I'm still around....barely

October was a wild month.  And not necessarily in a good way.  Honestly, I'm glad it is over and I'm hoping November will be better.   I'm not quite sure what happened but here is what I managed to do and not do.

-Worry, stress and fret about our cabin getting finished before the snow falls. That's always productive right?  Especially when you can do nothing about it.

It's coming along and our builder is optimistic...but now we are literally going day by day and watching the weather.  I'm not sure though....although the stuff that needs to be completed on the outside is making progress it is still not completely done. 

-Spending an unbelievable amount of time on the HOA board for our cabin development.   It has turned out to be an absolute nightmare trying to deal with all the issues and problems up there along with having to work with different personalities on the board, some harder to get along with than others.   To be honest, it has taken a lot out of me. 

-Volunteering my time working with a refugee family from Rwanda.  Although I am very grateful for this opportunity that I have, it has been a challenge to meet with them once a week.  Initially I thought I would be going up to Salt Lake in the mornings to help them when my kids are in school, but they like me to come late afternoon when their children are home to help translate.  The parents know very little English and my Kinyarwanda and Swahili are a bit rusty.  Late afternoon is not an ideal time as my kids are also home and needing to be parented.  So, I try to make it work.

-Being a mom.  That's right.  I do have 4 kiddos that need me around to help with school work, carpool them here and there and everywhere. A house that needs to be cleaned on occasion and laundry that needs to be done.  Home lunches?  Nope not a chance this month.  Even dinner has been pretty sketchy lately.  Kids that struggle being responsible and like to throw fits.  Yep, got that as well.

-Soccer x 3.  Just finished our last soccer game of the season last Saturday.  I will admit.  I am relieved.  No more games, no more practices for now.

 

-Halloween - Sketchy this year at best.  Chase's costume consisted of a last minute stop at Smith's and grabbing Captain America off the rack.  Owen settled on wearing our black morph suit that we've had for 3 years.  I didn't even get a picture of Owen.  The other 2 boys were on their own.

This is a downer post I know, but October wasn't a great month for me.  Simple as that.  The good news is that the HOA board just made a few decisions that have taken a huge weight off me and even though I have no idea about a finish date for our cabin, I feel so much better.

Here's to a better November!