Tuesday, September 15th -- Just another crazy day...

Well, we certainly didn't start our day off very well today.  When I got out of bed, I felt really green and yucky.  Right as I told Brian that I wasn't feeling so good, he mentioned that he was feeling kind of sick as well.  Not a good start for sure!

After trying to collect my stomach, I stumbled outside to start chores with Darren.  We got the horses, cows, goats, pigs, rabbits, chickens, cats and dogs fed; which then of course led to Darren begging me to ride horses again for the next half-hour.  I tried to make him understand that Mommy just wasn't up to it.

I had an extra child with us today, another three-year-old named, Tim.  It gives Easton someone his own age to play with, so when they aren't driving me crazy, can be pretty nice.

Darren is having some huge challenges right now with his OCD and that can make every day seem neverending. 

Colton came home and after days of working on his campaign posters for student council Vice President, today we had to finish up the Cookie Dough Sale Fundraiser that has to be turned in tomorrow.

Kassie and Matthew came home and Kassie of course is bogged down with homework, especially from her A&P class (otherwise known as Anatomy and Physiology).  It amazes me to think that she has another ten-years of college of looking and things that even in my slightly aware state, can't possibly comprehend.

I caught about a fifteen-minute nap laying down with Easton until Darren woke me up to let me know that dinner was almost done and Grandma and Grandpa Smith were coming out to have dinner with us.  So I finally made it to the shower at about 5 o'clock in the evening and got ready to spend some nice time with family and friends.

It's hard to decide if the highlight of the evening was Grandpa shooting the semi-automatic Nerf gun at the two little boys or watching him right a little boy's dirtbike -- I think I'm voting for the dirtbike.  LOL.

Grandma and Grandpa have left and I still have a million things to do.  Brian leaves for work in the morning for six days, so need to help him get his cooler packed.  Colton and Matthew are milking the goats tonight, so I can help Kassie concentrate on a few of her lengthy assignments that are due this week.  I have to get Darren's lessons ready for tomorrow, (he will be visiting his new classroom on Monday to see how "real" school is going to work out for him this year), and I would love to read just a little bit of my book if at all possible.  Easton is begging for a piece of the brownies that Daddy baked, so I had better go help him get a generous piece, or he may just grab a fork and the pan!

How fun!

TaTa for now...