Arghhhh!!!

Why can’t I do these posts ON TIME?

And why do I forget to take a “picture a day”?

That is the dang point of DOING Project 365.

Sigh. It doesn’t matter. What matters is that I am documenting what we do each day.

It’s fun to look back on all the years I’ve been doing it (I think five now? maybe?) and watch us grow and change.

So…this is what I have of week 38…

Sept 14: I discover that my aversion to coffee is GONE! The angels may have sang. Also pumpkin spice latte.

September 15: A rare moment of calm between these two. Since they don’t see each other all day, there is major ruckus that goes on each evening.

Let’s see…Sept 16 and 17 were just busy days.

School and such.

Oh, Charlie had his 30-month well-child and took his shots like a champ.

And he’s still 75% for height and 85% for weight. That may seem big, but compared to Eddie being always off the charts? He’s still our little Bird.

September 18: The weather started to get cooler, so I made something new that I found on Pinterest: chili mac n cheese. WIN!

September 19: Ugg. This day did not go well. At least it was a Friday and I would get some sort of break for a few days.

September 20: I spent all day in Lansing working on Common Core stuff, but this little guy gave me great cuddles after his bath that evening. New week coming up!

It’s been hard to keep up with life lately.

So much comes home with Eddie and he is a non-stop chatter box with all he is learning (yay)!

There are also lunches to pack, cuddles to get, and quizzes to grade.

There is soccer and church and keeping up with work.

It’s a lot.

Something had to be put on the back burner, and I’m afraid it’s my writing/blogging.

But that is the season right now, ya know?

So this summer I forgot to take pictures every day because the first trimester had me couch-bound and nauseous.

This week I forgot a few days because ZOMG BUSY!

For instance I didn’t take a picture on Sunday, September 7. Which is dumb because we had an awesome outdoor church service followed by a church picnic after.  But you know, running after two kids.

September 8: Massive traffic back up that puts me 30 minutes behind schedule and almost late for work. Mondays, man.

September 9: The Reading Workshop has launched! Now to start conferencing with students about their reading.

September 10: Found a full-length mirror at school so you can all see that I am already showing at 13 and a half weeks. Gulp.

September 11: running here and there and everywhere.

September 12: I love my job because I love my students.

September 13: Eddie’s first soccer game!

We also got some fall weather (FINALLY) in Michigan which means I didn’t have to sweat in my non-AC classroom every day this week.

Also I realized today that my coffee aversion has passed. YAY!

Tell me some good things about YOUR week!

Along with starting school this week,

I was finally able to let the rest of the world know about my pregnancy.

It was like a HUGE weight lifted.

While we were busy busy busy this week, it was a great one.

Ok, so I didn’t get a picture on Sunday, August 30. I was napping.

September 1: I packed my first lunch for Eddie’s school career. He requested the family picture.

September 2: First day of school and soccer. When did he get so big?

September 3: Eddie and I get about an hour alone together 3 days a week after school. It’s very relaxing.

September 4: new book alert! And so far, I can’t wait to tell my students about it…and I’m not even done with it yet!

September 5: Went to see Carrie (the musical). It was good! Really!

September 6: It wouldn’t be the first week of school without spending part of my Saturday in my classroom. But look at all the books! yay books!

This week was exhausting and I can’t believe it’s time to start all over again.

But it’s ok.

Because it’s the good kind of exhausting where you know you worked hard.

This week was back to work for me,

the last week of daycare EVER for Eddie,

and a test of how grumpy mornings will be around here starting this week.

August 24: This is my view from the couch. I am so over this view.

August 25: Kindergarten orientation! Eddie is pretty excited about meeting Mr. F and seeing his classroom!

August 26: My first day back to work, so dessert.

August 27: Red sky in the morning. Also I am going to work before the sun is up.

August 28: dude. My new school feeds us SO WELL. I mean, even better than I feed my own family.

August 29: Charlie is sort of obsessed with his doctor kit lately. He listened to my ears, nose, mouth, and legs.

August 30: The room is ready to go. Let’s hope I am too!

Our family is ready to start school.

There are some nerves, yes, but overall it’s time to get going with a fall schedule.

So here we go!

Our last week of summer schedule.

August 17: Lazy Sunday is lazy

August 18: homemade blueberry muffins with blueberries picked from grandpa and grandma’s house = 2 thumbs up!

August 19: back to school hair cuts. No more dirty hippie children.

