Well, RTW day is here:(

Yes, return to work day is here:( Today was a trial run for me because I had to go down to Orion to get my big return to work slip from medical (what a waste of a 2 hour drive, and precious time with kiddos). Last night, we took the truck in for some repairs, so this morning I woke up at 4:15am to feed the baby so I could take Jeremy into town to catch the car pool van. I came home, laid in bed for 20 minutes and decided to get up and get some things done. I organized and paid bills, checked email, exercised and showered by 7am. I made the kids one last pancake/french toast (for Curt) breakfast, got Erin and Lyndsay's bag packed for the morning with the babysitter and got out the door at 8:15am. Erin was so excited to be going to "Mr. Munson's" house! She was excited she had a lunch packed and a bag to carry. We got to the Munson's and she told Mrs. Munson she had to make her breakfast and got it out of the bag then proceeded to tell me to leave, she was going to shut the door and shut the door she did (try not to hit mom in the rear on her way out:)). It was cute and better than having her scream and cry about me leaving like she does when I leave her at home and go somewhere! I got to Orion at 9:30am, did my thing in medical and went to see Jeremy and talked to a few others on the way that were happy to see me (I guess) after my 7 month leave. I got home at 11:45am, and picked the girls up. Erin was ready to come home, atleast!

We've had 4 chicks die so far:( Hopefully the loss won't be too great but we ordered with that in mind. I went to TSC for a few things, picked the kids up from school and went to Walmart for groceries/milk and picked up Jeremy at the Clio car pool lot at 4:15pm. It is really nice outside, so Jeremy cleaned out the chick cage, put down new wood chips, and is working on the tractor. The boys are picking up sticks and putting them in the campfire out back. Curt informed me that Erin is doing more work than Isaac! The last 3 mornings, we've had deer out in the back field here. Saturday morning, they were running and "playing" - that was fun to watch! We planted clover out there where we had a garden one year and they like to come and munch along with the woodchucks!

We ate dinner and I've been working on getting everything ready for tomorrow morning. Lunches are pretty much done and bottles are made - just have to throw everything in their prospective coolers/lunch bags in the morning. The girls' bag is packed with their clothes and I dropped off a pack of diapers and wipes on my way home - that's better than having to pack enough everyday! So, we'll see how it goes in the morning. I'll wake up at 4am, feed the baby, put her back to bed and get dressed to go and put everything by the door so all the girls have to do is grab it all and go! Next week is going to be tricky with Amber gone, but hopefully we'll figure it out ride-wise in the morning! Thank goodness at times like these that we live close to the church/school! Just getting someone who has enough room for atleast 4 in their vehicle can be tricky, though!

We got a call on the truck today - everything seems to be loose or leaking to the tune of $1,900.00! OUCH! Axle seals, piston arms, transmission/cooling hoses, you name it, it's loose and getting fixed and tuned up as well! Hopefully it'll be another 90,000 miles before we have to do this again!

Okay, gotta go and finish getting things ready before baby wakes up! I'll hopefully take some more pictures and post them later this week. I have to work this Saturday and next, so it'll be a long 2-3 weeks! Remember to pray for me this week! God Bless!

Chris