It’s All A Learning Experience
What a crazy week it has been around here.
I had a kid-free weekend. It wasn’t as great as it sounds. I went to a court ordered seminar on Parenting after Separation. It provided a lot of information, but unless my ex takes it and tries to put a few of the ideas to work, I’m going to be sitting in the same place I am now. There wasn’t a whole lot of new information for me, but more of a different way to look and approach things.
The kids spent a great weekend with their Grandparents. It’s kind of become their second home. We try to get over at least once a month. They really enjoy the time away from me plus they’re really getting to know their Grandparents.
It’s taken us a bit to get back to routine this week. I’ve got a billion things to do. We got the yard cleaned up on Monday. The dog and I are going to have a serious talk about not digging in the garbage!
I thought I was nice giving the kids a room downstairs for a playroom. I was wrong :( They had such a mess and haven’t been taking care of anything. I spent a few hours cleaning it all up and tossing out the broken toys. This is their last chance. If I see it in that shape again their ‘playroom’ is gonna turn into my office!!!
I’m new to this area so I wasn’t sure what to expect for ‘Spring’. I lived further north for 7 years and thought being south a bit the weather would be better. I was wrong. It WAS beautiful for the last week. We were walking outside with shorts on, got a little sun the one day, and the birds were singing. This morning I woke up to a lot of wind (80mph wind warnings). The wind soon brought the snow and it looked like a blizzard out my wind most of the day. It’s gotten nicer again now but I wanted to cry seeing all that snow returning. They’re calling for more tomorrow. I guess winter isn’t quite done with us yet.
Each day I seem to learn something new. I’ve learned that a tooth will get loose and fall out if you wiggle it for long enough. Just because you weren’t allergic to something yesterday doesn’t mean you won’t be today. And when living in the north, NEVER put away your winter jacket!!!
