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Life is CRAZY!

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.

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October 11, 2012 at 12:39 AM
Anonymous said…
Life sure gets busy! I can only imagine the craziness that will continue to develop! I'm a single mom for a couple of days, Nate is working in Bozeman! Hope the apple pie turns out ok! You will have to FaceTime me so u can see Jackson on the move, pretty fun!

Love ya, j
October 11, 2012 at 12:39 AM
Anonymous said…
I am fighting back the urge to say I told you so!! Life is crazy but so fun! I love every minute I spend going to all the activities! When the kids are gone, life will be so dull. Enjoy it while you can! Curious about the deleted commment.... :)
L
October 11, 2012 at 5:59 AM
Anonymous said…
It was me...screwed up and it posted the same comment twice! Wonder no more!

J
October 11, 2012 at 11:56 AM
Kara said…
Jessica likes to post the same comment multiple times to get her point across ;) I deleted the extra.
As for the dullness...that is why you need more kids now-so it lasts longer :)
October 11, 2012 at 12:52 PM
Erin said…
I don't know how you do it Kara! Between my work and Conor's swimming lessons and music class and playdates and birthday parties I feel overscheduled and I only have ONE child!
October 12, 2012 at 8:36 AM
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