Better today...

Yesterday just really got to me. I ran around in so many circles that my day seemed pointless. Of course the kids picked up on that feeling, and I really think, now that I can think straight, that is why they were acting out so much. Jenny, I took your advice, had a nice big glass of red wine, and felt much better!

Anyhow, although I didn't get all that much done today either, it just felt better. I did get all my utility moves arranged - gotta love the Internet for that! I read some more of James & the Giant Peach to the kids. I spent 6 fast-paced hours at work. I did dishes and a load of laundry, so I guess I made some progress today.

I have carefully packed all the homeschooling stuff in two boxes, just as carefully labeled "Homeschooling - Family Room" on all sides. I can't wait to set up my homeschool area in our family room! I picked my spot first, before anyone could claim it, right in the corner beneath the two big windows. I have also decided that the bookcase currently gracing our hallway will be the kids' bookcase - it has three sections of shelf and the two smaller will be just for their homeschool stuff. Yeah, we'll need more bookcases, soon, since I still have at least 2 or 3 boxes of as-yet-unpacked books in my closet, but it's a start! I am debating getting a globe this year too, and I did decide to go ahead and order coloring books, a couple at a time, starting with one on Ancient Egypt, when we get there. I also found a link to some pretty decent science sites today, with all the major areas covered. The one we'll be using focuses on biology.

Final loan approval is in, the funding has been requested, and next week we sign all the fun loan paperwork, take our final walk-through, and then sign the title. I got the insurance set up, which was less expensive than I thought. I keep re-planning the front planter boxes in my head while at work (makes the time pass more quickly). There are already 2 huge hydrangeas, so I'm adding Abutilon (Chinese Lantern), Nandina (Heavenly Bamboo), maybe some geraniums, some salvias... we're rounding off the front lawn (hate square lawns) and putting in a butterfly garden too. I sew curtains in my head as well, to replace the awful dusty brown things that clutter the windows now. I can see us in the house, can see the kids playing in the back yard, can see us gathered around the homeschool table on a rainy day....