EXPECTATIONS

I'm still recovering from this week. In honor of others who are in stream of consciousness mode I will try to follow suit, sort of. In a community orchestra, have a concert tomorrow night. Had many rehearsals this week; cool program includes Pictures at an Exhibition. Drive to South Carolina on Wednesday with three kids. I need a way to have children not drop their toys, food, dollies, lovies, books, drinks on the floor of the car and then cry when I'm driving 70 mph on boring I20 East, maybe duct tape?!? Get lost in Aiken, man that's an interesting town. See my mom, Mimi to the kids. Kids first time in a hotel, go to IHOP and kids are super hyper from being in car for 4 hours. Go get ice cream, isn't that dumb, hyper level will go up. Go back to hotel room and try to settle down. I had a vision as with all activities. Wanted it to be a certain way but never is. Why do I do this mental torture? Try 15 different things to get children asleep but son 2 won't stop bothering son 1 in the bed, daughter is rolling over on me in other bed and stuffing dolly in my face. Finally get to bed at 11. Wake up and eat continental breakfast, meet mom at new house being built, try to keep children from killing themselves on the construction sight, house is great, very quiet in her neighborhood. Spend precious few hours with mom and have to say goodbye and drive back down the same road, boring road, monotonous I20, have to drive that a lot next year but that's not bad considering who's at the end of the drive! Get home, eat, teach, watch too much TV, go to bed, get up, still feeling crummy with what I call The Crud, little school, little recorder class, little shopping, flu shots for kids, they didn't cry WOW!, go home, pizza, rehearsal, hubby has friends over for game night, blogging, watching What Not to Wear at midnight, have to go to bed. Rehearsal tomorrow morning, concert tomorrow night, then maybe some rest next week. Oh, I forgot - on Sunday we have a mega service outside on the fields where I'm going to have to play my wood clarinet in 50 degree weather. Will have a heat lamp but am a little nervous. Big day Sunday, end of 40 days of purpose, 5000 folding chairs outside, more than 13 pieces of music in the service, more later......

Blessings.... snooze