A Curve Ball (or should I say SEVERAL)

SO...we went on vacation to visit the FAM in The Great Northwest (ie. Oregon). It was a very nice and relaxing vacation. Sami was AWESOME except for the SO-HIGH-PITCHED-THAT-ONLY-A-DOG-COULD-HEAR-IT (almost that high...it seemed like it to me)screaming that occurred the last few days. But, seriously, she was so GOOD besides. She traveled great, was friendly...for her...and entertained the Grands.
ANYWAY...I love going on vacation...but it takes me SOOOO long to NOT be a mess after I get back that I wonder.
About the curve ball...well, lets just say that I feel as though I've had one thrown at me everyday since we returned. Sheesh! When is it going to stop???
For example, I just ran upstairs because Sami (who is supposed to be SLEEPING and won't) screamed and then started crying. I ran upstairs because I thought something must be wrong...but NO...she just doesn't want to take a nap is protesting very loudly.
Seriously, I am still such a mess. Maybe I will have my life in order by the next time I take a vacation...which will be NEXT year!
On a completely unrelated note, I have almost perfected my whole wheat bread recipe. I took a great recipe from The Joy of Cooking and altered it to my liking. And Zach isn't complaining either. So, here is the current recipe (I'm sure it will change again sometime, but probably not soon):
Whole Wheat Bread
Dissolve 2 1/2 tsp active dry yeast in 1/4 cup warm (105-115 degree)water.
Beat together and add to the yeast mixture:
1 beaten egg
1/4 cup melted butter
2 1/2 cups lukewarm water
1 1/2 tsp salt
1/4 cup each of honey and sugar
Add and mix until smooth:
1/2 cup non-fat dry milk
1/4 cup vital wheat gluten
2 cups whole-grain flour
2 cups all-purpose flour
Add until stiff enough to handle:
2 to 2 1/2 cups whole-grain flour
2 to 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
Let dough rest for 10 minutes, covered. Remove to lightly floured board; knead until smooth and springy, about 10 minutes. Place in a large, greased bowl turning once to grease top; cover and let rise in a warm place for 1 to 2 hours, until double.
Punch dough down and separate into three equal parts. Let rest, covered, for 10 minutes. Shape into loaves and place in three greased 9x5 loaf pans. Brush tops of loaves with 1 to 2 tbsp melted butter. Cover and let rise in a warm place until loaves fill corners of pans.
Bake at 350 for 45 minutes.

I promise I will post some vacation pictures soon. Maybe I should promise...I don't want to break any promises...lets say, "I shall try..."
Go COUGARS!!! Here's hopin for a great season...
Ummm, bye