Category: Journal
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Cleaning up
I woke up today determined to make progress on some of the projects that have been waiting all summer. I started by getting the entertainment center (which has been sitting at the top of our stairs for nearly two months) out of the house. I turned it into a new low-profile bunny hutch. By then…
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Building momentum
The morning started with me getting a CT scan in preparation for my nasal surgery. Work was mainly on call/maintenance issues but I heard definitively that our job titles and pay scales will be announced in the closing days of August. After an eye exam following work I came home and had time to do…
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Clearing the decks
Today looked like many a Saturday where my focus was on getting the fundamentals in place for the coming week. We got the laundry done as well as the shopping and dishes. That pretty well took the whole day as we had fallen behind after multiple days of celebrations with late nights.
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Making progress
I consider it progress that the boys wanted to stay at church for class and behaved through sacrament meeting to be allowed the privilege. Ezra went home with Laura partway through sharing time but Enoch and Noah stayed until shortly into our class time. When they persisted in being disruptive I took both of them…
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It ended well
We started off the day by explaining the new schedule to the kids. After our late night last night we really pushed the 10AM deadline for breakfast but we got some awesome breakfast burritos out of it (ham in the eggs). Most of the day was focused on catch-up work and Savannah’s show. After the…
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New beginnings
I got a haircut and learned a lot about the particulars of my hair so that I can be confident in my style. I also applied for two jobs at Willis Towers Watson. Laura and I set up a schedule of chores etc. for each day so we feel good about or direction going forward.…
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Set and reset
Once again we are trying to bring the kids onboard to getting back to basics such as cleaning the house daily (not doing half jobs) and working with the younger kids rather than letting them loving in s bubble and raise themselves without oversight. I guess we just have to expect that the message will…
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Clashing needs
I got my surgery scheduled for August and my CAT scan scheduled for next week. I also managed to go to scouts with Isaac at 7. In the evening, the thing I predicted while Laura was living away came glaringly true tonight. I was able to provide structure in the house but Laura doesn’t follow…
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Primary progress
I took the boys home again for primary and they did better with the singing than last week. They got a break before the lesson and I fell asleep (my own snoring woke me up). When I tried to start the lesson they were anything but cooperative. I told them very directly how poor their…