Adventures in Domestic Engineering

Let me explain the intriguing title....

Mom left to go to Tamazunchale this morning! She is speaking to the wives at a pastor's conference. This was rather unexpected and we are all slightly dazed.

Since Mom is off gallivanting in Mexico, I am, by default, the Queen of the Household (or Slave, whichever you prefer!) I am now responsible for cooking and feeding three hungry guys, keeping their clothes washed and their shirts ironed, cleaning the house and making sure everything goes smoothly. In short, I am the Survival Supervisor. I am also responsible to complete all my own schoolwork, make it to English class on time, practice my music diligently, arise early and get to bed on time. It goes without saying that God must come first, and that my time with Him is the biggest priority in my life.

I am looking at this new and somewhat intimidating new experience as an adventure, and I am interested to see how I will do at running a household for eight days. I thought that maybe someone out there would enjoy a good laugh at my inexperienced attempts and my ridiculous mishaps, so I thought I would blog about the week. However, I couldn't think of a title for the series. I had originally thought "Adventures of an Inexperienced Housewife," but soon decided that, inexperienced though I may be, I am definitely not a housewife. And "housedaughter" sounds ridiculous. Therefore, expect the second installment of "Adventures in Domestic Engineering" tonight. Yes, I am absolutely convinced that running a family, household, and a life of my own smoothly and simultaneously is a science as well as an art. And I'm telling you, it's a lot more complicated than high school biology!

I'm off to wash my hair, insure that the boys get a decent lunch, grab a snack myself, finish my homework, and make it to class on time. Blog ya later!