Here's the deal...

My "part-time, not-so-bad job" has turned into my "full-time, extremely stressful and overwhelming, highly-politicized" job.  Add to that the fact that UC starts again this week and I will now be teaching two classes at a time instead of one (so double the work). Add to that the fact that Josie has officially given up sleeping anywhere besides our bed plus the fact that she will no longer let her dad have anything to do with bedtime.  Then sprinkle in the realization today that Josie is going to have to start staying at after-care even longer each day and start staying now on Fridays (good-bye Friday Mommy Fun Days) to accommodate my out-of-control work schedule.  Add a dash of major pregnancy hormones and nausea, an empty refrigerator, piles of unfolded laundry, and no end in sight and what you get is two solid hours of tears and a blog that probably won't be updated for awhile. 
Rest assured that Louie is being his normal super-awesome, husband-of-the-year self and even brought me lunch today because it was 11:30 and due to back-to-back conference calls I had not yet eaten. I have budgeted for the house-cleaning services of one very amazing woman who has helped us immensely around here. And, if nothing else, I get through each day knowing that in February we'll have a new little one that will force us to slow down!  (And this report to the Governor is due in December, so hopefully things will ease up just in time to enjoy the holidays.)
I'll try to at least get some pics posted from my cell phone. I have some really, really, really good videos on my phone that I hope to share soon as well. Love you all - gotta run!
(Oh and one more thing, I hope you all realize that I'm grateful to have a job and blah, blah, blah - just wanted to give you some context for my out-of-character behavior - not returning emails, phone calls, texts, etc. I am literally barely putting one foot in front of the other at the moment so thanks for your patience.)