meltdowns and photos

so last friday we (will, ry, em and i) get all dolled up for our big annual family photo shoot for our christmas card. everything is fine and then emily melts down...a few times in an hour. she is not usually like this! but...we got it on camera...poor thing!

i feel like having a meltdown myself. i have a ton of reading to accomplish, a final paper to punch out, a question left on a take home final to finish, a house that is complete shambles (seriously...there isn't anything that doesn't have a pile on it!) and i just don't have the energy to finish anything!! i have a list to keep me focused on the task...and an incentive at the end to entice me to finish (starbucks and christmas lights on thursday night with our little family all bundled up, i can't wait! and disneyland with dear friends on friday)...but now it's wednesday...my goal to finish was thursday...i can do it!!!! i can!! here is my task list:
naptime:
FINISH READING
one prayer project-centering prayer

after dinner:
finish final porter question
begin coe final paper
part two of three centering prayer

thursday:
8am-ignatian group
when that is done...
2 hr prayer project for coe
then spend one hour doing coe final paper
after porter's class-finish coe's final paper
be done!! i have to be done!!!
maybe after we do the cocoa and lights night when the kids go down i will need to put finishing touches on coe's paper and then one last centering prayer

friday:
breakfast with babes
turn in both finals to isf office
go to disneyland!!
naptime:
colapse! oh...and clean...maybe just push a spot clean for me to sleep...then clean later...

saturday:
hair appointment! yeah! pampering!!
lunch with dear friends who are now engaged!!! yeah!!
naptime-spend with friends, or clean...who knows at that point what will be done
get ready for andre boccelli concert!
babysitter comes (yeah molly!) and we are off to bubba gump shrimp and then the pond for andrea boccelli. i hope he does some christmas music!

sunday:
brunch with char gla! yeah! and then...enchanted!! ah....sweet finals are done...sweet tunnel is clear and fun times are being had!

monday:
our two day get away christmas present to eachother! play day at magic mtn and night in hotel room to sleep...and sleep in! THANK YOU molly and meleca for loving our kids while we are away rejuvinating!!

okay...i can do this...in linguni's words from ratatouille, "let's do this thing!"