Things I've Learned This Week

1. Time flies, especially when staring down nursing school.
2. Jacob is the calmest kid I know when it comes to injuries.  If I don't freak out, he won't freak out.  He cracked me up at the hospital asking the nurse who was restraining him, "Can you get off of me now?"
3. Big brothers can watch out for little brothers when they are struck by guilt for crashing little brother's head into the kitchen island.  He did a good job looking out for him at church during a large group activity.
4. I have run out of holes on my belt.  Not a bad thing, just inconvenient.
5. I am fascinated by watching my robot sweep for me.  It's amazing how he (Yes, it is named, Ozzy, and is now a he.  He was named this because he can't seem to go in a straight line.  It seemed fitting.) can get himself unstuck in some of the strangest places.  I haven't seen him get stumped yet, surprisingly.
6. The early mornings are getting cooler.  I hope this means fall is right around the corner.  This summer was shockingly hot.
7. I will miss the summer, even though if was filled with sibling fighting.
8. I have dusted off my ironing skills to save on dry cleaning every week for Jay's clothes.  He looks nice in a suit and tie, but I will miss the days of being able to throw his clothes in with the regular laundry.
9. It just clicked that next year will be a very big deal for our household.  It will not only be graduation, but Jay and I will have been together for 15 years.  P A R T Y, somewhere!
10. "The only lifelong, reliable motivations are those that come from within, and one of the strongest of those is the joy and pride that grow from knowing you've just done something as well as you can do it."  ~Lloyd Dobens