When you miss the ball in kickball the teacher calls, "redo" and you get to try again. No going to the end of the line, or waiting 5 more days, just an automatic "Redo".
This weekend should be a redo.
Not that it was bad or awful, but just that it didn't fulfill the duties and responsibilities of a traditional weekend. There was no relaxation, wimbling, napping, going to the movies, taking a trip to the grocery store, lounging on the couch, sleeping in, lying in a bubble bath, or taking a relaxing stroll. Those ARE the typical weekend activities, right?
You see it's been a long time since I had a "nothing to do weekend" (who ever really does.... except in the movies, they can always manage it there...) And this weekend has been the crux of "un-weekend weekends".
I tried to leave work early on Friday but after a team meeting, parent meeting, cleaning the room, and planning, there was no early left. When I finally made it home, we were immediately off to Lowes and Home Depot (One, One trip to Home Depot - think Count Dracula). We did manage to squeeze in a movie when we got back, but I can't remember what it was. So I either slept through it or it wasn't that good.
Saturday I began painting at 6 AM, and finished painting 14 hours later. Ok, there were a few other things in there. I sanded, went to Home Depot for moulding (Two, Two trips to Home Depot) , spackled nail holes, removed door handles and painted doors, got lunch, went to Home Depot for paint (Three, Three trips to Home Depot), vacuumed, sealed tile, dusted, vaccumed, cleaned off the counters, swept the kitchen floor, shined the sink, went to Home Depot for....Just kidding, three trips was good, but I do need to go tomorrow for a few things....
And so at 8:00 PM I ate my bowl of cereal, took a shower, and crawled in my bed (with clean sheets, forgot to mention that on the to-do list).
Today also began at 6 trying to actually write down the talk and lesson I had written in my head the prior day during painting, ok and I was chatting with Kassie. Then it was time to make breakfast, clean up the kitchen (again!), and then get ready for church. (Which is a chore in itself because finding clothes is so hard!) At church I spoke in sacrament, then helped Art with his lesson in Primary, then taught Relief Society. When we got home I made Art a Tortilla Sandwich (Pan con Tomato - Spanish food), me a wrap, and got some carrots steaming for my lunch this week. (I really didn't intend on writing a play by play, it just happened. And Jamie and/or Andre are going to hassle me about the number of parenthesis and asides - oh well.) After that it was an attempt to do school work, instead moving the washer and dryer back and beginning to chip away at the laundry mountain (literal mountain stands 4 feet high - must have washer!) I'm not sure I know where the rest of the hours went today, but I know I didn't nap.
And now it's 8:41 and I am just now remembering I didn't make a new seating chart, and noticing the still uncorrected pile of spelling tests (3 weeks worth - can I pay someone to do this for me??) And I haven't gotten my reading done in our class novel, and do you know how much trouble it causes when the teacher is UNPREPARED!!???? So I was going to upload some pictures of our progress (I say progress because No, we still have not finished any of 3 the currently under construction rooms) but it's too late, and I've got to make that seating chart before I get to my reading!
Do you see why I need a redo?
