Remember this Spring Semester Springs into Action post last month???
Well, Willa thought I should revisit it after a month, and see how it went.
I am afraid I am not real thrilled to see the list........it sure is undone.....and of course, there is more to add. :/
I guess the real saving grace is.........I did lots of things that were not even on that list.
Okay, that makes me feel better. :)
Maybe it would be better to make a list of what I HAVE accomplished.....instead of what I NEED to accomplish. Maybe I should be looking at it from Elizabeth's point of view............small successes.
More info here.........
Now, let's get back to the list from last month. I have highlighted in GREEN, all the things I mamanged to get done. New comments are in PURPLE.
-I am trying to get Matthew out of the country. :).....still working on this.......I suppose till he is actually OUT of the country! Supposedly we should know something by TODAY.......according to the last thing we heard from Rotary. The sooner we know the sooner he can start learning a new language and research his country. ......and the sooner we may believe he is actually going far away.
-I am trying to get Anne to a four-year school.........this will require just a bit more work. I almost have an the scholarship app. in.........by Monday that one important one will be done. And, then we wait......and then we know where she will go........Nevada-Reno or San Fran State.
-I am trying to get Matthew into his dream-school when he gets back from being out of the country. Have yet to go beyond printing the application!
-I am smack in the middle of an intensive basketball schedule for Garrett through our charter school, the first sports team ever, with a VERY GREAT COACH!!! Still there.............but it ends the first week of March. Phew! It is fun, but time-consuming. We have great parents working out a great system of car-pooling. I so appreciate that!
-I need to get Malachy to basketball clinic because he has been asking for it for months....before soccer was over! He loved this! That made getting up and out of the house too early on a Saturday morning worth it.......barely! ;)
-I have four kids taking classes at the local junior college. Ongoing.......means driving and organizing, daily.
-There is ski/snowboard school on some Thursdays.
-There is skiing or snowboarding whenever there is free time........and, sadly, snow. :(
SNOW UPDATE: Our snow is now up-to-date..........and we have more than enough now.......though two more feet is expected in the next two days! And more after that!
-I am teaching childbirth classes. This will repeat in March!
-My house desperately needs re-organizing on one half & decluttering on the other. Yep, it sure does! :) I did get a dresser cleared off.......but I am not sure you could tell. :/
-I need to get my seed order in. Working on that today.......I have almost gone through the whole catalog........just need to fill out the order form.
-I need to get my chicken order in......The list is compiled........last night I will completed the order form. I am very excited to get new chickies! I only need to write the check and get it in the mail..........
-I need to get the chicken coop cleaned out & ready for the chickies. ......we are 80% done.......I need the two older boys to finish it up....I cannot this time........due to my breathing issues. :(
-I need to organize the garage.
-I need to write a round-robin letter. .....but get it MAILED asap!
-I need to get Matthew a passport.......but first a certified copy of the birth certificate. Oh, boy, do I have a story about THIS!!!!! Another post, maybe, someday! Needless to say, while I actually got it DONE......it is not yet DONE! Argh!
-I need to research and purchase a new camera. I did some research............will be talking to a shop in the big city down the road..........then I will buy. It is SO hard for ME to live life and not be documenting it. I DO have a lost and found camera from Marty.........it allows me to take 13 pictures at a time...........but the psi is low and the zoom is only 3x.
-I need to help the kids make Marty his VERY late, homemade, scrapbooked 2009 calendar, poor guy! DONE, DONE, DONE!!!! And is he very happy about that!
-I need to iron lots of shirts. STILL...........maybe today.
-I need to help my struggling readers. ONgoing.............
-I need to help my struggling writers. ONgoing..........
-I need to plan out a new way of homeschooling. Still.........
-I need to plan out a new way to do chores. Moving forward.........slowly.
-I need to help my 13 year old with her first college class. This may be ongoing.......but she is managing quite well.
-I need to drive people everywhere. This is NOT ONgoing..........this is ENDLESS. :)
-I need to help my 15 year old pick poems for her Poetry Out Loud competition this week. This needs an update of its own.
-I need to work a few days a month at the hospital. One day down.........two to go........then we start over next month........and every month.
-I need to re-vamp my childbirth classes. And I am supposed to do this when...........
-I need to figure out a meal plan that works for us, with two vegans in the house. Help!
-I need to get more sleep. Ah, while I am getting to be earlier a couple of times a week.......the last two mornings included 5am phone calls from our various employers........ugh!
-I need to get to mass.
-I need to pray the Rosary. Rosary novena going strong...........have not missed a day yet, THANKS BE TO GOD!
-I need to run down to the Bay Area this coming weekend for an interview for Matthew. It was a wonderful weekend...........I SO want to blog about it.....but I doubt I will make that happen. The interview went well!
-I need to finish Christmas newsletter & proofread it & get it mailed out via email & snail mail.
-I NEED TO PRAY!!!!!!! WITHOUT CEASING!!!!!
New tasks:
-Sign youngest boys up for the baseball season..........do I hafta???? :)
-Teach more childbirth classes.
-Gather learning records for last month.
-Get abirthday present to a friend.
-Celebrate a birthday today. :) SOMEONE in this house is 16 years old, today!
-Organize a big shopping list.
-Make an appt with the homeopath, for me.
-Write a letter for Matthew's passport.
-Journal a lot of scrapbook pages!
-Desperately need to get the schoolroom re-organized.
-Need to pick up some French Doors for Matthew's set.
-Clean my bathroom.
-Give the laundry room a re-vamp.
-START, finally, Malachy's First Holy Communion notebook! I think I may start today!!!!!!
And, as I am finally getting loopy trying to think of things that need to be done........BESIDES the usual: laundry, lessons, living............which happens daily, weekly......I think I shall publish this post.......probably too late for Grandma to catch it today.
God bless YOUR day.............and MINE!!! :)
Love,
cHARI
2 comments:
Hi Chari!!
Now I have your blog on my little list. ; ) I LIKE IT!!
You know...to-do lists really inspire me. I love to make lists, and check them off as I go. And hey, if you did OTHER things that weren't even ON the list, just go ahead and add them to the list, and check them off in one fell-swoop! IT'S OK!! :) Anything that encourages us, right?
Your a busy woman! I could chat your head off about a good handful of things I saw on your list that intrigue me. (Childbirth classes....cameras....colleges?...)
But I know you have THINGS TO DO!! lol. You GO, GIRL!! lol
First, you are wearing me out with those lists. Second, go get that Sony camera like mom loaned you. Alexis has it, it's good, and you can let the kids have it for their point of views. Third, what camera did you decide on? Fourth, well, I don't remember. HAHAHA!
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