ok, you know it's ben a while when you go to post something on your blog and all the formatting and everything looks different and you really have no idea how to do something as simple as write up a post.. .
obviously, i made my way, as i'm now here, but honestly, this will probably give me even less motivation to go on my blog. see, i don't like change. i don't like technology. but put the two together and then you just have one less person to talk to because i've left the room.

anyways, i digress.

i feel like i should write something.. at the very least to give a little snapshot of what we've been up to so here it is in list form:

1. i'm managing CC's communities for central new jersey. that kept me busy from may to july.
2. i also direct a CC community in our area. that kept me busy from july to.... now.
3. i also tutor a language arts class for our homeschooling group. that will keep me busy until may.
that means i'm constantly tired.

so what does our day look like?
a typical day goes like this:
i get up in the morning and if i have the energy. i go for a run
then i get back, hop in the shower, eat breakfast and then it's devotions time. usually eating and devotions go together.
then it's time for homeschooling. we learn learn learn all morning. then when the baby gets up, i take care of baby stuff while our jewel does a few subjects that she can tackle on her own.  after baby's fed, changed, and cleaned up, i go back to teaching mode while baby plays on the ground.

we get lunch. then it's read aloud time while our jewel finishes up her food. this girl likes to take her time during meals!

after lunch it's back to school. we usually have 2 or 3 subjects still left so on a good day, we're done by 2:30. on a bad day, we go until dinner time.

then it's dinner. after dinner, i pop onto the computer to work. sometimes, i can get on during the day in the afternoons and some times i do it in the early mornings.
if i didn't get in a morning run, then i'll go out in the evening once our jewel is set w/ her school stuff.

i'm trying to structure the week so that we heavy load early in the week and go easy on fridays. fridays is our "test day" - for history, science, spelling, writing final drafts, etc... so the lessons go a lot faster. i'd really like to do 1/2 day fridays and then end it at the park or something (at least while the weather is good)...

as far as her extra activities go:
monday - swim
tuesday - ice hockey (yes, we made the change from ballet to ice hockey. but i think this is going to be the last year of 'trying' things out. it's getting expensive buying all new equipment every year! and hockey is no exception!)
wednesday - our homeschooling community day
thursday - public speaking
i was really sad to drop piano lessons, but she and i have continued them on an informal level. i'd like to get her back into formal lessons soon but at this point, i'm not willing to add anything else to her plate.

so that's a typical week. weekends, i do my long runs saturday mornings, i work when i can without killing family time, and of course sundays are church and home group.

i have my race coming up next weekend and i have to be honest and say that i'll be really glad when it's over. the training this time around has kind of sucked. i'm constantly tired and i realized that this just isn't the phase of my life to be running 4 hours at a time.

ok this post turned out a lot longer than i thought. and it's already 9pm. so i've got to fold laundry before my sister arrives into town and get enough sleep to get up for an early morning run.

are you tired? i feel tired writing this....