I can’t believe it has been almost a week since my last update.  I get disappointed when the blogs I read on a regular basis are not updated, and now I get it!  As I wrote in my Procrastination post, I have so many things around the house that need to be accomplished, so I almost feel guilty taking the time to write when all my chores are not complete.  Oh well!

My husband found out yesterday at the last minute that he needed to leave town for a few days for work.  That adds a whole new dimension to life…being a temporary single parent.  (I know I have no room to complain, as there are permanent single parents, and many military families dealing with spouses that are deployed for months and years at a time).  My husband had to remind me that I would need to rearrange the kids’ afterschool activities because both needed to be picked up at 5pm, and I can not be in two places at once.  It was a lot easier to cancel my son’s weekly tutoring session because his tutor is very flexible, and the lessons are not paid for in advance like my daughter’s tennis lessons.  J was very disappointed that he was not staying afterschool, and wanted to know why he and the tutor couldn’t wait until I got there.  I just don’t think it’s fair to expect someone to wait an additional 10-15 minutes.  I guess I could have asked for J’s session to end early, but with gas being over $3/gallon, I don’t think it’s practical to run back and forth.  So, I took the easy way out.

I also decided to not attend our weekly church activites.  I have guilt over that decision because my priorities should be based around those activities instead of secular activities, but, again, I took the easy way out.  I needed the time to deliver GS cookies, take out the trash and recycling, cook and clean up from dinner, run the dishwasher, fold a load of laundry from last night, help CC shower, and then head over to my neighbor’s house so she could hem my daughter’s competition dance costume.  AGAIN! (THANKS QB)!!! 

This was the second set of alterations she had to do because the instructor didn’t think the first set was enough.  I know how to put in a hem, but it’s been a long time, and I am very hesitant to mess with a $60 costume that will need to look uniform with 9 other dancers, and could possibly have a negative impact on the judging.  No thanks…I decided to leave that job to my neighbor the expert. 

It’s very ironic that the Bible study I participate in on Wednesdays is “Having a Mary Heart in a Martha World”.  It’s about the story of the sisters, Mary and Martha, and the time Jesus comes to visit their home.  Martha is very busy preparing food while Mary is not helping her, but rather sitting at the feet of Jesus.  Martha complains, but Jesus says Mary is doing what she should be doing, not Martha.  I can so relate to Martha, it’s not even funny.  I guess today is one of those “Martha days”, and I had to miss the discussion.

I guess I better try to get some sleep, since I know tomorrow will be another day like today.  It’s no wonder why the time just flies by…