Saturday, October 26, 2013

Week(s) in Review

You may have noticed that I have been MIA lately....
Do you remember this post about my fall schedule being
OUT OF CONTROL?
 
Well it was worse than I thought it was going to be.
For the last two or three weeks,
The kids have had activities every day after work,
and frequently I leave my home at 8:00am and don't get home again until 9:00pm.
 
To make matters worse,
the other social worker at my office left and I am
managing a caseload of 80 patients instead of 40 patients
AND
I have been on call for work 24/7 for the past two weeks.
I am pretty good at whining aren't I?
 Well here is some more whining...
In the past three and a half weeks,
I have seen my husband for a total of about 36 hours...
and that is NOT consecutive hours either.
 
There is an end in sight....
ALL fall sports END by November 10th.
I will be able to take a breath.
MANY thanks to my BFFs and parents for assisting with transporting children!
 
In-between school, football, baseball, cheering, chorus, #2's job, and my job,
here is a little of what we have been up to...
We have not carved pumpkins in many years...the kids begged to this year.
#2 sketching out her pumpkin's face
 Pretending to stab the pumpkin brought smiles to the twins.
 Can we ever get picture without someone being silly?
D came down and spent the night last Sunday for "family night"

 
Of course the twins would make their pumpkin "throwing up"
#2 trying to concentrate with crazy brothers

Celebrating all of the October birthdays at Maggiano's
#2, Virginia Mom, #4, Virginia Dad, #3



 Back in Kansas...
 
Fall Break in Florida with BFFs
Kansas Daughter, #1, and Missouri Daughter
 
 
 Looking forward to things slowing down in a few weeks!

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3 comments :

Simply LKJ said...

Girlfriend you need a vacation sans kiddos!! LOL I always eat a piece of humble pie when I see how much you are doing. Hang in there. I have several girlfriends who have 4+ and it always scared the daylights out of me when they handed they newly 16 year old children car keys...but I totally get it!!! So many activities and everyone in different directions...driving themselves saved mom's sanity...if only for an hour or so! LOL

Nancy said...

hoping the hectic pace of your life slows down soon. hang in there :)

Andrea said...

Such a beautiful family, Christine! :) Wow, I do not know how you do it all... you are Wonder Woman in my book! Hang in there!!

XOXO,
The Glam Pad

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