Busy week= bad friend

And no blog posts. I didn't even have time to call my own mother until today. At least I have my priorities straight. I've been wanting to blog all week because the last few days have been full of creativity. Creativity and doctors appointments. Let's start at the very beginning.

Monday...I don't remember anything about Monday.

Tuesday...I taught a stamping class and had 13 lovely ladies attend and learn some new techniques for creating card sets from limited supplies. I'm a scrap paper queen, so this was especially fun for me. Here are a few samples:



I made an extra set for the shop and I can't get enough of this curry color! It's a result of being born in the 70's.

Wednesday I had an apron order to fill... you can view the finished product here. I also had to clean up from aforementioned class, which took place in my living room. My dear husband is a saint to put up with the paper and mess. It was cleaned up by evening and I was ready to face the next two days of doctor's appointments.

Now that I am typing this all out, I remember that I sorted through kids' clothes on Monday, making a list of everything I still need for the winter. It's been 30+ degrees at night; a signal that it's time to make sure everyone will be warm and cozy this winter. I usually shop a big consignment sale for all the kids' clothes, but our new town doesn't have anything like that, so it was Goodwill hunting for me. But I'm getting ahead of myself.

Thursday... All the children were scheduled for well-child doctors visits. I have not typically done this in the past, but we needed to find a new pediatrician so the plan was to get all the kids in to see her before flu season began. The office was accepting new patients, but would not see all the kids in succession, so yesterday I had a 9:45am and a 1pm, and then a 9:45am today. Yesterday we just camped out at my sister-in-laws in between appointments and she watched whoever was not with me at the doctor. Today my mother-in-law came and watched the older two while I took Baby T. I was geared up for the whole thing to be somewhat of an ordeal, but it wasn't. During the time I was not at the doctors I was hunting for winter clothes at thrift shops and Once Upon a Child. It's great to have family close by!

One little note (for the few of you who care): I could not have asked for a better doctor! She has four children and her husband is a full-time organic farmer. She said, "Great!" when I told her I'd birthed my kids at home, agreed that continued nursing for Baby T was a great option, and was all for some of the alternative choices we've made concerning health. What a relief! God is good...and this was a huge weight off my mind.

So, here I am with a cup of coffee and a donut (courtesy of my mother-in-law...why does she tempt me so?), with housework building up and lots still to do after a busy week. We are heading off for the weekend and I hope to visit a discount fabric warehouse and find something for the Spare 'Oom curtains. Hope your weekend is restful!