Today was one of those days that I am not sure I would have emotionally survived without the encouragement of the blogosphere!  And the great thing is that nobody actually was trying to encourage me...  they were just sharing what they are learning and the Lord used those truths to still my anxious heart.

The day was meant to be a no-book work day in order to get a bunch of stuff done before RC day!  (Wednesday I am having a ROOT CANAL!) 

I accomplished supervising chores and breakfast, getting laundry STARTED and then doing devotions and prayer time.  Then, I headed to my sewing room to start making costumes for a song that I am helping choreograph for our church's upcoming production. 

The directions were missing.  Strike One! 

So, I found a pattern that was similar and started sewing.  The fabric is very gauzy and thin and kept tugging and bunching up.  That was frustrating.  But the worse was when I could not figure out how the lining was supposed to attach to the armholes.  Then, I realized the fabric had been cut wrong. So, eventually, I got ahold of the friend in charge of this project and she said to WING IT!  OOOKAY!  Wish me luck! 

While I was in the middle of this project my dh called and wanted me to bring the children to the Navy gym to work out with him during his lunch break.  They have a new family area he wanted me to check out. 

When I got there dh could not join us b/c he forgot he had a training session (free) with the personal trainer.  That frustrated me b/c I felt that I could have exercised at home if that were the case.  We have an elliptical bike, a small weight set and bench, resistance bands, ankle weights, mats, and an exercise ball...  oh yeah, and several DVDs and videos.  The idea was to do sort of a P.E. day with daddy though.  He was able to join us for a short while and right after he left Hannah needed to go potty.  The rules posted on the wall say that parents must escort children to the bathroom.  So I took Hannah and Noah with me and made the mistake of leaving my 14 year old to watch over the other two.  I returned to a "chewing out" session from the guy in charge where I was told I must bring all five children with me to the bathroom each time.  Strike Two.

So, we tried to talk that over and did not succeed.  I didn't lose my temper, but I did get teary-eyed and shaky voiced and that was embarrassing.

Next, we drove home to have lunch.  I got back to my attempts at sewing and then realized I needed to do some more laundry and decided to check my email.  I had an email from the recipient of my first Homeschool Buy sale and she told me that the paper doll set I sold her was incomplete and did not include the PAPER DOLLS!  Oh my goodness.  I was absolutely mortified.  Strike Three. 

By now, emotional I was "OUT!"

My dh called and said he had talked to the gym guy and worked out what the deal was and what was expected and then offered to take us all out to eat.  That was sounding really good, but then I started to realize that was not really a good idea.

Yesterday at church two of the children threw up and dh had to bring them home (even though he was supposed to play the drums).  I would have left, but I was in the middle of teaching a class and I still had choreography rehearsal after church. 

The children are fine today, but I cancelled Quiz Practice b/c I was feeling nauseous and when I thought about it I decided it would not be a good idea to go to a restaurant. I felt okay about going to the gym b/c the family room is usually empty and separate from the main  gym.  They have a spray bottle of disinfectant to be used afterwards and I figured that would be fine since I am the only one not feeling well today.

So, I called dh back and told him I would make dinner after all. 

Dinner was pretty good and dinner was fun.  The children were being very cute and had me laughing in no time.  For instance, DH started to tell a story about a time when he was 10 and went to the dentist to have a filling all alone.  The ALONE part was not the point of the story, but I could not help fixating on that fact.  I asked him if he thought (in retrospect) that it was strange to send a child to a dentist appt. alone and he just paused ....  and Ian (out of the corner of his mouth) loudly whispered, "JUST SAY YES, DAD!"  Then, he motioned "YES" with his FORK! 

I had to laugh.

Then, we started saying our favorite silly lines from various movies.  Which led to us sitting down to watch our newest favorite, "CARS". 

Afterwards, I decided to blog a bit and found so much blessing and encouragement in reading the hearts of all of you.

So, all's well that ends well and I am trying not to stress about how much I will or will not get done tomorrow b/c its the last chance to get Thanksgiving stuff prepped before RC Day! 

At least all my Christmas cards are addressed and ready to go!  I just have to have a few more wallets of our family photo made.  (Believe it or not, when I had the first batch of copies made they questioned me b/c they thought I was copying studio portraits!  That was flattering!!!)

Okay, enough of my whining.  I'm back in the game and tomorrow is a new day...

Lamentations 3:22-24 The steadfast love of the LORD never ceases, his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is thy faithfulness. "The LORD is my portion," says my soul, "therefore I will hope in him."

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