Around here, we’re strolling around and playing at the new town center in our neighborhood. It’s the perfect place to learn how to ride a bike. Or have mom and dad walk with the bike while some of us skip along the boardwalk.
Around here, we celebrated a 9th birthday with an outing to Bounce U with a few friends.
Around here, we are in full Harry Potter mode. Parents, if you are hesitant to begin the books let me just tell you that once you start YOU CANNOT STOP. I tried. I really did, but we’re a third of the way through the fourth one and there’s simply no turning back. Harry Potter has become my discipline management plan, though. All I have to do to get the girls to do anything is threaten to take away reading HP in the evenings.
Around here, we’ve celebrated someone’s 7th birthday with a trip to the National Zoo with a few friends.
Around here, it’s been a busy time of year and it’s easy to interpret busy as stressful. I suppose I fall into that trap. The other day though, I was talking to a friend about some of what I am working on and the activities we are doing, and she said, “You were made to work.” I’m not a hugger, but I wanted to hug this person for not saying, “Ohh, you’re so busy. That must be stressful.” Or, “Relax. Calm down. Take a break.” I cannot stand it when people tell me to relax and/or calm down.
Anyway, I’m happiest when I’m working. Working is how I take care of myself, I think.
And around here, we are working hard.
you know what has been life-changing for me to think about, and i can’t believe it took me 37 years to learn? that work existed before the fall. it is not punishment. it is design. it was the original design. so work on with your bad self.
Well, this is the best piece of information ever. Thank you.
also, i relate busy-ness and stress too which is why i am always “stressed out” even though it’s mostly fun good stuff in my life. so i get it. and maybe i need to try harder to change the way my mind interprets busy. one more thing, is hadley’s hair super short in the back or does it just look that way in the chess picture? i love it! was thinking of something similar for annika.
It’s super short. Isn’t it awesome? I’m thinking of copying it for myself. š