A Peek Into Our Lives (a.k.a. my brain dump)

Sometimes life gets so busy and there are (seemingly) a million things that I’d love to share with you all – but well, life gets in the way. Or I tend to think that it isn’t worth sharing. So what may be in my head (and on my heart) just gets pushed aside because – well, it seems trivial.

But – maybe it might help you feel normal, right? So here is the state of my mind (take it for what it is worth)…

• I’m about ready to throw in the soppy wet towel for swim season. How in the world other parents do it with year-round sports schedules is beyond me. If I had a big wall calendar and could mark off the days until the final meet this weekend, I would use a huge red Sharpie marker and scribble out every day. I’m not anxious to be done or anything.
• Parenting is tough work. Do I really need to elaborate on this. My patience is thin. The kids are relentless. And my nerves are about shot most days.
• Our extra fridge died. Trying to keep all the ‘stuff’ we need (first world problems) in one fridge = humorous. It’s putting a cramp in my ‘shop once a month’ style.
• Did I mention our truck broke down 20 miles from home while we were returning from vacation? Not so fond of having to pay mechanics, but thankful that they do know how to fix the problems.
• Add in a lovely tooth issue bill = truck + the fridge and that = $$ (sigh)
• Vacations are nice and lovely, but I-do-not-want-to-leave-my-house-for-a-very-long-time. Amen. If you would like to visit, please do, but I refuse to pack, unpack, refill toiletries, do gagillions of loads of laundry upon returning one more time. I will happily cook a meal for you, but I want to stay home.
• Planning for school seems rather daunting this year. There are fewer workbooks the older the kids get and it isn’t as cut-and-dried as it has seemed in years past. I’m also suffering from a major lack of focus at the moment which isn’t helping.
• The school room is clean, new supplies have been purchased, and we finally have shades in the windows so there will be no more whining from a certain child about how the light is too blinding. Instead it will likely be too dim for said child to see anything (grins). Now to finally finish the trim and last coat of paint (cough.cough dear husband).
• Many days I would just like to curl up with a good book and ignore the state of the house. I may have done that at least one day this summer. At least.
• The kids are staying up later. And later. And still getting up early. But listening to them talk and laugh at night – well, I just don’t want to tell them to be quiet, especially since they are getting along.
• The computer – well, over the last month and a half wifi or internet has been limited and it’s actually been nice. While there are ideas in my head of things to create, the push to do them has been not as heavy. It’s just been nice to not feel the need to do one thing. On the other hand, my inbox may push me over the proverbial edge.
• As much as I was looking forward to summer, it has been a lot crazier and busier than I envisioned. Is it wrong to say that I am ready for the routine of school to kick in?

And that…well, that’s it for the moment. I’m trying to get it all together for the upcoming school year and we’ve pushed our start date to Monday, August 11th just so we can get a few things done and feel like there is some breathing room in life.

How are YOU doing?