Extremely clean, not very neat, and asking a lot.

My dishes are done. My floors are vacuumed. My bathroom is mopped. But there are toys everywhere. And laundry that is not put away. And some textbooks on the dining table. And some coloring books on the coffee table. My house is clean, but not always neat. I have kids, and they are boy kids and they are not the tidy kind. One day my house will be neat, but not today.

Late Happy Easter to everyone! I hope your Easter weekend was as lovely as ours was here. On Saturday afternoon we had a wonderful Easter dinner over at my moms, and then Saturday evening we spent time with Yosi's folks. Sunday we did nothing. Nothing Easter related anyway. Yosi had a soccer game out of town and the boys and I lounged around the house Sunday morning. When Yosi got back home in the afternoon, I cleaned.
 And cleaned.
And cleaned.
Not the 'picking up' kind of cleaning, but the kind where suddenly the car is spotless, and the refrigerator looks brand new, and before you know it you are re-organizing the kitchen cabinets. So the house currently is very clean, but there are mega blocks everywhere.

I had an extended weekend on the account of the holiday, and so tomorrow is the beginning of the new school week. My heart is heavy. I am at the point in the semester where all of my classes are getting very demanding and I am spending less time at home, and more time on campus. Which means less time with the boys. I will push on and finish the semester strong. All I can see right now is finishing and spending long summer days at home with my loves. Only a few more weeks left, so I will smile, work hard, enjoy the hard work I put in, and be proud of the grades that I earn.

"You do not have, because you do not ask." James 4:2

This week I will be asking pep in my step. For peace and patience in my heart. For the strength to rise to the occasion and meet the demands both my school life, and my home life. I will ask that I am wise enough to not only be thankful for the opportunities I have been granted, but to also enjoy them with my whole heart.

Carmen