Things I should be doing.

It is 10:08...in real time that means 9:59 because for some reason I always set my bedroom clock 9 minutes faster than it actually is. As though somehow being able to snooze one extra time makes me feel like I am sticking it to the early morning when the radio starts blaring at me to wake up.   Although Jason is away for a few days I have managed successfully to get all three kids down and can hear two of the three of them snoring away. There are so many things I should be doing.

Like laundry. (Shocker, I know.).  I finally managed to get all of our vacation laundry done and put away this past weekend. And if anyone is keeping track, we got home on August 25th. Sadly, there are two more loads there now that I promised I would put away tonight, but between you and me, I just plain and simple didn't feel like it.

I should maybe also be sleeping. We have gotten our obligatory first week of school cold this past weekend. To add to the fun, it I spreading like wildfire through all withi Dugan blood coursing through their veins.  Including Mara. The poor sweet baby has it the worst of all of us and has been suffering the worst through the night time hours. I believe we have logged quite a few miles and too many hours to count in the rocking chair the past two nights. It is just one of those things that, despite the fact that I have been so tired that I think my eyes might be crossed, you just keep rocking, keep snuggling your sweet, helpless baby because you know you are her only hope for feeling better. She seems better tonight but the night is still young, which is why Inshould be sleeping.

But instead, I am blogging. Minus pictures but I will work on that. Frankly, my lack of pictures is what has been keeping me from blogging, but I may just start writing more 'pictureless' ones to rely more on my words than my camera to tell the stories of what is happening here.  With pictures added in as often as I can.

In terms of kid updates, Joshua ism doing very well in kindergarten. We are so proud of him.  Lauren misses him terribly when he is gone. I can hardly imagine how she will take it next year when he is there all day. Hopefully the advent if nursery school for her will help to pass the time a few days each week next year. And Miss Mara is still limp crawling, but is gaining speed with each passing day. I also saw her pull herself unto stand on about 10 different things tonight- the couch, laundry basket, Lauren's rolling car toy, and others. I keep trying to tell her that she dorsn't need to grow up do fast but she dosn't seem to listen.

We have a busy few days ahead, but if all goes well, I will try this again tomorrow- and maybe try to sneak in a picture or two.

Night!