All in a Day's Work

So, my sister just resigned from her "job" to stay home full-time with her kids.  She was so grateful for this Sunday afternoon when her littlest little had a fever, and she knew that she was free the next day to take her to the doctor.  In fact, these "emergencies" are "all in a day's work" for stay-at-home moms.

Yesterday was the day back to school after Spring Break. I've been exhausted with the cold virus for almost 3 weeks, so the "ahead of things" has moved to the "behind again" stage.  Anyway, my youngest just turned 8 on Sunday, and being that it fell on Spring Break and Easter this year, we scheduled the party for this Saturday.  This, of course, leads to sending the invites out yesterday since they would likely get lost if sent before the holiday.  I forgot to send them in the morning, so this became priority #1 for the day.  I would finish them (since I discovered that I wasn't as far along as I'd thought) and bring them at lunchtime. 
Hannah had reminded me about the "bring cupcakes for my birthday" tradition the previous day.  It had somehow slipped my mind completely, and I wasn't sure how I was going to get these ready after a full day of church and family celebrations.  BIG thanks to my sis for sending home the leftover cupcakes, because given the choice, my daughter chose them as perfectly acceptable for fulfilling the task. 
The pressure was on, though, since I had to have lunch with her at 12:15 (or was it 12:05 or 12:19 - I literally forgot) and then leave and go directly to an appointment at 1:00.


Well.....I started this post last Tuesday....Here we are eight days later.....It's a Mom's life, all right.......

Spring Fever!

In Central Florida, Spring is whenever it feels like not being winter but isn't ready to be a hot and humid summer.  Winter has been fairly mild this year, so we have been having really nice weather for the last several weeks.  As with all of life's transitions, there are progressions and regressions, but for the most part, it has been continuously sunny and comfortable.  Temperatures are mostly in the 70's, dipping into the 50's and 60's at night and up into the 80's at the high point of the day.  I know....that's summer in the north....Here's another way to put it.....we're not sweating yet.....


So, wanting to be outside brings on the urge to landscape and garden.  This is going well except for the pollen.  You see, we all learned in school that Autumn is also called Fall for the falling leaves.  You know....weather cools off, leaves die and fall off, spring comes, they grow new ones...simple, right?  Not in Florida.  In Florida, the trees get confused.  Is it warming up or cooling down?  The result?  Cool Weather = Drop the Leaves.....Next Week, Warm Weather = Grow New Ones.....Repeat... 

The trees aren't the only ones confused.  The plants pollinate like crazy, and as a result, even people without allergies have allergies.....or maybe they have a cold or virus....After all, it's all the same season! 


With Spring, comes new life.  I personally am looking forward to starting a new count in the Spring- Babies born and lives saved.  I'm tired of the Winter.......Are you ready?!?

Eclessiastes 3

New International Version

1There is a time for everything,

and a season for every activity under the heavens:

2a time to be born and a time to die,

a time to plant and a time to uproot,

3a time to kill and a time to heal,

a time to tear down and a time to build,

4a time to weep and a time to laugh,

a time to mourn and a time to dance,

5a time to scatter stones and a time to gather them,

a time to embrace and a time to refrain from embracing,

6a time to search and a time to give up,

a time to keep and a time to throw away,

7a time to tear and a time to mend,

a time to be silent and a time to speak,

8a time to love and a time to hate,

a time for war and a time for peace.