Wow, this week has completely flown, and although it was so much less stressful than last week, it ended up almost as busy and pretty crazy.  I thought I would break it down into the lists – "The Bad List" and "The Good List" . . .

The Bad List:

• Kevin having to be gone again all week.
• Letting Lily eat too much of the raw pizza dough, and having it all come back up late that night – all over her and her bed.  Poor girl!!
• Derek waking up with a high fever, and still having it four days later.  The poor little guy was so sick last night, it was heartbreaking.
• Not getting any sleep, because of Derek being sick.
• Having to go to the doctor on Wednesday, and having it take FOREVER!  I even peaked out the door of the exam room they put me in, because it had been 45 minutes without anyone coming.
• Getting released from my calling in the Primary Presidency – after 2 1/2 years, it was time, but so very sad!!!
• Getting horribly sick myself, the second I got home from church on Sunday.

The Good List:

• Miraculously being blessed with extra patience this week, so that I was able to be a nice mom, instead of a mean one.  It also helped immensely with the sick kids.
• Having random friends call and check on me throughout the week.
• Lily and Derek, although they didn't listen any better than usual, played together better than ever.
• Meeting Suzanne for lunch, and then having her watch my kids so I could go to my appointment.
• Kevin leaving me with a great Star Wars book, I, Jedi, to occupy my evenings.
• Having Suzanne come over for dinner that night, and having a blast together so that we didn't think about our husbands being gone.  (Her husband has been in Iraq almost a year.)
• Having my friend Val come over for lunch one day, and having so much talking while the kids got to play with each other.
• Kevin giving me an early birthday present of a new monitor before he left, and so I got to organize our computer desk, and it looks so much better :).  Check out the before

and after: