HecTiC!!!

As you can tell from the lack of any recent posts, life has been beyond hectic lately. To be honest, it's really starting to bug me. Here's the rundown:

Dave: Between work, traveling for work and bishopric (meetings 2x a week, mutual every Tuesday, and various other commitments) it feels like he is rarely home. Here he is in Toronto at the Hockey Hall of Fame. Working hard or hardly working???

Me: While I have LOVED teaching this semester, I had somehow forgotten how much work it is to teach a new class. Although I've taught Sociology before, I have never done it in a 2x a week format, using PowerPoint, etc. Working, even though part-time, has taken a LOT.

Big Boy #1: Is likely the busiest of us all! He usually has 1 1/2 hours of homework every night, plus weekends.

Scouts has somehow ended up being 2-3 times a week, (regular weekly meetings, merit badge colleges, helping with an Eagle project, etc.) Here he is after receiving his First Class award:

Then, of course, sports (games and practices)

And finally guitar lessons and practice. He barely has any room for friends or relaxation. Things have become so crazy that we opted to take a bit of a break from guitar just to settle things down a smidge.

Big Boy #2: Managed to fit in both Math Olympiad and Battle of the Books. One highlight was when BB#2 managed to take second place in the Pine Wood Derby! (Thanks Grandpa Green for that one!)

The Caboose: Is the least busy of all of us. He has the time to just chill out and take an occassional nap.

For three years I kept thinking that life would slow down once I was no longer in Relief Society. Unfortunately, I have realized that was just wildly optimistic of me. I just don't know how to maintain this!