Relaxing AND Productive!!

I have had a GREAT past few days!!! I know I could have been way more productive than I have been, but for the first time in a while I don't HAVE to be productive all the time, so I am choosing not to! :)

I spent most of the weekend by myself and I loved every second of it. I have spent a lot of time reading, in prayer, and watching TV. College football is here and that ALWAYS lifts my spirits!! I spent about 5 hours watching football on Saturday, including watching the greatest upset in college football history. Not only did I predict it, I got to watch it! It was so fun! And, of course the Hokies' win was also a highlight. I know it seems like a lot of TV, but if you know how much I love football, then you know how much of a blessing that was...and I know I won't get the chance to do that again anytime soon.

Also this weekend I decided to rearrange the upstairs of my house and try and do a real deep cleaning before the fall craziness starts. I have gotten a lot done, and thrown a TON of stuff away, but I still have quite a ways to go as well. I decided that since I will be working a lot in the fall, especially on my computer, that it wasn't a great idea for me to have my office in my bedroom. So, I have moved my desk and all of my "work" stuff out of my bed room and into the girls' room. There is still plenty of room for their bunk beds and dresser, and now I have my own work space. Its great!!!

Of course, right now the upstairs is still in the transition phase and is pretty much a disaster. I am planning on having it finished by tonight (hopefully!) and then I will move to the first floor...which is now a disaster as well. I am really enjoying all of this though...I get to work at my own pace with no one else's expectations on me. I LOVE IT!!!

I haven't gotten a lot of preparing done yet for Kids Club or anything like that, but I actually feel really good about where I am. I tend to come up with an idea whenever I have it and then just run with it. I think I will feel SO good about everything I have going on in the fall if my house is in order and I don't have to stress about that or live in a mess. I can handle the mess for now, but once I really get going the mess will really stress me out.

Church was fun yesterday and the teens did a great job sharing about the mission trip. I think the congregation was really challenged by them, which was our prayer. I caused some problems as I made a slide show, but couldn't burn it onto a DVD. So, we spent quite a while trying to get it all set up (I say we but it was mostly J and Frank via cell phone). We got it to work though, and it was great!! We had a lunch after church and it was fun hanging out with people. I also had Prayer Pals last night, and then went over to my friend Elizabeth's house to hang out with friends. It was my first time out of the house and with people in about 4 days! I had a lot of fun and didn't get home until after 1.

This blog was kind of my break from cleaning, but I need to get back to it. I am almost finished cleaning my bedroom and the girls' room/my office. I still have the bathroom and laundry room to go! Those rooms are still trashed from when my church was here, so its going to take a while to clean. I really hope I can get it all done tonight though!! I had planned on going home to visit my parents on Thursday, but I am slowly pushing that back. I still think I am going to go, but I'm thinking Friday or Saturday is now the goal. I just want my house clean!!