Lately I feel guilty about not crafting more.  Like, since I now know how to sew and crochet I have to be actively using those skills or I'm being lazy/wasteful.  Really, I should.  These plans I have to make washcloths and face circles for the teachers in our lives would be really helpful money-wise, but I just can't seem to get the motivation to pick up the hook. Sewing?  I pretty much just haul out the machine before Halloween to make costumes.  If I was a good, handworking mom wouldn't I make clothes for the kids and presents for others out of the material that I have?  Since when does a hobby carry so much guilt. 

There are things I want to have for dinner and things I really don't.  I really don't want to eat black eyed peas and rice.  That is what happens to be in the crock pot right now. 

While I was blogging this the boys brought me my phone and I saw I had a text from Sheila and realized I had totally forgotten about ballet rehersal today.  I yelled for everyone to get in the car quick.  Gideon pretty much laid down on the ground and shrieked that he wanted to stay home with his older brothers.  I had to yell at him to get in the car and hope the neighbors didn't hear.  He and Evangeline (who i had pulled out of bed) had no shoes, but we made it.  We were 50 minutes late, but the girls still got 40 minutes rehersal in.  I felt terrible!  At least we got there.  Thank the Lord the boys brought me my phone! 

The black eyes peas and brown rice were really good and once I ate them I was very happy we had not gone out or eaten something else.  At least I know that about myself!  We actually have a ton of leftovers.  If we don't eat a lot of it for lunch we may have that for dinner tomorrow instead of chicken noodle soup. 

Dan is going to be head coach for Ashton's baseball team and the team meeting is tomorrow.  We're really hoping some of Ashton's buddies will be on the same team.  I have been praying a lot that Landon and Thea will have an encouraging coach who has sportsmanship as a high priority.