Busy Bee

I have been a busy bee planning a wedding shower for my brother and bride-to-be. It took place this past Sunday, and I couldn't be happier that it is over and done with! It seemed every time I turned around a wrench was thrown into our plans. It was a luau themed co-ed shower. We had a Hawaiian style buffet and served up some delicious foods. My friend and pastry chef extraordinaire made a beautiful cake—vanilla cake with passion fruit filling, french butter cream frosting with real edible orchids. Everyone seemed to enjoy themselves.

And for the past 2 days I have been running here and there trying to get everything in order for Luke to start preschool tomorrow. Life with an allergy kid means extra paperwork for the nurse and EpiPens and Benedryl etc. Fun. Today there was a one-hour orientation where the kids go to the classroom and the parents go off to the library to hear the basic rules and procedures from the principle and be introduced to some key staff members—nurse, school psychologist, guidance counselor, etc. When I returned to the room, Luke seemed to be doing just fine without me there. He decided that the water fountain is his new best friend and took 3 drinks in the 2 minutes I was there to get him. I had to convince him to leave and that he could come back tomorrow for a whole morning. He seemed excited about the idea. We shall see how it goes.