Don't fret....Fan the dog got fed in the end

I am at a loss. Wait, no I am not. Just had a brilliant idea. Will deal with brilliance in a moment...

Spouse is doing his neuroscience thing in California this week while in-laws and I keep the home fires burning...the boys are shattered with missing their father, I am in sore need of his calm, rational, normal view of life, and the Fan the dog, well, suffice to say we hit an emergency tonight when we realized she was out of food - and trust me, with a hungry labrador that constitutes an emergency.

How I will manage all of this once my in-laws return to South Africa is beyond me. Our new nanny is lovely and fits in beautifully, but still there is so much to do, remember and manage...I am terrified of what is to come. Topher is a gorgeous boy, but so intense, so demanding emotionally that it is hard to keep up with is needs - and Winston, well he is so easy, so compliant that he is easy to get lost in the shuffle of life and business.

I know everyone else manages this work-family thing with aplomb and grace. But I seem to be falling short.

Will get back to focusing on flash of brilliance, that of course, had nothing at all to do with what is really bothering me.