Time Runs Away…

…when I’m at home, that is!    My evenings always seem to just fly by.  That’s probably because I always have about 100 things in my "To Do" list that I think I’m going to get done, but then reality hits.  Unfortunately I normally put things on the back burner such as cleaning my house, laundry, picking up…  You know, all of those lovely household chores!  I think I should hire a cleaning lady.  I used to clean house really fast whenever I was upset about something, but any more I’m too tired to clean when I’m upset or mad.  I think that’s a sign that I’m not as young as I used to be. 

We have actually gotten a bit of a break from the whole homework scene the last few weeks.  I think the teacher kind of got bogged down with us handing in a ton of assignments in a short period of time.  I guess that’s what happens when you assign WAY too much all at once.  It has been kind of nice to have a break.  I really needed one, so I think God planned that just right.  I know that I am supposed to be doing research and things like that for my action research project, but I’m not very motivated.  I have already found a few articles that my professor said were really good, so I’ll probably just go with those and add a bit more in when I write it.  Writing is something that I’m fairly good at, so I’m sure I’ll make it work.  I am not doing the thesis with the project, so I don’t think I need to put a ton of time into it like I normally do.  I’m trying to teach myself to scale back a little and that it’s okay to not make something totally perfect (sad that I’m still trying to convince myself of this my final year of graduate school). 

This past weekend my cousin stayed with us.  He’s 12, and we told him he could come and stay with us for part of his birthday present.  He has two younger brothers, so it really is a treat to be able to get away on his own.  He has a lot of responsibility on the farm and with his brothers, so he deserves to get away and be a kid once in a while.  We were just going to hang out at the house and then take him shopping, but the weather was kind of dreary so we decided to take a road trip.  We ended up driving the three hours to Colorado Springs and back on Saturday.  We went to a fun center and rode Go Karts and played Laser Tag and that sort of thing.  Then we drove into Manitou Springs to get closer to the mountains because he had never seen the mountains before (kind of sad since we only live three hours from them), went  to the mall, and then went out to eat.  We checked into hotels to stay, but they were kind of pricey.  We had already spent quite a bit on the day, so we just drove back really late.  I think my cousin was disappointed we didn’t spend the night, but I still think he was grateful for the trip.  My other two cousins were kind of jealous, but I think that my older one is to the age now where he should get to go and do some things on his own that the others don’t always get to do.  It was a great time, though, and I’m really glad we got to spend time with my cousin. 

Tonight is my husband’s bowling night here in town.  So, this is kind of my night at home by myself.  I must admit that I really do enjoy these evenings because I can do my own thing and have the house to myself.  It’s amazing how quiet it is without ESPN on!!  hehehe  It just seems as though I never have enough time on these evenings because I want to do too much.  Speaking of that, I only have an hour before he gets home.  I think I’m going to take a shower and then curl up on the couch with a book.  I hope you all are doing well!  Sorry I have been bad about updating.  I am reading my fav’s, I promise!!  Enjoy the rest of your week!