Mom's day off

I meant to follow-up on my Saturday activities before this week started, but that (obviously) didn't happen and now I'm full-swing into VBS at church. I've been spending my mornings with 9 kindergarten/first-graders, and they have energy! I don't feel extremely tired when I'm chasing them around and joining in on activities/dance moves, but every day I come home and feel like collapsing. Thankfully, my boy has been extremely understanding and lets me take lots of rest time. I still have my own bundle of energy waiting for me, but he's been pretty understanding too... We've spent some afternoons in the kiddie pool out back (rather than our usual long walk to the park) but he doesn't seem to mind.

Anyway! Last Saturday was excellent, and I'm so thankful that I had the chance to get a "break." I spent a few hours de-cluttering and organizing, and then I got to have lunch with a friend and share some love. I rested a bit in the afternoon but couldn't get rid of that "when is Benjamin going to wake up??" feeling -- and by the time I went to pick him up I was really missing him.

I'm not finished with all of my projects and to-dos (ha! am I ever?) but there was definite progress:

Before --
(the piles of clothes are from a friend with 3 daughters... "just in case" Rutabaga is a little girl. We're certainly feeling blessed by our friends!)

After --
(OK, yeah, it looks pretty much the same. But dusting and organizing happened!)


Before --
(Ugh.)

After -- I forgot to take a picture! Dishes got done and put away... I'm still hoping to scrub down the counters again.

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After --
(Yay!)

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After --
(Again, not much obvious difference. I cleaned the mirror, dusted, tidied... and closed the closet door! That's about 3 different projects waiting to happen!)


Before --
(These are the pictures I'm embarrased to share...)

After -- None! I didn't get nearly enough done on the office... but Corey and I have spent some afternoons in there this week, and I'm happy to say that my school books/papers/etc are organized, my desk (and his!!!) are cleared, a bookshelf has been moved, and we've relocated his computer to the front room. I'll definitely have to post some pictures soon because it looks (finally!) like we're anticipating a baby in a few months.

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After --
(I love bedrooms because making the bed changes everything... even though some dusting happened too!)

And, just to share, my friend's sweet little boy --


We're headed to the bay area this weekend, but hopefully I'll be back to regular updates next week! Also, in case you missed the memo, we're having video week with Benjamin.