Busy times

We have been so busy the past few weeks. I worked late shifts one week so we could do swimming lessons the next two weeks. It is amazing how a 30 minute class can manage to take up the whole evening, or so it seems. Jake would have to eat early. Then hurry up and get everything packed and loaded (I started that while he was eating). Then get us into the car and drive there during what is busy traffic for us. We would have to park way far away and walk. Then get it and get changed and hurry out to the pool. He loved it though even if the whine factor was horrendous during the changing before and the showering and getting dressed after. He loved his teacher too. She was pretty! I also took a two day trauma nursing course. In some ways it was challenging for me because it uses skill I don't use very often and then in other ways I had more hands on experience than some of the nurses. It was not easy. It was extremely hard to sit in a chair for two days. I haven't had to take too many tests lately and I had some significant test anxiety. I almost had to slap myself!

Jake was a stinker come Halloween. Actually, I don't think he was feeling all that well. I really think the change in schedule with swimming was catching up to him. He has had a bit of a fever yesterday and today. He has also been drooling like crazy and had diarrhea. What does that sound like to you? To me it sounds like teething, but he can't get anymore teeth. Well, he can but he only has four baby teeth left to get and he really shouldn't get those molars for at least a year.

We did go visit a few houses and grab a few treats. They were treats that were specially planned for Jake. We didn't make it very many places and he was getting awfully worn out. Maybe next year we will make it around the neighborhood to show off, not that he will be able to eat the candy, but still.

Last weekend we did make it to a corn maze and we had a good time. It took longer to drive there and back than it did to go through the maze but it was fun. It was really nice to get to do something as a family.

Yesterday was the first day we really had to hire a babysitter, actually two. I had to work and was on call. Mike had to work and my mom was moving. So it had some glitches but it worked. I hardly worked at all. I literally paid the two sitters more than I made for the day. Oh well. I have so much to say but a little whiner needs to be taken care of so it will have to be another time.