Jun. 29, 2008
We've Kept Busy
I think I am crazy sometimes. I know I don't always have a very good idea of where my limits are. At least that is what my DH and some of my friends insist. This past week I realized that they were right. I tried to do too much in one week, but I didn't realize that was the case until I started. Unfortunately the boys were drug into my craziness. I hope they haven't suffered too much.
What did I do? I planned my cooking day for Tuesday, had a birthday party to plan for, a camping trip to pack for, homeschooling, guiding DH in building the raised beds for my garden, a car repair appointment, and working a full week. Yes, I exhausted myself and my family. I have plans to make next year less hectic in June. I'm going to move my cooking day up one week and just be more conscious of how to manage finances and start packing 2 weeks before Family Camp instead of one.
I did realize that it would be unrealistic to bake bread this week. The boys had plenty of options for lunches even without loaf bread. They ate more vegetables.
As it stands right now, I have to make the frosting and frost the cake and make fruit salad for the birthday party in the afternoontomorrow today, wash 1 or 2 loads laundry, scrub the tubs and sinks, and general housekeeping before we leave for camping. My in-laws are kind enough to care for the fish and plants while we are gone.
The good news is, I have 17 more days off from work. Yes, that's right. I took a real 2 week vacation. I only have 7 days of activity planned. I just decided I wanted the opportunity to enjoy my family for more than 5 days of busy chores and activity. I have never done this without having given birth or having a broken arm. In fact, I'm taking more time off than I did when I had J. I had 2 weeks off before I delivered D and I had a lot of fun playing with J and gardening. What am I going to do with my time? Play with my guys, go to the beach a couple times, garden, and knit. It always seems we run out of time before I can do these things. I do play with the boys for a few minutes most days, but I plan on playing with them for hours at a time. Maybe we'll even have time for a couple tea parties.
I'm really excited about the garden. DH has 9 of the 12 raised beds built. He needs to receive the last delivery of lumber in order to finish. I will need to buy soil and compost for the beds. I had about 6 cubic feet of compost and 32 cubic feet of soil, but that is not nearly enough to fill all the the beds. I'm very excited. This year I will only be able to put in fall crops and no broccoli for a while.
There will be no broccoli, because the fires have already begun. Nine days ago we had dry lightening. It basically has set Northern CA on fire. The smoke rolled in Friday morning. It was clear as I was driving home from work but the skies were gray when I woke up at 1pm. The smoke is sitting high and not causing any difficulty with asthma here. My mom says actual ash is falling at her house and my sister told me she's not allowing her children outside to play.
Well I need to start the process of turning around to a normal day shift schedule. I need sleep so I can be rested for worship and a birthday party. I'll post pictures of our various activities as soon as I can.
What did I do? I planned my cooking day for Tuesday, had a birthday party to plan for, a camping trip to pack for, homeschooling, guiding DH in building the raised beds for my garden, a car repair appointment, and working a full week. Yes, I exhausted myself and my family. I have plans to make next year less hectic in June. I'm going to move my cooking day up one week and just be more conscious of how to manage finances and start packing 2 weeks before Family Camp instead of one.
I did realize that it would be unrealistic to bake bread this week. The boys had plenty of options for lunches even without loaf bread. They ate more vegetables.
As it stands right now, I have to make the frosting and frost the cake and make fruit salad for the birthday party in the afternoon
The good news is, I have 17 more days off from work. Yes, that's right. I took a real 2 week vacation. I only have 7 days of activity planned. I just decided I wanted the opportunity to enjoy my family for more than 5 days of busy chores and activity. I have never done this without having given birth or having a broken arm. In fact, I'm taking more time off than I did when I had J. I had 2 weeks off before I delivered D and I had a lot of fun playing with J and gardening. What am I going to do with my time? Play with my guys, go to the beach a couple times, garden, and knit. It always seems we run out of time before I can do these things. I do play with the boys for a few minutes most days, but I plan on playing with them for hours at a time. Maybe we'll even have time for a couple tea parties.
I'm really excited about the garden. DH has 9 of the 12 raised beds built. He needs to receive the last delivery of lumber in order to finish. I will need to buy soil and compost for the beds. I had about 6 cubic feet of compost and 32 cubic feet of soil, but that is not nearly enough to fill all the the beds. I'm very excited. This year I will only be able to put in fall crops and no broccoli for a while.
There will be no broccoli, because the fires have already begun. Nine days ago we had dry lightening. It basically has set Northern CA on fire. The smoke rolled in Friday morning. It was clear as I was driving home from work but the skies were gray when I woke up at 1pm. The smoke is sitting high and not causing any difficulty with asthma here. My mom says actual ash is falling at her house and my sister told me she's not allowing her children outside to play.
Well I need to start the process of turning around to a normal day shift schedule. I need sleep so I can be rested for worship and a birthday party. I'll post pictures of our various activities as soon as I can.