You know how some weeks just seem to be a mass collision of every important "to do" item you have on the books. That was this week.
Most of you know that I have this little part time job, or more like a mini-job. I'm a stay at home mom 355 days a year, and the other 10 days I work for BYU Independent Study as a field rep. That means I visit local high schools and talk to counselors who use us or should be using us. My work also includes a three day counselors conference in the fall where I man a booth handing out the ever popular stress ball and talking to counselors. That conference was this week - Wed - Friday. It's in Greensboro, which is about one and half hours away. So each day I got up early, drove to Greensboro, visited schools before or after if I had time, worked at the conference talking to hundreds of counselors, drove home, wrote reports and did other work, then got up the next morning and did it again. I do enjoy my work because it give me a nice little break from the kids (I'm always glad to see them when I get home) and it makes Tyrone appreciate me more! That would have made for a fine but busy week if not for....
The Primary Program. So all week I've been sending out coordinating emails, finishing up final edits to be prepared for the primary activity at the church this morning.
But first... I had to go running to prepare for the 1/2 marathon I'm running week after next. I met my friends at 7 and we started out on our 10 mile run. Longest ten miles ever - just kept going and going and going - and it was raining of course. Got home late with one minute to shower and get dressed and get three kids to the church for the activity. My legs were still wobbly but we made it through our practise, our service project and lunch served by the bishopric. I did sit down on the floor briefly to visit with some kids while eating my lunch.
This afternoon after I put Scotia down for nap and the boys were out playing I did a little cleaning - a real floor sweeping, some vacuuming, a little window washing, some laundry catching up. And then at around 2:30 - nearly five hours after my achingly long run I sat down on my bedroom floor to fold a basket of clothes. Heaven on earth!
I miss my Mom already. In pre-mission days if I had a long drive for BYU visits I would call her to visit. Not anymore.
And, I can almost guarantee that my mom will leave a comment or send me an email saying what a hard worker I am. What I would really like to be is a bum on my couch, with a drink, a remote, and the fireplace going. Some year....
Tomorrow I'll try to post a cute video of my primary practising songs today.
Most of you know that I have this little part time job, or more like a mini-job. I'm a stay at home mom 355 days a year, and the other 10 days I work for BYU Independent Study as a field rep. That means I visit local high schools and talk to counselors who use us or should be using us. My work also includes a three day counselors conference in the fall where I man a booth handing out the ever popular stress ball and talking to counselors. That conference was this week - Wed - Friday. It's in Greensboro, which is about one and half hours away. So each day I got up early, drove to Greensboro, visited schools before or after if I had time, worked at the conference talking to hundreds of counselors, drove home, wrote reports and did other work, then got up the next morning and did it again. I do enjoy my work because it give me a nice little break from the kids (I'm always glad to see them when I get home) and it makes Tyrone appreciate me more! That would have made for a fine but busy week if not for....
The Primary Program. So all week I've been sending out coordinating emails, finishing up final edits to be prepared for the primary activity at the church this morning.
But first... I had to go running to prepare for the 1/2 marathon I'm running week after next. I met my friends at 7 and we started out on our 10 mile run. Longest ten miles ever - just kept going and going and going - and it was raining of course. Got home late with one minute to shower and get dressed and get three kids to the church for the activity. My legs were still wobbly but we made it through our practise, our service project and lunch served by the bishopric. I did sit down on the floor briefly to visit with some kids while eating my lunch.
This afternoon after I put Scotia down for nap and the boys were out playing I did a little cleaning - a real floor sweeping, some vacuuming, a little window washing, some laundry catching up. And then at around 2:30 - nearly five hours after my achingly long run I sat down on my bedroom floor to fold a basket of clothes. Heaven on earth!
I miss my Mom already. In pre-mission days if I had a long drive for BYU visits I would call her to visit. Not anymore.
And, I can almost guarantee that my mom will leave a comment or send me an email saying what a hard worker I am. What I would really like to be is a bum on my couch, with a drink, a remote, and the fireplace going. Some year....
Tomorrow I'll try to post a cute video of my primary practising songs today.
You're such a great person! You always try to help everyone!
ReplyDeleteYou ARE a hard worker! Just reading your blog makes me think I need to go take a rest. ;)
ReplyDeleteMy parents are planning a mission next year, and I ache to think how much I'll miss them! Hopefully it flies by for you.