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Sweet Success

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Have you ever had one of those days when you think I couldn’t have planned it more perfectly?  That’s how I’ve felt all day today!  For the past 5 weeks we have been running around like crazy people, moving from one household project to another.  And it seemed like each project spawned another project and before I knew it, I felt practically paralyzed by the enormity of it all!  Not to mention that I have this incredible sensitivity to time frame – I feel like I want e-v-e-r-y-t-h-i-n-g done before the baby arrives because I know that it’s going to be temporary insanity at that point!

I am so pleased to report that this week, I finally began feeling as though things are really coming together.  If you’ll indulge me a little, here’s what we’ve accomplished this week:

  • played with pictures
  • blogged
  • dinner with friends 3 nights this week
  • a perfect play date on Tuesday (3 moms, 5 kids and 2.5 of the 6 hours were spent with all children napping!)
  • doctor’s appointment (36 weeks now – great heart rate, I’ve dropped a bit and am apparently at a 3 already…sorry if that’s TMI, but it was surprising to hear since I was only a 3 when I arrived at the hospital after my water broke with Calder)
  • grocery shopped
  • weeded the garden
  • putt in fresh mulch
  • cleaned 4 of the 7 rooms downstairs
  • caulked around tub and toilet
  • washed, dried and ironed the curtains in the kitchen and bath
  • hung our new hummingbird feeder and have already attracted several visitors!!
  • reorganized both mine and hubby’s dressers to better house our junk clothes
  • sang with our worship band at an open air concert on Thursday night
  • became the proud owner of two new desks (courtesy of craigslist)
  • hung the lattice around the deck
  • packed away “wintery” maternity clothes
  • spent some quality time with my folks, though we did put them to work (see desk delivery and lattice)
  • began thinking of Christmas card ideas since I just found oh, about 100 sheets of snowflake vellum leftover from our wedding invitations
  • tried shooting in RAW, but found that it was a little too much for because because I don’t have a grasp on the processing (and had problems getting the pics to my computer and then onto Flickr)
  • read a little more in my most recent book The Calder Game– young adult novel by Blue Balliet (How could I not read a book with my son’s name in the title?!)
  • successfully knitted one full row on the blanket my grandma fixed started for me and I’m hoping to finish it for baby’s pending arrival
  • cleaned the car and installed the freshly cleaned infant car seat
  • put the window A/C in the bedroom window
  • spent precious time with my boys enjoying meals on the deck, plenty of pool time and some snuggle time in there as well!

I know that much of this is obsessive nesting, and for the record I didn’t have a hand in all of these tasks.  As a pathological list-maker, I really don’t think I’ve ever made a list of tasks accomplished, and though it probably doesn’t make for a thrilling read, it makes me feel pretty good to actually see how far we’ve come! 

Blissfully tired, it’s about time I crawl into my freshly made bed, in my air-conditioned room, next to the man of my dreams!

Coming Home

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I feel like it’s been so long since I’ve written that I should probably introduce myself again.  I’ve had millions of possible posts half-written in the insanity that is my mind, and yet somewhere between thinking so eloquently, reflectively and sometimes philosophically and getting it to flow through me and spring forth as actual words has been quite a challenge as of late.

Admittedly, I have been in what I’ll call a “funk” for the past couple of weeks.  Spending my entire day with students who may or may not give a rip that I spent 4 hours categorizing my bookshelves to make them more user-friendly or fighting with the copier for 45 minutes on a Sunday night doesn’t provide the most rewarding experiences.  Add that to the fact that I I’ve entered a new age bracket, which wasn’t really a spectacular celebration, and I’m hyper-emotional being nearly 6 months pregnant, and I hope you’ll understand my absence.  Instead of seeing the glass half-full I’ve been much more inclined to find it completely empty, and trying to “fill it” with empty words and posed pictures seemed trite.

So, on those happy notes, I’m am at least pleased to report that lately, things are looking up.  I’ve had a few days where I’ve seen small successes with students and felt validated in the methods I’m using in class.  I’ve had engaging conversations with new friends, colleagues, and family.  I’ve been bombarded by baby kicks and rolls and happily enjoying Calder as we spent last week combining work, play and rest on our much-needed spring break.

In some ways, my most and least favorite part of a trip is that familiar trip that ends at our front door.  That moment between turning off the car and opening the door is filled with relief that we’re safely back home, and a almost-tangible twinge of regret that our time away has come to an end.  Walking in and looking around, things look oddly different and yet startingly the same.  Even here, as I type, I’m surprised by the changes that have taken place in my absence…yet it feels good to be back among the writing.

So the few of you who are out there reading, please know that I’m back.  Slowly, but surely I’ll find that groove once again and happily share the ups (and downs) with those who are interested enough to stop by.