Wiped

Everyone in our house is tired, tired, tired. We have truly been on the run since we bought the minivan. (Pretty pathetic that we've put 3200 miles on it already.)

We went to Maine to the Sudbury Inn to watch my sister's wedding. We had a great time. There was a fun pub in the basement, a nice restaurant on the first floor, and our rooms were great. The best thing was the patience that the staff showed with the two toddlers. I was totally excited that we had a two-room suite that had a king bedroom for DH and me and a double twin room for Mark. Ha. As if he'd sleep peacefully in a strange room. What was I thinking?

Also from the what was I thinking column-- I let Mark play outside up in Maine. He had an absolutely fantastic time until his cough came back with a vengeance. It was a LONG drive back to Maryland.

Pneumonia was the worry of the pediatrician, but it turned out that it was viral. (Viral in that it lasted for a month and he still has a cough today.)

We went outlet shopping and I was good-- I only bought for gifts. Except for a few things I bought for Thanksgiving.

We were busy right up through our Thanksgiving company arriving. It was a whirlwind, really. I kept Mark here while they went to D.C. We all went to Williamsburg (and got the inspiration for my porch Christmas garland). Very, very busy.

And finally, I think that I could finally say that I could make Ms. Fosheim, my high school English Comp teacher, proud. My writing was quoted by The Washington Post. In their newspaper? Nope. But they give out Principal's Awards every year, and my letter was quoted during the ceremony. That counts, right?

Last but not least, Go Navy, Beat Army!

Since I Last Posted...

• My sister eloped (with the three of us witnessing)...
• I finished report cards...
• Painted the downstairs bathroom...
• Remembered that there's a reason I highly dislike field trips...
• Thought my son had pneumonia...
• DH went on travel, again...
• Had the little man puke on me...
• Worked logistics for the guests arriving in five days...

I'll post more later. For now, I just want to catch my breath!