There's little energy when I say... "give me a break, give me a break, break me off a piece of that..." You know what I'm saying. I'm not at "stop the world, I want to get off" mode yet - but close.
I had forgotten how busy a graduate class can make a person be. The last time I took one was 3 years ago, the semester before we got Roman. Now I have spent the last two evenings writing a "brief" paper (only 3-4 pages) which is 20% of my grade, not having received a rubric until last week. And another paper due in two weeks, with a presentation based on that paper. And then another paper (final) due two weeks after that.
Throw in a 3-year-old, a husband, visiting family members and friends, and oh yeah - work - I'm getting a little overwhelmed. Newspaper? Haven't read one in two weeks. TV? I watch 3 hours a WEEK (but that's another complaint for another day). Papers to correct? I have about 90 in my bookbag that won't get touched tonight. House clean? Pshaw. Right. I'm thinking of naming the spiders and keeping them as pets. I would cry or laugh, or even both - but it would take too much energy.
I can't complain too much, however. Part of the reason I'm so overwhelmed is because of the fun I've been planning on the weekends. We camped this past weekend and went to the Renaissance Festival in Holly. It was a gorgeous day, and we had a great time. Roman was fascinated and thrilled with all the costumed people, and even helped pick out the rest of my pirate outfit (50% off sale at Sofi's!).
Today we had a postponed playdate at Maxwell's house. We got there around 4pm, had great fun outdoors, played trains, had a pizza dinner, and left around 6:00pm. Much longer than we thought, but the boys played so very, very well together. Roman fell apart when it was time to go, he wanted to keep playing with Max and his trains. Max very sweetly allowed Roman to borrow Spencer the Train ("fastest engine in the world!"), with the understanding that Max could borrow Jack & Alfie (part of "The Pack") when he visits us next.
Tomorrow is another busy night. Pioneer Club starts at church, and we're going to see if Roman can handle it. Wendy (the teacher) believes he can, as we do - it just depends on how many kids in his age group show up. I will be attending Club with the boy, as Daddy is going to be attending the Open House at Roman's school at the same time. He will be making a craft for Roman - now that, I wish I could see.
By the way, have you watched "Heroes"? Monday nights on NBC, 9pm? People who are finally able to "evolve" by using more of their brains. Teleportation, reading thoughts, physically unbreakable, etc. It's hella cool. Last night's episode kind of freaked me out (lady committing multiple murders but not remembering them - split personality? Two bodies?) but the ending was AWESOME. The Japanese teleporter guy had transported himself a month ahead and saw the future. And let me tell you, it was C-R-A-Z-Y.
Lastly, I have found that when a person is the busiest, that's when crazy thoughts start popping into the head. Such as... maybe we should buy a different house. And let's do some research on adoption again...
I had forgotten how busy a graduate class can make a person be. The last time I took one was 3 years ago, the semester before we got Roman. Now I have spent the last two evenings writing a "brief" paper (only 3-4 pages) which is 20% of my grade, not having received a rubric until last week. And another paper due in two weeks, with a presentation based on that paper. And then another paper (final) due two weeks after that.
Throw in a 3-year-old, a husband, visiting family members and friends, and oh yeah - work - I'm getting a little overwhelmed. Newspaper? Haven't read one in two weeks. TV? I watch 3 hours a WEEK (but that's another complaint for another day). Papers to correct? I have about 90 in my bookbag that won't get touched tonight. House clean? Pshaw. Right. I'm thinking of naming the spiders and keeping them as pets. I would cry or laugh, or even both - but it would take too much energy.
I can't complain too much, however. Part of the reason I'm so overwhelmed is because of the fun I've been planning on the weekends. We camped this past weekend and went to the Renaissance Festival in Holly. It was a gorgeous day, and we had a great time. Roman was fascinated and thrilled with all the costumed people, and even helped pick out the rest of my pirate outfit (50% off sale at Sofi's!).
Today we had a postponed playdate at Maxwell's house. We got there around 4pm, had great fun outdoors, played trains, had a pizza dinner, and left around 6:00pm. Much longer than we thought, but the boys played so very, very well together. Roman fell apart when it was time to go, he wanted to keep playing with Max and his trains. Max very sweetly allowed Roman to borrow Spencer the Train ("fastest engine in the world!"), with the understanding that Max could borrow Jack & Alfie (part of "The Pack") when he visits us next.
Tomorrow is another busy night. Pioneer Club starts at church, and we're going to see if Roman can handle it. Wendy (the teacher) believes he can, as we do - it just depends on how many kids in his age group show up. I will be attending Club with the boy, as Daddy is going to be attending the Open House at Roman's school at the same time. He will be making a craft for Roman - now that, I wish I could see.
By the way, have you watched "Heroes"? Monday nights on NBC, 9pm? People who are finally able to "evolve" by using more of their brains. Teleportation, reading thoughts, physically unbreakable, etc. It's hella cool. Last night's episode kind of freaked me out (lady committing multiple murders but not remembering them - split personality? Two bodies?) but the ending was AWESOME. The Japanese teleporter guy had transported himself a month ahead and saw the future. And let me tell you, it was C-R-A-Z-Y.
Lastly, I have found that when a person is the busiest, that's when crazy thoughts start popping into the head. Such as... maybe we should buy a different house. And let's do some research on adoption again...
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