No pictures :(

So I kinda feel like a bad mom... I haven't taken a picture of Kennedy in over a week. We have been so busy lately I barely have time to do the little bit that I have been doing. I have just been plain tired! Last week I spent trying to catch up from the week before doing cooking (not much), cleaning (not much) and working (a lot!) and also trying to get us ready to go to Peoria for the weekend to meet up with Mom, Dad, Alan and Drew. It was a weekend filled with bathroom remodeling, yeah! So there were several pictures taken over last weekend, but none with our camera. I have tried to get Alan to email me some of his but I haven't gotten them yet so I am just writing instead. Mom took a bunch but I keep forgetting to ask her for them. I really need to go get my camera out and take some pictures of my own.

I have found myself this week in a whirlwind of emotions. I think it always happens after I get to see my family. It reminds me of how much I miss being close to them and how much I would like to get back home. Also last week on Thursday when I picked up Kennedy from her babysitter, she actually cried when I got there. She was perfectly content with Debbie and when she saw me, her lip went out and she started crying... I thought maybe she just wanted me to hold her so I took her and the crying became wailing and it didn't stop until I turned her around so she could see Debbie again, then which she immediately stopped crying and started smiling. Tell me that doesn't break your heart! Maybe it was a fluke but it sure didn't seem like one and it took everything for me not to start crying right there and call and quit my job on the spot. I wish I could be okay with leaving her everyday, but everyday when I walk out the door the only thing I can think about until I get home is her. I am sure that I am not the only mom who works that feels this way. I think (hope) things will be better when this summer comes and I only have to work 20 hours a week. Until then, I will just make the most of the time I get to spend with her and hope I figure out a system to be more organized and to use some time management to get everything done around the house .