Recovery.

If you have checked out our family blog then you know that we spent Friday (last week) through Tuesday (before school started) on a five-day sprint of child fun. Each of the five days was designed to do something fun for the kids, and give us an activity to do together.

On Friday we went to Six Flags Great Escape in New York for a full day of rides, noise, water activities, and sun. On Saturday we went to the Granby Zoo in Granby Quebec for the animals and water park. On Sunday we took the canoe and went to the Green River Reservoir near Morrisville Vermont for a little canoe ride, fishing, and splashing in the water. Monday we spent the morning doing some much-needed yard work and then hit the fairgrounds with friends for the annual State Fair. Tuesday was windy and chilly, but we went to Lake Iroquois in Williston so that Patrick could fish and Katherine could play in the water. It was five days of sensory overload, noise, fun, sun, and activity.

On Wednesday Patrick had his first day of school as a second grader, Joerg went back to work, and I began the recovery process; cleaning, laundry, unpacking the car, catching up on e-mail...the list goes on. Now it's Saturday. Joerg is packing for a brief trip to Germany for the funeral of his uncle Juergen who died earlier this week after a battle with cancer. The kids are playing video games (playhousedisney.com) on their computer and I am STILL working on the laundry. It's been rainy outside so we feel no guilt for not going somewhere or doing something. It's nice to just be home.

My to-do list is long and my motivation is short, but there are many things that need my attention in these next few days. I guess I should stop blogging and start doing.