another weekly update.....

Not much has happened this week other than the usual living....


Dagny has a very busy schedule two days a week which leaves her gone from about 7:30 am until 9:00 PM. She is home for an hour for dinner, but that is all we see of her. Her middle school is working so hard on their production of Beauty and the Beast, working after school and weekends. All of the parents are equally as involved and busy doing costumes, set designs, snacks, etc. It is an amazing group of people. I am reminded just about daily of how fortunate we are to have so many options for middle school in our district, and that we found a perfect fit for her. The teachers she encounters every day lift her up, fill her with excitement for learning, engage her. The fact that they I am able to talk to them daily about her and her progress is huge. The middle school disconnect does not happen here. I thank my stars about once a day that we have it so good.



Jack continues to have a phenomenal fourth grade year. He isn't as busy as Dagny, but never has been. He swims twice a week with his friend Henry, and that is plenty of organized sports for him. I am so GRATEFUL this time of year that my kids do not play baseball as I watch the demand that sport puts on families and just cringe. The try-outs, the practices, the weather, the hours of games where no one is even really playing a sport....just picking grass. Give me Jack running around outside until 8:00 with the neighbor kids all Spring long. I can't remember how many years we dedicated to softball/baseball....three I think. Three too many. Tongiht Jack is going to an after school basketball/pizza party with his teacher that he is so excited about. The kids' schedules are begining to get to the point where I can see myself forgetting to pick one up somewhere....a lot of overlap which is always dangerous.


I am very much looking forward to the weekend. It is supposed to be beautiful and sunny and lets hope that is true!!

So alot has happened...

About two weeks ago I thought I was going to take another job. The job was farther away, longer hours, longer commute, kids home alone after school for about an hour. A whole lotta upheaval. But we decided for a certain $$ amount it would be in our best interest to take said job, I put in for the transfer, got approved, went out there last Thursday where I was offered $1.25 LESS an hour. $12 per hour was the MINIMUM I was willing to transfer for....$10.75? No way. So I asked my old store if they would keep me and they said yes.

This week however, I haven't had to wait tables, I am only working two days this week and I have never felt more happy and relaxed. Waiting tables is excruciating for me. It is enough to make me cry at work, and often does. I hate it. I worry about the next time I have to wait the whole time I am not at work. Being off this week has been pure joy. Being here when the kids get home, dinner made, house cleaned, laundry put away. etc etc.....I now really know why people for the past 12 years have told me I am so lucky to stay home with my kids. I wish I could just work 2-3 days a week doing something I like and enjoy and not be a complete freak day in and day out the rest of the time.


Spring Break was nice and very relaxing, we were more than ready to jump back into school, activities, etc. The middle school kids are putting on Beauty and The Beast and they have been hard at work after school, on their lunch breaks and even on their days off preparing for the production. Dagny plays Mrs. Potts which is a pretty big part with a lot of singing. She has been taking voice lessons with her friend Ben to get more prepared for her part. Jack is still swimming twice a week and wants to gold more. Problem is, he needs someone to take him and that can be a challenge. Maybe this weekend while Dagny is at play practice....

This weekend one of my BFF's turns 40 and we are renting a hotel room downtown and hitting the town. Her husband and I have a bet that she won't last long ( she's a lightweight) but that won't stop the rest of us ! Hopefully we can all behave and act our ages, but I am hoping not too much :)

OK, boring post.....off to put laundry away :)