Is this day over yet?

Working all day, taking a girl to her dance class, cooking dinner, cleaning up from dinner, getting ready to host our bible study group makes it a long day. And soon the house will be full of people, then the cleaning up afterwards. But really everyday seems to be, today just more so. P has been working late shifts and not home for dinner, and his only night off this week is Friday, but he'll be going to a football game with his Dad. I am glad he gets to spend time with his Dad, I just wished there was a night he was home and could help me with dinner. Today was my first in service day, it wasn't at all as bad as I thought, but we were only on campus taking a test, and meeting with 3 of the Spec Ed teachers, so it was not boring, and actually kind of fun. Too bad we couldn't do that type of training every month. I don't know if my foot surgery really took. But maybe it's still too early to tell, the doctor did say 3 months, and it's just been 6 weeks or so. I just thought by now it would be better by now :(

The Best Kind of Day

I had to take a CPR and First Aid class this morning. Which meant I only had to be on campus for a few hours this afternoon. Made the day go by, swimmingly fast. Next Wednesday there is an early release day for staff development, bet that doesn't go by as fast. I've got my schedule worked out so that I don't have as much walking (at least not as much as last week) The only draw back is I am with a kindergarten student most of my day, which would be OK, except she doesn't walk on her own, her walker is short (because she is) and it kills my back.

Not too relaxing...so far that is

When business takes over from fun, I feel stressed. That's how I am feeling now. Some of the business I can fix, so hopefully next weekend does not leave me in the same stressed state. I don't even feel like I accomplished all that much yet. I'm to tired and the only reason I am sitting here blogging this is because P and J are in my room watching a tape of the Cardinals game from earlier and I can't go to bed until they get out, which I hope is soon, because we've got to get up for both morning services tomorrow.

Oh my achy

feet and leg muscles. Today I had less walking, then the first 2 days of school, but this afternoon my feet hurt worse. And my legs got a good workout today sitting in a kindergarten chair, for a lot of the day.

Hectic

That's the word I'd use to describe the first 2 days of school. Not only for me but for the kids as well. J missed the bus on the first day, it was a little early, he was a running little late. Today should be better, my schedule will change hopefully for the better. As it was I was in one classroom for 30 minutes then off to another place, usually that meant all the way across campus. Yuck. I've been so tired the last 2 night I've falling asleep sideways on my bed, watching the Olympics, P has had to help me move so he can go to bed.

If only...

Back to school meant cool fall temperatures like I remember first days of school in PA. But, growing up I don't remember ever starting school until after Labor Day. Not that it would make any difference in Phoenix though, because it will be hot until about Thanksgiving, maybe not as hot in a couple of months, but not cool for a long time yet. I'm going to miss the coolness of my house and my fans! Not looking forward into climbing into the car to come home at the end of the day, after it's baked out in the sun for 7 hours. This summer has felt like it has gone by faster than any I can ever remember. Jeez, it doesn't seem like we did anything. But really I guess we did, J was at scout camp for 5 weeks, S had her leadership camp, went to church camp, dance recitals, 6 Thursday outings with friends from church, foot surgery, oral surgery, doctors and orthodontist appointments, movies gone to, etc, etc. It doesn't feel like we did too much, that the summer went by faster, but it did seem like at one point over the summer that very rarely all 5 of us were at home at the same time, that makes me a little sad, but maybe we got along better by not being all together so much! We are ready to go back to school, other than the thoughts of having to pack lunches and doing homework!

Car Things

I hate even getting gas, and when I'm out and the car decides not to start, flat tire or the car stalls, etc. I tend to freak out a little. For this reason when I was single my brother-in-law whom I'd call when ever these types of things happen, gave me for my birthday one year a AAA membership. When P and I got married, he thought renewing it was pointless. I was not comfortable in canceling, because what if I'm alone with the kids and something happens, or just alone, and I can't get a hold of him. Today was one of those days I am thankful for AAA, as I was out doing errands this afternoon, and just out of the blue, the car does not start. Luckily I had just gone to the library, so I had something to read, while I waited for nearly an hour, and I was able to wait inside for the AAA service guy. The battery was shot. To Checker I went, and got a new battery, it was 2 years and 2 weeks ago we last got a battery, it feels like it was just last year, I was a little concerned that the warranty would be used up, but it wasn't so yeah, it didn't cost anything for a new battery, the warranty starts over and Checker took out the old battery and put the new one in. Which I would just be clueless how to do. I even forgot where the lever was to open to hood (the Checker guy helped me with that too)

Family Service Project

I have been planning/working on since April on an outreach project, though our church, benefiting Sunrise Elementary families and single parent families from church. In June the girls joined me, by being cast as parts in a play we presented of Eph. 4:29-5:1. Today P and J helped with all the set up. running around the school campus, and clean up crew. It was fun to serve with my family and my church family to my school families. I'm not sure this would have really worked, if I didn't have keys of the campus, and knew where things are on campus. Though there was a custodian on campus, he couldn't be in all the places we needed to be at the same time. I was running all around too much as it was, oh my achy feet.