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Fall or August? in the Big Yellow House

A week in review is this week's post... scary! I have blown everything this week... meal planning-fast food 5 days out of 7, laundry three loads done in two weeks, grocery shopping reaped more junk than food and the chickens, school lessons have been stagnant and greenhouse have been just about abandoned! All of this because I have worked for ten days straight. During this time another nurse approached about teaching classes and yet another invited me to tour her facility and see the color of the grass there, so to speak. All of it is very tempting indeed. If I weren't so exhausted I might have jumped on at least one of the offers if not both! Each day is new and today is no different.  So I must take the sunrise by the rays and use my time more wisely. Part of that requires that I arise before the family and spend some time with in prayer with my Savior. Unfortunately that didn't happen this morning as the kids were up just in time to hang the sun and wake this tired 

Life in the big yellow house... or craziness on steroids

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Good Morning! It is a new week and there is no reason to not get started on the next adventure in life! Or at least this week's adventure or perhaps it is just a to do list, but in reality it is whatever we choose it to be. So I choose adventure! Being today is Monday and dinner is already made and in the fridge I guess the first adventure is to lay hay/straw in the hen house and get that ready for hens to go back into it.  Major renovations will have to wait until next spring.  I also need to clear the green house this week of any trash and see about finishing the additional ten feet with something. The biggest project this week is to clear the future laundry/furnace room and make the pantry presentable. This of course is in addition to regular cleaning.  Hopefully I will find treasures to list on eBay or craigslist.  It is nearly Christmas and I need to get any handmade gifts started or forget it otherwise they won't be finished in time. Do you see how easily sidetrac