I did not follow my normal Wednesday schedule.

and that's okay...

I did manage to get the tent and screen house up in the backyard.  I wanted to make sure they were both in a-okay working order for our camping trip this weekend - we are going with a few other couples from a Bible study we attend.  The couples are mostly older than us, so our kiddos are the youngest.  I pray that the older parents remember how it is camping with little kids.  I know some of them want to go fishing - no boats, just off the edge of the water - and our kids LOVE to throw rocks into water.  I'll do my best to keep them separated from the fishing enthusiasts! (sp?)

I also came up with a camping menu and a grocery list - it's not as long as I had anticipated - whew!!  Of course, with our busy schedule tomorrow, I have NO IDEA how that is going to happen before Friday!

The Pastor is leaving at 6:45am tomorrow with another local pastor to some sort of conference in Denver.  So I will need to make sure I am UP and GOING at 5am - in order to exercise and be back by 6:30am or so.  I have my first Precepts Bible study tomorrow morning at 9am.  With three babies to get ready, a crock pot dish to put together (to cook while we study - we are having a pot-luck after the study), exercising, showering, a 30 min drive to church, and babies to corral into the child care - ugh, I was hoping to not have to do it all myself (usually The Pastor is more than willing to help out on those early hectic mornings).  Oh well, if I can just get up and moving on time, I should be able to give myself enough wiggle room to get the job done on time!!

I am also picking up some extra-wide cots so The Pastor and I will have comfy places to sleep on this camping trip.  That's important for this preggo momma!  We will be borrowing them from some great friends who used to do month-long mission trips with youth groups.  She promises they are comfy and I will sleep well - providing all my babies sleep well, and we are all warm enough.  The nights can get extra-chilly in the foothills!

School-wise, I did manage to go over some "soil" info with my kiddos, review the letters "A" & "B" with their appropriate songs, work on simple addition (which Sissy picked up extremely quickly!), a new memory verse, a new song, some IN FRONT OF/ BEHIND relational exercises and their new AWANA Cubbie verses.  Wow...I didn't realise we got all that done this morning....I feel much better now!!  Plus they had tons of fun playing in the tent and screen house.

Ok, off to put my study in a new binder, get my colored pencils together, pack my bag for tomorrow and get out my exercise clothes as well.  Oh, that reminds me, the laundry should be rotated one more time before I hit the hay!  It's really amazing that I don't weigh 120 lbs!!  But I guess all that comfort food really can counteract such a busy schedule.....too bad I really do like all that comfort food more than weighing 120 lbs.....too bad....

~still chubby~

MommaJoy