It is oddly quiet this morning. After two bustly weeks at home as a group, the kids made their way to school this morning. Except Wavy and the babies. So the house went from a family of nine to just the four of us. And two of us are sleeping. So as I take this moment to write the blog, it is very quiet. The curtains are open, revealing the blanket of white snow that we finally got, after Christmas. I can hear our water cooler humming away, and the furnace is going. Otherwise, it is still and quiet. Wavy is across the living room from me, thumbing through a comic book, wearing shorts and a sun dress. Its peaceful.
It won’t be long, though. There is still so much to do, and while the weekend was incredibly productive, there simply are not enough hours in a day.
So far this morning I have made a handful of phone calls, booking a doctors appointment, as well as eye appointments for six of my kids. I emailed two places to reschedule appointments that I can’t get to, and while I waited on hold, I put the last few pieces of our most recent puzzle into place.
I’ve also gone around the main floor and the basement and gathered up all products/meds/supplies etc to pack up. Instead of having little boxes of things all over the house in all different places, I’m going to have my own version of a supply closet at my next house, and it will hold EVERYTHING from backup Tylenol to extra shampoo to the toilet paper we buy in bulk. Its all way too spread out here. If a kid needs tums, I have to look in three different places to see where it is! It all needs its own home. And this way, I can even lock that closet, to keep the ministry happy. Everybody wins!
I’m still waiting for the babes to wake up so I can gather up the items that live up in our room before I can really get into the organizing and packing. But its going to happen, and I’m excited to get such a big thing off my list!
Babies are up! Thats my cue!