The end of a very busy weekend is here for our family. It has really felt like nonstop movement since....well, since Christmas really. This past week was my first week with a truly full daycare, which is something I have been working towards since I was first licensed. I am truly very thankful to be blessed enough to have a full daycare, but please believe me when I tell you it is very hard work, and i am busy all day every day. You see, unlike any other work place, it is just me here all day every day. There is no lunch break, no 15 minute break, not even a nice peaceful few minutes in the car on my way into work. Its just me. And when all the kids have been picked up, there is also no quiet drive home either. Because I'm already here, getting dinner, getting the kids moving for the next activity, trying to remind myself to check in with each one and find out how their day went etc. There isnt an end to the day, it just keeps going! So I am busy with daycare kids, then the evenings are full of activities for our own children. This weekend we found ourselves in Bridgton Saturday morning for a hockey game, then dropped the kids off at home and headed right into Windham for an appointment. Then a quick trip to walmart to grab something to throw together for dinner and Justin and Natalie were heading into the Pirates game. I stayed home with the younger kids, cleaning up the house which appeared to have been hit by a tornado and getting everything ready for another Hockey game the next morning. We had to be in Auburn for a 7:30am start, which means the alarm went off at 5:30. Immediately following the game, we headed into Hebron for a birthday party for one of Leahs teammates (where we all got to skate! Such a rare occurance, and so much fun when we get to!) and from there, right home to drop off the family and head into Portland for my big grocery run at BJ's. I was home around 5. Which of course is just in time to cook dinner and get ready to start the week. Now I am sitting trying to remind myself to take a breath and relax....
