Attempting to be a Super Mom

Everyday, I look at my babies and realize that they are growing so fast.  Every blink, I swear they grow an inch.   Before I get into all the craziness that has been going on here this week, I've done some digging through pictures to compare all the kids at each age. Ben is in First grade!!!   Can you believe it?  First grade.  He plays soccer and baseball, and is about to start marathon club.  He's really good at math but his favorite subject in school is science, especially stuff about space.  He loves video games, superheroes, and legos.  Here's Ben, when he was about the same age as Scotland is: Here's Ben, when he was about the same age as Rylie is: Here's Ben, when he was about the same age as Sydney is: Here's Ben now: Sydney just started her 2nd and final year of preschool.  She plays soccer, baseball, and dances.  She loves anything girly, hair, jewelry, makeup, nail paintin...

So last week was insane with deliveries, and unexpected errands and service calls to the house. Thankfully this week seems to be a little bit more normal, however, Shawn is out of town all week, so everything falls on me. Monday, was mostly a normal day, except that Shawn usually leaves for work at 7 or 8 ish and instead had to leave around 5:30 or 6 to catch his flight to San Francisco. I had grocery shopping that needed to be done, but I was quite sore and didn't dare brave the grocery store.  I order Jimmy Johns for the kids for dinner with hopes of an early bed time for us all.  While Shawn is away, I set the kids up with a bed on my floor so we can shut and lock the door and not have the noise from the dog of the kitchen or the cat running all over the house like crazy, keeping me up and paranoid all night long.  I just feel better when I can sit up in the middle of the night and see them sleeping. Usually when Shawn is gone, after dinner we get on pjs and retrea...