What  a week this has been!  So many things happened this week and were the cause of much busyness in my life.

• Last Saturday we had Grace’s Fifth birthday party at Monkey Joe’s.  We had a blast, enjoyed a beautiful cake (and even I got a piece!), shared lots of laughter and, in general, experienced everything a birthday party was supposed to be.  And the best part?  I didn’t have to do any clean-up!
• This week has been somewhat crazy as we’ve prepared to have Grace and Cole’s mom come and visit.  She arrived last night, which means I now get a few days in which I can do some “me” things, which includes typing this up at my local Starbucks and finally getting that time to get caught up on reviews and reading.
• I got a few new books in this week – but unfortunately I don’t have them sitting here.  I also picked up about twenty books from the library – and my diminishing pile is now back to full height.
• I’ve really been enjoying reading some Manga between heavier books (although I have to admit, that Gregor series was fantastic and I was skipping some manga reading so I could move on to the next book fast, fast, fast!)
• This upcoming week promises to be.. nothing special, and I’m thrilled about that.  I’m more than ready for things to settle down again, at least for a few weeks, and for me to, again, be enjoying life in the manner that I like it.

What was your week like?  Did you have anything exciting happen?