Greetings from Nevada! I hope it’s been a great week.
Man, what a week! Ben was out of town from Sunday until Friday night and that meant I was handling it all solo. And while I’ve done that before and it’s no big deal, my kids’ schedule is a little bit exhausting! It also meant I was working from home.
Monday, I got the kids to school and headed straight back home to get some work done. Because I had limited time to get it all done, I really tried to maximize my time. I had a couple of teleconferences and several things to get done. I didn’t get everything done, but I made a good dent before it was time to go meet my kids at a friend’s house for a birthday party. I had a call that was running extra-long, so I ended up taking the call and heading over anyway, so I didn’t miss everything at the party.
The party was a lot of fun, but we had to leave early to head to soccer practice. I dropped Analise and Antonio at practice before Isaiah and I headed to the grocery store to get a few supplies for the week. We waited on the kiddos to finish soccer then headed home for bedtime. After the kids were in bed, I got a little more work done before I was off to bed myself.
Tuesday was another busy day. I had some meetings in Pahrump for a project I’m working on and then had a few teleconferences that took me to mid-afternoon. I felt like I hadn’t really gotten much of my work done before it was time to go get the kids from school. After picking them up, we headed home to get a few things done before running Analise to practice for her talent show tryouts.
Thankfully, she got a ride home, so it was just home for the rest of the evening. We were working on cleaning up the kids’ closets this week and boy oh boy, what a chore! We finally finished up for the evening and got into bed all of us a little exhausted.
Wednesday was another busy day of trying to get work done while also managing the things at home. I had to pause mid-day to head to the chiropractor as my back has been giving me some trouble. The mid-day interruption made it a little bit of a struggle to get everything finished for the day, but it was necessary. After school, it was a soccer practice day so we grabbed some snacks, got homework done and then headed to practice. After practice, the girls had been promised ice cream, so I helped shuffle girls to dairy queen, along with Isaiah.
We basically had ice cream for dinner…no judging!
By Thursday, I was feeling the frustration of not getting everything done, and not enough sleep because of staying up late trying to get more work done. I had to go back to the chiropractor as I was still in a lot of pain in my lower back. That extra adjustment definitely helped, along with the bath I soaked in that evening. From 3 p.m. on, I was a running Momma. Analise had talent show tryouts, and then she and Antonio went home with their soccer coach to get to practice on time.
Isaiah and I headed to the baseball field for his game. Ben wasn’t there to coach and unfortunately his stand in really didn’t know what he was doing and I had to bite my tongue or lose my mind.
After practice, we went over to Ben’s parents’ for a little bit so Isaiah could play with his cousin while Analise and Antonio were at practice. I picked them up after it was over and then we headed home to get to bed and so I could soak in a tub to warm up.
By Friday, I was ready for a nap! I didn’t get one though. I had another successful meeting about a project I’m working on and then a bit of a frustrating day as I navigated multiple projects and trying to get it all done. I got the kids after school and then we spent more time finishing up closet cleaning. Let me tell you, my kids have way too many clothes!! I got rid of four bags of clothes from Isaiah’s closet and Analise got rid of almost 6 bags of clothes. I’m not sure how much Antonio got rid of, but those are going to be saved for Isaiah. I headed to bed before Ben got back from his trip, I just couldn’t stay awake any longer.
Saturday was so long! I got up at 5:30 a.m. and was leaving the house with Analise and Antonio by 7:15 to get to Vegas for soccer. We had soccer games all day, ending at 4:15. We went to the store to get a few things and then were on our way to dinner with some friends. The dinner with friends was a fundraiser for a group at their church. The kids played outside in the grassy area and we chatted with our friends and enjoyed some tacos. It was a nice visit and we finally got home just after 9 p.m.
After letting the kids stay up late and getting a little work done (yes, I know it was Saturday, but it was necessary) I finally got into bed around 12:30 a.m. So much for catching up on missed sleep this week. Maybe next week.
Until next week, make it a great one!
Amy
