Was that a month that just went by?

So I've gotten a little grief about not updating the blog, especially after such a good start. Well, I guess that's the way that time goes around here. Let's see, what have we been doing for the past month? Well, there was Aaron and Leah's wedding (I'll put some pictures up next). That was wonderful, but we came back exhausted. The kids managed to catch a croupy cold that caused them to cough and cough all night long and then gag on their phlegm and throw up. On top of that, they got the stomach flu after the wedding with full-on vomiting and diarrhea, and managed to pass it on to everyone in the house. And then on top of that, both started teething their molars. So, if you combine all of these things, you have a couple of kids who generally aren't happy and who each wake up 2-3 times a night and need to be put back to sleep. I felt like we were in the newborn stage again, which made me rethink my statement that I wouldn't mind, and may even like, another set of twins. The stomach flu also brought me right back to the feeling of pregnancy, and I had flashbacks of carrying baggies around in back pockets so that I would always have something to throw up in at work, even if there wasn't a bathroom nearby. But now I realized just how difficult pregnancy would be when you're trying to take care of two young toddlers. Especially when they are both sick and both want to be held at the same time-- they actually would try to push the other one out of my arms. It was one of those times when the reply to the statement "Wow, you have twins. That must be so much work!" changes from "Oh, it's all right, I don't know any different." to "Yes, yes it is a lot of work." I did learn a few things though. Like, for example, it is very expensive to dry clean rugs. And, when you puke on a wood floor, it makes the floor slippery.

But I digress. Now they are over the sickies for the most part, and are back to sleeping through the night (most of the time anyway). Then, my parents and my sister came out to visit, and we worked on transforming our backyard from a junkyard that Trevor always said reminded him of Sanford and Sons (never really understood this since I never saw the show...) to a place where we could actually let our children play. We've made some good progress, and I should be able to post some pictures later this week. Those who know what it has looked like for the past 4 years will be impressed. Anyway, I have now changed to one of the busiest months of my fellowship, which means I get to see the kids for an hour a day max and the nights can be busy too. So the computer time comes less frequently. But I promise that I will try to do better about taking pictures and putting them up for the world (and by this I really mean the grandparents) to see. Here's a few from the past month, including some silly ones that crack me up: