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| Finally, SPRING! |
Ah, spring is here and the flowers are finally
blooming! Here in the Mid-South, we are
having some warm weather as well! With
spring, comes the wrapping up of all-things-kid. It’s the end of activities,
the end of school, and the end of a small era.
Unfortunately for me, this causes great grief and
sadness. Why? Well, I am always sad to see my kids grow a
bit older. The bigger reason is I just
cannot seem to balance all that I am ‘supposed’ to balance: deadlines, performances, field trips, gifts,
cards, forms, planning for summer, laundry.
Actually, laundry stays on the Can’t
Deal list. It is like I am in a
giant funnel and I have one foot in and one foot out!
I laugh out loud at many awesome women that are bloggers and
writers and seem to feel the same. Jen Hatmaker
and Kay Wyma are two that have floored me recently as if they read my
mind. My mouth fell open as I read and
know that I am not alone. Honestly, there is no one to blame and it is
part of life. Teachers from school and
activities are ending their year. I love
teachers dearly and they do not get paid enough for all they do. They have lots to do and are trying to finish
strong and make a few things fun for the kids.
Why is it so hard for me to juggle it all? I am not that September mom. I am not coming off of a long summer with
longing for a structured schedule for my kids.
I am no longer eager for new school supplies and a fresh start for my
kids. I am weary from multi-tasking and
running crazy and asking, “Have you done your homework?” I can’t seem to remember to sign folders and
secretly hope my husband checked that box.
“What day?” “What time does it start?”
“The deadline is tomorrow?!!?”
These are the things coming out of my mouth. My daily prayer is for organization and
priorities. I think I need priorities
for my priorities!
If you have more than 3 kids, I honestly don’t know how you
do it. I am outnumbered, big time. I feel I could be on a commercial, “Two out
of three Simpson kids have clean socks.
Don’t be a Simpson, be organized.”
It is triple-threat around here. We
have some kids who throw out all rules of basic this-sort-of-goes-together
fashion. We have kids who have grown
about 3 inches either in height or shoes.
We need haircuts and I don’t know when to fit them in! You may see us coming, a Muppet family of
shaggy hobos.
My recent email to my child’s teacher was a Step One in
admitting I have a problem. Of course I
had to apologize as well. I realized I
was a super-slacker and missing some things.
It went like this:
“Firstly, I
must say that I am now NOT the mom I was back in the fall (not that I was
awesome). I am slowly losing my mind, my will, and my time. I can’t
seem to remember much with all of the chaos of ‘end of year’ approaching—that
encompassing both school and other activities! I am happy to say I am not
losing my sense of humor, I find I must laugh at myself daily and the mess I
seem to dredge through and cook on high heat.
This is not
a surprise to me, as the alter-ego version of the ‘school mom’ rears its ugly
head about the same time each year. You would think I could be prepared
for this, but alas, no. So, I am apologizing for my lack of attention to
detail. I guess admitting this is the first step, right? Forgive me
and I will do my best to keep my head above water for these next few weeks.”
Of course she was super sweet and made me feel better about
my shortcomings.
So I will march on, ya’ll.
I will keep on getting up before my kids to have my quiet time. That keeps me the most sane, I promise.
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| One of my distractions each morning during my early quiet time |
With Joy,
Tracey
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| Oh and I have not even started in my flower beds!!! Thank goodness for independent growth! |
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