SNOW DAY!!!

So the past two days have been TORTURE!!! LOL! We have had a snow/ice storm come through Cincinnati which meant that me and the boys stayed home. But just because I was home doesn't mean I didn't work. I have remote access so I can work from home. It has been the hardest thing to work from home on work stuff and not creative stuff plus on top of all of that, the boys are driving me absolutely CRAZY! They cannot play Xbox online because I have to be online and all I hear is how bored they are. Well GO OUTSIDE! That's what I did when I was a kid and I loved it. I have told them that a million times and to get out of my hair but NO they can't do that. When they finally did go outside, I had to be on a conference call, I told them this but lo and behold they came in to make noise, ask questions, etc. Is someone bleeding? NO? Then leave me alone!!!!! What part of conference call don't you understand? Billy is at work because, well, that's what he does, grounds keeper for a church and that means he has to clear the parking lot and surrounding streets.

I can't believe I'm going to say this but I can't wait to go back into the office to have some peace and quiet.....LOL!

Well I'm going to finish my day at the "office" and then finish knitting a hat that I started.

Stay warm.

Balance

I feel like I’m being torn in a million different directions right now. It’s really hard to explain. I love my church and I love to honor God by doing stuff for the church but as I look at this week, I can’t help but think this is not how God intended for it to be. Tonight, Monday, I have a meeting at church, Tuesday I have a meeting at Panera for Church, Wednesday is small group with my husband, Thursday I have a meeting at Church and then my Beth Moore group, Friday I am going on a women’s retreat through Sunday. On top of all of that, I have a job, and kids who need me right now. My husband needs me also but he will be with me for some of these things. But we could have had the whole weekend to ourselves this coming weekend because the boys will be on their ski trip. It’s not too often that we can have a weekend to ourselves but I paid for the retreat and I think it would be good for me. Next week will be a bit better, just meetings on Tuesday and Thursday.

This should not be a hard thing for me because I believe God wants me to raise my kids in a home where the parents are there and present in their lives. I only have about 5 or 6 years left with my boys and I don’t want to miss out on what should be the best but probably the hardest times of their lives. They will go to Wyldlife on Thursdays so I don’t feel bad about going to my Bible study but I still need to find some balance.

How do other people handle this? I could use a little advice here.

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