All Downhill From Here

Is September over yet? This month is always a killer for me organizationally. Not only do I have to shift my family over from holiday to study mode, but *I* always end up with more homework than the kids do. From soccer and Girl Guide fees and forms, tryouts and uniform-fetching, more forms and fees for two different schools, I’m all permission-form and waivered out. My checkbook is feeling a little creaky, too.

Monday, for instance: 

• 10-3:30 Worked at the office. 1/2 hour unpaid lunch.
• 4:10 Started bread.
• 4:40 Greeted Little Runner off her bus – talked with her about her day. Filled out forms for hot dog lunch, field trip, Girl Guide weekend camp.
• 5:00 Stuck LR in tub – bathing had been neglected over weekend.
• 5:10 Started chicken curry and rice
• 5:50 Served supper to Little Runner
• 6:00 Punched down bread, reshaped and set to rise in pans
• 6:10 Interrupted LR’s dinner to get her ready for Guides
• 6:25 Drove her to Guides
• 6:45 Dinner for the rest of us
• 7:05 Cleaned up from dinner and put bread in the oven for 35 minutes.
• 7:30 Folded laundry in front of t.v.
• 8:30 Fetched LR from Guides, shepherded through bed time routine.
• 9:30 Soccer boy asked how I can just fall asleep so easily every night.

Tonight I’m choosing which school photos to order, packing up a little one for her first Guide camp, baking a cake and wrapping presents for tomorrow. Oh yes, we’ve got a birthday this week, too. Did I mention that the tooth fairy was summoned last week? and that when the tooth fairy stops being needed (about 2 more teeth) we have to go back to the orthodontist? Does anyone have time to take Soccer Boy for a haircut?

If you’ve got 5 kids in different schools, ballet, music and sports, work full-time, sew all your own clothes and still manage it all with ease, I don’t want to hear about it.

My boss was crabby at me because I’m making stupid mistakes at work. Repeatedly. And my grovelling was apparently coming across as snarky. I’m pretty sure we had the very same discussion last year at this time. Oh yes, and I’m pretty sure I’m ovulating – pass the chocolate chips thankyouverymuch.

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You’re still here? Wow, thanks for putting up with all that whining. Usually I leave that stuff to other folks I know.

Ah well, there’s always a sunny side, if you hang around me long enough. The sunny side of the week coming through as *TUESDAY*, the best day of the week, of course.

Yesterday I started a beef stew in the slow cooker, worked (mistakes and all), picked up a birthday package at the bus depot, made it home in time for LR’s bus, peeled and boiled potatoes to go with the stew, paid bills, changed into running clothes, ate, drove to Gord’s Store and ran.

Yep, RAN. Okay, we walked for at least 20 minutes before running, and only ran for about 5 minutes out of the ~40 minutes we were out there, but I runned. and I liked it. There was no downhill running involved. There was a large amount of leaf-shooping, however.

Krista and I stuck together as we ran along the river pathway between Edmonton Trail and Centre St. We even went up the curling club hill (walking again). We took a short-cut and Dawn still beat us back to the store. I stretched the best I knew how immediately afterwards. No pain then, and only minimal complaints from the knee today. Not 100%, but encouraging. I think I managed not to overdo it.

Woohoo! Waldorf, here I come!

After I took Dawn home I picked up milk, nacho chips and cinnamon buns on the way home. Did I mention I am a little crabby this week? Not running for 3 weeks can really have a detrimental effect on me. I filled out yet another form for school and crashed.

Is it October yet?