August 20: pie made by a friend is the best pie.

August 21 & 22: Lots of lazy around the house these last couple days of our summer schedule. No agenda other than play.

August 23: Spending a Saturday morning getting the classroom library put together. A few more bookcases are needed though. I have over 100 more books to fit in!

Monday is our last day together before I go back to work.

I’m only a little sad to see it end.

I’m mostly excited for the new adventures Eddie and I will both have this school year.

This post is late mostly because this particular week is not our favorite and it’s hard to go back to it after it’s done.

But.

Here it is.

Except for August 10. Because I didn’t snap a picture. Which is dumb because we celebrated what would have been Cort’s dad’s 58th birthday with beach and homemade peach pie. It was glorious. I just didn’t take a picture.

August 11: I went to make banana bread and found this one taste-testing the brown bananas. Spoiler: he did not love it.

August 12 apparently didn’t get a picture either. If I remember correctly it was not a good day.

August 13: after date night with this guy, he plays with his new phone. We went with Galaxy S5’s and LOVE them already!

August 14: This day. Sigh. So hard. Took the boys to the pier to “see” Papa Steve.

August 15: This kid is non-stop terror. It’s time for school schedule.

August 16: The week of bad national news and rough grieving ended the way it needed to with lots of laughter and the best ribs EVER with awesome friends.

This week put a lot on my heart with the death of Robin Williams and the horrible nightmare in Ferguson.

Add that to missing Cortney’s dad for nine years,

well…

it would have been easy to blow off the whole week as sucky.

But we still found moments of joy.

We still laughed.

And that’s what you have to do, right?

Oh hi.  Here I am with just pictures again.

But I have THREE posts in draft!

We will see what happens with that.

I mean, I totally didn’t take any pictures Sunday or Monday this week, so do with that what you might.

I can tell you that Sunday we were lazy and Monday we got to see a best friend from Denver, so they were good days.

Here is the rest of the week:

August 5: the five-year well child appointment. Not excited for the shots.

August 6: Trying to get moved into my classroom. Failing because SO OVERWHELMED.

August 7: This guy has been putting in more than his share around here lately. Team work, yo. It’s so important.

August 8: This is what my house looks like. Real talk, people. I am ready for summer to be over.

August 9: Big Beach day on the Big Lake. So much fun gabbing with old friends who we don’t see nearly as often as we like.

This week begins the hardest one of our year.

That time between Cortney’s dad’s birthday (the 9th) and the anniversary of his death (the 14th it will be 9 years).

We WILL find joy and peace in this week though.

Because Pops would want us to.

I mean.

I have no excuse for why this is late…and again my only post.

Well, I do.

But I can’t talk about it yet.

It’s not bad; it just takes a LOT of my energy and time right now.

I’m doing my best.

July 27: my last day in San Jose. This is the sandwich I got and ate in my bed in my jammies because I could.

July 28: Finally home…of course he met me at the airport with flowers. Of course he did.

July 29: This boy doesn’t feel good, but is so happy to have mommy’s arms home.

July 30: We haven’t gotten dressed in two days. Re-entry is a beast.

July 31: He has not left my side in three days.

August 1: make that four days.

August 2: I am told that this is Busy Town. I see mess. Po-tay-toe, Po-tah-toe, am I right?

I have words in my head.

Lots of them, actually.

But there is a THING that is blocking them.

Again, not a BAD thing, but a THING.

Also school starts in less than a month, so you know, I’ve started THE DREAMS.

I’m trying, yo.

So.

I am incredibly behind.

We have been sick. And then I went to BlogHer. And the boys were all still sick.

And then I had jet lag.

And now, finally, I cracked open my computer only to almost run away out of overwhelm.

This is what I failed to post on Sunday…

So I don’t have anything for July 20 because we were still all feeling like garbage.

July 21: I start to get weepy about leaving my little dudes.

I don’t have anything for July 22 because I was probably too busy freaking out that  I was leaving my boys the next day.

I have anxiety.

July 23: feet in an airport. I hate the travel part because it’s a lot of crowds and waiting.

July 24: I met Piper Kerman, author of Orange is the New Black.

July 25: I was honored at the Voices of the Year presentation. Those are my words on that big board!

July 26: Just at a party that Rev Run is MC-ing. No biggie.

I’ll probably write a BlogHer recap like everyone else. I just don’t have the energy yet.

But as you can see, it pretty much rocked.

I mean, I’m still recuperating.