we have been so incredibly busy lately.
scott's dad has been doing insurance adjusting the past couple of months (thanks to hurricane ike) so scott has been working over-overtime. he's doing the work his dad usually does PLUS the work he usually does, so needless to say- he's been exhausted. he doesn't sleep enough and we don't see him enough. i've been told, though, that my father-in-law is coming home in about a week. it will be good for scott to not have to do quite so much work! it will also be good for the kids and me to get to see him more!
my aunt christi is doing well in the hospital, but is still not out of the woods yet. she now needs a bone marrow transplant, and they're having a hard time finding a donor for her. noone in the whole country (who is actually on the marrow donor registry) matches her completely. isn't that bizarre? so some family members are trying to organize a bone marrow drive to see if someone can match her. if not- maybe the people who get tested could match someone else in the USA and help them!
i'm working with the clyde hs theatre department, doing vocal direction of the fall musical. lincoln would describe my job as "teaching those kids how to sing". it's lots of fun, but it's much harder this year since i'm trying to fit it AND two kids into my schedule. there have not been many home-cooked meals lately (and usually i cook 6 times a week!). i'm ready for it to be over, though, so one aspect of my life can go back to normal.
Halloween week has been fun. Lincoln is having a total of SIX Halloween festivities this year! Sugar took him to "Boo at the Zoo" and to a fall festival in San Antonio. we went to the Halloween festival in clyde last night, he had 2 different events (pumpkin festival and a costume parade) at school, and then we're going to a Halloween party tomorrow night at some friends' house and he will get to trick-or-treat a little. it's ridiculous!
we had fun at the festival last night... Lincoln's a bat:
scott's dad has been doing insurance adjusting the past couple of months (thanks to hurricane ike) so scott has been working over-overtime. he's doing the work his dad usually does PLUS the work he usually does, so needless to say- he's been exhausted. he doesn't sleep enough and we don't see him enough. i've been told, though, that my father-in-law is coming home in about a week. it will be good for scott to not have to do quite so much work! it will also be good for the kids and me to get to see him more!
my aunt christi is doing well in the hospital, but is still not out of the woods yet. she now needs a bone marrow transplant, and they're having a hard time finding a donor for her. noone in the whole country (who is actually on the marrow donor registry) matches her completely. isn't that bizarre? so some family members are trying to organize a bone marrow drive to see if someone can match her. if not- maybe the people who get tested could match someone else in the USA and help them!
i'm working with the clyde hs theatre department, doing vocal direction of the fall musical. lincoln would describe my job as "teaching those kids how to sing". it's lots of fun, but it's much harder this year since i'm trying to fit it AND two kids into my schedule. there have not been many home-cooked meals lately (and usually i cook 6 times a week!). i'm ready for it to be over, though, so one aspect of my life can go back to normal.
Halloween week has been fun. Lincoln is having a total of SIX Halloween festivities this year! Sugar took him to "Boo at the Zoo" and to a fall festival in San Antonio. we went to the Halloween festival in clyde last night, he had 2 different events (pumpkin festival and a costume parade) at school, and then we're going to a Halloween party tomorrow night at some friends' house and he will get to trick-or-treat a little. it's ridiculous!
we had fun at the festival last night... Lincoln's a bat:
...a bat who looooooves hot dogs!
a silly bat!
and Lexi didn't wear her costume to the festival (it's too big) but she's a super-cute daisy! (seriously, does it get any cuter than this?)
i feel like there's a lot more i need to fill you in about, but it's 11pm. that means it's time to fill lexi's belly up one last time before i'm allowed to go to sleep. and sleep sounds really amazing right now.
so i'm going to go get to work and GO TO BED!
