Haven't posted in a while. That usually means I'm hunkering down. Either a teen, child, friend or spouse needs added time and attention or things around the house or at work are backing up. In this case it was a combination of things. In this case we had some kid crisis's and my husband had a big deadline at work I was trying to assist with. Then two very fun surprises came up. My brother and his wife and four children came down from Oregon during their spring break and my sister and her husband and six out of her nine children also came at the same time!!
I love this kind of happy chaos, but it did take all my energy to be present and enjoy each moment. I feel health and strength wise I took a small step backward. I'm tired and will have to catch up, but part of balance is being flexible and resilient and I'm choosing where to divert my limited energy.
The cousins were in heaven. It was difficult settling my kids for bed on a school night, knowing their cousins were up playing on vacation, but we figured it out and ended up pulling my youngest boys out of school for half the day on Friday so we could all go to six flags. We hardly ever get a chance to see these long distance cousins and family is of the highest priority to me so we made the most of it.
We did get a lot of walking in at Six Flags and the weather was beautiful!! We worked out together and did sun salutations and danced to music. We ate delicious food and shared love and laughs... It was a rather nice visit even considering there were 8 adults in the house and 16 children! Now it is just my sister and her three youngest here and we are recuperating from vacation mode and learning to hit a stride and get back into a schedule. Exhausted, but content. Good night.
I love this kind of happy chaos, but it did take all my energy to be present and enjoy each moment. I feel health and strength wise I took a small step backward. I'm tired and will have to catch up, but part of balance is being flexible and resilient and I'm choosing where to divert my limited energy.
The cousins were in heaven. It was difficult settling my kids for bed on a school night, knowing their cousins were up playing on vacation, but we figured it out and ended up pulling my youngest boys out of school for half the day on Friday so we could all go to six flags. We hardly ever get a chance to see these long distance cousins and family is of the highest priority to me so we made the most of it.
We did get a lot of walking in at Six Flags and the weather was beautiful!! We worked out together and did sun salutations and danced to music. We ate delicious food and shared love and laughs... It was a rather nice visit even considering there were 8 adults in the house and 16 children! Now it is just my sister and her three youngest here and we are recuperating from vacation mode and learning to hit a stride and get back into a schedule. Exhausted, but content. Good night.
