Life be like

Well, I got my wish. Life has been pretty much in cruise control for the past week or so. We really haven't been up to a whole lot. Last Saturday we continued our weekly tradition of heading into the city for some fun. We checked out the other Air & Space Museum. It was much more geared toward space, and much more hands on. We had a good time.

 Family shot, minus the little one who usually refuses to take pictures. I promise he is there with us.

The rest of the week was pretty dull and honestly kinda boring. I have been waiting for Neil to get back into a preschool groove. Because of all the weather closures and 2-hr delays that we've had, he FINALLY got to start school today!! It's been like 3 weeks since he was supposed to start. Having both my girls gone most days, and just Neil home has been a little rough. Poor kid wanders the house calling for "Gracie". 

So, today was the day. I gave myself a stomach ache with all of the anticipation and dread about how it would go, especially with the bus. He flat out refused to go near the bus at his last school. Well, we got up early, ate breakfast, had a family dance party, and got coats and backpacks on everyone. He was pretty excited to be just like the girls. His bus came and he ran out to it with them. He had a moment of trepidation when he realized they weren't coming with him, so Chris scooped him up and carried him on. As the bus drove away, my fears started to subside. Maybe he was figuring it all out. Thankfully his teacher called me to let me know he was happy when he got off the bus and was doing really well. What a huge relief! 

I get about 4 hours to myself 2x/week now!! What should I do? Today I celebrated with a trip to Target by myself. It was so nice to do in the middle of the day!

After preschool we went to see Grace's parade for Chinese New Year. The kids all wore red and had made a dragon. Grace got to be the head. She looked quite pleased with herself.

Everyday here gets a little easier for me. I'm still not quite acclimated to it all. It's a very slow process of meeting people and remembering their names. I know it's just going to take time, but I really miss everyone from home. I could really use a GNO about now. My kids are starting to talk about it too. Claire checks the mail daily hoping to get a letter from someone. Just yesterday something did come for Grace.

She was very happy to read her letter. Thank you Ethan! Hopefully, my feelings won't rub off on them too bad. They are making friends and enjoying school. We just need some better weather so that I don't feel so cooped up.