Um, Has Anyone Seen July?
I am a bit confused. I mean, just yesterday it was July. How in the heck did it get to be August already, for crying out loud. Seriously, what happened to July? I swear it was just the 4th of July last week.
I guess part of it must be the constant state of "busy." I am watching my neighbor's two children for the summer. The daughter is 9 (almost 10) and the son is 5. That makes, count them, SIX children here with me during the days. And believe it or not, we even do things. Like out in public. With SIX young kids. It's going ok too, it's just really busy. Forgive me environment, but I have been using paper plates a lot more often. I was running out of dishes.
However, 4 weeks from today, it will all change. The kids start school. A full day of school for my kids, instead of the half day kindergarten. That means I will not be having lunch with them everyday. That tugs a little bit at my heart. While lunchtime with 6 kids might be a bit lot of work, it's sad to think I will miss out on that part of their day. The 5 year old will start kindergarten, so I will still watch him during the mornings, and then he'll go off to afternoon school. Hmm, it sure will be a different week with only a napping Haley in the house!
It's funny sometimes to think of the series of events that come together to form your life. 6 years ago when I was tending to my three little babies trying to mentally prepare myself for returning to work, I never would have guessed that this would be me 6 years later. It ripped out my heart (with a few extra stomps here and there) to leave my kids for so many hours of the week. Now here I am with the ideal part time, work from home arrangement (yes, same company) and helping out a fellow dual-parent working family. I feel so incredibly lucky. A little tired, but fortunate nonetheless.
Wonder if August will fly by as quickly as July did? Ah, who am I kidding. Tomorrow will be Christmas!!!
