One Week Down, How many left?

The first week of school is behind us. My goal was to have a breakfast each morning and sack lunches upon request. I managed to accomplish this so I am a little proud right now. I couldn't have done it this first week without Mum & PawPaw. Mum brought dinner over Tuesday night and resumed her usual Wednesday babysitting. PoPo took over the golf lesson duty on Tuesday so I didn't have to sit at Eagle Pointe for an hour. That helped a lot! Greg and the boys all tried hard to keep the house relatively clean so maybe I won't have to spend this long Labor Day weekend cleaning. That helped too. The people in charge at school are asking more out of me this year than I want to give so I'm pouting on the inside but being a team player on the outside. All in all, I rate this week a 7 out of 10. And look at my Angels in their first day of school picture! It is all worth it if I can just keep up the pace.

Ok, surely sometime this long weekend I can touch my sewing machine! I bought the new McKena Ryan Sea Breeze kits and I'm anxious to take them out and begin. However, I do have her Christmas Quilt kits to finish and her On The Farm kits to finish! My Thimbleberries 2006 BOM is due at the quilter by Sept. 12th. Still have 2 blocks to do and put it together. I love deadlines, they help me get things done so I guess I better start with that project and finish it. So much fun....too little time!

School Starts in 3 Days

School starts in 3 days and I'm not ready. I never am, or I never feel like I am so this is a normal feeling for this time of year. The last 7 days have been spent in meetings with very little time to actually prepare for the 5 preparations I'm responsible for. I'm not whining, I'm not complaining, just stating facts and venting a little frustration.

And then there are the 3 students in my household that need to be ready for Monday. We have all the supplies, all the clothes. I'm just trying to spend a little time getting them prepared for early mornings, using their manners, and reminding them of the purpose of going to school.

I haven't touched my sewing machine in over a week. I really miss being able to wake up and sit down with my coffee to work on a current sewing project. I'm looking forward to getting back into a routine and working in some sewing time. Quilt Festival is only 2 months away and I'm making a list of stuff I want to find.

Ok, there was one teacher workshop this week that I got something out of. This video was shown and I felt it was worth sharing. Kind of scary and makes you feel like you might drown in this information age, but it really makes me feel my job is important.

If you are a teacher reading my blog I wish you a peaceful year and thank you for your time and concerns for our kids. Remember that even if you only reach one soul this year it is exponential.

Bummer

Well, my summer vacation is officially over in a few hours. Teachers at my school have to report tomorrow and I am officially bummed. Yes, it happens every year......instead of appreciating the time I've had off and counting my blessings and fun times I just feel a real sense of gloom and doom.

Ok, I'll give it a try...let's see....I have completed 5 quilts either quilted or at the quilters waiting their turn. I've got to sew almost every single day except our awesome vacation. Santa Fe and Las Vegas were wonderful. Boys got to play baseball all of June. Quilting Retreat was fabulous. I finished reading the new Harry Potter book. I read 3 other really good novels. I learned a lot about machine quilting. I got my embroidery machine fixed and I got a new sewing machine.

See, it was a great summer! Hope our school year is worry free. Hope the boys enjoy their new teachers and make more friends. Hope Greg continues to have a great year in his business. He'll probably get a lot more done without us around all the time.

Well, the blog posts will slow down, but I'll keep in touch!