The Post in Which I Make Excuses for Not Blogging

Yeah, it’s been awhile. It’s not that I haven’t had anything to say but life is, well, life. So what has kept me from posting in the blogosphere? I wish I could report something exciting, like say, a trip to Rome or a big lottery win. Mostly, though, it has been my To-Do list.

I have been trying to work my way through the old list and clear it up because I knew that my new scrapbooking class was starting today at BPS. I really want to take the time in February to focus on getting some pages done and enjoying the craft again. I have been on scrapbooking hiatus since last August when the job kicked into high gear. Now that it is slowing a bit, I wanted to try and get back into it.

In addition, TV has started up again. My friends tease because I don’t watch much TV at all and often have never heard of the shows they are discussing. Really I do watch TV, I am just judicious about which shows I will devote my time too. And, right now is prime TV time in our house. Lost and 24 have recently started up again. Those are must-see. I also still have a few hours of Figure Skating Nationals that I need to forward my way through on the DVR. We don’t watch many things, but it does add up over time and equals a few minutes (takes about 45 to watch and hour long show) some nights.

Then there is the lack of sleep. John has been waking me two to three times a night since October for a bottle refill or an overflowing diaper change. Yes, he is almost two. Yes, the pediatrician told me that I should have gotten rid of the bottle months ago. My only defense is that the bottle is his ONLY comfort object – no thumb, no paci, no blankie, no lovey – just the bottle. But Mean Momma showed up night before last, at 3:00 AM no less, and took it away from him. The mantra in our house now is “John is a big boy. He doesn’t use a bottle anymore.” Ok, that’s MY mantra. John’s has been uncontrollable tantruming (not crying) punctuated by regular intervals of “MaaaaaMAAAA” from beneath his bedroom door. I am praying tonight will be better, but this has to be done. So needless to say, most nights I have neither the energy or the brainpower to do more than recline in a semi-vegetative state after putting the kids to bed.

I do have lots to say – I want to blog about a recent life-changing book I read, talk about my plans for a garden, share the scrapbooking I will be doing, blog about our preschool-at-home adventures and a whole host of other things. I hope to be back to do that soon, please bear with me.

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Pam is the author of The Your Morning Basket Guide and Plan Your Year: Homeschool Planning for Purpose and Peace. She also is the host of three popular podcasts -- The Homeschool Snapshots Podcast, Your Morning Basket, and The Homeschool Solutions Show. She lives in the Deep South with her husband and three kids, where she is the go-to lady for great curriculum recommendations or a just a pep talk on a rough day.