Back to Business

Well, I still don't know that I'm at 100% but I am fairly well back to business!  All this week (minus Monday) I have been able to get up just after 5 am, get a shower (although this morning I nearly fell asleep under the warm water) and walked the 20 minutes + to and from the church for 6 am prayer.  (It wasn't easy though.  Felt like an uphill walk, both ways, each day : ) 

Then I would come home, get a drink and get Nate & AJ out the door and to school.  There I would hang with Nate, doing a little translating for him, helping him to stay on task in class, and keeping him from getting into any kind of trouble.  While doing so, I sneak in all the reading and study time that I can in free bursts of minutes.  Sometimes, I can really crank out a lot of work.  It's like having your own office to work in (still need one of those), only filled with a bunch of crazy 2nd graders. 

We get out and head home for lunch at 1 pm.  My time with Heather!  She puts on a video for the kids and gives them something to eat.  Then we get something to eat ourselves and watch great TV shows on line like Psych & Star Wars the Clone Wars.  40 minutes of peace.  Sort of.  There are usually more than a few little interruptions.  That happens with young kids.  lol.

The afternoons have been filled with cranking out work, lots of internet keeping up to date, and running errands.  Occasionally I take care of the kids for Heather so she can get things done.  And when running errands, I quite often have a kid in tow.  It gives us quality time together and gives Heather a little slack. 

In the evenings there is more work, events, etc.  And finally late at night, a little more quality time with Heather and possibly some very late night work while Heather tries to get a little more sleep than I.  After we go to bed, there is a good chance of having to get up with one of the kids anywhere from 1 to too many times during the night.  : ) 

Then the alarm goes off at 5 am, after 4 hours of sleep and we do it all over again.  No, I am not back to 100% but I am close.  A month ago, I could not have done this even once and not been sick the next day.  Now I am pushing nearly a week of this and only just now starting to get run down.  I hope to get a few extra hours of sleep tonight.  : ) 

Good night all & God bless
- Remember to get your rest and eat your veggies.

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