Countdown to Summer

No, I did not drop off the face of the earth.  No, I don't really have a good reason as to why I haven't been posting...

Holy cow, how did it get to be the end of May already?

Really?

Crazy!

Honestly, I can not believe it.  I think I live my life perpetually 4 or 5 weeks behind.  C'est la vie.  I'm trying.  (Did you get that?  I'm really trying to make peace with who I am, and not give myself such a hard time anymore.  Imagine that, it feels much better.)

Jason's birthday was last Sunday.  It was wonderful.  I still cannot believe I've been a mommy for 27 years.  What a blessing.  I really love that kid.  He greeted me with, "Thanks for having me", and even though he was messing around, it resonates.  Yesterday, I heard Chelsea say she had an abortion when she was 16 because "that's what she should have done", and it made me sad all over again.  I thank God every day for the gift of Jason in our lives.  It's such a joy to see who he is, what he's become.  Sure, he's successful in his professional life, but I really love is watching his relationships--with his wife, his children, his siblings, Mark and I.  That's what really makes me feel like we did something right.  Hopefully it will be a wonderful year for him.

Jacob & Julianna have 8 more days of school.  Sometimes I wish they would cut all the fun extra stuff at the end of the year and just let them out earlier.  Jacob's set to go to a practice round of a major golf tournament with the entire fourth grade.  Does that really seem like a good idea?  There's absolutely no talking allowed, well, so the teacher says, obviously that's not going to happen.  Mark's chaperoning, should be interesting.  I'll say an extra prayer for both of them that day.

Rebekah's home in 2 weeks!  I am very excited to have her here.  I'm sure she'll have mixed emotions, but she says she's excited to come home, so that's a good sign.

I won't be working full-time this summer.    I will be watching a 2 year old one morning a week and the 8 month old 1 day a week, just to keep them in the groove of coming here, but it should feel completely different from M-F, full-time.  Not a great time financially to have our house fall apart though.  Always something, isn't it?

Here's what we'll be eating this weekend, still not a clue what we'll be doing.  Personally, I'm hoping for a very relaxing, recharging break from reality.  What?  It could happen.
Sometime this weekend I'm going to make a Sausage/egg/cheese pizza roll.  Delicious!  Loosely based on one by Food Blogga.

Thursday:  Mussels, grilled bread, salad
Friday:  Tomato & Basil Pasta
Saturday lunch: ??
Saturday night:  out
Sunday lunch:  Philly Steak Sandwiches, chips, fruit
Sunday night:  CPK Lettuce Wraps w/chicken
Monday lunch:  Grilled Chicken Cobb Salad w/Balsamic-Mustard Vinaigrette & Chipotle Buttermilk Dressing
Monday night:  Bobby Flay's Cheyenne Burgers, watermelon, onion rings, baked beans
Tuesday (piano):  Grilled Chicken, new potatoes, asparagus
Wednesday:  Pork & Shrimp Fried rice, sugar snap peas
Thursday:  PW Beef w/Peppers w/rice noodles
Friday (Matt & Lily for a sleepover):  Pizza! 

Happy Memorial Day!