Taking over for Ali

This is Scott.

I am filling in for Ali this weekend as she is up in Utah for Women's Conference for her birthday. I thought I should try my hand at blogging to really get the full effect of a day in the life of Ali. (A big thanks to my parents, again, for flying her up there as their gift.) She is having a fun time, but she misses her blogging buddies (a big "hello" to all of you out there catching up on everyone's blogs tonight...) and her family. The kids and I are doing great here. We made it through two days of school in the morning and together time in the afternoon. (A BIG thanks to Christy for watching the kids while I was at school.) What an adventure. Somehow we made it to Christy's house both days by 7:30 am and I made it to school to see my patients on time. I don't know how single parents do it. After a day of school and kids, the last thing I want to do once they are down for the night is study. But Pharmacology awaits. Big midterm next week. Very dry subject when you are tired. Sometimes I think I could go for a little theophylline or other methyxanthine derivative. I love being with my kids. Life is never boring. Any time I accidently bump into Jake as we cross paths, he promptly says, "Say sorry Jake." I apologize without thinking and he says, "that's alright." He is already keeping us in line. Tonight we hooked up the new old baby bike seat from eBay and rode to the bike. Jake was thrilled--"We are riding bikes all together!" Alisa just enjoyed the ride, chattin' it up in baby babble. Well, wish me luck. Two days to go. Just me, the kids, and pharm. We'll have to mix it up a little tomorrow. A three-year-old cannot watch 8 hours of movies, no matter how much he loves the tube. Here are some pix of what I am up against at school and at home. Which would you choose?

p.s. Happy Birthday, Hon. Love you.