Point the First: I’m often told, when people hear that I’ve got seven kids, that “I must be really busy.” My standard response is “Not at all! I make the kids do all the work.”
Lately, though, I’m thinking that they are right. What I would tell them if I were brutally honest…which I’m not…when it comes to strangers…is that lately my life’s been insanely busy. Seriously? Advent’s got nothing on the month of May.
Point the Second: Given that our schedule’s so cram-jammed with activity, I have been trying—trying—to spend as much time as possible in Stephen Covey’s Quadrant II. (Love Stephen Covey. May he rest in peace.) Are you familiar with his four quadrants? Basically, we fill our days with four different kinds of activity: 1. Urgent and important; 2. Not urgent but important; 3. Urgent but not important; and 4. Not urgent and not important.
To use another metaphor, we can fill the jars of our life with lots of sand—“sand” being the little stuff like busy work, chasing, the constant checking of one’s email & Facebook—or we can fit the sand in around the big, important rocks.
These days, I’m focusing on three big rocks: a clean kitchen; patience; and all five decades of the rosary.
That ought to keep me busy for a while.
Point the Third: Today, for the first time since I had Francis, the number on the scale broke the 120’s barrier! Granted, the reading was something like129.99999, but it’s a start and is the first ray of sunshine this Minnesotan’s seen in three days.
(a.k.a. rain, rain and even MORE rain.)
(Really, Minnesota? You’d think you were Portland.)
Would you like to weigh in with something today? I’d love to hear from you!
May is definitely my most busy month of the year. Congratulations on the scale!! I love the pictures.
No. No, I would not like to weigh in. I have killed my scale with my gargantuan . . . foot, yes, let's go with foot. I will be fat forever. The End.
And no, I am not at all hormonal, why do you ask? 😉
I love the pictures–very cool! I don't want to weigh in, except I guess to say I'm trying but that scale is not budging. I guess I just weighed in after all.
like that sand thing….Love the John Locke look…haven't heard that name in a long time…
Me neither, sorry. I just don't think my system breaks down fats now that my gall bladder is out. Straight to storage.
Oh heck. I am totally going to use that response from now on!!! Too funny!!!
I don't use scales, but most of my pre-pregnancy clothes are fitting now…only one size to go. And, my ring still doesn't fit; I should try again as it's been a few weeks.
Hopefully it stays cool for me up there. I'm coming up to the TC on Monday FOREVER. YAY!
I wish I knew how to do that color thing on the pictures. Great pictures of your son…and other kiddos!
congrats on the weight thing.
my scale is not moving. sigh.
I remember Spring 1999 — first it was 1st Eucharist followed by end of year activities banquet for the 8th grader and 5th grader as well as softball and baseball games then prom for the senior and tennis matches for the junior and finally high school graduation. I "threatened/suggested" that maybe we could celebrate 1st Eucharist, 8th grade graduation and high school graduation all on the same day as it would save me tome and I would only need to do the major cleaning once. My senior did not find this the least bit amusing so it became three major events. I miss those days. My kiddos are all grown up now