Almost Back to Reality

   The last few weeks have seemed to fly by. I have been spending countless hours in my classroom moving furniture, organizing, prepping pacing guides, moving furniture again, writing welcome back letters, making a cozy reading nook, leveling books, moving furniture yet again and trying to make sure everything is ready and welcoming to the precious little ones that will fill the room with laughter and joy shortly. I have been easing myself into waking up to an alarm....(such an annoying sound) and showering and getting out of my pajamas before 1 or 2 in the afternoon. (Before I hear it from some of my family members... just because I am in my pajamas it does not mean I am getting anything done. I just have no where to go and no one will see me so why dirty more clothes if I don't have to :) It is all about amounts of laundry, people! :) )
   In the process of getting classroom land in order I have let some other things in my life slide...just a smidge. My house is a little messier, my phone has more voicemails than normal, my meals are sporadic and few and far between (especially healthy ones), my husband is feeling lonely while he watches his guilty-pleasure of a show (which shall go unnamed for his sake) by himself while I spend hours on the computer researching new school ideas and my time with friends is almost non-existent. I find that this always seems to happen around this time of year and I realize it just a little too late. The part about this time of year that I love though, is the realization that I also always get... that I am blessed. 
    Even though my house doesn't have everything in its place and even though I may have not returned some phone calls and even though I may have lacked in quality friend time... when I realize all of this my friends and husband are still there waiting and willing to start right back where we left off. They are not mad at me, but instead understanding and loving. This however does not give me the right to "walk all over them" but instead gives me something to strive for and to better myself. I am so thankful for the patience that my friends have for me. The patience that my husband has for me. The patience that God has for me. A level of patience and understanding that I strive for each day.  Thank you to those of you that have waited patiently for me to dig myself out of my pile of boxes and school mindset. Today I am thankful for patient friends and family. ten thousand reasons