Fall 2009

The after school schedule is a killer....

Every single day I drive children multiple locations.

Football pick up and drop off every single day
Scouts-two cub scouts two separate den activities
two sets of piano lessons, one in which I must sit and watch
pick up a carpool at Churchill Jr High twice each week
drop off at friends
Soccer practice each week
Oh, and let's not forget the musical at Hillcrest.  Lots and lots and lots of afterschool rehearsals requiring pick ups.

There are literally days when it is physically, logistically impossible for me to do it all.

We always close our eyes and push through September, October and November.  By the end of November the musical is done, and football and soccer winds down.  Then we just go back to our less insane schedule of JUST carpools, piano lessons, scouts, atleast for just a couple of weeks until basketball begins!

We have tried to figure out how to simplify... and can't see how we can.  If each of our boys chooses a sport and a musical talent to participate that is all it takes to make my after school life INSANE.

I just try to move along and enjoy it all... really suck the marrow out of life and love each and every one of my boys and support each one of them.  It will all end soon enough.  For now, getting enough sleep is important.  And the use of a good crock pot helps too!