Today was much better. Since I was done with my last minute layout project, I felt a lot more relaxed and finished a whole bunch of personal todos and I did almost all my work catching up so it was a good good day!!
While I worked in the morning, Nathaniel looked at his book. You can’t see it well in the photo, but it’s there hiding behind the pillow.
Today was the short day at David’s school and Jake’s parents came here early to come with me to the bus. And, of course, we practiced smiling some more. This looks like progress.
But then I get this.
Ugh. 4 days to picture day. We’re not doing so well. Then the kids did some playing in the backyard with their grandparents. And some hugging.
Jake’s mom had gotten me some gifts for my upcoming birthday and David helped me open those.
Nathaniel came to help, too. He likes to do whatever David does.
Some hugs and goodbyes and they are off to dinner with Jake and then the airport. I have still a good 30 items on my todo list and my class started today, too, and I have too many unanswered emails still. So off to tackle some of that!
Three Things I’m Grateful For:
1. I am grateful that life will go back to “normal” tomorrow. I will finally hopefully get to establish the fall routine. Let’s see if I do.
2. I am grateful that the kids got to spend so much time with their grandparents and they all got along wonderfully. We’re blessed with great grandparents on all sides.
3. I am grateful that I got so so much work done today. It’s a big load off my shoulders.
Three Things David’s Grateful For:
1. coloring my apple for school
2. watching a movie with papi
3. making a banner in art class (even though I didn’t get to finish it)
Hi Karen,
It’s cute how you two are practicing smiling for the school pictures! Don’t be too disappointed though if they come out dorky. All kids that age mug for the camera and have that big fake grin in those early school pictures. That’s part of the charm of those pictures! And you have hundreds (thousands!) of pictures of David that are just beautiful! Dorky-face-in-pictures is just a part of being 5! Please let us see the results when you get them too, I’m curious to see if the practicing helps! (I used to think it would be harder to get good pictures of babies than little kids, but babies don’t fake anything, or feel self conscious about getting their pictures taken!) You guys have a wonderful weekend!
i definitely will share and you are absolutely right. i am not worried, just enjoying practicing 🙂