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This morning Dale asked me what I planned to do today. I said, "On the days that I do make plans, things go wrong. When I don't plan anything, I accomplish absolutely nothing. I'm not sure yet."

At noon, I realized that I had not made a plan yet, nor had I accomplished anything. Bare with me as I recount my non-eventful day.

9am Take big kids to volunteer at the thrift store, take little ones to the YMCA, and workout

11:00 Make lunch for Dale and little ones, iron, and feed baby

12:00 Pick up kids from thrift store

2:00 Walk the pet sitters through the necessary care while we are gone

3:00 Pay bills, look at Pinterest for Co-op class ideas

5:00 Take Kennedy to drop off the bearded dragon to his sitter

6:30 Bathe tortoise, clean up house

7:30 Put baby to bed, pack myself  and the little ones, put little ones to bed

8:30 Put topper on truck for the trip

9:30 Make Dale a lunch because Jas made pancakes for dinner for the kiddos. Delicious pancakes that I didn't get more than a few bites of.

10pm Iron and continue packing

10:20 Watch TV with Dale and catch up on Facebook

Midnight, here I am! I know it's petty to write it all out, but it helps me to see that I didn't just blow through this day. In between there was a lot of cleaning, laundry, deliberating fights, and laughing.

I'm tired. I want to go to bed. But I love sitting here next to Dale while he reads. I have a big day tomorrow, working then travelling to my mom's house. After the hard part a sort of vacation will be mine. I can sit here with him for a little while longer.

lvb



Comments

  1. Stewart FamilyJuly 23, 2013 at 12:50 PM

    Tell me about the thrift store volunteering..I got the snacks ready for the trip! Time to pack!!!! See you soon, sista!

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  2. Becca RojoJuly 30, 2013 at 12:10 AM

    The kids are volunteering at the thrift store in town. They sort things and help organize things. The store benefits the homeless shelter in town, so I love the charity work!

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