{thankful} My meal plan is done, my grocery lists are completed, that takes me forever, but now they're done and I just have to go do it!
Thankful too that my dad made a decision that will hopefully make him happy, to keep working another year. He's 77, he's definitely entitled to retire if he'd like, but he's worked all his life and the idea of stopping is, I think, a little scary to him. I know it's a little scary to me. I don't want anything to happen to him.
{hoping} Somehow I manage to escape the plague that has invaded my house. Mark's been sick all week with a horrible (no, truly horrible, not just man-sick horrible) head cold. Julianna's been sick, Jacob's home sick. I do not want to get sick. I was up most of the night denying that my throat was hurting (it was) and that I could feel it coming on. Hoping I was wrong. :/
{blessed} With a 3 day weekend ahead. Three days to spend with my kidlets who I am missing like crazy now that school's back in.
{overwhelmed} With everything that needs done around here. Closets haven't been cleaned out in years. The garage needs cleaned out, the laundry room. Rooms need painted. Everything needs dusted. So much to do!
{dreaming} Of seeing Rebekah again. I miss her!!! Not sure when it will happen, but I'm hoping it won't be too, too long.
{dreading} There's a situation at school that I just don't know what to do with. I feel like every couple of days something else happens, just when I'm determined to make peace with how things are, that undermines everything again. Yesterday, Julianna came home with the impression that the teacher had told the class that if they or their parents had an issue with how much homework there is (and she told us all to expect a lot), that she could have them transferred to another class. What in the world? Is it just me or is that a really bizarre thing for a teacher to say to her class, assuming Julianna related it accurately? (She's usually pretty accurate, and it's hard to understand what could have been said and misconstrued into that.) Now, I have no idea what is best for Julianna and that is a horrible feeling.
{reading} I read Mockingbird this week, what a powerful novel. I read it because it's the September pick for the mother-daughter book club Julianna and I participate in. It's about a fifth grade girl with Asperger's whose brother is killed in a school shooting. Wow! Not something I ever thought I would read with my 9 year old, that's for sure, but it's lead to some really interesting conversations and I'm excited to see what the others' reactions to it are. Highly recommend this novel. It's a wonderful look into what it's like to live with Asperger's.
This morning, when I couldn't sleep and was wide awake at 3:00 AM, again, I ordered the latest book in the Steel Magnolia's series, Where Azalea's Bloom. I love Sherryl Woods and am really looking forward to this one. So far, so good. I really love having my Nook Color.
{excited} I found a knitting project! I'm very excited about it, it's a lovely, soft, marshmallowy baby blanket for a friend and I'm having a ball having something creative to do again. I also found a class to take where I'm going to braid a rug for my kitchen. I'm excited to be scheduling some things for me. Feeding my creative side again.
{working} On changing what needs changed. Finding balance again. Living the life I want to live.
{praying} Everything works out for Rebekah. She has some challenging things going on regarding school, road blocks that feel overwhelming. I'm praying that everything gets worked out in a way that's right for her.
That's what's going on around here. Hope things are looking good for you too.
Thank you for the blogging idea to Abby at Murdock's Mama.
2 comments:
That is a lot going on!
I am happy for your dad. I think that is a real scary time for a lot of people and if you enjoy your work I think it is healthy to keep on working. Good decision. :)
Hope you have a nice relaxing weekend with not so many errands and things to get done. ;)
My kids used to come home with some strange teacher things too. I'd call that teacher and ask him to clarify what exactly he said and go from there.
Retirement is hard for lots of people. My dad finally totally retired at 80!
I can totally relate to having an overwhelming to do list. It's hard to do major cleaning things when there are dayhome kids always there and you want to spend weekends with your own family. My basement totally needs cleaning and painting, my craft room never seems to stay clean or organized. Take it in small steps. If we look at the whole it's too much but smaller chunks of it are more manageable. Sometimes we paint one wall at time and eventually it gets done. LOL.
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