My head is full
It seems that life happens in waves. For months, nothing extraordinary happens, everything is calm with little to report. Then, all of the sudden, life happens.
Last weekend, the kids were in a wedding. The whole weekend was a "run around and do stuff" as well as "keep the kids from exploding" management issue. The wedding was wonderful, but it wound us all up. One more pic.
Since the wedding, it seems to have snowballed and now our lives are quite full - my head hurts.
We've been dealing with our conctractor for almost two months, trying to get a hold of him to come back to our house and finish the addition. Two big things need to be done, as well as a dozen little things. We are to the point of calling him every day, and leaving (civil) messages that go unanswered. Yoshi and I are at wits end, and now we're trying to decide whether to find another contractor, which is yet another headache.
Megan still isn't sleeping at night. So we decided yesterday that enough was enough. I am chronically sleep deprived. It's starting to affect my health and attitude. So we moved into the living room and doing the classic "Ferber" method. Last night was better, I only nursed her twice, and got a tad more sleep. But my thoughts are often directed towards this issue, and a desire for more sleep makes me quite frustrated.
I have been searching for a volunteer opportunity that I could do at home, with the kids, and didn't have to be anywhere at any particular time. I also wanted to do something creative and stimulating. I was sure that the right thing was out there, and that it would happen on its own if I kept my eyes open. Well, last week, there was an announcement that a new editor was needed for "California Homeschooler" magazine. This is a volunteer position and can be done all through email and the web, although the final product is paper. With my experience with Kidsize Connections, and my deep commitement and interest in homeschooling, I thought - this is it! So I applied, with very little actual expectation of being chosen. There are several people who submit articles to the publication regularly, and I had never submitted an article. I had, however, spoken candidly in the e-list that corresponds to the organization (http://www.hsc.org) and they felt that I had a strong enough voice to be the editor of their magazine! For the past two days I've been fielding emails and phone calls, discussing what my duties would be, what the organization was all about and trying to figure out logistics. My head is incredibly full of this information, juggling several emotions in all different directions about my future as their editor.
Megan started rice cereal this weekend! She loved it! And, today, she drank from a sippy cup for the first time. She's growing up so fast!
Last weekend, the kids were in a wedding. The whole weekend was a "run around and do stuff" as well as "keep the kids from exploding" management issue. The wedding was wonderful, but it wound us all up. One more pic.
Since the wedding, it seems to have snowballed and now our lives are quite full - my head hurts.
We've been dealing with our conctractor for almost two months, trying to get a hold of him to come back to our house and finish the addition. Two big things need to be done, as well as a dozen little things. We are to the point of calling him every day, and leaving (civil) messages that go unanswered. Yoshi and I are at wits end, and now we're trying to decide whether to find another contractor, which is yet another headache.
Megan still isn't sleeping at night. So we decided yesterday that enough was enough. I am chronically sleep deprived. It's starting to affect my health and attitude. So we moved into the living room and doing the classic "Ferber" method. Last night was better, I only nursed her twice, and got a tad more sleep. But my thoughts are often directed towards this issue, and a desire for more sleep makes me quite frustrated.
I have been searching for a volunteer opportunity that I could do at home, with the kids, and didn't have to be anywhere at any particular time. I also wanted to do something creative and stimulating. I was sure that the right thing was out there, and that it would happen on its own if I kept my eyes open. Well, last week, there was an announcement that a new editor was needed for "California Homeschooler" magazine. This is a volunteer position and can be done all through email and the web, although the final product is paper. With my experience with Kidsize Connections, and my deep commitement and interest in homeschooling, I thought - this is it! So I applied, with very little actual expectation of being chosen. There are several people who submit articles to the publication regularly, and I had never submitted an article. I had, however, spoken candidly in the e-list that corresponds to the organization (http://www.hsc.org) and they felt that I had a strong enough voice to be the editor of their magazine! For the past two days I've been fielding emails and phone calls, discussing what my duties would be, what the organization was all about and trying to figure out logistics. My head is incredibly full of this information, juggling several emotions in all different directions about my future as their editor.
Megan started rice cereal this weekend! She loved it! And, today, she drank from a sippy cup for the first time. She's growing up so fast!