The kids are back to school this week, they went back yesterday. I miss them already. I must admit that the one thing I truly miss about homeschooling is the time we spent as a family. I know we have made the right decision this year by having them enter back into a traditional school setting. They are doing wonderfully in all areas. It is a great time for them, but like all things there are minor drawbacks & less time to simply enjoy each other’s company as a whole family is one of those drawbacks.
Yet, over break we got a lot of good laughs in as as a family. It was a lot of fun. God, we how will miss these days when the kids are grown. It is already going so fast.
Anyway,enough of that talk or I will cry about my kids growing up while typing.
Oh another good thing over break was not only did we get to spend a lot of family time together but I also got out with some old friends. I love that even if we don’t get to talk daily like we did as teens we can always pick back up like we saw each other yesterday. It is really awesome to have friends who have grown with you over decades that you can share your life with.
And as life starts to return back to our new normal I am finishing up my work for the upcoming semester, working on my other work projects and keeping the littles entertained. The two youngest children have more energy than I know what to do with sometimes. It is really spectacular to witness, I wish I could bottle it up and sell it. I’d make a fortune!
Mike and I have also been enjoying quiet evenings. He is trying to turn me into a Doctor Who fan. We have been catching up on the past series episodes via Amazon & Netflix. He believes 2013 will be the year he makes a convert out of me. We’ll see. It may be possible, after all he is fairly persistent. Plus if I must admit it I do like watching it even if it is only for the fact that we are spending time together.
Another fact of life is I have been so busy that writing here has not been as steady as I would like. I have using my blogging time {the free time in my day not allotted to work, kids and keeping things running somewhat less chaotic} to exercise, read more and just be quiet. The last part is a hard one for me! I have a tendency to want to fill in the silence with words even if the words aren’t needed. Hopefully the time I have been taking will help me be more thoughtful. One can hope. Here’s to 2013 and lots of hope.
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The quiet is hard to manage. I always feel like I need to make it stop. Maybe I’m so used to the idea that quiet means the kids are up to something, even though they’re old enough now that it’s not entirely true. But it’s a hard adjustment to make. But a good one, once it’s done. I hope you’re able to figure it out, too.