{"id":1144,"date":"2014-11-05T20:54:55","date_gmt":"2014-11-06T01:54:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cindiferrini.com\/?p=1144"},"modified":"2014-11-05T20:54:55","modified_gmt":"2014-11-06T01:54:55","slug":"i-like-my-ducks-in-a-row-but","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cindiferrini.com\/index.php\/2014\/11\/05\/i-like-my-ducks-in-a-row-but\/","title":{"rendered":"I Like my Ducks in a Row, but\u2026."},"content":{"rendered":"

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I don\u2019t alphabetize my soups in the pantry nor does the house have to be in perfect order (if you saw the layer(s) of dust on my furniture, you\u2019d see I\u2019m not OCD.) But with this disclaimer being said, I do like my ducks in a row.<\/p>\n

I like to plan my days, order my steps in running errands, make phone calls when I\u2019m not rushed, pay bills on time and like correspondence (emails, texts, notes, blogs, etc.) kept up. I don\u2019t like getting behind with the mail or having a ton of magazines around because they just seem to call my name for me to look through them. I do like to have a place for everything and most of the time I like everything in its place. I like order.<\/p>\n

But then the grandsons come over. I am quickly taken back to the days when our kids were small and we used to push all the toys to the wall and make sure there was a clear path in case we had an emergency. The counters are once again filled with plates and cups and I wonder why I can\u2019t get them into the dishwasher.<\/p>\n

The reason? We\u2019re spending time with our grandsons as we color big papers on the kitchen floor; we’re playing dodge ball in our ministry room (I\u2019m still finding little soft baseballs and soccer balls under drapes and in bedrooms); having \u201crunning races\u201d all around the house; throwing things from the balcony and finding ways to retrieve them so we don\u2019t have to run up and down the stairs.<\/p>\n

And then\u2026we get our ducks in a row again. When we sit (collapse) on the couch we wonder when we\u2019ll get the kids, the chaos, and the clutter back\u2026.at which point we\u2019ll look forward to getting our ducks back in a row\u2026but I know this time with them is short\u2026.and I\u2019ll take the clutter over order, knowing in between it all, my ducks will be in a row again!<\/p>\n

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