do you ever feel like you're juggling? i'm not a juggler. i've never been able to master the art of juggling. yet at times in my life, i feel like i'm doing exactly that. sometimes i feel like i'm just juggling all these plates up in the air. and if i stop for a second, they might all come crashing down. and then i'd have to pick up all the pieces! and Lord knows i do NOT need one more mess to clean up! i have plenty of those, courtesy of our beautiful babies! at any rate, recent weeks have seemed somewhat like one of these juggling acts. i'm not sure why sometimes i feel so stressed for time and overwhelmed, and why other times, i am able to handle it all and still manage to find a little free time on my hands. but that is all i can offer as an explanation for my absence from blogging. juggling. i've been juggling. :)

this weekend, we are in columbus, ohio, visiting some of our best friends, the ganims! tony, laura and their son eli. eli was born just a few weeks before olivia, so they will have a great time playing together! astro is here attending a continuing education course with tony, so the girls and i tagged along for a little getaway from reality. and a break from juggling :) today, i am enjoying naptime. both girls are napping. and i am not at home, so i do not have to rush around to get a million things done while the girls sleep. naptime is free time for me today! free time is a luxury i rarely get at this point in my life. aaahhhhh. how sweet it is!

i will try to post soon with some new pictures, perhaps after our weekend away. until then, happy weekend!

and i must post a statement of gratitude...and apology...to my wonderful husband. in the midst of all this juggling, i sometimes go temporarily insane. i swear, i lose my mind. i lose all sense of reason, and the smallest thing is likely to set me off. which really isn't in my normal nature. and he takes it like a trooper. just offers to help. asks what he can do to help make me less stressed. thanks, babe. for being my hero. i love you!

love,
shannon