Getting back into the swing

Well back to reality this week... The kids went back to school and after a week off Michael and I both went back to work. This is also the week that Kendall began daycare. The first day was REALLY bad. Kendall and I both cried all day and by the time I got home my eyes hurt and I was totally drained, both emotionally and physically. Yesterday was better for both of us, and when I dropped her off this morning she did not cry so that made me feel much better. However, I am struggling to find my new routine. Now that I do not get to see her from 8:30-3:00 all I want to do is hold her, so when I have gotten home the past few evenings I have been a little slack with dinner and picking up the house.

I know I will find my new groove once we both get used to not being together during the day. But like I told Michael, I know I have been through this before and I know that she will be okay and well taken care of. I also know that I chose to work so that the kids could be in private school, which in turn means when they are little they must go to daycare. I know ALL of these things however it does not make it any easier....

Quarantine

It am running a sick bay at the Willoughby house these days. It started a couple weeks back with me. I had some sort of respiratory type bug that took my voice and made me feel awful for a few days, then went to Michael. Then Cody comes home last Thursday and tells me that " He doesn't feel well". I would say not, he ran a 103 degree fever for two days then poof he was fine. The only thing he complained of was his stomach hurting, but he never threw up or anything along those lines.

Then yesterday morning Colin awakens me around 4am with "Mama, my stomach hurts", and low and behold he has the fever. Colin did not fair as well as his brother and by lunch time yesterday he was vomiting, I am hoping it will be gone for him in 48 hours. Today my mama is at the house with him and the baby, a little bit ago she sends me a text saying that "Kendall feels warm" and upon taking her temperature discovers that she apparently has this bug as well. Where is the Lysol?! Uugh, Cat has mid-terms beginning tomorrow. Fingers crossed it does not make its way to her....

Not Old Enough

So I have had this come up a lot lately. Colin or Cathy will get asked to do something by one of their friends, or they will go down the street to a friends house leaving Cody at home with us and he will be upset. He doesn't realize that he is still "too little" for such things. He definitely thinks himself to be older than 4 years old.

Again today Colin is going to the movies with one of his friends and Cody told me that it was not fair. I know he feels slighted, I wish I could make him understand that in just a couple of years he will be able to do those things as well. I have asked his best friends mom on a couple of occasions now to schedule a play date on the weekend, but this has not happened yet. Maybe she will get back with me soon ;)

Little Helper

Well it is getting close to that time. Kendall will be starting daycare in January. I realize how very fortunate I am! I have been blessed to be able to bring her to work with me, and for that I am so thankful. But it does not make it sting any less, it is going to be hard not to see her sweet face....

Happy Veterans Day

I would just like to say Thank You and Happy Veterans Day to all of the men and women who have served or are currently serving our country!

Sanity....

What is that? I lost that two children back.

Happy Halloween

Hope everyone had a wonderful Halloween. Our kids had lots of fun this year, as they got to dress up twice, first to attend the fall festival at their school and then again on Saturday night to go trick or treating. Pictured below we have Colin as Snake Eyes, Cody as Storm Shadow, Cathy as a pirate and Kendall as a pumpkin :)