Back to School

Not much to update on the adoption front. Our homestudy got held up a bit, waiting for background checks from one of the states. Now that those have arrived, everything should be on its way to the adoption agency and then we should hopefully be active soon.

Squirt turned 2 this past weekend. It is absolutely beyond me how quickly these last few years have flown by. It seems like just last week I was pregnant and daydreaming about motherhood.

We spent his birthday with my in-laws, which required a 17 hour road trip. I calculated that Squirt and I have made 15 (!!!) major trips in the last 2 years. No wonder I am always so dang tired! On the positive side... he is EXCELLENT on the road and passes the time sleeping, watching a little tv, staring out the window, or just talking to his toys.

We got back home at 4am yesterday and after a few hours of sleep, I am back into my "normal" routine. With it being back-to-school week and trying to run the daycare, I have LOTS of new kiddos starting this week and next. I've been busy updating toys and books and menus and schedules. One kiddo needs walked to school three days a week; another is full-time three days a week. Plus, I got a call yesterday for mid-day care four days a week. On the one hand, it is going to be a challenge for me to remember which day of the week it is and what kids I have each day, but on the other hand, it should keep everyone busy, which makes the days go by faster. I'm hoping that the heat wave breaks soon so that we can get more outside time. I have a nice toy room, but young kids can only spend so much time inside before we all start going a little bonkers.

Yesterday I also got back into my healthy habits. Vacation meant eating out A LOT! Plus, Squishy's grandpa's house is a snackers paradise. I'm pretty sure I ate at least one cupcake/chocolate covered pretzel/cookie a day. I did manage to avoid all of the store-bought snacks (yum, Little Debbie's), so I am proud of that. Now that we are back home, our eating out is extremely limited, not only because it is freaking expensive but also because the calories are outrageous. I'm also chugging water, rather than soda like I was at Grandpa's. Last night I walked on the treadmill while watching Wheel of Fortune and this morning I did a 10 minute Spark People workout. For the daycare today, I'll be walking back and forth to the school 2 times. Go me!

I think that is about all on my front. Just trying to keep on keeping on.