Checking in...

I know I've been a bad blogger of late, but really...I just haven't had it in me. Tons of thoughts, ideas, posts running through my head and no energy to actually get them down in a post. I have been otherwise occupied with sickies (myself included), cleaning, work, or just enjoying family and friends time and something has to give a little...okay, maybe a lot.

I feel as if we have been sick for more than a month and just when I think we are coming around and getting well, we get slammed again. If the girls aren't bringing something home, I am. And if it's not me, it's my mom who works at a pharmacy. There you have it--the girls' preschool, my elementary school, and my mom's pharmacy...three places covered in cooties of all kinds and designs and we take turns bringing them home to share. Lovely. I bet that makes YOU want to come visit.

For the moment, we are almost well. Good enough for government work in my book. Mia is getting over a viral sore throat that looked nasty and was very painful. Even the doctor was convinced it was strep. We are all poised and ready though...wondering who is next? Or maybe, just maybe, we might be able to avoid passing this bug around. Fingers crossed people. Fingers crossed.

I'm also finding that I've needed a break from the internet. I belong to a few infertility forums and posting there can get overwhelming. I'm not reading many blogs. The house is a little cleaner. The laundry a little less piled up. I've been frequenting the gym, the yoga studio, and going for walk/jogs trying to lose this weight before starting meds again for another try at Little Lewis #3 (weight which I soooo hope I can avoid putting back on).

(....that is, unless I get pregnant. In that case, I will happily put it ALL back on and MORE). 

The end of the school year is approaching for the girls and for me at work. Preschool ends next week, but they will do 1-2 days per week of preschool summer camp for 8 weeks so it won't really feel like it is ending completely for them. Continuity is a good thing when you are 3...almost 4...GULP. (FOUR????)

I have 3 more weeks of school. Yes. THREE more weeks since our last day is the 25th. Tomorrow is a furlough day, so while I'm missing the money, I'm grateful for a 4 day weekend since I don't work Mondays. Report cards are looming...the Dog and Pony Show Open House is next week...and I still really don't know my grade level for next year which is causing a teeny bit of anxiety. I was given my grade level last week and my principal is reconsidering. Deep breathe NOW.

The camera bag is collecting dust. The book I was reading has been, um, shelved. The "to file pile" at home is close to overtaking the desk, but thankfully we can just close the door to the office and it magically disappears. Love that.

All in all, we are doing well. I shouldn't be complaining. We have amazing family and friends surrounding us. We have great, secure jobs. We have a beautiful home. A summer of fun is very near. And we are just pluggin' along. It's nice, but the pessimist realist in me is always wondering when and where the hammer will fall next. I'm just hoping it doesn't.