So Many Plans....

The kids are back from Jamaica...kind of. They were home less than 48 hours when they got invited to spend 2 nights with friends in Cincinnati and jumped at the chance. Hopefully when they come home-home tonight, they will be here long enough for me to finish up their laundry! hah They had a wonderful time while they were gone. Worked hard and played hard and had experiences they will never forget.

I had a list of stuff that I was going to do while they were gone, food to fix that they don't particularly like, places to go, things to do in the evenings.....and not much got done! First, I kind of misplaced my list. (insert embarrassed smiley face here!) Then, without the kids, I didn't really have much motivation to do things in the evening around the house. I did clean up the house and mow the yard, but that was it. No sewing or cross-stitching or quilting my lap quilt. Didn't get the fabric cut out for the quilt-in-a-day that has been on my to-do list for 6 months now. Didn't even read much or do the blogging (obviously!) I had planned. I did meet friends on a couple of occasions for dinner, and that was nice. And I did go to Amish country one day and had a very good time. I'd been before but never as the driver, and it has been probably 14 years since my last trip over there. It's less than 2 hours, so I don't know why I put it off....actually I do - too many temptations to spend money and blow my budget! I could have easily spent much more than I did, but I got some Christmas presents and a few craft supplies, so it's wasn't too bad. And I have plans to go back at least twice this summer, once with the kids and once with a friend and our daughters. Anyhoo, perhaps if I find my list, I can still get some of those things done. It was an interesting period of time with several topics of reflection for me while the kids were gone. Hopefully I won't lose that list, because I really want to get my thoughts down on them. The best of intentions/plans..... :-)