think I'll need it.)