School? School. School!
It's that time of year again!
The Walmarts and Targets are buzzing with notebook and pencil sales, the new jeans are hanging out in closets until it cools off enough to wear them. Kids are still excited and loving the idea of seeing all their friends and new teachers, and there's just a general sense of anticipation and forward-focusing that is happening all over!
We at the Zoo are getting geared up as well. The books have been ordered and have had a new home cleared out in the bookshelves. Summer thoughts have begun to turn to what's-to-come. Lesson plans are coming together and we'll be hunkering down over some wonderful living books in just a couple of weeks as we bid adieu to the Lazy Days of Summer.
WAIT!!!!! Hold on a minute!!!
Summer's gone???
Alright, who lost the last three months? You won't get in trouble, just be honest with me so we can fix it. I swear, I *just* made that list of things that I wanted to get done this summer. I wasn't fearless in my planning! I didn't ink in things like Climb Mount Everest or Learn To Cook Like Julia Childs or anything like that! They were modest things, really.
~~Get caught up with my magazines. Really. I'm reading April's Good Housekeeping right now. Or maybe it's March. They're talking about things like "don't plant this until you're sure the last frost has occurred in your area". Huh? I'm that far behind?
~~Lose 10 lbs. Really. There's a wedding coming. I want to be able to tote my baby around on my hip all night without the extra 10 lbs slowing me down. How is it that kids know exactly when you've put the baby down and are about to try to sneak 15 minutes on the treadmill in the garage and they come out and start arguing about who is going to use the rower machine first? I declare, these children want me at my current size. They NEED me at my current size. No, I won't tell you what my current size is.
~~Finish the two books that I started at the beginning of the year. War and Peace, you ask? Maybe it was Moby Dick?
No. The Screwtape Letters and the Charlotte Mason Companion. This isn't difficult reading people. Yet... Here we are. But, the good news is that I started another book by a college friend. THAT one gets read a couple of minutes every night while I'm brushing my teeth. Yeah, I'm just blowin' through that one.
~~Blog at least once a week. Ha! I remember writing that one down. I was attempting to Go Easy On Myself. What I was thinking when I wrote that down was "oh, I'll blog at least twice a week. Probably more than that. And I'll take lots of pictures and learn tons about photography and share some cool stuff with people, and the grandparents are going to be loving all the fun anecdotes about the babies, and yippee for summer time!" Mm-hmm.
Now, my sweet husband, who has to read all the way to the end of my posts, is getting irritated because he's pretty sure I'm about to start beating up on myself. Thus, I should probably focus on the things that I *did* get accomplished this summer. Ehhh. But, see, you understand, don't you? The LIST didn't get accomplished. I'm such a list girl. I lurve crossing things off of a to-do list. So, when The List doesn't get all those nice cross-through lines on it, I don't feel as though I accomplished the right things. Isn't that weird? Sort of like Holland? (Austin Powers reference. That was for the Hubs).
::dramatic long exhale:: I suppose I should just go finish those last 12 minutes on the treadmill now that I've gotten over being frustrated at the kids. Baby is still napping, and I doubt seriously that the kids will come back out into the garage after that last tirade. There's a crazy lady out there who is really sweaty and red-faced and doesn't seem to be responding to exercise endorphins. Be Afraid!
P.S. No dice. :-) Baby just woke up.
The Walmarts and Targets are buzzing with notebook and pencil sales, the new jeans are hanging out in closets until it cools off enough to wear them. Kids are still excited and loving the idea of seeing all their friends and new teachers, and there's just a general sense of anticipation and forward-focusing that is happening all over!
We at the Zoo are getting geared up as well. The books have been ordered and have had a new home cleared out in the bookshelves. Summer thoughts have begun to turn to what's-to-come. Lesson plans are coming together and we'll be hunkering down over some wonderful living books in just a couple of weeks as we bid adieu to the Lazy Days of Summer.
WAIT!!!!! Hold on a minute!!!
Summer's gone???
Alright, who lost the last three months? You won't get in trouble, just be honest with me so we can fix it. I swear, I *just* made that list of things that I wanted to get done this summer. I wasn't fearless in my planning! I didn't ink in things like Climb Mount Everest or Learn To Cook Like Julia Childs or anything like that! They were modest things, really.
~~Get caught up with my magazines. Really. I'm reading April's Good Housekeeping right now. Or maybe it's March. They're talking about things like "don't plant this until you're sure the last frost has occurred in your area". Huh? I'm that far behind?
~~Lose 10 lbs. Really. There's a wedding coming. I want to be able to tote my baby around on my hip all night without the extra 10 lbs slowing me down. How is it that kids know exactly when you've put the baby down and are about to try to sneak 15 minutes on the treadmill in the garage and they come out and start arguing about who is going to use the rower machine first? I declare, these children want me at my current size. They NEED me at my current size. No, I won't tell you what my current size is.
~~Finish the two books that I started at the beginning of the year. War and Peace, you ask? Maybe it was Moby Dick?
No. The Screwtape Letters and the Charlotte Mason Companion. This isn't difficult reading people. Yet... Here we are. But, the good news is that I started another book by a college friend. THAT one gets read a couple of minutes every night while I'm brushing my teeth. Yeah, I'm just blowin' through that one.
~~Blog at least once a week. Ha! I remember writing that one down. I was attempting to Go Easy On Myself. What I was thinking when I wrote that down was "oh, I'll blog at least twice a week. Probably more than that. And I'll take lots of pictures and learn tons about photography and share some cool stuff with people, and the grandparents are going to be loving all the fun anecdotes about the babies, and yippee for summer time!" Mm-hmm.
Now, my sweet husband, who has to read all the way to the end of my posts, is getting irritated because he's pretty sure I'm about to start beating up on myself. Thus, I should probably focus on the things that I *did* get accomplished this summer. Ehhh. But, see, you understand, don't you? The LIST didn't get accomplished. I'm such a list girl. I lurve crossing things off of a to-do list. So, when The List doesn't get all those nice cross-through lines on it, I don't feel as though I accomplished the right things. Isn't that weird? Sort of like Holland? (Austin Powers reference. That was for the Hubs).
::dramatic long exhale:: I suppose I should just go finish those last 12 minutes on the treadmill now that I've gotten over being frustrated at the kids. Baby is still napping, and I doubt seriously that the kids will come back out into the garage after that last tirade. There's a crazy lady out there who is really sweaty and red-faced and doesn't seem to be responding to exercise endorphins. Be Afraid!
P.S. No dice. :-) Baby just woke up.
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