The last week...

I won't even try to give a day-by-day rundown, as it's been a week since I updated, so here are the highlights of our week:
 
C.J. is doing very well in gymnastics - Friday they did beginning balance beam work, and she didn't need any assistance! She loves the class and has asked if she can keep going, so I guess we'll be signing her up for another month!
 
We went camping at a fairly local park over the weekend. There were good, and of course, bad parts. Good: We saw loads of animals - deer, squirrels, hawks, geese, ducks, lizards, and more; we went on a nighttime hike with flashlights that the kids really enjoyed; hanging out around the campfire in the evening was really nice; we had a good time at a nearby park Sunday afternoon, where the kids played in the playground and went on a train ride. Bad: the sky never cleared up as much as the weather report promised; the kids are still in that hit-each-other-and-scream-bloody-murder phase, which by the way echoes very loudly through the woods; C.O. snuck some marshmallows out of the cabinet, and ate so many he threw up inside the tent; C.J was still getting over a cold or flu, and started throwing up too. Fortunately, both kids are fine now!
 
We haven't done much sit-down schoolwork over the last week. Part of that is that I've been trying to fill in at work for the other 2 secretaries in my department, both of whom are now out on medical leave. I sat down yesterday and spoke with the department director, and will be scaling back a bit, so we'll probably "catch up" again this week!