they think I am a clutz

while trying to clean house and move things for christmas i broke my finger.   so if things are spelled wrong i"m sorry it is very hard to type without your middle finger.  We have a wooden truck my cousin made the boys sitting on top of the china hutch, I moved the hutch out , plugged in a lamp moved it back with no problem.  I saw some marbles laying behind the hutch and waned to pick them up before the little boy I watch found them.  I  bent over and heard something move but did'"t get my hand out of the way.  It broker my middle finger, right above the last joint at a diagonal.  It is in a splint, the purple, grey, blue, green color is subsiding but it still throbs ans feels like it is swelling.   Going to x-ray it again tomorrow, pray it is healing right, otherwise I have to have it pinned.  YUCK!!!

What a weekend

Friday night as a family ran a 5K at a local amusement park.   The little boys rode in the bike stroller and actually slept the entire run.   My husband pushed the boys and the older ones walked with him.  They let me run ahead and sometimes behind them.  I managed to run about 80% of the race.  The massive hills killed me and had to walk up them.   The lights were beautiful around the park and once it stopped raining it was great.  The little boys fell asleep right before we started and woke up at the finish line.   My 6 year old asked when are we going to run, we had to break it to him that we had just finished.  When we got to car he asked if we had won.  I told him of course we did.   Saturday we went to the inlaws for a little while then home to watch a movie and have supper.   It was just a great weekend of relaxing and having time together.

Ok, last night I realized I do way to much.  After babysitting yesterday and fixing supper I had two home visits back to back then had a park board meeting which I was late to.  Then home to finally get to eat dinner, rested for a little bit and went and ran 3 miles.  I have got to figure out what I want to do this next school year.  Do I want to continue babysitting so I can go to my kids parties at school, and if they get sick I can be with them.  Or should I go and find a "real" job and miss watching my kids grow up, being there after school and when they get sick having to take off work.   It is a real problem that I have been facing.  I really want to just get paid to stay home, if you know of such a job let me know.   I was just thinking of all the things I do.  I am a wife, mom, daughter, runner, babysitter, parent educator, cheer coach, 4-H leader, park board president, church goer, christmas program asst. director.....I think that is all I do.

We had a fun Halloween weekend, Friday night we went to the mall, Saturday we went to Brent and Denise's for a family party and spooky hayride.  Sunday church then trick or treating.   The kids had a great time and got lots of candy.    Busy week besides babysitting, I need to catch up on paperwork for work, Lucy gets her braces off today, and cleaning the church basement on Saturday...and that's just the highlights.   Better get busy with the paperwork then lunch.