The weekend was good and then so quickly Monday is here.
I can't really find a good book, not much interests me. Which is sort of a new development, just the last 18 months. Natasha and I often have similar taste in reading so she just passed one onto me. I hope I like it.
It was so fun spending a chunk of time outside today with Bootstraps and the goats.... the temps so comfortable. Those little weed eaters ate all around our pond.
I realized how we can't really manage the shop and our house. We sort of live in both places. Maybe in the summer we have more time and energy to manage both - we are home more too - and when the days are long and warm the travel back and forth is fairly simple.
Hazel requested dinner at the house, Oren hollered in agreement. We cook at the shop because the space is great and the oven works better. But we can find our way back at the house too.
I am back to writing some letters, finally! A passion of mine but I took a long break.
Cheers to the new week!
Let's see how much I can explain without explaining too much.
Merit moved to California prepared to live with two strangers, also baseball guys. Guy #1 was going to have his own bedroom, double the cost. Merit and Guy #2 would share a room.
Guy #2 has had a series of mishaps, poor choices, or maybe some would say just a lot of fun!
Guy #1 is quiet, reserved, and a respectful roommate.
The college is not what these guys expected. It consists of a floor on a high rise building. The seven baseball players Merit has met, so far, have been bummed to learn this.
Merit loves the beaches down there, the baseball stadiums, the energy, and the vibe.
Guy #1 has made Merit's first ten days there more tolerable.
He is a good guy and they have shared good conversations. Just today Guy #1 packed all of his stuff and moved. He was refunded 80 percent of his tuition and lost a fair amount breaking his lease. Merit called me. And I was sad and shocked.
Having adult children is way harder than I thought it would be. Even though Merit is responsible, kind, and fun and the very best part about Merit is he can usually make the best out of a sticky situation, it is still hard.
I have been praying many times throughout the day and night about Merit's roommate situation. And boy this is not what I expected.
These days there are a few key things that are getting me through; bike rides, the weather - as strange as that sounds - these crisp mornings and warm afternoons are dreamy! The fun of Willem's senior year is also a mood lifter. Hazel and Oren are doing well in school and working hard.
Friday night's home football game was so fun and a great win!
We loved being at "Club Jeff's" this weekend! His pool party was so fun and the weather was perfect. The pool volleyball was very fun to watch. Everybody was eating well there too! Pam's queso was amazing.
Phillip spent part of yesterday with us and that was another highlight. We watched some Hoarders episodes, visited - had fun catching up!
We have had a bumpy start to the school year.
But I think those bumps are going to work themselves out.
Merit is pretty bummed about his schooling situation. It looks nothing like he anticipated but he is going to work through the kinks, work out the kinks.
Willem's first day of his senior year started off hard. But this guy lets things roll off his back.
Hazel likes her classes and her teachers. 8th grade!!
Oren is bummed to not have more friends in his class but he will make new ones. Mrs. C Johnson is positive!
They start their morning off with the song I got sunshine in my pocket how cool is that?
My goal is to blog every day for seven days. I find it to be therapeutic! And I missed not doing it all summer.
Old brick homes
Weathered sheds
A cloudy day and
BASEBALL
the best!
