Packing with NO energy

It's been a week with NO energy. Combine that with heat in the mountains, lots of laundry, packing, cleaning (well, trying), and lots of extra exercise; and I am not done packing or cleaning for tomorrow!

Peter had a check up this week. Andrew had a hair cut. Today is Peter's ortho check up, and the boys have practice at 6:00. But the dishwasher and washer are going, and Will is cleaning out the car to prepare it to be washed and vacuumed - and he is cleaning the back porch. Sam's clothes are laid out. Mine are almost, and the boys are packing themselves. I have been packing all week - food, sheets, towels, etc. and can concentrate on camera, books to read, and other things today. But it will be fun to leave tomorrow and swim at a hotel on our way. The boys will love that!

I have fallen asleep with my head propped up in my hands three times this week! And it's only Thursday! But I have to think of all that went out of my house for the yard sale and to be donated and to KNOW I am making progress in simplifying my life - even with all of the interruptions - and I am not talking about my boys!

I am ready for a break from my every day routine that until a week or so ago started at 6:00 with a non-stop hectic pace until at least 3:00 with about an hour break. This is my time to wind down. And I hope with the new high school's location the mornings will be easier with much less driving. If all goes well with Andrew, he may be driving sometime in the fall. We will wait and see. No rush. Safe and well-prepared is better than a teenage driver for convenience. When I turn him loose, I want to feel like I trust Sam to ride with him too. The first time Sam rode with Laura, he looked around and said, "Lala, where is your mama? Does she let you drive by yourself?" It was so funny! Time does fly - especially now. So I hold extra tight to my little boy (he informed me he was not a precious baby doll - but I told him that was just my special name for him), so he won't go anywhere too fast! On the other hand, he will be one of the ones I have to let become independent - it's a necessity for him.

Better get back to the packing before Peter and I go. Another opportunity to read a minute maybe! That's one good thing about waiting during appointments!

Off to Charlotte tomorrow and then the beach! I saw my neighbor today when she graciously brought my office sample sandwiches from Chick-fil-A. Boy, they hit the spot! She offered to get our mail, so that is a big check off my list. And we have at least four people to watch our house closely, so that is a relief too. Our new house was a little isolated for that, and so that is one thing I enjoy about living on this road with great neighbors.

Off to get ready! Have a great weekend!