As I sat down to update this blog I didn't really feel inspired. There isn't really anything new to mention and my head has been in such a fog lately. Why? Blame it on whatever you like, and you could be partially right. Lack of oxygen due to holding my breath for a lot of the day as Aidan teeters from one dangerous predicament to the next, fatigue from miles ands miles of pavement being covered as the day of THE MARATHON looms larger than life, synthetic hormones coursing through my veins after one nightmare week on birth control, nights of staying up far too late to watch the Dog Whisperer recorded on our cable channels, getting up far too early as I try and fail to beat Jayson and Aidan out of bed to give myself enough time to shower before they wake up, or could it be that because Jay has been home so often lately I have simply become lazy? Lazy brain. That's the most likely cause. So my head is in a fog lately because I have Lazy Brain Syndrome. Anyway, as I was saying...wasn't inspired...then I was...by something! What was it? I've completely forgotten. Instead, I'll just tell you some current events. Monday was Jayson's first day of soccer class. I am proud to report that Jayson was the best player in class, although since he was expecting more soccer playing involved (and less running on the lines of the field), he spent some time apart throwing himself down and pretending to get tackled. Very entertaining. He also thought the water breaks were ridiculous...a complete waste of time. Tuesday marked the beginning of his second week of school and he seemed surprised and a little disappointed. "I already went to school, last time!" Perhaps too much structure. He doesn't like it one bit when someone has the nerve to tell him that he needs to stop playing with one thing so that he can play with something else. On Tuesday night Jay and I went sailing with a couple of our new friends and Crystal spent the night and babysat for us. The next morning she came with us to Jayson's swim lesson and said she felt like a "rich" person because we were all so idle that we could sit around watching one 3 year old swim. I laughed. I does seem leisurely with three adults but when it's just me we usually come tearing in 5 minutes late and I practically throw Jayson in the pool to save the time of his walking to it. Just when Aidan and I get comfortable, Jayson is done. After the lesson we went to the Outlet mall where Crystal got an iron. Thursday was Jayson's first show and tell day and I wanted to be there, but they don't allow siblings to come to class so I was hoping he could tell me how it went but he seems to have blocked the entire memory from his mind. I feel like a huge piece of my experience as a mother has been robbed from me. I can't remember what we did on Friday, but on Saturday we went to the Burke Lake Park and rode the train. It was very exciting for us all. Aidan loved the flavor of the wooden seats and Jayson was in awe of the engineer who shook his hand and let him sit on the drivers seat. I've got to hurry away now...we're on our way to Crystal's house to have a picnic after church (where we were called to team teach the 7-8 year olds. They explained to us that they need two people due to the large volume of ADHD children in the class.) And another week begins...