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It is SO GOOD to have Grant home.
Isaac needed to have his bloodwork and urinalysis done at the same time as I had counseling, this morning, but it was no big deal, because we just split up.
In addition to Isaac, a couple of others are lowkey sick, and this time G made the Gatorade, popsicles, etc run - AND THEN made absolutely delicious chicken noodle soup from scratch. I was able to make a big platter of meat, cheese, tomatoes, olives, and basil leaves, and set it out with a whole sliced baguette, as a big snack, and he prepped everything for the soup at the same time. So that we had dinner ready a couple of hours later, like magic.
Things just seem so much easier with a partner. He's taking Monday off so I can go to FIU like I need to, as people are getting out of their first day in school, and Annie has to go to the orthodontist.
Also - he's just so warm and cuddly and good. For most of my life I've thought that true love would be passionate sex when reuniting, but with us it's more like a narcotic sedative when he arrives after a trip. He's in our bedroom again and we're both moving through water while we try to talk, drowsy and slow. I press myself against him and that is IT.
I'm getting excited about homeschooling Jake and Elise. The hours with just them and me, devoted intentionally to them learning things. They're so wonderful and curious and funny. This school year is shaping up really well, Ananda and Aaron are both ready to go back and know they like it, Isaac has shifted from nerves to excitement about starting somewhere new. Elise is adorable, she is actually giddy about "being a third grader" even though almost nothing actually changes. I think it's like an age number going up, in her mind.
I'm weighing a couple of different membership options for us, like the zoo vs botanical gardens, etc. Whatever it is has to fit in the budget and make sense for some unit studies. "The budget" is somewhat stressful at the moment, but I feel enough cozy domestic bliss to ignore it until we sit down to strategize again tomorrow.
Isaac needed to have his bloodwork and urinalysis done at the same time as I had counseling, this morning, but it was no big deal, because we just split up.
In addition to Isaac, a couple of others are lowkey sick, and this time G made the Gatorade, popsicles, etc run - AND THEN made absolutely delicious chicken noodle soup from scratch. I was able to make a big platter of meat, cheese, tomatoes, olives, and basil leaves, and set it out with a whole sliced baguette, as a big snack, and he prepped everything for the soup at the same time. So that we had dinner ready a couple of hours later, like magic.
Things just seem so much easier with a partner. He's taking Monday off so I can go to FIU like I need to, as people are getting out of their first day in school, and Annie has to go to the orthodontist.
Also - he's just so warm and cuddly and good. For most of my life I've thought that true love would be passionate sex when reuniting, but with us it's more like a narcotic sedative when he arrives after a trip. He's in our bedroom again and we're both moving through water while we try to talk, drowsy and slow. I press myself against him and that is IT.
I'm getting excited about homeschooling Jake and Elise. The hours with just them and me, devoted intentionally to them learning things. They're so wonderful and curious and funny. This school year is shaping up really well, Ananda and Aaron are both ready to go back and know they like it, Isaac has shifted from nerves to excitement about starting somewhere new. Elise is adorable, she is actually giddy about "being a third grader" even though almost nothing actually changes. I think it's like an age number going up, in her mind.
I'm weighing a couple of different membership options for us, like the zoo vs botanical gardens, etc. Whatever it is has to fit in the budget and make sense for some unit studies. "The budget" is somewhat stressful at the moment, but I feel enough cozy domestic bliss to ignore it until we sit down to strategize again tomorrow.