Average Life

You know you're life is average when the most excitement your Facebook page has shown is centered on the snow we are getting today.  Ho! Hum!

Back to our AVERAGE routine

Yesterday we returned back to normal routine . . . sort of.  The girls were complaining the night before how tired they will be in the morning.  Really?!?!  How do you know?  They've already convinced themselves they would be tired.

I am glad to be getting back to our routine.  Of course, we are entering a couple of busy months.  I make a quilt every year to auction--this will be the second for the kids' school.  It is due in six weeks, and I haven't started.  We also have Catholic School Week w/ all of its activities (both as a parent and as a teacher).  My son will start a Sunday only kindergarten basketball.  Both girls play volleyball for school.  Last year, it was literally a seven-day-a-week endeavor.  Each had 2-3 practices a week--manageable.  Each had a game or two--again manageable.  Unfortunately--there was no piggy-backing and/or overlap.  So it was seven days a week of running for 6 or 7 weeks.  Not looking forward to that.  Luckily, both girls are of age to "babysit" their younger brother while I run that 5 miles to the gym.  At least I won't have to deal with that part.  I also got a Kindle and hope to utilize it well while sitting at practice.  I'm lacing up my shoes and getting ready (I should actually be running).

The funny part about a winter routine--we had a two-hour delay from school today (Tuesday).  The kids got to sleep in.

Mean, Median, & Mode

I think this title summarizes my life--a life that I'm very satisfied with.  I have three children--two girls (6th & 7th grade) and a boy (in kindergarten).  I have average parenting skills.  I'm happily married (the one area I am blessed to be "above average").  I am average height & weight.  Average hair color.  Over the course of a year, I am average in physical fitness.  My intelligence--average.  My social life--average (though on the low end).  My cooking skills--average.  The cleanliness of my house--overall is average.  It's a good life, and one that allows me to empathize with many people. 

Within the first 40 days of 2010, I will officially become a mother of a teenager, and I will turn 40.  I'm hoping my parenting skills will at least maintain their "average" status through these teen years.  As far as 40, average looks pretty good to me!