Spring Cleaning

Good Morning!! I cannot believe that school is almost out for the summer. I am so glad because burn out is fast approaching. My brain feels like mush and with all the family dilemma over the last few weeks, I am desperately in need of some time off.

My friends from Louisiana are coming to stay for a month. I am excited! Yes, I realize that a month is a long time and by then end I hope our friendship is stronger than it is today. That's almost like letting someone move in with you...WOW...I already have a full house. Still, I think we'll have fun and it will be nice to be able to help shape A.J and R.J.'s exposure to something more than a tiny little town with limited resources. Here they'll be close enough to the beach to create lifelong memories. They love the museum and will be able to go pretty often. There's a community pool in our neighborhood and we have a big yard for them to have fun in. The boys are 15 and 13 so the trails in our area will provide them with hours of walking and collecting. Rhonda needs some time to do things that don't involve taking care of others. Maybe she'll have fun window shopping or meeting new friends. She needs the vacation and I am glad she has a place to go.

I am intent upon some additional spring cleaning. Today I am starting the task of rearranging three rooms. I want to create some more functional space, so I am making the office smaller by moving it to the little guest room. Moving the kids to the office space, which is one of the largest rooms in the house, and putting the children in Chris and Amy's old room. That's a whole lot of furniture and stuff to move around.

Guess I am going to sign off and get started on the project. Ponytail, big t-shirt, comfy shorts...I am ready and raring to go!!!