Wow. I don't know what happened there (well, really I do) but June just about disappeared in a puff of smoke. The last few days in Durham were a complete sprint: the last sock madness sock pattern was released (I didn't win; I just couldn't devote the time to it that it required because of the move); Gus' best friend went to Italy for the summer and a lot of Gus' moving anxiety really came to the front because of that (things got much easier after he was gone, actually, so it worked out for the best); Gus graduated from the children's house level of Montessori school and will be heading to elementary next year; and I packed the whole house (with some considerable help from Chris and my mother-in-law).
It was exhausting. Things that completely fell by the side? My project 365; I don't believe I took even one picture in three weeks there, knitting, and cooking. In the middle of all that Abe fell head first out of my car onto the pavement and gave himself a huge goose egg plus gash that has now turned into his first scar, on his forehead, sadly, and I had to say goodbye to my good friend Sarah, my other knitting friends, school friends, and playgroup friends.
Of course, the closer the move got the more we all turned to look forward at what we were getting instead of backwards at what we were losing.
When our tenant really and truly moved out (we've had some trouble with him the last year) it was pretty much cause for celebration! I was terrified of having to move in with one of our parents.
Then we flew and drove to Austin, had our entire truck full of stuff dumped in our house and had to unpack, get used to the heat (oof!) all over again, keep unpacking, get the kitchen stocked, and so on. We also got a great visit from one of my best friends, her husband, and two of their daughters--it was so wonderful to see them that it totally made it worth it to interrupt the settling in for visiting. Unfortunately, since we've gotten here Chris has flown to Philadelphia for work every week, all week. This obviously meant he wasn't here to do any unpacking, but way more important than that, it meant Abe was really seriously worried about where his Daddy was. So poor Abe has been feeling insecure and unsettled until this past long weekend when Chris was here longer and we finally settled into a routine and I started cooking a lot more again. (Eating out is great; I love it, we all love it, but done too frequently and I find it is very unsettling to the family routine and to the kids.) Thankfully he's started napping again--I was about to lose it when I thought he was going to refuse to nap anymore. Not ready for that!
We're so happy to be back in our old home, with it's giant playroom. Here are the boys at one of two art and project tables we have set up:
I'm so happy to be back in this blog space again too! Gus and I have a really exciting project we're working on that I can't wait to share with you. We've taken a more laid-back approach to "camp at home" this summer because the move added so much stress and grandparents want to spend lots of time with the kids (and vice versa), but we still have some good plans. We've all been reading a ton (desperately seeking more book ideas for a six year old who reads at the level of a third or fourth grader but needs books with a maturity level for a first grader--nothing too scary or too serious!), doing lots of math, enjoying a bunch of new games, and playing lots of baseball; oh, and new pets! I'll share it all soon.
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