I'm bored.

Yes, I'm bored. There's not much to do when you don't have any friends, have no home improvement projects, won't go outside b/c it's too hot and you can't leave your precious A/C, don't want to go shopping b/c you have too much stuff and are still feeling the burn from the move (I helped the movers carry the boxes)....

I've started to look up recipes and make a meal plan/grocery list every week. THAT'S when you know it's bad. I've officially hit rock bottom. (in my world) ;))

But I'm not complaining! It's nice to (FINALLY; first time in my LIFE) have nothing to do. Oh, I'm filling my time - will start volunteering at the boys' school one morning a week, was invited to join a Bible study by one of Stephen's classmates' moms, and am trying to go to the gym three times a week. The childcare room is pathetic. The size of a large walk-in closet and they don't even play with the kids - just play videos the whole time. But it gives me a break and Lauren doesn't get to watch many of her own shows (unless you count LEGO-CHIMA as a preferred show for a two-year-old girl)....

And afternoon/evenings are definitely NOT boring. Soccer three nights a week plus Saturdays. The 6pm time slot makes dinner tough - if they eat beforehand, they will probably throw it up. It's soccer, not baseball. AND HOT. Yes, at 6pm. So we eat dinner around 7pm. It's a big trial-an-error process for me to figure out which parts of the meal to make/cut ahead of time and which meals are easiest to cook this way. Even store-bought chicken nuggets take 20-30 minutes, including preheating and cooking. Hopefully all this work will train me to be a fast, organized GOOD cook and I won't have to put this much effort into it once we buy a house and I get obsessed with my house again...  Bob and the kids are enjoying my hobby for now!