So...even though I really meant to do much better at my blogging, here I am. Almost two months since my last post. Have I ever mentioned the kid fast-forward syndrome? Once I had kids, it was like my life was on permanent fast forward. The older they get (and consequently the busier they get), the faster my life seems to fly by. This year we have a senior in high school, two eighth graders and a sixth grader. The first six weeks of school was filled with getting back into the swing of things, after school programs, cross country practices and meets, robotics, youth group, retreats, bible studies, etc. Now that most of those things have settled down and we've ditched a few of them, life seems to be evening out. Of course, that's when I got to start my next round of chemo. I did round 1 of the infusions two weeks ago and it was not pretty. They increased my dosage and I was hit pretty hard with some awful headaches, shaking and nausea. I did my second infusion yesterday so we're praying that the side effects are better this time. It usually takes 2 to 3 days to start seeing the worst of them so we will see how I feel tomorrow.
In the meantime, I've had a few fun projects and activities. Our baby girl is starting to grow up and will be a teenager soon so we decided it was time to make her bedroom a little less girlie.
Before
After
We did the updates while she was at a retreat for church last weekend and she was so very shocked and pleased when she came home. I still have some art work for her walls that we need to craft and hang. We are also going to get a few of these baskets to store her stuffed animals in. She has finally pared her stuffed animal collection down to the bare bones...the ones she or we bought for her on our trips to Florida, her Nightmare Before Christmas ones and her Skelanimals.
We surprised my parents with a 40th wedding anniversary dinner. They knew we were taking them out but we added some of their best friends to the guest list. It really made their night.
And finally, one Saturday while Aidan was at robotics Jimmy & I took Ani to Rockford for their fall festival. It's such a beautiful little town. I could totally see living there once the kids are out on their own.
I'm looking forward to the next few weekends and the fun they will bring. This weekend my bestie & I are getting together with our daughters for a day of crafting. Then Ani's new BFF will be spending the night and we'll go see Monsters University after church on Sunday. The following weekend both of our other daughters are planning on coming out to join us for our annual football/Halloween party and then after that is Halloween at Abby's and then the Michigan/Michigan State game at Lea & Tod's. I do love the fall...the time of year, the holidays and the time we spend with our friends and family.
