it's finally happened...

i am officially a soccer mom...

the duke started soccer yesterday...this is his first try with this, and he is very excited and looking forward to the season...

of course i approach all organized activities that involve other people and their children with some reticence and dread, but i think this will be fun and good for him...

it does mean giving up his chess club as they are on the same night, but hopefully he will be able to resume with chess when the season's over...

the sleeping thing has gotten a bit more under control...a few nights this weekend i slept all night, and last night i was only awake a half an hour between 3:30 and 4...

an improvement to say the least...there is simply nothing worse than being forced to go through a day with little to no sleep...i know why it's such a useful tool for torture...

so, hopefully this will signal a return to the blog...i've missed getting the crap that's in my head out to y'all...it's too crowded in my narrow little brain for what i have the nerve to store in it...

speaking of which, i have GOT TO DE-CLUTTER THIS HOUSE!...

i mean, it's not sanford and son or anything but it is getting close...the thing is, i just don't have the energy...to go through boxes and bags and closets...i think we've discussed this before...the fact that i just have too much stuff...but it has to go...it just does...

i haven't yet come up with a plan (hello procrastination my old friend) but i think it will involve nerves of steel and a box of garbage bags...not only am i not looking forward to doing it, but i have the tendency to keep pure crap...and i am too self-conscious to have someone else help me...so it comes down to me vs. the crap...

man, just thinking about it makes me tired and slightly nauseated...

things have been just going right along here...we are in a kinda rhythm with school, etc...some days i really relish the routine and predictability...other days i wish i was in a more urban environment wherein i could get the kids and leave from my front door just to be out in the hustle and bustle of it all...

for now, i'm just happy enough to have the rest and energy to chat with all of you...

x.