Monday, July 17, 2006
Relaxation. It is a wonderful thing. Today, for the first time in a long time, I began to see the light at the end of the tunnel. It was a rare view of what life might look like in a few years when all the kids are in school... and it was good. No, it was fabulous!
We all got up rediculously early (which for me, a night owl, is anytime before 9, but on this morning 0630) to get Arianna and Luci ready for their first day of the summer program at their school. We had to leave at 0745 which we miraculously did. The kids were slow movers, but they were excited to go and see their friends.
They were gone from 8 until 3. They played at the playground, watched a movie, read books, and went swimming. They came home happy and tired.
Tiara and I made 32 calzones, cleaned up the house a bit, and got some packages ready for the post office. I also had time to paint! Yeah! It felt so incredible. I really haven't painted anything since well before the move, but today I got out some shirts and painted. Elise was happy most of the day and joined in all the activity. When we made calzones, she had her own small ball of dough that she played with the entire time... when I painted, she watched. Ahh... two at home and still, it is much easier.
So, I have three weeks of this. Tomorrow Tiara and I are going to go explore some local thing... and look for an elusive book that I must own. Until then...
We all got up rediculously early (which for me, a night owl, is anytime before 9, but on this morning 0630) to get Arianna and Luci ready for their first day of the summer program at their school. We had to leave at 0745 which we miraculously did. The kids were slow movers, but they were excited to go and see their friends.
They were gone from 8 until 3. They played at the playground, watched a movie, read books, and went swimming. They came home happy and tired.
Tiara and I made 32 calzones, cleaned up the house a bit, and got some packages ready for the post office. I also had time to paint! Yeah! It felt so incredible. I really haven't painted anything since well before the move, but today I got out some shirts and painted. Elise was happy most of the day and joined in all the activity. When we made calzones, she had her own small ball of dough that she played with the entire time... when I painted, she watched. Ahh... two at home and still, it is much easier.
So, I have three weeks of this. Tomorrow Tiara and I are going to go explore some local thing... and look for an elusive book that I must own. Until then...
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1 comments:
You are so funny! I do appreciate your chance at freedom. I am sure you can't even imagine the real child free life. I wish I could have one of those calzones, they sound great.