Do you ever get that feeling...

I wrote this in June (June 13th, I think)...I'll post it today, but it's all out of date. Hopefully, I'll have more later today or this weekend. I need to get back into the writing of things.

I'm pretty accustomed to juggling several balls at once. I used to be a single mom. Sure, I'm a little out of practice, now that I have an incredibly helpful husband who also works, but somehow finds time to take the kids to the park every day, the library once a week, and swim lessons twice a week. But for some reason, I'm completely overwhelmed right now.

I'm overwhelmed to the point of inactivity. I have so much to do that I can't do one thing. I know it's not just me. I have a co-worker that was discussing this same phenomenon with me last week. At work, we're both so swamped that we've kind of just shut down. It has now crossed over into my "home" life, as well. At work (if you care), I've got 3 "high" priority priorities in addition to 4 "high" priorities that I've kind of put off. The 3 super-high (I'll call them) priorities are due by the end of June, except I'm going to be gone next week, so I basically need to have them done this week by Thursday. The other 4 are probably expected to be done by the end of June, too, but they're not going to be complete. At home, we're moving, getting ready for vacation, and trying to juggle after school activities (including homework) and playdates.

Yesterday, Ben's aunt and uncle and 2 of his cousins were kind enough to come up and help us move. Their help was MUCH appreciated (and needed). We're basically out of the old place, but now we've got to clean it. Ugh. And the new place is a total pit. I think it'll all fit, eventually, but it'll be pretty disorganized and awful until after we get back from vacation. We worked all day yesterday (with a couple of hours break for a playdate with one of Scooter's friends from school). By bedtime, I was walking in circles trying to decide what to tackle next. I did manage to get some shirts in a drawer, but that's about it. The story of my life, lately.

My sister nearly cut her thumb off last week. Surgery is today. I'm going to call her later, to see how it went. Her husband is out of the country, and apparently, a volcanic eruption has grounded his flight back. Additionally, my mother in law is having retina problems. Luckily, she's clear to fly to our vacation destination. The downside is that she can't carry anything (including her grandson). Hopefully, we can place him in her lap w/o too much stress on her.

Unfortunately, Scooter will not be coming back to Portland from our trip: she'll spend the rest of the summer at her dad's. It has kind of put a damper on the whole vacation for me. I'm really looking forward to some quality time with her before she goes, though. I'm glad we'll have next week w/o work OR home to distract us.