Busy, Busy, Quiet, Quiet
December 1, 2010It seems that the busier I get, the quieter I get. Every time things get TRULY busy around here, I realize that I internalize everything and stop talking. Not so good for a blogging M.O.M! I don’t mean to, but there’s SO much happening sometimes that I’m not even sure where to begin. This is one of those weeks.
Clay’s retirement ceremony is on Friday. Here’s some of what’s going through my head;
All the girls need clothes to wear for the ceremony-but there’s not an actual paycheck coming in anymore. We have to wait to be paid for the leave days that Clay sold back. This can happen anytime between tomorrow and the end of next week.
There are 3 rolls of TP, 1/2 a loaf of bread and no more fruits and veggies left in the house-see above pay explanation to see why I’m thinking about these things instead of making my usual shopping list.
My in-laws, Aunt, cousin and mother (and maybe a few other surprise guests) arrive Thursday.
Max needs to do a better job of reading each night and logging it.
Mariah’s birthday is this weekend and with both her grandmothers in town, I REALLY want to have a Girl’s Tea to celebrate-see above pay explanation to see why I’m wondering if this can be accomplished.
I HAVE NOTHING TO WEAR TO THE RETIREMENT!
The bathrooms are dirty and I can’t seem to get to cleaning them.
I took down the Fall decor and NEED to get the Christmas decor up by tomorrow evening since the advent calenders will be a disappointment to the kids if we don’t start on December 1st.
Luke-Xavier’s Christmas program is on Friday, a few hours before the retirement ceremony.
Clay’s date of retirement is today. I didn’t do a zillion things that I felt were important to do before this date. Stressing over whether or not I can do them AFTER.
Hey, the laundry’s under control *pat, pat, pat-on-the-back*
The boys need haircuts before Friday’s ceremony.
Military retirement ceremonies are really wonderful! I have a wealth of feelings about this one!
I need to list some things on ebay. Why do I always tell myself I’ll do it “tomorrow evening”, only to find that each evening I’m exhausted from being up and in constant motion since 4 am. Face it Jen, the evening is not your friend! Get your work done during the day!
So, that’s some of what’s been bouncing around in my head and filling up my time. Not to mention that regular life is still going on. There are still dental appointments, my daily work at the school, the meals to prepare, laundry to do, kiddos to cuddle, homework to be done, carpools to be driven…
Sometimes it’s easier to go silent, put my head down and plow forward than to pull it all apart and talk about it.
~sigh~
Prayers, well wishes and good vibes are all appreciated!
Doing the Dance of the Children While Doing the Dance of Life~
