Back Together

Well, the children have come back together finally after a week with Grandparents. They had fun but are glad to be home. My son got to go to Panther's training camp and collect Autographs. My daughter and I celebrated her return by attending the Marroon 5 concert with Sarah Bareillies. It was great. They both sounded wonderful and it was a nice change of pace from my very hectic weeks. Now we are turning our attention to back to school purchases, bus assignments and teacher letters are coming out and summer is coming to a close. We are going to celebrate it by ending the summer with a little outing. Boys to Bristol and Girls to Asheville, NC. Only 26 days of summer left. Amazing.

Grandmothers

The kids have been with their Grandmothers all week. We will be picking them up this weekend. They have been spoiled and completely catered to this week. Hopefully, they have enjoyed it and will feel like they got a break from the weekly routine. It has been fun to listen to what they have been going and doing. Todd and I have been spending a good time and I have worked allot. It is already next week in my mind.

Summer Fun

I was at Wal-Mart tonight. We needed school supplies to donate at Vacation Bible School. I hate it that back to school supplies are on sale in July. It is worse than Christmas decorations out in September. We just got into the summer. A few weeks, the pool, then family vacation and already we are counting down. Today, we have already reminded our children to make a list of things they wanted to do before school starts back so we can make time for it and help them. Of course, i just remember hanging out and not needing to be in school and have homework. We didn't talk to most of our classmates all summer unless they were on our streets and so we all caught up. Now, it seems the expectations are big. This year we did try to leave the summer open and not get involved in too many camps. Give the children time to breath and Stephanie time to get some babysitting jobs. Of course, they have pretty much hung around here, but that is ok. Hopefully, they will find the first day of school exciting. I was remembering always being a little sad at the end of the summer.

Weekends, yeah

Well, I am at my office, but it is quiet. I am working and feel I am getting things done. Plus, I have a dinner date at a very nice restaurant with my husband tonight. All is well and my Mom is away for the weekend on a much needed break herself. All in all, i plan to let the house go a little and make sure we all rest up. I know I wil be back in the office again Sunday and then the week starts, but I know this wekend we will all have a little fun. Next weekend the kids will be done to see Grandmothers for a little while.

Mid Week-Not Mid Life

Well, I got my test results today. I started having pain in my fingers and joints about 6 weeks ago. I let it get so bad i could hardly function for hours. Why? Because I do not want a diagnosis that confirms what life around me keep saying. I am getting older. I am half the age of my grandmother. My daughter and son keep getting older. Everywhere I go, I see my peers looking more like I remember my parents looking. In any event, my joint pain is caused by a virus. But my resistance to having it looked at was silly. If I am really mid life, I have a long way to go. If I grow as much in the second as the first half, I can really accomplish many things. So I guess, it is all a plus. And it is just another Wednesday.

Everyday Magic

We are back from a family vacation. It was wonderful, of course. Friends, family, relaxing, sun and surf. The key is to keep the vacation when we return home. As I grow older and watch as the people I love grow older, I realize more and more that all our memories and moments are important and special. I hope to make the most of all of our days. Work is important. I am paid quite a wage to do a good job, so I must focus and put in the time. But when I am not there. I need to put as must time as I have into people, not tasks.

For instance, I am enjoying a new "album". Jason Mraz. He is young and writes wonderful songs. I love a good song writer. I wish I had that talent. I make my children listen to music and I listen to what they are listening to now. It makes for good conversation. So does watching the news and movies together. We had such fun watching "The Bucket List" as well as the new "Get Smart" movie as a family. I think the children had as much watching their Dad laugh at the movie as they did watching it.

Memories are the every day magic. ... Big and Small.