We are home and glad to be here after a long 12-hour drive. We left with six kids and came back with six, so I consider this a success. Surprisingly, they all did well…even Baby A. It’s not easy to sit in a car that long, but we were armed with a variety of snacks, puzzles, and gameboy paraphernalia. We stopped to stretch often. The kids also slept a good portion of the time. I think all the walking in Niagara wore them out.
Niagara Falls was amazing. The last time I was there was at the age of five. I remember my father hoisting me up onto his shoulders and feeling like I was on top of the world, as I peered down onto Horseshoe Falls.
Over the last few days, I wondered if my little girl perspective was a bit off. Perhaps being so small made everything seem larger than it really was. I found myself almost giddy with anticipation to visit once more. I was delighted to find that the falls were just as astonishingly large and breathtaking to this thirty-something girl.
I felt small again as I soaked (literally and figuratively) in this God made wonder.
The kids enjoyed the Maid of the Mist and our 5yo son said he imagined he was in a hurricane. I hope they too will visit again one day, remember our trip, and maybe like their Mom, ponder how small we still really are.
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Greetings from beautiful Ontario, Canada! We are here for a family gathering and we are having a great time! Today we stayed in the city of Peterborough and checked out the world’s highest hydraulic lift lock. I had not encountered a lift lock before and found the boat tour to be a highly educational, and fun experience.
Tomorrow, we are heading home and will stop in Niagara. A ride on the Maid of the Mist is a must-do and we will see how the kids make out.
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Did you know that the first Wednesday of September is Fight Procrastination Day? C’mon…this busy work at home mom DOES NOT need a yearly reminder to stop putting off tasks, I simply look around the room for the visual.
Piles of paperwork haphazardly stacked on my desk. Yep. That’s a reminder that I need to sort, file, and/or shred.
136 unread e-mails in my Inbox. They are there every time I open Outlook.
Dust on the master bedroom ceiling fan. Slightly embarrassing reminder that I need to deep clean that room soon.
Am I procrastinating? Not really. Some of these tasks are less urgent. I will eventually get them done. I don’t think I have a deep-seeded problem with procrastination. Sure, I’ve put off starting a project for a few days because at first it seemed overwhelming. Then I figure out how to break the project down into smaller, more manageable chunks. I assign a deadline and get the tasks done.
If you have a problem with procrastination, then take advantage of “Fight Procrastination Day” and at the very least check out the following links for more help:
Procrastination – California Polytechnic State University
3 Simple Ways to Fight Procrastination
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