We just got back from the library. We missed story and craft time by like half an hour today...I spent a good 30-40 min searching for all the 30 or so books and videos we had, all to come up missing the 3 little pigs dvd. It was in Randall's car, after all that. Made me wanna hurt someone--ha. Anywho, we went up to the library and the boys had some fun playing on the 2 interactive video game systems. They are all learning games, so they are pretty cute. I searched for some Thanksgiving books, which was next to impossible....I should know better than to wait so long for that. Found 3 though, including one all with T'giving crafts and stuff to bake etc. It looks really old-school and cute. I'm hoping to stay and piece the house back together this weekend and get more organized for next week. We may do school through Wed, or maybe just do Monday and Tuesday...I'm not sure yet. We took off 5 days for our GA trip, and then another couple days for mental health and a migraine. So, I'm just getting paranoid about getting behind. We've been pretty diligent about sticking w/ the schedule, so I just want to stay on track so we can get out earlier in the summer.

  I decided to get off Facebook for awhile. It had been a long time in coming. For some reason, I'd gotten sucked back in and it was starting to get me down. The house has been suffering and I'd been getting upset here and there over different postings. I don't think it's wise for a "words of affirmation" chick to be so wrapped up in that garbage. I hate the idea of social media, but I find myself getting sucked in because I feel it's my way to stay in touch w/ the world when I'm stuck at home so much. And I'm a people person. It just gets old. I'm not sure how long a break I'll take. Considered starting a new blog called "My year without Facebook" but not sure I could hack it or not. Hhhaaa. Goodness. So dumb.

  Life has been so busy lately. I've been feeling very stressed and frazzled and exhausted lately. I felt this way a year ago, but blamed it on training for the half marathon. I think it's just the marathon of life that's doing it to me. I just can't seem to keep it all together. I still have suitcases unpacked from our trip over a week ago. I think we're going to be staying home more and spending less money. Going on trips stresses me out. I love to be gone, but packing and coming home and putting everything back together just seems to take me a decade.

  I can't believe Thanksgiving is already next week. I kept thinking it was in two weeks. Darned calendar proved me wrong. J.B., Jenn and the boys are coming down, and we're prob'ly gonna end up just going to Mom and Dad's so I don't hafta kill myself cleaning and getting everything ready. We'll see how the weekend pans out. If I can getter all done this weekend I may have a change of heart. Or not. J.B., Mom and I signed up for the T'giving day Turkey Trot in Ocala again. We missed last year, and I searched for one whole morning about a month back and couldn't find a single thing about it, but FINALLY a friend helped me find out the info...so, we're doing it. I've not been running a ton, but keeping my hand/feet in it. I should be running around 10 miles a week, but have been doing around 6 or 7. I'll prob'ly get around 28 min and change or more and then wish I'd have trained more. JB is all skinny now, so I don't aspire to beat him anymore. hhaa. Oh well. I'd still love to beat my PR, but I'm not sure I can do that this go-round since it's so soon.

  Not much else is up. Co-op classes just ended yesterday for this "semester" or whatever you call it. We take a long break over the holidays and then start back in February I think, for another 9 weeks. I'm thinking about teaching a class, but not sure which one I'd teach. It hit me today that I could teach a class on Trains. I'm not sure every other boy is as addicted as my kids are, but there's a lot of books on trains, history on trains, train crafts and videos. I'll throw it out there and see what ppl think. I'd rather teach a class for girls. I had a blast teaching it the one time and helping out in there. Then I think, what am I thinking teach a class? Am I crazy? I'm stressed as it is.....so, we'll see.

  Well, I am hearing screams and thuds from outside. Guess I should go make sure my kids are alive:).
I woke up today and my left ear sounds like I have 5 gallons of water in it. It's not hurting but just throwing me off a lot w/ the rushing water sound. Seems so random? Typical for me....something happening over the weekend when the doc's ofc is closed. I think I'll pour some hydro peroxide in there and hope for the best.