Finding order in this place.

Yesterday Jonny accused me of nesting. WHAT, just because I am having the kids help me scour every forgotten corner of this place?!? OK, maybe nesting is part of it. Another part is knowing that it needs to be done. A third reason is that in having a home birth, I will be inviting people into my home and I want to minimize my embarrassment. But the main reason is my children. I have been doing to much for them. They are capable and deserve to have me do them the favor of teaching them to work themselves.

Housekeeping has never been one of my strengths and with my lazy nature, I have had difficulty learning to do it while teaching my children to do it at the same time. I have fallen into the trap of doing most of it for them. I finally came to some realizations (in part inspired by the lazy organizer). I'm not sure how much time I want to spend in confession mode right now. But I have had some epiphanies over the last couple weeks. Some were some duhh moments, but apparently I have needed them spelled out for me.


One thing she said that just hit me was this:
"There is a reason why we have to prepare meals, wash clothes, clean up dirt, care for our homes and the people in it. These are not meaningless activities that get in the way of real life. THIS IS LIFE .... My purpose in life is to care for my family and clean the dirt every day."


So, my job is not to get the house work out of the way so that I can get to the noble business of changing the world. My job is to get up, teach my children how to work, and really love my job. It has been a huge paradigm shift that I am loving.

Consequentially, we have been spending several hours a day working together. It has been great. I am very surprised my energy level has remained as high as it has. Usually at this point in pregnancy, I sweep the floor and then have to sit and rest before I can grab the dust pan to finish the job. Even with my poor sleeping I am able to do quite a bit. Maybe it has to do with those green smoothies I have been making :-)


I actually made it past that first big hurdle that always throws me back to where I was before. I know there will be more (like childbirth and family vising) but I am on my way.

I am loving my job. YAHOO!!

Waiting for Baby

Well, they have moved my official due date to May 12. The ultrasounds and measurements all point to that date instead of the 22nd. That is fine by me. I sure won't complain about missing out on the last 10 days.







So that means that I have less than a week to go.

So the kids have been making sure I get my daily walks.

We live on a little circle that just happens to be 1/4 of a mile around; perfect for laps if it was flat!!






You didn't really want to see a picture of me did you? These guys are a lot cuter.

Our New Addition

Jonny's truck's transmission finally decided to die right in time for tax refund time. He has been babying that thing since we moved here. (His brother, Andy, pushed it a bit too hard while he was driving it to Washington last October. It hasn't had 2nd or 4th gears since.) At the same time our Mazda Wagon, while it does fit 7, is very small. So we have been trying to decide if we should replace one, the other, or both.

May I just say, I was never going to be the owner of a full size van. Actually, come to think of it, I was never going to own a mini van either. Then life happens. So here is our new van.

I am actually rather fond of it. It seats 15 with 4 benches. Jonny pointed out that it can be our emergency shelter on wheels. We can keep our 72 our kits and stuff in there and always be prepared.