It’s Not About Me…

I just couldn’t resist saying that!  I got home from the Kansas homeschool convention late Sunday evening and am still recuperating, but it was a great trip!  Thanks for praying for me (if you did pray for me, that is).  The trip itself was actually a bit harder on me physically then I expected.  But I would do it over many times in a heartbeat.  It was so worth it!  My workshops all went great, and the conference as a whole was one of my favorites yet.  I especially enjoyed my worker for the weekend, Kyle.  He was SO MUCH help and he hung out with me at my booth the entire time.  He handled everything (sales, taking orders, etc.)  while I was doing my workshops and often while I was there, gabbing.  He was a Godsend (literally), not to mention great company!    I SO love homeschooled teens!    

 Also, I can now understand why people stay in Kansas despite the tornadoes.  All the people I met were so nice, and “real”, and down to earth.  I have met people from all over and at this point I believe I favor Kansans (I looked it up, that’s what they are called!) best of all.  They treated me wonderfully as well…  like a queen!   I hope to go back next year, just for the fun of it!

 I feel like I have gone a tiny bit backwards, health-wise, as I had to use my scooter pretty much for my entire trip.  But, tonight I went to the gym (even though I didn’t feel like it!) and I worked out anyway.  So, hopefully my body will understand that I am not going to LET it get worse!  Only better!  It’s all good.  

Okay, here’s the rundown on the family:

• Greg (hubby) is as busy as a cat on a hot tin roof
• Robby is as silent as a lamb (I miss him!!)
• Brittney is as tricky as a box of monkeys
• J. Jay is as happy as a rat with a gold tooth
• Elijah is as proud as a dog with two tails!  (’cause he can swim like a fish!)
• Oh yea - and what about me?  Well, I am as snug as a bug in a rug. 

We are just a bunch of animals around here! 

While I was away this weekend, Greg took the boys camping.  They had a great time from what I heard.  J. Jay jumped off the twenty foot high dive!  Wow!  Then Elijah jumped off a pool diving board today!  Elijah can swim under water and above water now also.  I guess that means it is officially summer!!!  YIPPEE!!!

Enough said.  I have more work to do than there are hours in the day AND night.  I am trying to learn to balance everything WITHOUT getting stressed out, but it’s much easier said than done.  That said (not done) I need to go return a zillion and one emails, pay bills (which is really hard without money!), work on my column, work on my book, yada yada yada.  But I MUST get it done, or it’ll be there waiting for  me tomorrow.   YIKES!  As sure as death and taxes!

 Over and out, Toto!