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sarabellae

Summertime and the Livin' Is Easy

Jun 15, 2009 18:00

Week 1 is done. It sucked, but not because the children were out of school and daycare. I had help with them from kimkimkaree and both grandmas and a Nature camp in the mornings for Lucas. It sucked because of grown-up stuff: hormones and money and stress and stupid bureaucratic bullshit designed to complicate my life-unnecessarily! It's over and, boy, am I ( Read more... )

everyday stuff, friends, exercise, second grade, 7, work, lucas

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dakini_grl June 16 2009, 13:09:38 UTC

Sounds dreamy, I love hearing about how life goes. Mostly here it seems like you are through the main gauntlet of worry over how the summer might go, how it might feel, and are more in the motion of it.

It seems like you make use of every last second, too.

Love you!

sarabellae June 16 2009, 17:03:35 UTC

I have plenty of moments of crazy, I assure you. Ups and downs happen throughout the day. But right now, overall, things are going pretty well.

Perhaps I should write more posts after drinking an evening cocktail; they tend to be more positive that way. ;-)

matimus June 16 2009, 13:12:53 UTC

Sounds like you're managing life's workload well. I'm jealous of your mild summer, and hope it continues for a while before the searing summer heat begins.

sarabellae June 16 2009, 17:04:40 UTC

Really, Matimus. The temps are wacky-mild. You wouldn't recognize the place. I'm truly enjoying in.

mrplanet4 June 16 2009, 18:52:54 UTC

I love your updates, thanks for posting 'em.

As an older brother of twins I read the line "Lucas's needs often have taken a backseat to the baby's needs" and my stomach dropped. The realization of that reality in my own life came to me late and on reflection I can see the effects taht had on my personality. (Not all bad, btw).

So it was really, really important to me that you were making time for Lucas to ameliorate that unavoidable phenomenon. I thank you for him. You're a good mom.

sarabellae June 17 2009, 03:17:43 UTC

Thanks, Mars. I appreciate hearing your perspective, and value the compliment highly.

I've been looking for something Lucas and I could do together without the little one. Our class tonight was fun! He came away smiling and told Ian it was "great!" We played tag in the park afterward, too. I think one of these Tuesdays we'll have a frozen yogurt or milkshake together. :-)