Wednesday, January 5, 2011

Just the basics....

Today, I did the basics, barely.  I fed and watered and rotated animals for the best grazing fit and did a LOT of research.  I figure this is my last sit down day for a good long time.  Tomorrow, some of my students are coming into do school service projects, so that is that day gone.  Friday- Sunday will be finishing the greenhouse and working on the garden, because the plan is to expand the garden to 10 times its current size, and cleaning animal pens, and getting ready for Monday, when school starts again.  I even have some grading I didn't finish! Yikes.

Confirmation classes start up on Sunday, which necessitates me driving down on Sunday and waiting after Mass.  It is a long story - but it usually means we all go to different Masses.  I am pretty sure that Confirmation is supposed to bring families together and not mess them up, but those are actually choices certain members of my family make because enduring food shopping with me while my son is in his class is too difficult.

Basically, the whole drive around, coordinating five different schedules, etc, etc. and having what amounts to two full time jobs starts all over.  Vacation, as much work as it was, is over.

6 comments:

Chai Chai said...

I find that vacation means work. Congratulations on the Confirmation.

NancyDe said...

Well, we have 16 more Confirmation classes to get through, but thanks! I am pretty proud of my son for sticking with it even though people get grumpy about the timing :). And I am proud of myself for FINALLY figuring out how to do driver's ed at the public school (far cheaper than private) for my son. It will be six months from now, but I will get another driver in this house - yay! So now I don't have to worry about having spent the driver's ed money putative money on the greenhouse....

Faith said...

I often wish I could take a vacation from one type of work, so I can focus on another. The only real vacation I ever had was going to Hilton Head. Nothing to do there but relax.

That was an eye-opener, and it was pretty cool, as well.

Your vacation went quickly. Filled with all sorts of things you accomplished. I bet you are focusing on all that's still on the list, but you really did a lot. I'm impressed!

What a nice thing to have another driver. I hope that cuts down on your time on the road quite a bit.

~Faith

NancyDe said...

Unfortunately, the first open spot in Driver's Ed is in June - but we're hoping a spot will open up in March! It will be nice when my son can drive his siblings to school. I won't be late for work every day!

From Beyond My Kitchen Window said...

Confirmation classes were always so long and involved. We had a Confirmation 3 years in a row. I had three kids in less than three years. Now all three are college and we are as poor as church mice.

NancyDe said...

The Bishop over here made the Confirmation classes two years long, which is quite a long time. I only have one in college - and I am as poor as a church mouse, too - and there are three more to go!