Ah...deafening silence. As much as I looked forward to today for...I don't know...the last 2 months, I was a little sad to see the kids go. The once never ending summer was over in a matter of minutes, it seemed. But now I sit here next to my toddler, who is by far the most independent and quiet (when not screaming at her sister) of my children, and for the first time in weeks, I am totally at ease and stress-free. They say that you aren't really a parent until you have 2, which makes me a parent with extra credit, I guess. At least with 2, you're evenly matched- man to man coverage, if you will. With 3, it's a zone defense where you just scramble to handle whatever comes at you (that's right, Wesley, I know a little sports vernacular). And, this summer it was 3 on 1, which meant that on any given day someone was bound to be yelling at someone else for moving their cheese or whatever, so I was constantly refereeing. By the end of the summer, I was so mentally and physically exhausted, I could barely move. I finally recovered at the beach, since I had help 24/7 and a lot less clutter to manage. We also had company for us and the kids during the first half of the trip, and that proved to be a Godsend. For the first time in forever, my kids were not under my feet (thank you Dana and Caylin!). For now, I will enjoy the peace of only having 1 child during the day, since I begin clinicals next week, and my life will yet again be turned upside down.
I could not get this child to take a decent picture with me.
If you look really close, you can see a rainbow.
Bottany Bay Road
First Day of School
