Sometimes the weekend is more work than the workweek

Like this upcoming weekend, while filled with fun things to do seems like we will have zero downtime. Friday night we are going to dinner at some friends of ours, the Saturday I have to work and then we will be dropping the kids off with my lovely SIL Michelle so that we can chaperone the local high school prom. And after prom. Which doesn't get over until three o'clock. In the morning. Ugh. Then it's up early enough on Sunday to get the kids and my niece Bella, go to church, attend the church kickball game and have Bella spend the night with us on Sunday. I'm hoping that such a full day will send them all to bed early as I am sure that Jacob and I will be tired!

It should be a lot of fun, but a lot of work too. I'm looking forward to Sunday and having the day to hang out with the kids more than anything else. Sophie wanted to spend the night with Momma once this week, and then they both had to stay on Wednesday night because I had a very early appointment on Thursday. I miss them when they are gone! It used to be more of a break than anything, but now that I am gone so much during the day with work I just want to be with them when I am home.

It seems that working so much has really changed a lot of priorities now as well. Before I would get stressed out if the floor wasn't swept and mopped and such, or if the bathroom wasn't cleaned frequently. Now I spend a lot less time cleaning and a lot more time playing in a somewhat dirty house, and you know what? The kids don't mind one bit and neither do I. This week we started learning letter sounds, how to work a zipper, Keegan learned a few new signs, we planted our tiny vegetable garden and I still managed to get chores done. Well, most of them anyway.