I need to tackle the mess in the kitchen, but other than that I think we're ready for my parents to stop by. They're going to be here sometime after lunch. Cory's going to get off work a bit earlier this afternoon, and we'll see what happens. The kids, of course, will probably be most excited about swimming in the motel pool. Tonight also happens to be the Yankton County Relay for Life. We've gone to that every year since Mary was diagnosed with cancer. We've never been part of a team, but we always buy those paper luminaries that are set up along the track, and the kids decorate the ones we buy. It's always bittersweet to see all of the tributes to those who didn't survive, but it's also inspiring to see all of the survivors.

Yesterday was a rather odd mood day for Cole and Accalia. There were chunks of the day where they both were so weepy about some things and the rest of the day they were their usual selves. Not sure what was going on. It's been a busy week with every day needing to get up and go in the morning, so maybe that's part of it. Today Accalia does have art, but that doesn't start until 10:45 a.m., so everyone gets a chance to sleep in.

I took off the two rings I normally wear - my wedding ring and a ring Cory gave me a couple years ago. I noticed that, while I'm not having swelling problems with my hands at the moment, my fingers have gotten a bit bigger through this pregnancy and it's rather tough to get those rings off. I didn't want something to happen - a sudden swelling - and not be able to get the rings off or have them cut off my circulation, so I took them off and will wait until after the baby is born to put them back on. Definitely feels strange.

Okay, I need to get into the kitchen to start cleaning up or I'll run out of time once the kids are awake.