Well, I’ve done it…I’ve finally hit the “I’m embarrassing the kid’s stage.”  I’ve old you before about the ridiculous car line I have to sit in on Wednesdays and Fridays.  We have dance on those two days just 30 minutes after school gets out.  While that seems like plenty of time, to be able to get to the front of the line, get them in the car and out of the line and go all the way back into town, I have to be at school at 2 pm.  The bell rings at 3:15.  So, in that time, I try to carry things I can read or work on.  For someone who is constantly doing something from the time I rise until the time I go to bed, its good to be forced to have some down time, but I really get tired of having those hours wasted each week.

This weekend, our students at church are having their Disciple Now weekend.  We are listed as drivers in case they need extra cars to get them back and forth to their activities.  My car hadn’t been vacuumed or cleaned since before we left for Christmas.  So, I wanted to make sure the inside of the car was decent.  I decided that hour or so I had yesterday was the perfect time to clean the inside windows and wipe down the dash, etc.  I did stay in the car, but there was a lot of moving from the front seat to the back seat.  I’m sure everyone around wondered what I was doing!  Those in the cars closest to me could see me cleaning the windows, I’m sure!   I told the girls about it later and they were not amused.  I told them it was a good thing I didn’t have access to electricity and a water hose, because I would’ve vacuumed it and washed it myself right there and saved the $14 I had to spend to have that done in town (while WAITING, again, for Bailey to finish dance)!  While it may be embarrassing to them now, when they have children and are busy moms, they may think back to this and say, “wow, my mom was such a great multi-tasker!”

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