Mother Karen

Mommy has utilized the Christmas break to its maximum potential, playing games with her children, serving others with hospitality, and filling in the cracks with projects. One multi-leveled project has really excited her. She is making a four week meal plan with corresponding food-shopping lists for the weeks when busyness precludes creativity. Furthermore, she stocked up her pantry at Shoprite's can-can sale. Of course, as soon as you buy more items, you must fit them into the pantry, and so that too had to be organized and tidied. (see the picture)
On the whole, the break has been the culmination of many weeks of busyness and stress. Julie's first semester being over was disputably more relieving to her mother than even to the student herself. Andrew's seizure activity has decreased over the break allowing her to hope that it will soon be under control, and the relocation of the couple living in our home allowed her to attend to some of the areas of life that had otherwise been neglected.