No football game for me tonight because I am one tired girl.  It's silly for me to say that I'm tired when I know my sweet sister and mother are worn smooth out.  What a week we've had!  This will be a long post, so just settle in.  OK?

I have always, always, always said that I will purposefully choose not to over schedule myself or my girls.  Well, as with most ideas that we become so rigid about, that has completely changed this year.  It's not so much that the girls are terribly busy, but I am.  And, our home just doesn't run very smoothly when I'm gone frequently.  I must give kudos to Jamie because he has cooked and bathed and attended parent meetings and held the fort down in my absence.  I'm so grateful for his help. 

Let me just get to the good stuff!  Wednesday morning I'd taken my first period class to the old gym for school pictures.  I still hate picture day.  I've really never taken a good picture.  Anyway, as we got back to my room and were settling in, I saw my phone lighting up on my desk and it showed a call from my sister.  Anna never calls during the day.  Ever.  So, I stepped out in the hall to answer the phone because I knew it had to be important.  It was!  She told me her OB had decided to induce as her blood pressure was too high.  Woo hoo!  Baby day two and a half weeks early!  I didn't know what to do... leave now?  Take everyone with me?  Wait?  It took me a few minutes to compose myself and gather my wits, but I ultimately decided I'd finish the morning and leave at lunch.  My assistant principal posted my sub request for me and it was filled in a matter of about 30 minutes.  Meanwhile, I'm fielding calls from Mom and Jamie while continuing to manage a classroom.  It's a very good thing it was picture day (students go during English) and we were already in a relaxed groove.

Getting started!  Anna was hot and got to have a popsicle : )

Jamie brought Lilah up after he got off work.  We didn't feel like she'd do very well being at the hospital all afternoon.  She did get tired of waiting, but we had entertainment and she met a new friend, too.

Once the big girls heard the C-section was going to happen, they YouTubed some videos in order to educate themselves on the procedure.  That later changed to actual labor and delivery videos and Molly did not last long for that!  I'm actually surprised those are available on YouTube...    Here's the hand-off!  I only know C-section protocol, so I really don't know if all dads do this or not, but Jamie always got to carry the girls to the nursery, expcept, of course, Molly since that was an entirely different situation.  We were one excited group of people when we saw him coming into the nursery.  We'd been waiting at that window for over 20 minutes!