a needed break

I haven't been here in a bit of time! I am so glad I have a break for a couple of days.

Here is my Uncle's farm. I haven't been back by there since the day I took the pictures..I am almost afraid to go because I don't know whether it will still be standing or not. I just dread that day.

Well, I have a lot to catch up on! Last Saturday was an eventful day...we took the kids to the local scrap yard when Steve had to take some things there. It was an exciting thing for Wesley especially to watch all of the big equipment. The owner of it went to school with me so it was neat to see how things were done. That night my friend came over with her two girls and while our kids were wild and running around the house, my brother was teaching her how to do a cheesecake and then I helped her with some things for school. It was a wild night, but enjoyable.

I actually finished up 2005 in our family scrapbook on Sunday. I got to journal through Christmas Eve, too, so that was nice. I am wanting to work on that some more this weekend. That is my PLAN... :)

My week has been another busy one. I am beginning to see what I used to think was normal has become a seldom occurence. Of course, I believe I have said that before. I hate that....really do. We only had 3 1/2 days this week but we had to pack everything into those days. On top of that I had a couple of days where I had a special event I was in charge of on top of teaching, etc...so that ran me a bit thin. I was "living for Thursday" when it was just half a day and the beginning of a long weekend.

Today was actually a SLOW half day. Those don't happen often, but I guess it was because I was so ready for it. When we left school we came home and I put in a movie for the kids and I layed down on the couch with them. Well, I slept on and off through the whole movie and then they went outside to play. The entire time I never fully went to sleep...in and out because they were constantly coming in and out...but when Steve got home they went out to play with him. Well.....I didn't get up off that couch till almost 6:00!! I had been on it since around 1:30!!! I was so tired I couldn't (and really didn't WANT to) do anything! I had lots to do, but my body and mind said NO... One of my friends asked me tonight it my iron was low. NO...just had a physical. It is called just plain TIRED. I am planning on doing some cleaning and all but overall I would like to just enjoy being at home this weekend.

Steve is leaving tomorrow for a golf trip with some of our guys from church. They will be gone all weekend. I will miss him. I never like it when all of our family isn't together. While I know he will be having a great time, I will just miss him being with ME. The kids are going to miss him, too. I am in a catch twenty-two this weekend....I want him to hurry back home but I don't want to wish my weekend away. It stinks. ha!

My brother is also leaving tomorrow to go visit his best bud in Mexico. He will be gone around 10 days. We'll miss him, too. It will be a quiet weekend around here for all of us.

Well, I am off to bed. I may have "slept" on the couch for 5 hours this afternoon but it wasn't the complete sleep. I dreamed all kinds of crazy stuff then entire time and you know how you don't get a lot of rest when you do that. I hope to have a great night's sleep tonight.