Home Again, Home Again

After a jaunt down the road to see family this weekend, I must say that I am glad to be in my own bed and in a routine again.  Several days without continuous water, regular sleep patterns, my girls, normalcy will mess with your head.  We had a great time visiting with extended family though I did also enjoy the time with my immediate family.  It is that time that is so invigorating and renewing. 

Mom and I picked out the material for the cradle this weekend as well as some pieces for a few maternity patterns.  We managed to look at some other cribs that we had not seen yet as well as pull some things out of storage.  One of the things we pulled out was my prayer journal I kept for a few months in 1991ish while I was in Junior High.  Its amazing to go back and read how each day seems to be so much the same ……”forgive me for fighting with Tia” or “Please help so and so” or “please forgive me for listening to that music (NKTB)”  It was encouraging to see how developed of a christian I was at that age and yet still so green and immature.  Joel and I both got such a kick out me asking forgiveness for praying about New Kids on the Block and yet I prayed for the Gulf War and certain individuals marraiges to be healed.  I found my rollar skates, my band music, all my drafting class work, my dolls that both mom and grandma made, and the cross stitch that Grandma did in 1997 of which I was so hoping to have some pieces of to help remember her by.  Mom found her old cake pans – 32 years old at least – the ones she used for the cake when Tia was just a few days old. 

We now have Lucie back in our possession after spending $126 to have a new battery put in her and oil changed.  I must say that when you have cash in hand and you aren’t trying to find room on a credit card, it is much easier to go through a car issue.  She also didn’t leave me stranded in the middle of an intersection – just in the parking lot of Publix.  And the big one – she didn’t fall off the tow truck this time.  I think I’ve come a long way from getting so frazzled.

We have just 4 more days in the primary legislative session and I can’t wait for it to be over.  It has just been crazy at work with everyone trying to get a minute of my bosses time.  Bills are coming in left and right and the logistical nightmare of getting things paid is nearing an end if only for a few short months until the general election arrives.  It is ending in perfect time for me to begin working on the Summer Board Report that began my time here at the farmers federation.  Last year I was new and didn’t have a clue as to how the board report would go together so I’m looking forward to getting started and having a little bit more of a handle on the process.

So as much as I am thankful and glad that we were able to take the trip to see family, I am thankful to be back in my routine.  Having my “family need” renewed, I can take each day as it comes.