Eat, Read, and Be Mommy

I’m dreadfully afraid that I’m going to be struggling with posts this whole school year; I’m certainly not half as involved as the PTA president I was treasurer for, and yet I’m still at the school more than I’ve ever been before. Add to that the Great Laundry Crisis of 2025–plus regular errands–and I feel like I never know what I’m going to be doing. Sunday afternoon we watched “Night at the Museum” as a family, and the kiddos seemed to enjoy it; since I didn’t help with dinner, however, the kitchen the next day was terrifying. It’s also crunch time for the science fair, and I’ve been driving more with my 16-year-old again…yeesh. I just feel like I’m doing all the things all the time.

What I DID take time to do today, however–in between cleaning and laundry and Sam’s Club and dinner prep–was finish reading The Challenger Disaster: Tragedy in the Skies. The ‘History Comics’ series run noticeably less than 150 pages, but there is a LOT of information in this one–slightly more technical information than I wanted, to be honest. Once I was past the technical specs of the space shuttle, however, it was a thoroughly interesting read, with profiles on each astronaut and an explanation of the Rogers Commission and its findings. While I do remember watching the Challenger’s launch live, I was young and my memories are not vivid; I still, however, was in tears before I finished the book. It’s a ‘Battle of the Books’ title for this year, so my youngest will be grabbing it in the morning, but I may honestly have all of my children read it, because it matters.

On that note, I have to be at the school first thing tomorrow morning, and the rest of the day is going to be full as well. Here’s hoping y’all had a good hump day!