My day began at 6 am after a short night of sleep due to my choice of staying up late and also suffering from a slight cold. Once awake I jumped into the day of homeschooling...which I believe is very close to supervising a corporation...at least that is what it felt like this week! I promised myself and the president of our school (Dave) that I would be diligent about getting a schedule for our day. There are great things about running off of a schedule and there does seem to be more productive use of time for each person. However, I don't believe that I was gifted in managment! My attempt in arranging our day so that I was not needed by all of the children at the same time still hasn't quite been accomplished. It never fails that I am working on phonics with Dana when Dylan wants a snack, DJ finished his independent study early or Dalton has questions about his math! I told them today to count how many children there were in our home...and how many Moms were in our home!! Needless to say, I feel pulled in many directions throughout the day but know deep in my heart that God is growing me and that I need Him every minute!!
Around 3 o'clock things were starting to settle down as each child was finishing their work and some were starting to do their cleaning chores that I assigned. I found a brief moment when no one was looking and retreated into my bedroom and locked the doors!! I layed across the bed to let my brain recharge for a few minutes and this is where Dave found me. Of course so did the children!! We have two entries into our room and find it funny how both doors will have children knocking on them. If you ignore one door they are sure to go around to the other door!!
Dave had worked a night shift and is also suffering from a cold (It is more blessed to give than receive!!) and decided to crash for a bit to prepare for round two. We were invited by a gentleman from Dave's work to dine at the very fine 'McCormicks and Schmicks' at the Plaza in Kansas City. The man is a wonderful example of Christ in the workplace. He invited four couples to join him and his wife. We were surprised at the invite and very humbled. We dressed in our finest and headed out the door around 4 o'clock!
We arrived around 6:30pm to the beautiful and very elaborate restuarant. It was such a change of pace after the whirl wind of school and delegating the children all day! McCormicks is known for the freshest of seafood. I ordered a delicious tortillini with salmon and Dave was daring and had shark! Dalton had told us to bring him some shark to try!! The food was wonderful and the people were such a blessing as they are all striving to honor God in their lives. It was a great a way to end a hurried day. Tomorrow begins our weekend and the day is very light. I am looking forward to it!!
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