Latest Things Going On...

I know it's been almost a month since I updated the blog. Time has a way of getting away from me. Staying home with kids, it's easy to put things off because I know I'll have time "later", but who knows when later will actually arrive.

We are slowly starting to get back into a routine. We've been busy with Joshua's school stuff, Cub Scouts, family stuff and time with friends. Oh, and we got a new puppy, so that's been kind of crazy.

Where to start? I guess we'll start with the puppy - she's fun to talk about. Her name is Mika and she's a 16-ish week old boxer pup. An absolutely gorgeous canine specimen, if I do say so myself! She's extremely mellow for a puppy - especially a boxer! Mellow is good for us, though! She brings out some hidden youth in our 8 year old lab-mix Riley. It's fun to watch them play together - especially the every once in a great while that Riley acts like a puppy herself! Now if Mika could just get a handle on this whole potty training thing, we'd be set! I'm getting tired of cleaning up puppy messes!

Here are a couple of pics of our new little girl:

Oh, and Mika snores like a freight train, which is hilarious until you're trying to sleep!

Joshua's Cub Scout Pack had their annual Pinewood Derby yesterday. It was our first year participating, so we didn't quite know what to expect. Rick's step-dad was more than happy to help us with the car, which was a lot of fun for Joshua. Grandpa Cookies even came to the race yesterday to watch, which made Joshua's day! Our little Wolf Cub ended up taking 2nd place in his den! We were so proud of him, and he was really proud of himself. He even won a medal and he's excited to display his car on a stand that he made with Rick.

My small group is starting a study on Crazy Love by Francis Chan. We're just getting into it, but I'm really looking forward to sharing some insights I learn as we dig deeper into the study. So, look for those thoughts coming soon!

Oh My Stars....

First, let me start this by saying I really, truly, love my family. On that note, I'm thisclose to selling my children to the zoo, lol! Joshua being on break has wreaked complete havoc on Logan and his schedule, and Logan doesn't adjust well at all. Throw into the mix Logan's birthday, Christmas and New Years, and you've got what I like to call insanity... Plus Rick's been home a ton lately working on the basement, too. All in all, anything resembling Logan's schedule has literally been blown out of the water... I'm VERY ready for Josh to go back to school and Rick to go back to work. It's just really tough with everyone here. Everything is chaotic and crazy. At least during the summer, Rick is ALWAYS working, and the kids and I are rarely in the house, but we've got at least 20 inches of snow at my house, so we've been pretty much home-bound for the last couple of weeks!

Tomorrow I'm hoping for a shift back in the right direction. Wake up times will go back to normal, routine can once again happen, and Logan and I are even going to go to the library, like we do almost EVERY Monday, even though there's no preschool storytime until the end of the month. At least we'll be able to get out of the house and do a little of what we usually do. Logan is wired to need structure and routine, and that just hasn't happened for the last two weeks and the effects of that on him have been getting progressively worse since New Years Eve. He's been having meltdowns all day long, he's been getting angry and lashing out, and even being physical. I'm hoping that all starts to calm down once he re-adjusts to the routine again. I don't expect things to get better overnight, but I sure wouldn't complain if they did  :)

So, here's hoping tomorrow is a little better than today was. I don't think I can handle another today, lol. Now that both kidlets are down for the night, I'm going to de-stress to Wii Fit Plus (yoga, anyone??) and likely take a bath before bed...