NaBloWriMo Day 5 - When Life Gets Busy, Take a Break

Monday of this week wasn't typical by any means, but it went something like this...

Get our elderly dog outside, give him his joint medication, feed him his special dog food/Metamucil mix, take him for a walk...go for a mile walk with the daughter...check yesterday's homeschool assignments and look at the lessons for the day.  Have a quick breakfast before Pledge of Allegiance and prayers prior to getting our homeschool day going.  It's garbage day, so the bags have to go out at our place as well as at my mom's.   Take Mom to her doctor's appointment...get her back home in time to run back to my house and grab the daughter to go deliver Meals on Wheels...back home and eat lunch quick before driving the half hour to the Children's Theater where we spend an hour and a half helping with a newsletter mailing.  Voice and drum lessons follow.  Then it's back home where we decide supper will be popcorn at the movie theater. After the movie, it's back over to mom's to get her mail in, load the dishwasher, water some plants, and anything else she needs before heading back home to collapse.  I didn't even have time to shower  **sigh**

As I said before, not entirely typical with the community service activities, doctor's appointment, and lessons...but there always seems to be way more on my plate than hours in the day.  That being said, my hubby has spread himself pretty thin at work as well, but instead of catching up or cleaning house, we decided to take a break this weekend.

We drove 8 hours to visit our son where he is attending college.  Today was rainy, cold, and windy, but we all had a ball together!  We found a new spot to get our coffee fix, then hit local fare for brunch.  Picked up some groceries and then found a bowling alley where we played a couple games of glow in the dark bowling.  Back at my son's place, we played card games and fixed a spaghetti supper.  The fun and laughter were nonstop.

Hubby and I are back at the hotel, enjoying some popcorn, and filling up the hot tub for a quick relaxing dip before hitting the sack.  What a great day with the kids.  I wouldn't trade it for 100 extra hours in the day!

Life is short...when it gets too busy, take a break!