A Slow Week

Last week while driving to swimming lessons I was feeling so overwhelmed with our busy lives. I kept telling people that we were in a busy season and were busier than I liked to be.

And then it dawned on me. I could change that. It was in my power to slow our lives down. Sure....it would take some sacrifice, but it was doable.

We started the very next day by staying home from a Oregon Symphony kid's concert in Portland. And then we declared March to be "stay at home" month.

There are a few things we are still doing because we are pretty committed financially (karate lessons), but everything else has been canceled or post-poned.

No more swimming lessons. No more field trips. No more Bible study at church.

It has been such a relief to be home more this week. I feel sane and rested and happy. I'm not cramming 3 days worth of school work into 2 hours.

We've gone for walks with our cameras, read many books aloud, done hours of "school" each day, practiced karate and violin each (even me!), built forts, baked, danced, skyped and more!

On Monday we went to an art class in Portland. This was the only field trip we kept on the calendar because I'd already paid and because we were looking forward to it!

Hope you are having a good, slow week!