Procrastination

What a day today.  It was the last day of summer vacation for the kids and me.  Tomorrow we all go back to school.  The feeling is bittersweet.  It is nice to have a purpose (and my job can be very rewarding), but I love summer and time away from work.  Anyway, due to my dread at going back to work, I also procrastinated at preparing my children to return to school.  So this morning started bright and early with a shopping trip for back to school clothes.  We were the first ones in the store this morning.  I guess it paid off waiting so long to shop though, we got some great deals.  The kids are happy and mom is happy that I still have both arms and legs.  ;)
Also went today and checked out the cost of a letterman's jacket for my daughter. Funny how the price they quote that includes all the things you want, somehow doesn't cover all the things the kid wants! Ouch, that will be a pretty penny. She is is good kid though, she deserves it. Plus, how could I let her work that hard and letter in two sports and not let her get a jacket?
If only my day stopped there, nope, I ran errands all day long!  How does that happen?  Well, I not only put off buying school clothes, I also think that Old Mother Hubbard would have had difficulty finding a bone in my cupboards.  After having two teenage boys all weekend and, well, just our regular eating habits, we were out of almost everything!  So three different stores later, cupboards are overflowing with healthy goodness.  Well, I can pretend can't I?  Suffice it to say, I bought lots of food, and it is stuff everyone likes.
So anyway, I barely made it home in time to throw all the cold items in the fridge, before we had to leave to take Will to football practice.  I enjoy watching the team though and it is time when I can sit and visit with my daughter.  After that we rush home and finally get dinner on the table by 8:30.  It just makes for a long day.
So, I was thinking that this whole day would have been so much easier if I hadn't procrastinated.  Wouldn't have had to be up so early for shopping, definitely wouldn't have had to buy so much food, and dinner?  Well that is the one I should have had under control.  I joined a page on facebook that has crockpot recipes.  I told myself this is what I need to be doing this time of year when we don't get home until late.  Then we all can still have a nice hot meal together.  So I researched and found which meal I wanted to make, I just needed a couple of ingredients from the store... ohhh darn so much for starting a meal that will cook by itself all day.  I will do better tomorrow, I have everything ready to throw in the crockpot in the morning... just hope everyone likes it.  I don't have a great history with crockpot meals, but that is another story.