Coming up for air

So, what have you guys been up to lately? Sleeping in, going in to work late, traveling a little, reading your favorite books, romantic dinners with your love one, and spending great QUALITY time with each of your children? Sounds so much like us. NOT. Oh my gosh, it has been a while since I have posted anything because truthfully we haven't even had the opportunity to come up for AIR!! We are HOUR by HOUR people it seems. My little brother and I were chatting the other day about the craziness...and how the work really begins when you leave work. Trust me, it is the most rewarding, the most loved, and the most God honoring work I know but goodness!! Because of the craziness, we have become very impulsive people, however. Like, dropping everything and literally running for the car as we "spaceship" drive to a parent "meeting" that was "forgotten." No doubt that is age and circumstance put together. We laugh at ourselves often. Tuesday we had our first Freshman Class meeting at Jesuit....meanwhile Tod is home with Craig, Cole, and Reed and there is homework to be done and checked, baths to be taken, lunches to be made, teeth to be brushed, and oh, the laundry....and did you all know that all of those things CAN be done while we attended this meeting ....if only we had taken the WII, cell phones, and the laptops with us to the meeting!! :)

All the while this craziness happens, my little sister and Garth are viewing the Great Wall of China!! They are days away from seeing their daughter, Ellis, for the first time. Ellis Day is Monday the 14th of September! They are so excited and so crazy nervous! The above paragraph is a reason I giggle about Kris and Garth being all crazy nervous about adopting ONE. Brad and I both laughed out loud entertaining the thought of just having Brittany and Tod! We would be DONE!! I do get it though....just before becoming a parent floods your brain and heart with many thoughts of "how in the world are we going to do this!!" If you haven't stopped by my little sisters blog...it is at www.tell-her-this.blogspot.com. She is an amazing writer and does a far better job "blogging" than I do! Anyway, above is the latest picture of them in China. It brought tears to my eyes as it threw me back to my Banglasdesh, India days of riding on the rickshaws.

We anxiously await meeting Ellis face to face.