Recap of the Week

We survived!! This last week met my expectations - it wasn't "bad", it was just "busy" as I knew it would be. I know some families live at this pace, but I am just not organized enough, don't have energy enough to do it! I'm just too much of a homebody to run around like this every day of the week. It went something like this:

Monday after working all day, I took the kids to piano lessons and then got to our church's ladies meeting a little late afterward. It was a nice meeting - and being around my church friends and eating their food (!!) always makes me feel better, even though I was glad to get home that night.

Tuesday I had a doctor appointment. I had to eat my 20 jelly beans for the glucose tolerance test an hour before the appointment. It wasn't as yummy as it sounds, actually - but better than the orange-sugar-concentrate drink I've had before! I just wish they had let me pick the colors of the jelly beans! I don't like red jelly beans -and there seemed to be a lot more red ones than any other color! Thankfully, there were also purple, green, and white ones (which I really like). I actually LOVE black jelly beans - and I love black licorice - but I read recently that pregnant women are to avoid all things licorice. Bummer. In this case though, I won't be needing any more jelly beans until Easter!

My appointment was fine - my sugar level was 125 (fail is between 130-140 for most doctor's purposes). They tested my iron levels as I tend to be anemic - but I didn't hear back with the results. I talked to the doctor a while - he went over the VBAC again and then asked me to also consider/research a scheduled c-section as well. In the end, he will do what I want, of course, but now I've got a lot more to think about! I'm just praying for wisdom to do the RIGHT thing for the baby.
I worked the rest of the day on Tuesday in my office - but I did get a chance to sneak in a quick trip to Target before I went in. :)

Wednesday was another busy day - our children's choir performed for church that night, which is always a blessing! Thankfully we had so many good helpers that I didn't even have to stay with the kids after the singing, and I got to be in "big church" instead.

Thursday I worked til 3 p.m. when a friend relieved me in the office for the last 2 hours of the day. Dan too had to stay for Parent-Teacher Conferences. I was so thankful for the chance to run an errand and get home as I had an extra child at my house as well. I made the kids spaghetti. It's always so funny to me that after a week of thrown-together meals and quick-fix dishes, that when I cook something as simple as spaghetti with garlic bread, my kids rave as if I'd slaved over the stove all day! :)

Friday was another hectic day! We had the health department come in to vaccinate about 50 children (4 year olds through 3rd graders) whose parents had consented to them getting the H1N1 vaccine. We've never done anything like this before in our school - but it went ok. Of course, we had a few screamers and a few leery children - but since most of the kids got a nasal mist, it wasn't too bad. I had to help during the whole process - and I am amazed at the nurse who came to administer the vaccines. She came all alone, armed with her shots and nasal mists, and totally took control of the situation. Thankfully the parents of a few of the worst cases were there - and one mom and her son ended up lying in the floor (!!) to get the kid his shot!! I was thankful to NOT have to deal with that one. I now know more about the whole H1N1 vaccination process that I ever thought I'd know - and I can even answer questions about it intelligently (I think!). :)

Today Dan's parents came to see us. They came with us to the kids' piano recital this afternoon.
Andrew played a patriotic number that he has been working on since July - it combines The Star-Spangled Banner, Dixie Land, and a few other songs:

Anna played 2 songs out of her lesson book:

Dan's parents left after the recital as Anna had said she wasn't feeling well. She has a low grade temp of 99.2 degrees. Dan's dad is very nervous about illness so they decided to not spend the night with us. Anna was sad because she thought it was her fault - but one has to understand that Grandpa is quite a germ-a-phobe - and perhaps rightfully so this flu season. :) Right now she is on meds and feeling ok - we'll see how this progresses. As for me & Dan, we are wiped out, resting on the couches, and watching college football. It makes me appreciate these moments so much more after a crazy busy week like we just had. Home is sweeter tonight.