you're right i haven't been keeping up with the w/o. i did catch up on my sleep last night though, so that's good. and yesterday i thought dh had to work. he works sat thru tues now and every other wed. so that was a pleasant surprise. and this week ds 9 actually wasn't grounded anymore. he's been grounded alot lately, which means i have to watch him like a hawk, which equals a stressed out mommy! just behave already. he's aparently behaving better at school, so let's hope that keeps going. he has these fabulous grades, but the boy can't keep on task! we had a good night with their dad last night though. and they recently got to play Diablo. it's a video game on the computer. it's so fun to do quests with your kids lol. hopefully, in nov. dh can start his new schedule. but no word yet on that. he would work 8 days straight with every other weekend off. the weekend part sounds sooo awesome! he has to get the ok from his boss though. and will come in handy for the holidays and family gatherings/parties.