I used to laugh when my sister shared her family schedule with me. The idea of having kindergarteners in extra curriculars was comical. Now I am living the nightmare myself. I try to simplify my life when possible. I do my best to purge the unnecessary (my husband and I tend to disagree on what exactly is "unnecessary," but I win those battles) and keep a pretty basic schedule each week (by "basic," I mean, routine, boring). We generally don't schedule alot for the weekends, but do whatever floats our boat. Here I am, looking at my schedule for October and WHAM! We haven't a free weekend the entire month. It is insane. 2 birthday parties the same day, a visit to the Gartenshau with friends, a lunch/musical with my new BFF (that's what I tell her, but I think she may think I am crazy ;), family pictures and there we are--into Novermber. Seriously. Our weekday schedule is just as bad. We are gone all day, then run to ballet or swimming Monday through Thursday. It is madness! The worst part is that even though it is routine/boring, I can't simplify it anymore than it is. Let me clarify by also saying that ballet is their extra curricular activity in this case. Swimming in my opinion is a life skill--a must if you will. We're trying to keep them in lessons our entire time here or at least as long as they still love it. To top it off, Chris and I have been doing Insanity, which is simply INSANE. I hate that guy (the guy on the video--not Chris). Squeezing in our workouts has also been interesting. Chris wakes up at 4:30 am and I usually do it when I get home from the day's activities. I am finally feeling better and looking forward to shedding some pounds. That being said, who wants to plan some trips for us? or how about implant some photography knowledge into my head without teaching me? I really want to master the art, but I have no flippin' time! There is really no point to this entry, except that I am left wondering how our lives got so crazy busy all of a sudden. If they are this busy now with kids ages 3 and 5, what is that family schedule going to look like when they are 11 and 13 (don't even say it, Lisa!). It was a rhetorical question. I can't handle the truth.
You wanted it, you asked for it, so here it is. A post. Hopefully this post will satisfy all your desires. I am not writing about the apple of my eye, Claire, but of the other apple of my eye--reality tv. I love it! Right now I am getting my fill of Big Brother. I have even lured Chris into my dark place. He mostly watched last season because Dick was such a jerk, but Chris is hooked. He's a dedicated viewer once again this season. Sadly, he was a fan of Matty who was kicked off a few weeks ago. I don't think I have a favorite. I find them all to be so obnoxious, yet I watch. Go figure. I obviously need some more excitement in my life. Girls who wear butt showing shorts, screaming matches, verbal abuse, crazy eyes, back stabbing, boys running around in their colored tighty whiteys (if tighty whiteys are colored, are they still called tighty whiteys?)---all in one episode! It is a gold mine. My second can't miss show is Housewives of Orange County or New York City. I really
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Love ya, j
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As for the dullness...that is why you need more kids now-so it lasts longer :)