Day off

I am loving my day off. I thought I would get the chance to sleep in, but riley couldn't find his coat. It was on the couch. That made him cranky. then he forgot his reading book for the bus and came back for it. In the process the bus came and went without him. Trevor got off Ok. He kept out of Riley's way.



riley said he was tired. A full day of school is tough for a boy who has been house bound so much. Tonight I will have him in bed early.



Meanwhile I got up and dressed to drive him to school. He did not vacuum the living room, as I had asked him to do yesterday, while I was at work and he was home watching TV after school, so he did not get his weekly $20 for eating off campus. If he does his chores he gets the money.



The alternative is I have paid for the cafeteria or he can bring his own lunch. I told him I thought they might have a deli bar at the cafeteria, but he opted to make himself a roast beef sandwich to take to school.



Since I was already up and about I got all my chores and errands organized. By 9:00 am the lawn, both front and back were mowed. I hate vacuuming, so I am still leaving that for Riley. I did pick up all the papers, blankets, shoes, socks and clothes that had been stripped off and dumped on the floor, along with garbage and litter too big for the vacuum. so now all Riley needs to do is bring the vacuum out and use it. It takes me longer to clean up in preparation to vacuum as it does to do the chore. That is one of the reasons I don't do it if I don't have to. I can prep or I can vacuum. Mowing the lawn is fun in comparison. I feel like I am getting excersize. I even remove the poop from the yard.

I had bible study next. Its an hour or more of chatting then an hour of study. I swung by the library to drop off books next. Then the old school to drop off books that we had borrowed when Riley was being home schooled last spring. Those were well over due. Next, the bank to deposit my first pay check. That made me feel really good.

When I got back to the house I worked on the football fundraiser. The tickets and money had to be sorted and checked. The unsold tickets needed to be pulled so I can sell them tonight in front of our local grocery store. 75% were already sold, but I still have 30 to sell. The local store has agreed to let us be at their front door later this afternoon. I also found time to eat and now catch up on my life. Working has definitely improved my organization and effective use of time management.

Did I mention I did get someone, a friend who took pitty on me, to be President of PTA this year. I am only vice president instead. Having been President for two year the by laws required someone else to do it. I do feel it is really not a hard job. But so many people fear the title needlessly. It does give me some breathing room. I am not so obligated to make meetings an absolute must every month, or make sure I volunteer at all the events, and that its my job to see that they are successful. I am no longer officially in charge, even though as VP, I am back up for everyone.

Well time for me to run out the door again. I really did make full use of my day off. I am proud of that accomplishment. I feel I have a life again. Tom senior tied me to the house, then Riley. Not that I minded either one, but it created a shadow in my life. Now I can get out and about and enjoy some sunshine.