I have been a machine, this week. The multitude of tasks that I have accomplished is amazing. I always new I could get lots and lots done, if I wanted, but now I have the proof. No more excuses. it is possible. Here is a list of tasks accomplished in the last two days...*Bills paid (this happens twice a month)
*Account completely up to date (if I wasn't so good at entering things as they occur, this would have been frightening to reconcile)
*re-worked part of our monthly budget (keep your fingers crossed)
*kids room completely cleaned. (this involved a couple of hours of sorting, organizing, vacuuming, and comes complete with a target bag of toys for Goodwill)
*Dishes, dishes, and more dishes (really, a daily task)
*ditto for laundry, folding, etc. (a superhuman feat, always)
*worked out. - cardio & weights (I try for every other day, but settle for 2-3 times a week)
*keeping up with "goal log" at self.com (you should try it ... it really helps)
*last dog obedience class. -- Simon was great!
*took kids to Library (okay, so I do this every week)
*bathed kids (always a good thing to remember to do)
The day isn't over yet. Elizabeth is having her first overnight, here. Tonight. Her friend is h
ard to feed, because I don't normally feed my kids what I call the "typical kiddie fare." (i.e. hot dogs and chicken nuggets and mac n cheese...) (don't get me wrong ... she's very very polite, but I feel bad serving food a guest doesn't like.) Sometimes I wish I wasn't so aware of the nutritional content of everything. It would be nice to be ignorant, and not so worried about what we put into our bodies all the time. Maybe I'll make pizza. (wheat crust w/flax seed ... I'm such a freak) It should be a winner. We got Ice Princess from the library. I figured that was a good 5/6 year old sleepover movie. It won't drive me completely crazy, either. It's cute. (if you repeat that I said that, I will deny it.)
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So, how did the overnight go? My suggestion is to feed kids whatever you have. If it's weird, then they just know that Elizabeth's Mom serves weird food. Probably Edie's friends will say that sort of thing in five years :)
The overnight went well! The pizza was a hit. (complete with wheat and flax!) I even think her friend was impressed.
I do have the "this is what we have" policy for many of the people that walk through our door, but her friend will choose to not eat. "no thank you." and then she'll simply sit there. That's fine with me, when it's our kids. It doesn't bother me, even, for the many children that come through our sometimes revolving door. BUT, I feel a little inhospitable when it's a friend of the kids' (not a friend of family, or my best friend's kid). I want their friends to always feel welcome, and be excited about spending time in our home. Maybe I'll be able to "ease" into it with their friends ... !? (I hope so.)
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