[plumb] tired.

I am tired.
I am not used to working so hard in so many different directions.
For example this past week... (and don't forget Syd's elbow issue) I had HOME, WORK, PATHFINDERS, and CHILDREN's MINISTRY.... :)
sunday: laundry... and a 2 hour practice with my team for Pathfinder Hand's in Motion.
monday: teach, prep after school, race home to make dinner, race back to church for another 1 hour practice, and then 2 hours of Pathfinder Baking Honor... followed by a staff meeting. I crashed into bed at 10pm.
tuesday: teach, prep, piano lessons, HOME!!!!, dinner, correct papers, laundry... watch a tiny bit of tivo'd tv...crash in bed.
wednesday: teach, prep, talk with my bro, more piano lessons, dinner for the kids, a late (8:30) drop off at the airport... dad's coming in for a day! Home to watch a couple tivo'd tv shows... while working on the CM newsletter for church this Sabbath... Crash at 11:30pm
Thursday: DAD's Here! teach, prep, pick up Jack, home to make dinner, drop kids at school, head off to get my hair cut, back home for laundry, correcting papers and the Biggest Loser... bed.
Friday: teach (before teaching everyday there is the whole get 5 kids ready for the day... pack 6 lunches... backpacks, brush hair.. you get the idea) visit from Julie (the teacher I am subbing for) dismiss at 2pm... I leave at 4:30, drive to get gas in the car, home to type the children's church schedule and then to the church for rehearsal...(thank goodness for Andrew who got all the stuff upstairs for me, and Jasmine & crew who prepared, made, & cleaned up the meal, and Janet & Brian for doing everything else...) home at 8:30pm... straight to bed.
Sabbath: up early... thank you Jack. leave for Sabbath School 10 minutes early and someone had already taken our spot... arrive at SS only to be pulled out for a pressing issue that needed to be immediately taken care of... sit for about 5 minutes of Jack's class then get up to prepare the rest of the stuff for the morning Children's Church. (again thank you CM team for ALL your help) Make it through the "Alumni Extended Version" of CC... we had to add about 25 extra minutes to the program which was interesting.... take down everything, head home to change, race back to church to go on the Unit 2 girls 10 mile hike in the drizzly NW rain. Hike. Now I can't move... tomorrow is going to be a bear or something like it...

this week + me = tired... [plumb] tired.
notice that I mentioned nothing of doing dishes, vacuuming, reading, scrapbooking, blogging... there is a reason.... no time... and too tired if there was time.

highlight of the week: Dad's brief 40 hour visit (of which I saw him about 2 hours)
low point: cranky with friends and loved ones.
highlight: new haircut... new color
low point: laundry up the kazoo... it is waiting for me tomorrow. Did I mention that it pretty much rained or poured everyday this week?
highlight: TINA IS COMING next weekend!
low point: found out about 2 more marriages that are over... so sad & depressing. One was about 10 years... the other almost 20. ugh.

Next week... God has a way of refreshing the soul and laying out all kinds of promises that make you realize that ultimately He alone is in control.... and that my life is really good! I feel refreshed just thinking about the grace and peace He alone can give. I am thankful that I have a great support of friends & family... and only 7 more weeks until my life will slow down. God will get me through this busy season! Who knows, maybe I will start next week off with a blog post... one that has a photo or two?