Still upstate, absorbing the last days before the schedules begin. And in this moment, it does feel as though we've had a glorious summer (not sure if all my children would agree, but this is my blog, after all).
Have we struggled over things we can't do because they cost too much? Sure. Have we fought over whose chosen activity we get to do each day? Of course. Have we sweated more than we liked some days? Well, it is summer, after all.
But we also created an office-slash-hangout for my new high-schooler, a special sleep-spot for my new 3rd grader, and a desk with a super-duper hanging wall for my new middle schooler. We (the parents) shared a dinner of take-out burritos twice a week when the kids were at their grandparents' house. We went to the 75th anniversary of Tanglewood and got a fireworks display right above our heads. We went to a whole lot of tag sales and held a disastrous one of our own, followed by a number of trips to donate all our items to charity. And we went to a County Fair, complete with farm animals, rides, and fried dough.
It's funny how just when you think there's nothing you can do, there are actually a whole lot of things you can do, things you could never see when you were working so hard doing what you had to do.
Happy Labor Day.
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