One More Day

To some moms, this week flies by. To others, it drags on. I am in the latter group. I am just like my kids on the last week of school. I can't wait til they get out. I get excited for them as they have the whole summer ahead of them. Realistically, it flies on by but to the kids, it is like having a year or more off. Every day this week has been an eternity. My kids know how I feel as they hear me sighing as I wake them up each morning. It is getting more difficult for them to get up in the morning now that learning is finished for the year. They went to school every day this week and got out at 12:30 PM. They did nothing. They were allowed to bring games, game boys, discmans, etc. to school. The teachers found fun things to do and made it fun to clean out the desks and classrooms. We do all this because we need to attend school a certain amount of days. That really sucks. If it went by hours, we could have been out on Wednesday at 12:30. But no. Tomorrow counts as day 190 for the kids. But it is almost here.

I normally take them out to lunch after school but I can't tomorrow as I make settlement on my parents' house. I am full of anxiety and stress right now and will be glad to finally put this behind me. Please think of me around 3:00 PM Philadelphia time tomorrow. I hope it goes smooth and that I am able to hold it together. I will be alone as DH can't get out of work early. My dear sis in law and I do mean dear, is taking my kids as soon as she picks up her son. She told me she will do the lunch thing and keep them til DH or I get them. More than likely it will be DH as I know I will probably become a little anti-social for the rest of the day tomorrow. My other sis in law has called me a few times this week to see how I am. She has some problems of her own this week and I appreciate her thoughtfulness. I also was scheduled to do father in law's pacemaker check. Last Friday he told me do not worry. He originally was scheduled to see the doctor and was going to go by himself. Well that changed and dear sis in law is making sure she will be there by 3:30 to do the check over the phone. I have a great family. DH doesn't know what to say or do but that is okay. He realizes all to well how I become and hopefully on Saturday morning I will be pretty much back to normal and more myself. Right now, I have this knot in my stomach that just won't go away and I seem to be starting chores and not finishing. Typical of a very stressed out me. But at least I am trying to get over all this.

Anyway, today I was out and about getting gift cards for my kids' teachers and I picked them each up a surprise gift to give them tomorrow night when I see them. I can't let the last day of school go by without acknowledging it for them. I will also be at the Mass tomorrow and am secretly keeping my fingers crossed that maybe one of them will get one of those merit awards. I don't know how this school does it so it will be interesting to see how many awards are given out after Mass. I will also know which teacher each child will have after school tomorrow. At our old school, we didn't know til the first day in September. This will be a nice change as I won't have any surprises come September. So lots is happening tomorrow. But we will get through it the best way we know how.

Hopefully tonight I will be able to settle in and stitch for a bit. I am so close to finishing up "Too Many Tools". I have backstitch on the drill and the entire saw to do. This really was a quick stitch and I enjoyed every stitch.

Have a great evening everyone!