I Think I Need a New Schedule + Other Things

I apologize for being somewhat absent for the past 2 weeks.  Everything in my house has gotten dirty during this time too.  I have been working online on my new tutoring business like crazy.  I am getting to the point where I should be able to section off my days again and work a little everyday as opposed to hours everyday.  I am definitely in need of a new schedule.  Those of you who have been reading for a while know that I like my schedules.  I may not follow them everyday, but if I have a working schedule, my house gets cleaned, dinner gets cooked, blogs get written, etc…  You get the idea.

Today, I will be getting my schedule in order. 

 

Other things that have been going on?  Yesterday I played Tennis (my first game ever) with a neighbor friend of mine.  She and I have kids that are around the same age.  Our husbands graciously watched our children while we went for about an hour or so to play.  I had SO much fun!!!  I haven’t ever really played.  Mason taught me some things about how to hold the racket and swing and such when I was around 11 or so?  I took a lot from that.  Also, I discovered that tracking the ball and swinging in Tennis is much like tracking and hitting the ball in Softball.  I played softball from the time I finished T-Ball as a small kid until I was 14.  That part comes naturally to me.  The part that is hard for me is not blowing the ball out of the tennis court.  This takes major concentration on my part.  I’ll continue working on it.  Ed and I think we may have found that “thing” we can do together as we get older.  We both agree that we will get some lessons as soon as we can afford it.  I cannot wait!!!

 

Christian got a hand Xray this week!  Yep, his hand got shut into the hinged side of our screen door for the entire time I was taking out the garbage.  Apparently Nicholas decided to help me by shutting the door…unfortunately he didn’t make sure little brother was out of the way.  Poor guy!  His hand had no broken bones…but he is still bruised up.  The swelling is down now.  I am noticing that when I take out the trash now, there is a 5 foot minimum distance between Ernie and the back door.  I guess he learned a valuable lesson. 

 

I discovered Bert Nicholas still needs naps!  He was enrolled in a camp this week at a Jumpy-Bouncy Place (you know those establishments, right?).  He went everyday from 1pm-4pm (well, except for Friday—he got grounded Friday and couldn’t go).  Needless to say, Bert loved camp---I liked it (nice quiet afternoon), but hated the fact that he was on his worst behavior EVERY DAY this week.  Friday afternoon was so much better. 

Ed had yesterday off (the 3rd of July).  I went and played Tennis in the morning and Ed took the boys to play golf.  After naps, we went to the Falls to enjoy the 3rd of July celebrations.  Nicholas and Ed swam.  Christian and I played ball and looked around.  The boys ate too.  I then went and did an Avon Appointment and picked up Uncle Chien’s Chinese food (YUMMO!!).  Ed and I ate when I got home.  The boys went to Angela’s to play with Nora. (Will, her son, was visiting his grandma).  The boys came home and went to bed while I cleaned house (or got a great start on it). 

Today, Ed works till 7:00pm.  Same schedule tomorrow too.  The boys and I have to get a birthday present for a party we will go to tomorrow.  I need to make that schedule I mentioned earlier, and I am going to work on the house some more.  I decided to not sell Avon anymore, so I need to clean that stuff out from my cabinets.

Have a wonderful 4th of July!!!!

 

Oh! One more thing!  Ed has a fellowship interview in Philly now.  So our fellowship interviews are: (in order of dates so far)

-Pittsburgh (he did that one in June)

-Texas Tech (July 24)

-Philadelphia (Aug 4)

-U of Maryland and John Hopkins in MD (week of Aug 11)

 

Wish him luck!!!