Sunday morning rambling

Our lives seem so unbelievably hectic, and yet I have absolutely no idea what to write about here! Our computer is still wacky, but we are making do with our laptop. I worked 2 1/2 days last week. I'm pretty used to the unpredictability of things, and expect my subbing days to consist of things such as the sweet little three-year-old who vomited during the relay fun and the not-so-sweet six-year-old who informed me, "there is a part of me that just doesn't like you." I did not respond with, "don't worry, the feeling is mutual," although it did take some restraint! I'm happy to report that HT has gotten over his cough & cold significantly quicker than I have. In fact, it's still lingering in me even though it started over two weeks ago. I am glad that I went to the doctor two weeks ago. I have no doubt that the sinus infection would have settled in my chest and I'd have been miserable with an upper respiratory infection. We are fighting some growing pains of having a preteen in the house who doesn't feel that homework is necessarily the best use of his time. Yesterday we had a mishap occur which required a trip to urgent care. JR was outside with his carving tools. He's always been so responsible and I've never questioned allowing him to have them or use them. However, he said he just couldn't take JC's nagging anymore, and allowed her to use one. Sure enough, she sliced into her hand. The doctor said he could do stitches or we could just do the liquid glue/bandaid. My husband opted for that since it wouldn't require an additional trip back to have the stitches removed. We had long conversations with all children about the dangers and responsibilities of things that might be fun but are not "toys". JR had a friend over Friday evening. I wasn't able to be here, but according to my husband they got along well, but didn't really do anything. They watched a movie, then afterward the guest entertained our two younger ones while JR sat and watched the TV. Sounds as though we still need to work on his "hosting a guest" skills! This week we have another crazy week. My husband will spend two days in Columbus for school, I'm scheduled for work two days in preschool, JC has a scout meeting, and next weekend we have the year end party for JR's football. Life is crazy, but I wouldn't want it any other way!