This week has been insane — the amount of things I’ve tried to pack into one week is mindboggling.  I have to admit, school has been hit or miss this week, too, as we’ve run around like crazy (and also forfeitted it just to spend some wonderful hours outdoors in this beautiful weather).  So, alas, I have no photos to share with you, no craft projects to show to you this morning.

Today, I have to:

- Finish compiling, customizing, and crafting our two culture swaps hosted by Jo, so they can ship off first thing in the morning.

- Make out my grocery list for the week a day earlier than usual, because, tomorrow, we’re going clothes shopping.  For me.  I mean, it’s been two years since I’ve purposefully gone clothes shopping for me.  I’m not kidding.  Which is also why I need to…

- Research what in the heck is in style and in fashion for fall and winter.  Not that I follow fashion’s rules.  It’s more for showing me what I DON’T need to wear instead of what I DO need to wear.

- Continue working on October’s lesson plans and activities.  Yes, that’s right.  I have decided that mail-order, pre-made curriculum isn’t for me.  The kids are not that interested….and I’m finding I’m having to amend too much (or leave out even more) to fit our family’s needs.  I’ll explain more later.  Promise.

- Somehow get this all done in time for our 3-5pm playdate with our weekly playgroup.

WHEW.  So excuse me while I now go guzzle some caffeine and get moving.  I’ll let you know how it all got done — or if it doesn’t all get done, how disappointed I will be if I have to work on things WHILE watching tonight’s premiere of The Office and ER.  That just CANNOT happen.  Nope.  So here I go.