The highlight of my day was driving from dance class to cheer practice in 20 minutes without speeding, almost half the time it normally takes when I do it an hour earlier. Also today I really appreciated my daughters’ smiles. They fill me up on bad days.
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June 10
The girls spent most of practice inside today because it was 99 degrees outside and the gym isn’t air conditioned. I wasn’t invited.
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June 8
Nothing seemed to go right today. All week long I’ve been looking forward to reverse tie dyeing this weekend. I put undiluted bleach on my black shirt for 20 minutes and it didn’t fade even a little bit. I guess it’s because it’s not cotton. Then we installed a new Ring doorbell, and it worked great for about an hour, went offline, and then several hours later started ringing on its own. We’ve tried tightening all the connections and it hasn’t helped. I feel inept. But I watched a Corona commercial on TV yesterday and it worked. I even remembered to buy limes. It really is refreshing. Doesn’t quite make up for all the day’s failures, but at least it’s something.
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June 7
Tonight I started a new NAMI Family to Family class online. I forget sometimes just how desperate I was when I first took the class, now 15 years ago. I hear it in people’s voices, the exhaustion, the sadness, the frustration, the overwhelming emotion, the helplessness and hopelessness… And I think about Mom and our story, the one I’m trying to write, the one I lived, the differences between them, the hurt I still carry. It’s not easy. It never was.
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June 5
This year’s dance dress rehearsal was much more tolerable than last year’s, primarily because I had food in my belly and I knew it was going to take eons to get through. Christina was also in more of the dances, which made it more interesting to watch. Could be worse ways to spend a Wednesday afternoon and evening.
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June 4
Billy and I went on a date on a rare night where no one had any evening activities planned. We enjoyed Italian delicacies and talked and it was nice. I especially loved that it was his suggestion. I was absolutely exhausted for some reason but enjoyed it anyway. It’s nice to feel loved.
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June 2
We did MORE tie dye today, and it came out fabulous. I also made the first ornament for my advent calendar, the Yankees won, and we went to see IF a second time, this time with Billy and Robin. I’m so jazzed with the tie dyeing… I may do more tomorrow. I’m straight outta 1965, baby.
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May 31
Today was the last day of school and the kids were home by noon. It is so hard to work from home on the last day of school when your kids are home at noon. I was ready to log off at 2:27, and almost did, but I pushed through. The weather’s been a little cooler, so we had hamburgers and hot dogs out on the back patio. I love eating outside. Finished the day with s’mores in the living room and a late baseball game and falling asleep on the couch.
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May 29
Robin saw her doctor today and it looks like at least two weeks on the crutches, unless she magically heals faster. We will have to make an appointment with the orthopedist to make sure there is no hairline fracture in there. She went to her first cheer practice, which was hard for her because she wanted to be up there with the team practicing and not sitting alone on the trampoline bored and feeling awkward. One of the other team moms owns the house with the amazing Christmas lights display we saw last year, but apparently they’re moving, so I guess that was the first and last time we’ll see that light show. Bummer.
Year in Photos 