It is Sunday evening and I am trying to revisit an old habit that never quite became a habit, but I am going to give it a go again. That would be the habit of taking a few minutes on a Sunday after dinner and getting a general plan for the coming week... what appointments, activities, birthdays, and so on are in the immediate future. When school gets into full gear in several weeks, this becomes necessary to maintaining sanity. Since it is still summer, my Outlook calendar looks kind of open.
Tuesday Ben and Becky need physicals. We are late with this this year because Ben suffered what is being labelled a contact seizure when he fell backwards down a flight of stairs. Since he runs cross country track, we needed to have various tests done at both the neuologist and cardiologist to be sure there was not some underlying cause for the seizure. Thankfully, he is fine. It was music to my ears when the cardiologist said every 15 year-old boy in America should be just like Ben. I couldn't agree more, but maybe not for the same reasons! Of course I am thankful for his health... we are truly blessed in this area; but as a Mom, I am even more blessed to have a son of his chacter and integrity.
As far as the rest of the week... I will mostly be wearing my chauffeur cap shuttling my 18 year old daughter to her various jobs. She has her road test on 8/29 and I so hope she passes. There is a bit of pressure there since we put off the test until the end of summer and she starts commuting to college on 9/3. Having a license would be helpful lest Mom continues donning the cap once school starts! I can't even think of that.
August 21... my big sister's birthday! Happy Birthday, Annie! I do believe she turns the big 5-0 this year. Yikes.. I remember sharing a room with her throughout much of my childhood. We were (and still are) pretty much complete opposites. But that was certainly one of the things that made growing up in my house so interesting and crazy. There were seven kids and we were all so very different from one another. We still are and I love it!
So it looks like this is the week to tackle a very large and growing to-do list. I need to... make eight dental appointments, one orthodontist appointment, register two ballerinas for their class, register two scientists for their science class, sign-up for fall track at the high school, sign up for CYO basketabll and track, finish organizing my schoolroom (that requires a list of its own!), find a violin teacher for a very eager 5 year old,and help two daughters finish the painting in their bedrooms. I am sure this list isn't comprehensive, but I am out of breath, so I will stop there. I didn't even touch on the weeding and gardening... I've allowed the weeds to take over and my tomatoes are very ready to be picked.
So what am I doing sitting at this keyboard when I have a world to conquer? Well, it is Sunday and even Mom needs a day to rest now and then. Tomorrow is another day.
