Saturday, January 15, 2011

Busy Busy Busy Day 361+

Holy Cow, today was definitely a wake up into my abilities logistically. 
Here is my driving run down:
0730- Sal to school to catch bus.. Wrestling super dual today.
0800- back home to feed other kids breakfast and shower
0830- leave to go watch Sal wrestle at dual
0900- arrive at area high school hosting dual
1050- leave school to go buy food for wrestlers
1125- back to school with food from grocery store.. I am that fast!!!
1135- leave dual to drive to a different high school to sign waiver for soccer tournament. Tournament is at today!!
1205- arrive at that high school sign papers and head for home.
*1220- get told on phone that I need to have my middle boy go back to same high school to sign player card and have me sign waiver for his tournament. UGH!! You do notice I did not get that call until I was almost home!
1235- arrive home to grab a quick bite, feed remaining 3 kids, pile them in van to race back to high school to do above items.
1240- leave home for high school I was just at
1305- arrive at area school with Sam and sign all papers needed to play.
1335- arrive back home drop off kids and return to van to go watch Sal wrestle some more.
1400- arrive at area high school to watch Sal's final match.
1445- leave that high school and race across town to soccer tournament.
1515- arrive for soccer game that starts at 1530.
1555- leave soccer gym to go home and pick up remaining 3 kids so we can retunr for 1730 game and then go eat.
1620- arrive home and grab kids. leave for soccer gym.
1650- arrive at gym and race in to watch next game.
1800- leave soccer gym with all kids to go eat dinner and then return back to gym for another game
1830- back at gym, kids fed, awaiting game time.
1950- leave gym with all kids.. time to get ready for bed.
2020- arrive home.. kids to bed!
2100- leave for gym... one last game and then I can call it a night!!!!

Anyone tired yet... I am exhausted, tank of gas is done. I get to repeat most of this tomorrow starting with a 8am game. What was I thinking signing three kids up for competitive soccer. My spring is going to be crazy... wait I know what I was thinking. I was thinking that I would be sure my kids did not lose out on anything just because Dad is gone. I wanted to be sure they remained in every activity they were in previously.  I figured not having Bill here was enough loss and that they deserved the continuity of what we have done in the past. We make no changes to those of us that are home, we continue on as if Bill was still here. We "pretend" we can do it all. All I can say is WOW did I bite off more than I can chew.. I guess I will just have to chew faster!
I can say this... I did it, the sense of accomplishment knowing that as busy as it was, I did it! I did it all on my own and it worked out. Kids are happy. In the end that is all that really matters, how my kids are and today they are Happy!!!

Praying for you Bill and for all military members serving away from their families. May you return home safely.

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