So I figured I'd make good use of the quiet and aloneness of the early hour, and tiptoed out into the kitchen. A minute later, I heard my husband's footsteps and the sound of our bedroom door slowly creaking open. I peered around the corner of the kitchen to find my husband cautiously peering back at me.
"Oh, it's you," the relief evident in his voice. "What are you doing?"
"Can't sleep. House is a mess."
"Well, be quiet, ok?" and he shuffled back to bed.
Excuse me!!
So from 5:30 - 7 I did two loads of laundry, picked up the living room floor, and cleared off all the kitchen countertops. AND made coffee. :) At 7 I sat down to watch next week's video Bible study so I could make some preliminary notes, and by 7:35 I was sound asleep, scrunched into a shape that would help me fit on the loveseat couch.
8 am signaled the restart of the day when the rest of the household began filtering into the living room.
I got some checklists together for the kids' school, and headed over to Dr. J's to do the weekly cleaning. Moving furniture is such fun! Mimi dislocated her hip (5th time) two weeks ago, while she was teaching a lesson, so I am doing all the big stuff for her so she doesn't blow it again.
Returned home about 1 to find that dear husband had continued in the laundry tradition, so that there were about six loads of clean laundry on the couch! :) Now, I know that I preach the values of doing ONE LOAD A DAY, and it's very true, it's the only way I can stay on top of the laundry of four messy, dirty people....but I fall off the wagon
So this morning was Fold The Laundry And Put It Away.
Now I'm sitting across the dining room table, ignoring the child who is steadfastly refusing to do his math in a timely fashion. I have just informed him that he has 5 more minutes to finish up this particular assignment, and then anything else left over will be homework, done on HIS time, not mine. "There is no such thing as homework," he maintains.
Mess with me, child, and I will win.
I have just started the timer.
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Oh, joy! The child is now Focused, Intent, and Working Diligently. WOOHOO!
Argh. It's so difficult not to get an argumentative spirit sometimes, or to respond in kind when the children are grousing about school (the old "martyr" routine; "Look what I'm sacrificing so I can stay home with you!" does nobody any good, least of all me.)
Ah. Number One has finished his math, so it's lunch break now!
3 comments:
Oh, the Thin Man series...fun movies! :)
Even for two people, the laundry and ironing seem to be a never-ending job!
I have seen Mt. Washmore,
been there and done that! Can I get an Amen?
Ha!!
BTW I have put into practice your advice on preschool. Thank you!!
Your insights into homeschool are invaluable. When he's says no more, we're done. Very low-key.
Yes, Crystal, AAAAAMen!
And, by all means, learn from my myriad mistakes!!! :) :)
My problem back then (as ever) was my trying to be SOMEBODY ELSE in my homeschooling. SOMEONE ELSE does it this way; therefore i must be like them or I'm not doing a good job.
Created a lot of unnecessary pressure in my heart and mind. I'm learning to do what God has called ME to do, not what He's doing with Someone Else.
Tammy, we now own the entire set of Thin Man movies on DVD. We love them! Nora takes everything in stride. I love that about her character.
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