No pictures despite best intentions

We both came to work today (with William) and I was planning on updating the blog guilt free because today is actually a holiday but I grabbed the wrong cord and I cannot upload any pictures. So, here's an update but without pictures. We are all doing well. William and I are getting over a cold. He basically had the sniffles for a few days. We have been so lucky with his health but I know he will eventually catch something. I thought for sure the first month of daycare would result in him getting sick but so far so good. James is doing well. He had a couple of friends come over "impromptu" last night. We often have kids knocking on our door wanting to grab a snack and play some Wii. It is nice for James since winter is officially here and he cannot play outside as much. Our temperatures have been in the teens and the air has dried out.

Work has been keeping us both very busy. It is sort of like a marathon around here. There is an endless amount of work to be done at our office. Trying to work with the available social services around here can be very frustrating. The few services we do have often do not function well. It can take days to get a copy of an assessment (actually I think I have been waiting over a week) or to get the right two people to talk to each other. This is especially frustrating when a delay in service keeps parents away from their kids or someone in jail.

At home William is keeping us busy. He is a lot of fun and so sociable. We are enjoying the big smiles and laughing. He is doing a little better about sleeping at night. He wakes up in the night with big smiles and wants to play but generally settles back down once he realizes it is night. Next time I promise I will post double the amount of pictures.