Matt left last night for a business trip and won’t be back until Saturday sometime.  It is strange to be on my own with the kids as he doesn’t often have to do this.  So far we’re doing pretty well, but it does seem quieter and emptier around here when he’s not here.  And then there’s the fact that I have to do the dinner dishes…  :-)

I’ve been thinking about next month, and I’ve realized that it is going to be really busy.  Next week we have swim lessons and a trip to the fair, then the week after that we’ll be packing, then the following week we’ll be unpacking and cleaning the apartment, then in the last week of the month we’ll be starting school.  Yikes!  I am trying to figure out what our new routine is going to be once we start school, and I also need to plan what exactly we’ll be doing come Aug. 25th.  I have my weeks planned out for the first term, but I need to get a handle on the daily stuff.  

I’ve heard rumor that there’s going to be a Catholic catechism type class for kids Emma’s age, but I haven’t been able to get ahold of the person who I was told to contact to get more details.  From what I’ve heard it is supposed to be Tuesday and Thursday mornings.  This would be on top of the once a month class, and the weekly Wednesday night Faith Formation program…  which I am kind of thinking might be a little much.  Not to mention that being gone Tuesday and Thursday mornings would really wreak havoc on our schoolwork…  and make us need to be leave the house everyday except for Mondays and Saturdays.  I’m not so thrilled about that part at all.  But, it would be taught by a woman I really like and respect  and it would also include Mass with and oversight by the wonderful priest who celebrates the Mass we usually attend.  They are also talking about doing a potluck/social night on Friday nights, which is really more what I think is missing from our schedule at this point.  Perhaps we’ll just do this part, if that’s possible…  but I need to get ahold of this person first!  

OK, I have an unhappy stuffy baby siting on my lap who needs a change in position.  I wish I could do something to decongest this little guy, but I am not sure how to help him.  It would be nice though, as right now he isn’t sleeping well which means I’m not sleeping well either!