I'm back. Oh, you didn't notice I was missing? I went two whole days without blogging…and why? This whole third trimester thing is dragging me down. I've been too tired to take a photo, resize it for the web, sit upright at my computer, then formulate a cohesive thought. My brain seems to have taken a leave of absence.
For example:
Wednesday, for some reason I have yet to discover, I suddenly forgot what time my girls' Japanese lesson was and I dropped them off half an hour early. They called me on my cell phone to let me know, but I had forgotten it at home. When I went to pick them up, I realized I forgot to bring the check to pay their teacher. And in hashing this all over on the way home, I forgot to stop by my parents to pick some things up like I said I would. Keep in mind friends, all this forgetting happened in over a two hour period.
But all is not lost. The weather has been sunny and {almost} warm. I spent two days cleaning and organizing my laundry room (and this is the room where we keep our school books). I even managed to get every dirty laundry basket in the house empty. Yes I, the mother of 13, got caught up on laundry! Never mind, that if I skip for one day I'm back in the hole. The reality is, I'm caught up now.
In between I've been lying on the couch, planning birthday parties (did I mention Hezekiah's birthday kicks off ten months straight of birthdays in our house???), teaching school, driving around and keeping the peace. Not to mention a little laundry, cooking and cleaning on the side.
On the bright side, my midwife has insisted that I lay down and rest for a week after my baby is born. She specifically said: no cooking, no laundry, no dishes. For a whole week. I can hardly wait!
I hope you all have a happy, productive Monday!
