Like the artists in the musical, we truly can measure our time in love. I cannot express the strength and patience my husband has shown throughout this process. I've watched with awe as our children have handled the increased driving, the decreased privacy and rest, and the general chaos of our days with good spirits and resilience. And our village has been there for us, as always--especially when it comes to understanding my distraction and unreliability!
So, we measure our days in love. And also these odd tidbits. Enjoy!
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| One experiment in viscosity at dinner time! |
One birthday party with friends
Two missed days volunteering at
the school store
One student journalism
conference One diorama built
Three writing contests entered
One birthday party with family
One Halloween party; one Halloween
night
Sixty dog walks
One jar of peanut butter
Two makeup days volunteering at
the school store
One annual physical
Fourteen circus practices
One high school career fair
Two cold fronts
One road paving project begun
and ended
Ten piano lessons
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| I now have a favorite laundromat! |
Two overnight business trips
One “Fall back” time change
Two trips to the laundromat
Seven loaves of bread
One Election Day
Forty-two school lunches packed
Forty-two school drop-offs
Twenty-nine school pick-ups
One press night for the school
paper
Fifteen collective pounds
gained
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| More than a few trips to circus! |
One dental checkup
Two haircuts
Three blogs written
Twenty-seven times housekeeping
came
Five times housekeeping
couldn’t come (the dog was in charge)
One formal dance
One third of a black belt test
Nine doses of dog antibiotics
Annnnd...
Thirty-one Belgian waffles
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| And on we journey... |
