Catching Up!

So for those of you who thought I had simply disappeared into oblivion, even those of you who were slightly happy about that thought: I haven't. I have simply been busier than a one legged man in a butt kicking contest. So much has happened to our family in the past week...and I got sick right in the middle of it all. I have been at war with the most ferocious sinus infection in human history. I have taken my antibiotics faithfully, and I really do try to convince myself every morning that I am getting better. My left ear has so much fluid behind my eardrum that I am completely deaf on that side. I feel like a 90 year old woman with a non-working hearing aid, as my immediate response to anything that anyone says to me is, "Huh?" I have learned that Zyrtec is NOT my friend, particularly if I wish to function in any sort of way that resembles a human being. Between my "Zyrtec Zombie" day and my post Nyquil hangover day, I have been pretty darn worthless this week. Oh, and I HAVE to be well soon...because I'm flying cross country with three little kids.
Last week my family got some very exciting news, the most exciting news we have had in quite some time. This is one for the things-I-never-thought-would-happen-to-me-file: several months ago, I submitted a video of my girls and their dad to the TV show America's Funniest Home Videos. It had been several months, and to be honest I had kind of forgotten about it. Then one day about three months ago, a lady from the show called to say that they were thinking of using the video, and if they did, we would get a tee shirt. "Oh, how cool," I thought. "My kids will get to see themselves on TV. Neat!"
Then about a week ago, a producer from the show called back, to say again that they were thinking of using the video, and to get everyone's name, etc. Still pretty cool. Later the same day, another person from the show called to say that our video was one of the three finalists for one of their weekly shows! They are going to fly our family to California, have us be on the show, and we have a chance to win $10,000!
As someone who can remember watching that show as a kid, it completely blows my mind that we are actually going to be on it! My kids are beside themselves, as you can imagine, and I am trying to figure out what manner of chemical relaxation it is going to take for me to survive a flight from Memphis to Los Angeles with three small children. (Just kidding.) I feel certain it will be an adventure that we will never forget! I will post the show's air date when we know for sure, but tentatively it will be December 2nd. Any of you folks who have had the pleasure of sitting next to my family in church know what the possibilities are here. You never know exactly what this bunch is going to do. Pray for me.