first day down...

... 7 more to go.

Mark is in Waco right now, and then heads to Orlando for a conference.

I am always a little anxious when Mark leaves Lauren and I for lengthy times, mainly because my daughter has been a handful lately, and yes, I need breaks every so often.
But, so far, things have been great. I am blessed with a wonderful sleeper of a baby girl, and she slept until 9:30am this morning. Enough time for me to get up before her and get our stuff and lunch together so that we could go to the zoo to check out the new Africa Live exhibit. We went, we saw, we battled an unreasonable crowd for the attraction at hand, and left. When we got home, Lauren took an almost 3 hour long nap! Whew... it has been a while since those naps.
Tonight we are going to church and then out to eat with our friends.

Tomorrow, I am going to escape for a little while and go see a movie with the girls.
Monday, we are going to go grocery shopping and get ready for Bible study on Tuesday night.
Tuesday, we are going to lunch with the Amini's and then we are hosting Bible study- which means, I am leading and I need to be prepared. Plus, I am going to make some wheat spaghetti for everyone.
Wednesday, no plans.
Thursday, no plans. Oh, I have to cancel a dental appointment. :)
Friday, Mark is flying in, but will be busy here in town until after church that following Sunday.

So, pray for us. Pray that my sweet daughter will have a "week-long break" from an early on-set of her terrible two's. :)