Mindful thinking??? Ha! I think I don't even know where my mind IS...
I know I say this all the time but oh my goodness, I am off-track.
It started really with Thursday night -- I'll put more in J&C -- but suffice it to say, I did not get any sleep until almost daylight -- and then it was very broken sleep b/c the phone kept ringing. Friday afternoon -- dgrands... Friday night -- dh wanted to go to a movie. Slept all day today and dgs is here now. I think really, for the next two weeks -- wait -- for the rest of this MONTH -- there is SOMETHING on the calendar for Every. Single. Day. except the 22, 23, and 28. I think my body is just in self-preservation mode.
Now, some of these things are very small things. For example, tomorrow is just church and Wmart. Monday is just meet with dmom & dbro to sign POA for dmom. But there is SOMETHING I am responsible for every single day, aside from just the normal day-to-day dinner/dishes/duds, you know???
Boy -- I know most of you have weeks like this more often than not, and much more responsibilities than I do -- but if I let myself, I can get really overwhelmed with all this.
BUT -- I have to tell you thank you,
blessed, because today I listened to Kat's videos while putting on my make-up, etc. She was talking about keeping up with your routines EVEN WHEN life is getting out of control, and I know she is right. So I'm making a fresh resolution to re-start this month (now that I'm free of the stomach bug) and get back on track.
I understand what you were saying about being ready to get back into your routines,
LadyM -- but I know that trip was just what the doctor ordered for you, dh, and ds9! I would love to see the Dead Sea Scrolls exhibit. (Sorry you missed your ds43, but glad he's having such a good birthday weekend!)
Between the stomach bug and Nana-duty, I have really been missing a lot of time with you ladies.
I haven't cuop very well at all
but I am so sorry to hear about your storm damage,
Kathryn &
Cathy.
Also glad to hear the service went well,
Kathryn.
So good to hear that Willis is doing so well with his class,
Rose! And sounds like your dog is doing very well, too,
Nancy! WTG!
I totally missed the Kentucky Derby. Not that I'm big into horse racing, but dh usually watches it, and I am pretty sure I was asleep when it was on. I don't know if he watched it or not.
Harmony, we do a lot of looking for glasses around here, too. DH can't watch tv WITH his and can't read WITHOUT them, so he's doing the constant on/off thing... while I can no longer read anything without reading glasses. So I have a pair of cheap reading glasses in my purse, by the bed, and in the bathroom with my Bible and devotional materials. And I still spend too much time looking between rooms for a pair.
Talking about patio furniture -- I started out last summer, really trying to take care of the cushions on the chair and chaise lounge that I brought home from dmil's. Well, we get a lot of surprise showers around here, so it was a constant thing, it seemed -- put them out, bring them into the carport, get them out of the way of the car, put them back, etc etc... So this summer, I've just kinda said to heck with it and they are really beginning to show it -- mildew in the creases of the fabric, etc. Of course, they are no-telling-how old, and I have a spare set, so I'm not really worrying about it -- but they don't look good, that's for sure.
I also have a cheap metal table and chairs, painted beige/off-white, but they are rusting and in desperate need of fresh paint, and if you sit on them, you get that a powdery beige/off-white residue on your pants. * sigh *
There's a lot that needs to be done around here.
I'm embarrassed for y'all to see this, even in your minds! LOL!!!
Twins, you house sounds BEAUTIFUL!!! I think my dgmother used to have geraniums all the time on her front porch.
Dee, WTG with the scanning and shredding, etc. Hope your dh isn't having to think about a big mess at the campground -- he needs to just think about taking care of
Mr. Dee!
Anyway -- this is just a check-in to let y'all know I'm still alive.
I plan to be more productive again soon! Maybe I
am manic-depressive or something? Some days I just do sooo well and I'm really amazed at myself -- and then other days, I can barely get myself out from under the afghan.