The Crush of Work

I'm trying to figure out how I'm going to get everything done today. I signed up to take my first test in Old Testament on Monday. That should be OK, except I also have to finish up my hermeneutics project. I'd like to make some serious headway on that this weekend. Oh, except I also have to watch the kids tomorrow while Amanda goes to the McKenzies for some freezer cooking. I have to take Dad to the airport at 10:15 and then I am going to the grocery with Lily afterwards. I will be on the hook for the kids starting at around 4:00 because we are doing church tonight.

This is why I didn't run this morning. Hopefully it will work out better tomorrow. Maybe I should be studying instead of blogging.

Missing the Fun

The intensity of my life is starting to weigh me down a little bit. I am really glad that I don't have my Thursday night small group anymore as that was just too many nights gone each week. However, this semester isn't much better. They say that if you chew peppermint gum while studying you should also chew it while taking a test because the senses work together that way. If that's the case then I need a screaming 12 week-old to be next to me while I take my Greek quiz tomorrow.

I've managed to sneak in a quarter of NCAA Football '07 with Lily here and there. We also played a game of chess yesterday. However, I haven't had much time just to sit and relax for a while. The only thing approaching that has been sitting and having coffee with Amanda on Sunday. The problem there was that I always feel like I need to try to have a meaningful conversation with her. So that's work too...

I'm not sure what the solution is going to be. Lily's birthday party is this weekend and I'm getting a little bit wrapped up in the preparations for that too. I have to make a cake that looks like a teapot. It should be an interesting exercise, to say the least.

The good news is that we are on a protracted work-from-home schedule. It's nice to be able to get some things done during the day here and there.