Thursday Update

1. Ben came down with the back to school stomach bug (that didn't take long) and has spent the last 2 days upstairs in bed. Hoping he can get back to school tomorrow - poor kid!

2. Caroline is having a tough time adjusting to the new schedule for Kindergarten - she has to get up an hour earlier than she is used to. We're trying to put her to bed earlier as well, but it's tough. She's either super cranky in the morning, super cranky in the afternoon, or both. Today she was fine this morning but then fell asleep before dinner and was a wreck when we woke her up.

3. Becca and I leave for our girls' weekend in Philly tomorrow morning! So excited! Everyone here in Charlotte is freaking out about hurricane Irma , which is not expected to impact the Carolinas until Monday night / Tuesday as far as I know, but the lines at the grocery store were ridiculous when I was there this afternoon ("Should I be buying something other than soup, gatorade and cumin?" I texted Joel as I was surrounded in the checkout line by people with carts loaded up with groceries). Hopefully we won't get stuck in Philadelphia, since we're supposed to fly home Monday!