I heard the familiar voice and bleeps then read these words the other day. I chuckled when the confused kids asked why this was on the t.v. HA!
This summer has been full. Full of laughs and new plans. Full of growing kids with big questions. Full of movies, camping in the back yard and sleeping in beds (swapping beds basically). This is my favorite time of year. The salads, the bbq's, the lemonade, the warmth and NO SCHOOL!
Okay, this year that last one is only partly true. Ben and I are both taking Advanced Algebra through the summer. Babe's class is online and mine is MW, 9 to 12.20 (with and additional 2-4hrs of HW each week). Suck-o-rama. I didn't realise how much this class would cramp my summer style. I will defiantly ready to be done in 2.5 weeks.
This summer has been one of discovery. I've learned, even more of, what's important to me. I've learned that my kids are amazing. They're still kids, but they're my very most favorite on the planet. I've learned the sacrifices of living without A/C in our home and vehicles. I've learned to live without a dryer. I've learned which neighbors smoke mair-high-wanna. I've learned when to be more gracious to myself and when to push. I've learned what a wise Man I'm married to.
With this learning comes change. The first is that we'll be renting for a longer period that we thought. We could push to buy, but since we have a sm. emergency fund and very little down payment it would be unwise for how. We're hoping to move closer to the kids school to save time and $$$. This is proving to be a challenging feat. We have our self imposed rent restriction amount and we want a certain size indoor and out. These ideals don't always match to the craigslist postings! We figure we can stand to live here another 6 months at most but ideally would prefer to move before fall. Only God knows! This is all due to Ben's amazing financial wisdom. Thanks for working so hard Babe!
Another change is.....dun....dun.....dun.....I am possibly NOT running the marathon this year. When I first started thinking this way I was BUMMED OUT but it is just not fitting with our life right now. The kids still need me alot and then there's HW and my own school. I'm still running (I ran and walked a total of under 8 miles today) I just am not pushing myself nearly as hard. I'm still trying to gradually increase but just not nearly as quickly. Let me tell ya. Once I resigned to the no marathon life.....I was more at peace. YAY! Thank God.
What's in store for fall? School and work; that's all that is certain! Oh....and fun, fun, fun 'till daddy takes the t-bird away! I hope he really doesn't....I love that car. =)
4 comments:
YAH for no marathon!! More play time and couch time :) Looking forward to seeing you soon.
I've been learning recently that all of us moms need to give ourselves some slack sometimes and quit beating ourselves up over all the "I should be doing XYZ" that we may or may not be able to accomplish. We can't do it all at once and if we try, everything will be done half-way and we won't be satisfied anyways. Pick your priorities and the rest will fall into line. Good for you for listening to that little voice that says "this can wait."
Love you!
Katy, I so admire you guys for making your priorities and sticking to them - you guys are so awesome. Love 'catching up' with your family. Hugs dear friend! Now go have a glass of lemonade!
Wow Babe, you are quite the elloquent blogger... and very romantic. I think Jack Nicholson expressed my feelings perfectly in the movie As Good As It Gets when he said, "You make me want to be a better man." You truly do Babe and I'm honored to be your husband.
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