Ahhhhhhhhh ......

that is my contented sigh as I settle in for the evening. Things are mostly put back in their places. Laundry is once again moving through the endless assembly line. The kids are playing the Wii, Rob is at the Y getting a little exercise and catching up on class reading, and I am congratulating myself on making it through the weekend.

The boys and I spent about an hour putting away summer clothes, sorting out clothes that are outgrown, and pulling out the winter stuff. Spencer got a little annoyed having to try on a thousand pairs of pants but the good news is I really only need to buy him one pair of jeans and he is set for winter.

Tonight I am making these for dinner (without the cut-out faces) and we are eating them on a blanket in the family room with some fresh veggies and dip while we watch Extreme Makeover Home Edition. The kids love to do this, and it is such a nice quiet way to end the weekend/start the week.

I have lots of stuff set aside for next week's sale at church, plenty of projects to keep me busy at home during the week, and I am volunteering at school Monday morning to take down the Book Fair. Each week I will also volunteer Tuesday morning in Evan's class, and Thursday afternoon in Spencer's class. I'll talk to Garrett's teacher this week to see how/when I can help her, and I will hope that I will still have a few hours to myself in the afternoons. LOL I am most grateful, though, that I have the ability to spend that kind of time in the classroom and be an active participant and helper to their teachers. Certainly not everyone has the ability to do that.

Have a good week.