A Little This, A Little That

OK, so it's been awhile. A lot going on and a lot to talk about so it's hard for me to just pinpoint one thing to blog about today. Imagine that!

Well, the 4th of July is over which means that summer is halfway over, too. I can't say that I feel I have a whole lot to show for it, either. Most days when it comes time to turn down the lights, I wonder what, if anything, I actually accomplished. I forget how hard it is to get things done and stay focused when I have the kids at home. Add to that the mix of their neighbor friends, and I can go MAYBE five minutes without some kind of interruption. Oh, I long for those days when they're in school and I can go to a coffeeshop and sit for hours and work listen to music and actually get something done other than rejoicing at yet another successful 4 load laundry day completed.

We had a very busy and active 4th of July weekend with friends. This is the first 4th is YEARS that I haven't spent it with family as my sister didn't come back from Texas. It was hard to be away from family, I will admit that. But it was also fun to do something different and mix up our routine a bit. One things I've realized lately about myself is how much routine really makes me anxious and uneasy. I'm beginning to dislike predictability and status quo much more than I even did before.

The bad part of the holiday weekend was spraining my left ankle playing basketball. I worried about how it would effect me in boot camp, if I would even be able to go anymore because it hurt quite bad the day after. Today I went to boot camp for the first time since spraining it and ran the mile and actually did fairly well, all things considered. I figured it had to be better than laying in bed, staring at the back of my eyelids.

So, there you have a very short version of what I've been up to. I wish I had kept up on writing more about each thing I did this past week because much of it really was quite fun and entertaining. Maybe next time.