Life in the Fast Lane!

Like always, this past weekend was all but restful.  On Friday morning, I got a call from the nurses station at Encino Park Elementary.  Carson had accidentally poked himself in the eye.  The nurse put ice on it  for about 10 minutes and then sent him back to class.  About 2 hours later, I got another call.  Carson's eye was still very red and he was not able to focus in class.  So, I went to pick him up and took him to the pediatrician.  The doctor put a florescent dye in his eye and it showed a scratch across his cornea.  The doctor had us patch it for 48 hours and return on Monday.

On Saturday morning,  I got up and went to Bikram Yoga.  It is 90 minutes of yoga in an over 100 degree room.  I have done it before and really enjoyed it, so I decided it is time to get that last few pounds off, even if it meant to sweat it off!  Bikram yoga is a great way to cleanse the body, mind, and soul.

Saturday afternoon, Grandpa Bill came over to watch Carson and Kennedi while Jason, Cade, and I went to look at a few houses.  We aren't really thinking of moving anytime soon, but we always have our eyes open for that perfect house.

Saturday evening our friends, Valerie, Chris, and Emmi (3) came over to visit.  We watched the kids play and Jason grilled hamburgers.  It was such a fun time, just catching up with friends that we don't see that often.

Sunday morning we should have gone to church, but Jason needed to go into the office and the kids slept late, so unfortunately, we didn't make it there.  Instead I started on the 8 loads of laundry I needed to do.  I also tackled a big project I have been putting off.  I got the idea from a friend of mine.  At the end of every year, she put the kids best work, progress reports, etc in their backpack and saved it in the attic.  So far I have kept everything, but it really isn't feasible.  I like the idea of keeping their best work in one place so that one day they can pull out the backpack (remember the backpack they had that year) and enjoy seeing the work they did at that age.  This is how my project started:

And, this is how it finished.  Carson has one backpack of preschool stuff and the other backpack is kindergarten work.  I also started a bag for Kennedi and Cade's preschool work.

So, after I finished that 3 hour project, I should have taken the afternoon off, but instead, I started yet another project!  Kennedi is 3 and 1/2, so we felt like it was time to convert her toddler bed into a full size bed.  Jason bought a mattress on his way home from the office.  The five of us made a quick trip to Target to get a few things, and then we started.  I had already bought her bedding, but needed some sheets and a dust ruffle.  She loves her "big girl" bed and spent the rest of the evening playing in her "big girl" room!

This morning (Monday) we woke up and started yet another week.  I don't feel rested at all, but I do feel like I accomplished a lot.

Carson's eye still looks red, so after his field day this morning, I took him to the pediatrician again.  She immediately sent us to an eye doctor and he determined that now he has an eye infection.  The patch is off and now we are doing antibiotic eye drops.  Hopefully he will be back at school tomorrow because tomorrow is his field trip!  Read the blog often, because the next 2 weeks are going to be even more crazy than ever!