It’s been a really long time since my last post. I have been thinking about posting. I swear. But every time I try to round up my thoughts to type something out, it all seems overwhelming. And the longer I go without posting, the harder it feels to get back into it.
So, instead of worrying about typing up a well-thought-out post. A clever post. A coherent post… I’m just going to type and hope for the best here.
Feels kind of like coming back to an old friend. There’s a lot of catching up to do, so I’ll start there I guess.
Remember this guy?
He’s five months old. He’s a so-so night sleeper and a terrible napper. He is super sweet, but he mostly just likes to be held, which means I get nothing done ever. Ever, ever.
His brother is hilarious and also a miniature Incredible Hulk. Hulk smash? Yes. Frequently. He’s into dinosaurs and trucks/tractors and his newest loves are sharks/fish/whales.
He turned two a week and a half ago.
He’s ornery and sweet. He’ll hit you in the face with a truck, and then when you say “Ow!” and tell him no, he makes the cutest little sad face and gives a hug with a “sowy.”
With the girls I recently wrapped up another school year. I absolutely love teaching them at home. I was also beyond ready to be done with it for the summer.
They are going to a day camp right now for a week. Every summer when they do this, I get a little glimpse of what my life would be like if they were in school, and I don’t like it. It’s weird to have them gone all day!
Lass had her First Holy Communion this spring. This girl has such a beautiful faith. I just love that she finally got to receive Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament.
We switched parishes officially after her First Communion, so next year Sis will be receiving her sacraments at our new latin rite parish.
We went to the Farm a few weeks ago, for the first time in what seems like forever. It was exhausting (Little Brother did not sleep well), but really fun. We had lots of beach time and the girls fished a ton, every night in the boat with my husband.
My mother-in-law has kept all of my husband’s old Tonka trucks since he was a boy. He got them out for the kids to play with, and they were a big hit.
The only other big news I can think of is that my parents are going to be moving here by the end of the month. This is such an amazing, wonderful, game changing thing for me. I have never lived near my parents since becoming an adult (except for one year between undergraduate and graduate school, at which time I think my classification as an “adult” was very questionable). I keep daydreaming about what it will be like when they’re here and my kids (and I) get to spend time with them regularly. It’s going to be fabulous, and I can’t wait.
There. That was just like a quick catch up over coffee. Or wine. I’ve missed this. Hope to do it again soon.
