Manic Monday

I'm glad Monday is over because it is usually a crazy day. Yesterday was no exception, I have taken off way to much time for school since the fall and now we are really having to get on with it. We got a late start yesterday since morning chores took a little longer than usual, thanks to the weekend mess. Austin was the last one to finish math at 4:30pm, then the boys headed up the street with the dog to see if any kids were out playing. They found some boys playing BB and the joined in for 30 min or so. Luke came home with Daisy (new dog) to let me know where they were. I was making a big pot roast dinner yesterday when at 5:50pm Nate calls me to let me know that he has invited his business partner and his wife who are in from CO. to have dessert with us at 7:00pm. I kindly inform him that I'm cooking a big dinner and don't have anything to whip up for dessert. He says he will stop at the store to pick up a pie and ice cream, I sweetly say "Ok, get your butt in gear and hurry." Now begins the mad dash around to put away all signs of school, get the potato peelings off the counter and floor, get down on my hands and knees to clean the hall bathroom, put away the huge pile of laundry on my floor, feed the family, clean up dinner, take a shower, and clean out the litter box. I was ready by 7:10pm and sat down to wait for them to arrive, at 7:20 they call to apologize and say that they are to tired to come (they got up at 3am CO time to catch their flight), Nate says "oh that is fine, I'll see you at the meeting tomorrow" He gets off the phone looks at me all dressed up and says, "Well the house is all clean and you're dressed, do you want to go out?" I sigh deeply and say "No thanks, I'm good." So that is why I am able to be blogging at 9am on a hectic school day.

The dog is doing great and sleeps in the crate until we get up in the morning to let her out. She seems to be pretty smart, although she doesn't come or know her name yet.

This morning I woke up with the verse "Be still and know that I am God" running through my head, so I think I need to spend some quiet time with God before Manic tuesday gets to far ahead. Our pastor spoke 2 weeks ago about the need for a prayer closet and this week the sermon was about applying the things that we have been told, actively pursuing God instead of just waiting for him to come to us and change us. I have been in a funk for a while now and sitting around waiting for it to pass is not benefitting anyone. I have the tendency to let the way I feel dictate the way I act, I need to reverse that order and act differently to feel differently.