Busy weekend

It was a very busy, but very productive weekend.  The only problem is, now I feel like I need a weekend to rest from the busyness.  My kids are still not all the way in bed and it is after 9 p.m..  They have been "going to bed" for about 30 minutes now.  That's what happens when they take 2 hour naps!  It is also what happens when mommy goofs around and doesn't strategically plan for bedtime.  I often feel like I am a general and I am either preparing for battle or in the midst of it.  If I don't prepare well, then the entire operation is in jeopardy!  And then there is also the inevitable last minute potty emergency or the unexpected spill that can throw a wrench into all my well-laid plans!  And, unfortunately, I can get easily irritated when things go against my plans.  This is something I have battled for as long as I remember.  I wish I could "roll with the flow" more.  Of course, there are days and times when I am able to smile in the midst of chaos, but most of the time it creates chaos inside me as well.  I look at people who seem to never get rattled or need order to function and I wonder why I can't seem to grasp that secret.  My brain is always organizing, always categorizing, always calculating how to best fit the awkward pieces of life into a neat puzzle. 
This weekend, we cleaned up the landscaping in front of the house, painted the front porch and the french doors in the living room.  We had to go to a birthday party last night at 6 and I was literally finishing the last coat on the doors at 5:40!  I felt like I was on an HGTV show.  It felt so good to scratch those huge tasks off my "to do" list.  I enjoy marking things off that list so much - especially when they have been on there for a while, as painting projects normally are.  Josh was a trooper.  He was willing to work all day and, against his better judgment, tackle two painting projects in one day because he knew how important it was for me to have the projects done.  I appreciate him so much and I could never have had a better partner in life than him.
Now I have to go and do my strategic planning for this coming week.