The way it is

Things have been crazy busy around here, so the last thing I have even thought about doing or have wanted to do was write all of them down here. But, today procrastination has kicked in as I am putting the final touches on a fundraiser for Evan's friend with Leukemia, so I thought "why not?".

Some of the craziness has included:
- The kitchen remodel from hell, which made me clean my house WAY too many times.
- My father-in-law passing away, but a cool military ceremony.
- Fertility treatments from hell- and you thought PMS was bad.
- Evan's registration for kindergarten, and all the forms that go with it.
- A bathroom that flooded into the basement, not once, but three times.
- All day to day collaborations and mental explosions of running a nonprofit.
- Organizing a big fundraiser for Evan's friend with Leukemia, who's thankfully doing well.

And despite all the craziness, life is awesome and we're having fun. Thank god for a good marriage and lots of laughter. How people do it when you're on two different pages is beyond me. We're thoroughly plastered with crazy glue to the same page. We're muddling through all of it with a good sense of humor and a "life's too short" approach to pretty much everything. I love my boys.

One of the coolest things that has happened is my reconnection to one of my very good friends from grade school. We were friends from 2nd grade through college, though as time went on, we grew apart for reasons unknown to either one of us now. We found each other on facebook, and after a few months of chit-chatting online, we decided to go out. It was amazing and we instantly remembered why we had gotten along so well for so long. There was no drama, no woe-as-me, no "I'm too busy", no excuses. Just a good, old-fashioned let's get together after all this time sort of playdate. Her husband was a great guy, even mixing us up some girly drinks as we reminisced and caught up. We went out for sushi and martinis, went to a bar where they were playing 80's music much too loud, and then back to her place where, though she was dropping me off at my car, we talked for yet another hour. And the kicker is that I dragged myself away from our get together in the city at 3:30am, wishing we would've just made it a slumber party. It was fabulous. I can't wait to do it again.

Evan is growing by leaps and bounds, and is a constant source of laughter in our home. Yesterday, we were at Walmart so I could pick up some more baby aspirin as part of my daily onslaught of medication. The aspirin side of the aisle faces the family planning side of the aisle. As I'm trying to figure out how many bottles of baby aspirin to get in a pack, Evan says from behind me, "Mommy, I think I need more hair gel." "Buddy, you have plenty of hair gel at home." "Yeah, but this one is cooler." And I turn around to see him holding a cylindrical tube of personal lubricant called "WET!". I about peed my pants it was so comical. God, I love that kid.