I marvel:
- That Hope talks all through the movies, asking me questions as though I know what is going to happen next.
- At how many movies have adoption sub-themes.
- At how easily she will talk about all that she’s lost.
- At how hard it is for Hope to have a positive view of the world.
- At how she has segregated people by race and behavior in ways that upset me.
- At how she has parlayed what she’s seen in terms of relationships into some really effed up views on gender roles and behaviors.
- At how deep grief goes.
- That she eventually comes clean with all her shenanigans.
- That we have deep moments where we really talk.
- That I can tell when she’s got a new crush (so friggin obvious).
- That we have the most amazing and hilarious girl talk moments.
- That I’m getting better at problem solving.
- That I finally did volume production of frozen crockpot meals (this development was overdue).
- That now that a spate of anger has passed the more affordable eye glass frames at Costco look appealing to her.
- That we’re *still* talking about the teen foolishness that went down last month (it’s really a crucible for us).
- That she’s into a groove with the nannies.
- At how joy and pain can still reside so closely.
- At how much I miss The Furry One.
- At how I’ve kept the new hermit crabs- Beyonce and Jay-Z Crabbers alive for almost 3 weeks.
- At how I dropped a couple of pounds this week.
- At how this squat challenge I’m doing isn’t so bad now that I’m halfway through it.
- At the stuff I still need to get Hope to prep for the winter weather.
- At how excited I am to prep for fall break and spring break next year.
- At how excited I am to start planning our trip to Bougieville (Martha’s Vineyard) next summer.
- At how a tiny bit of weekend rest can cure some of what ails you.
September 14th, 2014 at 8:46 am
We live for the weekends! They save us! About Thursday each week I have lost my energy and all I can hope for is that we make it to Friday after school! 🙂