Giving Up This for That Mode

This week has gone so fast. They all do but I realized today that half the month is over. We are so close to the holidays, yikes! It shocks me every month, I'm not sure I'll ever get used to it. Lately it feels like I've been having a personal tug of war on what to do.

• Do I stay home and finish the morning chores or make it to the gym for a much needed work out?
• Do I give Reed a good nap or drag him to the store for groceries with only half a nap in?
• Do I catch up on blogging (and commenting) or clean out one of the messy dressers (closets) around here?
• Do I this.....or......that?
  

The list could go on. And on. I know there is no way to 'do it all'. The clutter around here is proof enough that I don't, ha! But man, how do people do it??!! I want the gym, the picked up house, a baby that gets his naps and is his happy happy self. I want to be caught up on my blog AND all of yours. I want stocked shelves, cleaned out dressers and closets and lunch with friends. Just typing this is making me crack up. I know I'll never have it all done even it bits. Does that mean I ever stop wanting it?

Tomorrow we head out of town early in the morning for Dane's surgery. He has been so cute, adding in his safety and health to all of his prayers. He prays for his hernia at breakfast and lunch. And if he gets the dinner prayer it's prayed for then too. Oh Milo and I have wanted to laugh out loud a couple times, it's been so sweet. One of the things I'm most worried about is him not being able to eat breakfast in the morning. He can't eat his beloved Maple and Brown Sugar Oatmeal for breakfast. I started warning him early today that there would be no food before we left. He has a memory of steel and he reminded me that he could have 'clear liquids' (he said that) and listed off sprite, jello and juice. And tonight after his shower he wanted lotion cause he said, 'the doctor likes me clean'. It was so funny because when we were there last week she commented on how clean and nice he was. Not surprising he remembered that too and so just for the surgeon, he's all showered and lotioned up for the procedure. This kid never stops surprising me.

Reed was eating grass at Nathan's soccer game tonight (not a win but they did score 5 goals. pretty good after 3 games without one goal.) He loves sitting in the grass and pulling it up. And he loves eating it.

Isn't this the cutest? Love that wrinkled up eyebrow!