Such a busy day today. I started at the dentist's office and walked out with a treatment plan totaling $1100. A cleaning, three fillings, and a crown. We'll begin the procedures in two weeks. Yippee.

After the dentist trauma, I met my mother-in-law for lunch where we swapped Carson and dined on yummy Mexican food. After lunch I took Carson to school, then followed the buses to his class field trip at the fairgrounds. We had a great time with all of the other preschoolers and parents from his school. He and I stayed at the fair and waited for Greg to meet us after work for some fair food and a few rides. We had time to see literally every exhibit in the entire fair. It was a long wait for Daddy. I have never willingly watched a cattle show, but today I was ready to sit down and that's where we ended up. Lot's of mooing. Here are some pics from our day:




Every year when we first see the little monkey in the outfit, I wonder why I didn't come up with the idea to dress up a monkey and take quarters from people all day. That guy is a genius. For $5 you can get your picture with the monkey and an autographed picture. Crazy.

In other news, my plans to apply to the doctoral program have been put on hold. I saw my ob/gyn on Monday and she advised me not to take on too much if I plan on having any more children in the near future. With Carson turning 5 next month and me turning 30 this year, it's going to be sooner rather than later on the plan to expand the family. I am under doctor's orders to get in shape this year so we can discuss Franklin Baby #2 at my next appointment next September. I'm feeling pretty good about the plan, though it's pretty daunting to think about the amount of work I have ahead of me to really get in shape in the next twelve months. I am feeling relieved about postponing school and focusing on my health. I was in graduate school when Carson was born and that ended up being a mess when he came so early. The doctor also diagnosed me with a slight heart murmur. I think I've been given a pretty loud wake-up call to get my act together.

The rest of the week is packed with work and Bunco tomorrow, a crop on Friday, and work all day Saturday in St Louis. That will be my third trip to St Louis in 6 days. I'm thinking it would be cheaper for the university to rent an apartment for me. Next week I have an overnight in Jefferson City and then I'm done traveling for at least a few weeks,, other than my very last Festus class on the 26th. Yay!