Update

I've started at least a million almost blogs in the past couple of weeks. Needless to say, life has been busy. And while I have so much to say, I can never quite muster the strength to get it all out. Sleep is just so darn tempting. But the only think keeping me from writing this afternoon is cleaning. And, to be very honest, I am very easily distracted when it comes to that :)

I am happy to report that things are considerably better since my last gloomy post. It was so very appropriate that my first week back was Holy Week. The reflection was so needed. And the mourning of my Savior dying on the cross and the subsequent celebration of my Lord rising from the dead helped center me. My God is good. My God keeps his promises. My God has a plan far beyond my understanding.

Abby has adjusted so well to her new school. She really likes her teachers. She has new friends. And despite weathering the attacks by the class bully, she seems to be happy. And while there is so much more that I want for her, and even though I am painfully aware of the "better" life I dreamed of for her, I know that she is being very well taken care of.

Life as a working Mom is a serious adjustment. We have eaten so much take out. The house is a mess. I'm still trying to figure out how to balance my schedule. And I am endlessly tempted to come home from work, not put Abby down for a moment, and then head straight to bed. I like (for the most part) what I am doing. I'm pretty sure that if this whole working Mom thing has to be my new gig that this job will not be forever. I still have my resume out, am still looking, and still entertaining some possibilities for going back to school. How I would ever manage to work, be a mom, oh yeah- a wife too, AND go to school is beyond me. But might be a necessary step for my mental health. And since everyone knows that a happy Mama equals a happy home, it is probably a wise decision.

So, our little Hammy Fam presses on. We are moving forward blessed. And thankful. And free of swine flu. For now... :)