Ahhhhh......

Nothing beats the feeling of satisfaction on a Sunday night. 

Don't get me wrong, I have the "Sunday night yucks!" too.  But having completed the tasks that needed to be done, makes the "Yucks", a lot more tolerable.  Even with Monday morning looming, I can relax.  Or get as close to relaxing as possible.

The largest and most obvious of weekend tasks is laundry.  I don't mind folding and putting laundry away.  It's sorting it and getting it in the washer and dryer that alludes me.  I don't know what it is, but it is my least favorite part of it.  And I don't do laundry during the week unless I absolutely have to.  I know a lot of people do, but I just let it collect in laundry hampers until the weekend.  So, if you want something special for a certain day....make sure I wash it the weekend before and don't dirty it before hand!  I'm sure when the kids have game jerseys and things that need to be washed midweek, I'll make it happen, but not now.  There isn't time.

Then there is the fact that we have been on the go for the last few weekends and the house hasn't gotten a good cleaning.  And by that I mean I have half bags of things that have come in from the van and various outings.  Hats and mittens from the pumpkin patch, magazines and coloring books from our camping trip, church clothes and cameras from last weekend's Thanksgiving at my parents, pictures and books from a trip to the lake.  And then there was the kids' art supplies..huge mess.  I made the kids do that.

Then the cleaning of the kitchen, the kids rooms, changing the sheets, cleaning the mail table, cleaning out the Engaged Encounter bins for next weekend, picking up the back porch.  All the things Chuck did, raking (for the 3rd day in a row!  My hero!), cleaning out the cars, weather proofing the windows.  Crazy!

For tomorrow, lunches and bags are packed, complete with Halloween costumes, breakfast is ready to go, and coffee is made.

But we also had a lot of fun.  We went to the lake and helped rake and haul leaves.  I didn't do much, I admit...I'm too pretty to work!  :)  Just kidding, but that is what I told my sisters.  We went to the pancake breakfast after church.  Yummy!  We picked out and carved pumpkins.  The kids did a corn maze.  And we had a "B" dinner....brats in buns, bbq chips, broccoli, boxed berry juice for the kids, beer for mom and dad, and brownies for dessert!

All and all a great weekend, but now I am happy to sit and watch the Amazing Race in my clean house with great smelling candles and relax.  Ahhhhh......