Up to Date and Moving Forward
Mrs. Modew, I do love you.
We're moving again. I really don't mind, there's a freshness and a cleansing involved in moving. I love this house for various reasons, but in the last year it seems to only serve as a constant reminder of what it's lacking. I had some concerns that the kids need to be more stable and need a house they can say they grew up in so they feel at home. But my kids really don't think of a house as home. Its the 4 of us, always, together, wherever.
I want a pool. The kids are past the "falling in and drowning" phase. Now I picture random laps to relax and pool parties in summer.
I want a formal dining room. At the very least, a dining area. The last time we had a dining room, we just used it to drop the mail on anyway. The kids were little and we couldn't seem to get everyone seated and it seemed like a waste of space. Now, we only sit at a table to eat in the backyard when its not too hot or too cold or there aren't too many bugs. How I LONG for 4 seats and a level, flat surface to eat and talk with the kids.
I want a master bedroom with a little space between itself and the kids' rooms. Various reasons. 'Nuff said.
It's weird to feel yourself reaching the next level of maturity, you notice? This one is affecting me more than the others. Maybe because its quieter. This level wasn't hailed in with a dramatic birth or other event. Just a change in views, a change in priorities, more control to pick and choose what you want for your future. It's all good.
We're moving again. I really don't mind, there's a freshness and a cleansing involved in moving. I love this house for various reasons, but in the last year it seems to only serve as a constant reminder of what it's lacking. I had some concerns that the kids need to be more stable and need a house they can say they grew up in so they feel at home. But my kids really don't think of a house as home. Its the 4 of us, always, together, wherever.
I want a pool. The kids are past the "falling in and drowning" phase. Now I picture random laps to relax and pool parties in summer.
I want a formal dining room. At the very least, a dining area. The last time we had a dining room, we just used it to drop the mail on anyway. The kids were little and we couldn't seem to get everyone seated and it seemed like a waste of space. Now, we only sit at a table to eat in the backyard when its not too hot or too cold or there aren't too many bugs. How I LONG for 4 seats and a level, flat surface to eat and talk with the kids.
I want a master bedroom with a little space between itself and the kids' rooms. Various reasons. 'Nuff said.
It's weird to feel yourself reaching the next level of maturity, you notice? This one is affecting me more than the others. Maybe because its quieter. This level wasn't hailed in with a dramatic birth or other event. Just a change in views, a change in priorities, more control to pick and choose what you want for your future. It's all good.