Aaargh, the juggling!

I know in the great scope of LIFE, I am not alone in saying that balance is a bitch. The juggling with going back to school and trying to do Jazzercise and also be fully present and engaged with my kids and husband on a regular basis leaves me pooped a large portion of the time. I've cut myself some slack on the blog since January when chemistry classes started to fill up every single spare moment - and many moments that I didn't actually consider spare. This week, my parents are here and I am in between terms at school - with one last blast of chemistry coming at me this summer. Hopefully, the whole summer vibe will factor into my studies and I will find a way to relax a little. But, in this week - between kids and parents and planning a kitchen remodel, I plan to blog. At least once or twice. And then there's the little matter of finding the cord to hook the camera up to the laptop...

Pollen Attack

Ellie looked up as we sat down to lunch and yelled, "Mama! Look! It's snowing!" Horrified, I looked outside to see my worst allergy nightmare come true - we'll just call it a pollen storm. The camera was in the outbuilding, so I held my breath and ran to get it - all the while hearing the girls yelling, "Mama! It's coming into the house!" As I held my hands over my head and ran for cover, I could only yell, "For the love of God, close the door! Save yourselves!" I cannot remember allergies being this bad in the past, although this is the prime time when they strike every year. I remember being 8 months pregnant with Ellie and going through sneezing fits that left me cradling my belly and wetting my pants. Although intellectually I know things will improve, it's hard because we wait so long for the nice weather and then have to suffer to try to enjoy it - or lock ourselves in and close the windows.