Back to the routine

January is a funny month where you spend your time trying to do all of the things that you meant to do for the last couple of months. Unfortunately, it's hard to remember exactly what it was that you wanted to do when you actually have time to do it. Steve has been working on his new network of computers, Traci has been trying to de-junk the house and frantically accomplish all of her goals before it gets warm outside, Ammon has been neck-deep in Seussical, Emma has been sledding a lot, Jonah has been doing his chores as fast as he can so that he will have more free time, Caleb has been music-oriented, and Micah has wanted to just play, play, play. It has been good to work more, play more, and be less constrained by outside influences. How do we maintain a balance and still stretch ourselves? I hope to figure it out and somehow become more patient, cheerful, and less bossy at the same time.