Take Care of me

I have had the busiest weeks lately. I am making every attempt to keep my head held high. My issue is that there are just not enough hours in the day. Yesterday we tried for the 2nd time in a row to get RJs SSN changed due to her name change. We weren't able to get in before Darlene's eye appointment. Bummer deal. Getting a passport for her is proving to be super difficult.

Everyday I head to take Charlie for a run. I love it. I really do. My only issue is my stupid hamstrings. Right now they are not cooperating. So it makes it less fun for him. Sorry pal. I get there 145-2p, and I'm there 230-245p. That gives me 45 minutes of free time. Typically it's spent in a produce aisle picking out that nights dinner. What vegetable have we not eaten lately? -_- ALL of them, my family says. haha. We could never be vegetarians. Ok so 45 minutes to drive from Charlie to the store. Then leave to get the kids from school. I get RJ at 350-4p. Then take 2 kids from the school home. We get about 415-420p. I get RJ started on homework, and I start on dinner. If there are any dishes in the sink, my plans are almost foiled because I refuse to start dinner with dishes in the sink. So here I am washing dishes. Then I start dinner only to realize I am almost late to getting Dar off the train. I get to our stop and get her. Stop to pick up any prescriptions or last minute grocery items, them head home. By now it's 530p. Depending on whether or not RJ is done with homework, someone will get in the shower. Then dinner is completed. Then served. It's now 615p. Homework wrap up and maybe some kid free time. By 7p I am washing dishes, my wife is doing laundry and packing up the leftovers for tomorrows lunch. Then I hit the showers, she puts RJ to sleep and by 730p I get to look at her and ask how her day was. At this point I have been in "go mode" for 15 hours.

Then we need to talk about life. How much money are we willing to spend on our summer vacation? How much is RJs Bible camp? How much is RJs summer camp? How much is the Denver trip going to cost in June? Will you have time accrued to take an international trip in July? Are we still going to D.C. to see Mill? Did you finish your passport name change? What do you need for that? Passport photos? Great let's go. It's only 8p and I don't have to be up until 4a.

I need a vacation. I experienced my first burn out in a super long time the other day. I need a revitalizing trip. Something to make me feel new. I need it. Super bad. I'm exhausted. And we are trying to take care of families in the process. Taking them food and items they may need. Helping them with day to day things. The savings account is dwindling and I am tired. Surprise! Your struts are bad. Surprise! Time for new brakes. Surprise! Your flight tickets are on sale, purchase NOW or suffer the consequences.

This sounds like complaining. I'm really not. We are SUPERIORLY Blessed. And I know that. Sometimes I just need a day to do absolutely nothing. A day to just us. Somewhere beachy preferred

End of Rant. .