Yesterday we were at the pool (when I say us I mean the family minus Harrison who, while he is allowed to be in the pool is not allowed to jump, dive or carry on in the pool which is akin to slow, brutal torture in his mind) and today we are in sweatshirts and jeans.
Tomorrow Harrison goes back to school after his two week absence only to have to be home on Tuesday as opposed to joining his grade on a field trip…too much walking and “commotion” per the doc. He’ll be back for the remainder of the week and then, school’s out for summer.
Next week Rich and Georgie take off for a few days leaving me with Harrison for a night until he gets on the bus at 7am and heads to camp for 8 weeks.
I officially have no sense of normal anymore.
lwayswright said
Boy can I relate to that. I have no sense of normal either. I don’t think there is a “normal” when it comes to families with kids and all the drama that goes with them. We are a blended family of 9 kids, 3 grandkids, 1 pot belly pig, a snake, a lizard, a guinea pig..then there’s me and my husband. It is quite a ride and normal is not in our vocabulary. In fact I just wrote today about one of the kids and how difficult life becomes sometimes. I guess I have just come to the conclusion that our life of chaos is normal for us!
julieross said
I think you win! Nine kids is definitely 7 more than I could handle! Good luck with finding normal!
jelizabeth said
I saw you bring *two* boys to school this morning. Considering your life lately, that seems rare!
jlr said
I did indeed, but had no girls with me…that felt rare, too.