Still here...

It's been far too long since my last post...please forgive me. As I sit here typing at this very moment, I am listening to the wind blow outside my window and I'm wondering why we are having such nasty weather in the middle of July. You see, lately I've been feeling like everything bad keeps happening to ME. The weather's been so crummy this spring and summer and Lauren was sick A LOT. Which meant I stayed home A LOT. Which meant work was upset with me A LOT. Which meant I was left feeling guilty A LOT. How do you balance work and being a Mommy when you have a sick child that needs you? I know work needs me too, but Lauren is more important to me. Don't get me wrong, I NEED my job and I NEED to work (for my own sanity). When did it become ok for other people to make you feel guilty for taking care of your family? Or should I say, when did it become ok for me to feel guilty for making my family a priority over work? These are things I've been pondering a lot lately and I'm just now starting to put MY needs in front of every one else's. Keeping up with this blog is important to me, so I will catch you up on everything that has happened since my last post and I will try NOT to leave anything out!