Back to the routine

Another Christmas has come and gone. I spent all of last week putting Christmas away and cleaning the house. It feels good to say I started the new year with a clean house, clean laundry all put away, dishes done, meals prepared and a pantry full of groceries. For one of the first times in a very long time I feel like I've started the new year on a positive, prepared note.  My students are returning this week...more about them soon. I'm looking forward to getting back to my routine. I like my routines, they keep me on track. 

I know I've said this before, but I'm really hoping to be able to blog more regularly again. It's good for me. Life has a tendency to become overwhelming at times and it's those times when I tend to disappear for a while. More often than not I have a blog in my head but when I finally get the chance to sit down to type it out it's gone or just not the same. Often I find I lose interest because so few are even reading what I write let alone letting me know they're here. Maybe this is the year I'll be able to get to know more bloggers. I hope so. 

We're under another lake effect snow warning today through Friday. They're saying we could get 1-2 feet of snow by Friday. It really doesn't seem to be putting down that much in snow depth, but the wind and the cold are bearable and makes for very poor visibility for drivers. I had planned to go practice today, but there is very little gas in my car and Hubby didn't fill it at lunch time. Between that and the snow and cold, I guess it's best I stay in and get caught up on my blog. 

I have much to catch you up on so I'll do that a little at a time. In the meantime...Happy New Year!

A Quiet Afternoon

The winter storm arrived as predicted dropping about 6" on us overnight and continuing through most of the day. I had a massage therapy appointment for 9 a.m. and I didn't want to cancel so I braved the roads. It was pretty slick but at that hour there weren't too many people out (they were all still trying to dig out) so I was able to go slowly. The return trip home however was more difficult as quite a bit more snow came down in that hour and the road crews seemed to be ignoring the fact that it was snowing. I saw 2 plows go by on the highway, but the back roads were getting deep and one false move and I knew I'd be stuck. It took three tries to get back into my garage and I vowed I wasn't going out again for the rest of the day. Schools were cancelled and my students cancelled their lessons so since my therapy appointment took quite a bit out of me, I've only done what was absolutely necessary today...which wasn't much.

I did make a list of what I need to do between Friday and Saturday, which really doesn't look like too much:

Hubby's laundry
Crock-pot a roast with veggies on Friday
sweep and mop floors
dust and decorate for "spring"...whatever that is
fill and hide Easter baskets
grocery trip - get something for Saturday supper
PRACTICE
make: 2 Oatmeal Pies
           2 pans of cheesy potatoes
           large fruit salad
           Sunday after church - cook the ham and green beans

All that to say I probably won't be around much over the weekend. Son and his girlfriend will probably arrive on Saturday - I don't know if Daughter #2 will be staying over or just joining us on Sunday. Daughter #1 emailed and confirmed she and her Hubby will be spending Easter with his family this year.

Next week begins another big push to get into shape. I had a good start and then when I had company I got off schedule again and have struggled to get back. Next week...no excuses! The recital will most likely be scheduled for the 5th or the 12th of August and I want to be the best I can be in time for that. "Spring training" begins!

Wishing you all a very happy Easter.