What Happened to April??

Life seems to be flying by at an incredible pace lately.  My "to do" list just keeps getting longer and longer and the house grows more slovenly by the minute.  I've neglected this blog and my Etsy shops terribly lately.  It's all I can do to keep my head above water.  I am counting the days until Summer!

Even though things seem crazy, we are settling into a rhythm.  Suddenly having a two parent working family requires some major schedule juggling and more organization then we really are used to.  We tend to be pretty lackadaisacal about most things and it is coming back to bite us in the ass.  We've had to get serious about getting the kids on a schedule and asking them to be more responsible for taking care of themselves.  I can't spend all my time searching for homework, socks and shoes and nagging them to brush their teeth and get to bed at a reasonable hour.  They haven't been exactly thrilled but they've adjusted better than I thought they would.

Maddy turned 11 last month which is sort of blowing my mind.  She is such a tween now it's not even funny.  She was in a play at school which meant I had to curl her hair and do her makeup.  The first time I got her ready I was just stunned by how grown up and gorgeous she looked!  I turned to Gabe and said, "Oh my God!  She's going to be stunning!  We're going to have to beat the boys off with a stick soon!"  Yikes. 

She was amazing in the play.  I couldn't believe how confident and expressive she was up there.   She sang and danced and acted and I just kept thinking, "That's my daughter!  Wow!"  She has grown and changed so much in the last couple of years.

We had a slumber party here for Maddy's birthday with four girls spending the night in the playroom which we decorated with an undersea theme.   The following weekend the girls went to a slumber party at a friend's house and we had our very first night at home without either of the girls.  They are growing up so fast!

I am really looking forward to the summer although it will be strange having Gabe gone at work during the week.  Hopefully, we'll be able to keep ourselves busy enough that we won't drive each other crazy.  As usual, I have oodles of plans and lists of things I want to get done.  I need to come up with a schedule and stick to it.  I have such a hard time being self-disciplined in the face of so much free time.  I will definitely have to limit my computer time.  I get sucked in so easily and suddenly the whole day disappears.  I think I'll get a big sheet of butcher paper and the girls and I can brainstorm things to do over the summer.  That way, when the inevitable complaints of boredom begin, we can go find something on the list to do.

OK, I can cross "update the damned blog!" off of my to do list for today.  Only 40 or 50 more things on the list....

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