A Challange

I decided to challange myself today. This is what my laundry room looked like this morning. Can you say disaster and it was actually worse than it looks. There was a full load in the dryer and the washer. This room isn't just a laundry room but also a mud room/entry way from the garage and it house the dogs bed...it really is a multipurpose room and is in constant need of being cleaned.

I ended up doing 6 large loads of wash and a load of Michael's work pants. I manged to get all the loads folded and put away along with all the hang ups. I have a lot of trouble getting the clothes into the drawers and closets.

I also put away some extra winter clothing, it is just in the front hall closet so if we need it before we see spring it isn't too far.

(Sorry about the glare, Michael's jacket is very reflective, we call it his 'hit me first' jacket.)

Now that looks better doesn't it. I also got the downstairs bathroom cleaned and the bedrooms all nicely tidied....all this on top of homeschooling and cooking meals.

Not bad for a honest days work. I wonder how I'll feel in the morning, maybe I'll need another massage.

Tuesday

I threw my back out on Friday afternoon while at the physiotherapist of all things. I think it was psychosomatic, she was going away for a weeks vacation and I couldn't do with out her. I really need to get over myself. sheesh. Whether or not it was in my head I've been in pain, for the most part, since then. I didn't do much all weekend, Michael was working so I didn't really need to thank goodness. I had a massage this afternoon, which I think will help, as it seems to be more muscle tension than the joints and disks at this time. It was the first time I had to take the boys with me. John was right in there like a dirty shirt he talked the therapist ear off. Wallace on the other hand was very shy and stayed out in the hall and read his book. He is so good when we are out, it is at home that he can be a challenge, which if I had to pick, is the way I'd pick it.

Tonight at our kids programme at church we are having a Hero night. They are to dress up like a Bible Hero, they both want to be David as in David and Goliath, so John is being shepherd boy David and Wallace is being King David. They are working on their costumes right now.

Tomorrow is a home day....I love my home days. I have bread to bake, laundry to catch up on and a house to clean, along with home schooling, so even though we are home I still have plenty to do.

Sunday afternoon tea

When I was a kid we never ate a big meal at supper time on Sundays. We usually had a large dinner after we came home from church, so it was just something light and often times sweet. This afternoon I thought I'd carry on the tradition with my boys. I made a scone and brewed some tea and we all came to the table and enjoyed.

Wallace and John both had there tea with a little sugar and whole lot of milk, baby tea as the kids at church call it. It was nice, I'd like to do it again.

Medical Night at Olympians

A few weeks ago we had a medical night at Olympians (our kids programme at church) the boys were to dress up as either a sick/wounded person or a nurse or doctor. Wallace chose to be wounded. The purple around his eye and finger looked much more authentic in real life. John was somewhat more difficult to come up with an idea but at the last minute I thought of this 'medics' outfit, it turned out pretty well if I do say so my self. I am not very creative when it comes to costumes. They had a lot of fun and learned at little more about the wonderful body that God created for each of us.

The Boys at Work

Wallace is hard at work, and not enjoying it to be honest. He has had a great day until this, math homework ( a drill sheet of uneven division....division with remainders). Oh well, he'll be finished soon if he just sets his mind to it.

John doing his work, a floor puzzle. He can do all of his school work in a hour, and that is with breaks. Wallace some how wishes that he was five again. Oh well we all must grow up.

An update on the last week

Thank you for your thoughts and prayers.

The last couple of weeks have had there ups and downs. I don't want to sound like I am complaining because I am not, I know that life could be much more difficult than it is now and I am thankful for my blessings. The car did turn out to be a right off, which was to be expected but we thought that just maybe they would fix it. A girl from Michael's office called a dealership about an hour away from us and they just 'happened' to have an '04 Subaru Forester which is the same car as we had. It was a step down from our car, nothing major was different, and it only had 32 000 km ( 20,000 miles) compared to ours which had 140 000 km (87 000 miles) so this was a blessing. It cost us $1700 out of pocket which due to following Dave Ramsey's principles for the last 2 years we had in the bank, another huge blessing. We are truly thankful for this blessing as we were so undeserving of it.

I took John out to the tree to have a look at it, he was a little apprehensive but the holding of the breath as we drive by has almost stopped. When we brought the new one in the driveway Michael stopped and 'introduced' the tree to the car. He said, "Tree, car, car, tree, now that you have met you don't need to get any closer." The boys got a good chuckle over that and now John wants Michael to do it every time we drive in the driveway.

I have a physiotherapy appointment next Monday to have my shoulder looked at, I think by that time I will be completely better although I think my range of motion is still somewhat diminished. I have been have a great deal of pain in my lower back with a sciatic nerve flare up. I don't really think this is as a result of the accident just a longer than normal interval between chiropractor appointments. That is where I was going when the accident occurred and now he is away on 3 weeks of vacation. I went an had a therapeutic massage yesterday and will go again on Thursday to see if it will give me some relief. I know that if I lost some weight it would be better but for some reason I can seem to move that knowledge into action. You'd think the pain would be a good motivator.

So that is life as it happens.

One of the reasons I've been AWOL

I've had a lot going on in my life this last little while and haven't been in the frame of mind to blog but I will get back to it, hopefully this week. This is the latest reason that my mind is elsewhere. We are all OK although I am a little sore and won't be able to show my face at the office anytime soon due to embarrassment. My sons now know what their arguing in the back seat can lead too. Wallace feels it sharply, John on the other hand seems to be oblivious except to tell everyone we meet that mommy smashed the car along with some really good sound effects.

BTW these were taken by Michael's colleague when he came to fill out the accident report. Michael was there too, but he didn't fill out the paper work, thought it might me a conflict of interest. Notice I hit the only tree around!!!!

Annie, I will answer your e-mail shortly thank you for being patient.