I'm coming up on what is possibly the busiest two weeks of the year for me. In between hosting Thanksgiving for both families, I have two major trials at work, Foster needs emergency surgery, Doug is starting a brand new job, so he is totally out of pocket, and Michael has just started spelling tests at school. So on top of all of his regular homework, he has spelling homework. While school thinks all of his homework should take "no more that 15 minutes a night in addition to reading and basic facts practice (WTF)" I have yet to talk to a parent that this is ACTUALLY the case. He also moved up a belt in karate this weekend (yeah) and his classes are now an hour later on Monday nights. Which means we get home an hour later. So homework starts an hour later. Maybe I'll make him do homework before we leave for karate. I haven't decided yet.
I haven't set my Thanksgiving menu. I haven't thought about Thanksgiving other than having Doug order the Turkey and mentally thinking, I need to find my Thanksgiving folder from my last year. Every year I freak out about Thanksgiving and every year I swear I'm not going to do it again and every year I do it again. Where exactly is my Thanksgiving folder from last year? I don't know either. I lose that thing every year.
I have started to get evites and emails to a bazillion holiday parties and brand events and I'm all, can I just get through the next two weeks? And then I will think about cookie exchanges and Toys for Tots and Holiday Fairs. I promise. Give me two weeks. If I owe you an email or a contest vote or a post or anything, I promise you will get it from me. Give me two weeks.
I also haven't started Hanukkah shopping. I still can't find anywhere to go for New Years weekend. I bought an outfit, yesterday, for the event we have this Saturday night. I feel like I'm always running about 20 minutes behind on everythng in life lately.
After writing about how I have nothing to say I have things to write about! We went to see Spiderman the musical in NYC. And my awesome parent teacher conference. But I have no time or brain power to write about those things. Instead I'm writing this riddiculous post about how I'm too busy to write a real post. Bear with my please.
And later this week it is the 5 year anniversary of jodifur! I'm shocked too.
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Wow – five years! Congrats!
And holy moly you have a lot going on! I feel like November ushers in this two-month bout of craziness that you just have to get through. (If it makes you feel ANY better I have yet to do any planning for Thanksgiving either.) It will work out though. Hang in there!
How much are you guys in the car? You can work on spelling words in the car. Honestly, this how I’ve been working my kid — I have the flash cards there. Even during short 15 minutes trips, we can get a lot accomplished. That way, we are done with sight words and when we are home, we can work on writing and reading. Just a thought.
A friend of mine’s 4th grader twins do their homework in the car. The girls came up with the idea on their own, but it is almost like a challenge for them now, it get through the homework while they are in the car so they are done.