I woke up this morning wondering how i got so lucky.
Life is really great for me right now. Everything just falls in place. Problems are worked out. All the little details of raising a family are sorted into routines and schedules. It’s a house full of happy, smiling faces.
I walked in the door from work last night and the little ones are sleeping and shane and the big kids are making lunches and getting ready for the week. Everything is right in my world.
And i’m not waiting for the other shoe to fall anymore. I’m not frightened. I’m not thinking “what next?” while i lay in bed at night. I’m looking forward to the next day and all the days after that. I don’t think i have ever felt this way. Ever.
We went for a little getaway last week. Two days of skiing. It was awesome. The kids are, finally, all old enough that we can do these kind of activities and we all can participate. I spent four hours with tristan, toby and eliza on the second afternoon skiing down the bigger, longer runs. It was the best time i have ever had with them. Sitting four wide on the chair lift laughing and being silly, encouraging each other through the tricky parts of each run – just having a great time. It was that kind of vacation. The one we will all remember, hold in our hearts. Forever.