Busy Week

This has been an incredibly stressful week.  On Wednesday I flew down to Los Angeles for my quarterly California Apprenticeship Council meeting.  Knowing I was going to be away for three days, I spent the first part of my week frantically getting ready to be gone for the last part of the week.  I am totally swamped at work right now, and three days away from my day job is killing me.  My poor family has had to deal with this stress ball of a wife/mom.

Once I was on the plane, I was able to sit back and relax a little, when it dawned on me:

1.  Friday was our one year anniversary on Feingold.  Wow - I can't believe it's been a year.  I still feel like a newbie, still researching foods that may or may not cause trouble in our house.  And I can't believe how far Ben has progressed in a year.  It really, truly, amazes me to think about what he has accomplished since we started the program.

2.  On Monday, Ben earned his FOURTH Super Star Student Award.  Darrin bought him a new toy, but I realized that we didn't do a whole lot of pomp and circumstance like we had for the first three.  OH MY - WE ARE BECOMING USED TO GOOD BEHAVIOR!!!!  Ben achieving Super Star Student was this crazy anomaly to me the first time it happened - even the second.  But the fourth? I didn't even think to take a picture.  (These pictures are from the first two times.)

 


Tonight Ben had his class play and open house at school.  I missed it because I'm out of town.  I know it was just a silly 10 minute play, but I feel hollow for not being there.  No matter how busy I am, I do my best to make every event.  This one snuck up on me.  I am very grateful to my husband, my mom and my sister and brother for being there for Ben tonight.

I am so grateful for the opportunity to serve the apprenticeship community, but I will be really happy when that big blue and orange bird takes me home to my family tomorrow afternoon.