I had to laugh at Mom’s post the other day about being boring. If you were a little mouse listening in on our many phone conversations through the day, you would think we were quite entertaining, perhaps even a tad bit crazy and eccentric too.
School just got out last week so my youngest is now underfoot; although you can hardly be underfoot when you are approaching 6′ tall. He can eat me out of house and home and leaves a trail of dirty dishes everywhere he goes. Welcome summertime!
Then there is my 24 year old who is struggling to become a real grown up. She causes me angst, stomach aches, temper tantrums, and a very sore tongue from biting it so much. She moved back about a year ago…with her 1 year old Boxer dog named Dexter. She is in countdown mode to move out (Mom’s deadline) and I hope I make it to the finish line without hurting anyone.
My oldest boy is doing great in life. A single dad who loves to hang out with his younger brother and totes along his 5 year old daughter Aria. That means they all hang out at my house hoping for Mom’s home cooked meals….a lot. I love it, but it also means a lot of unexpected company at my house.
Our oldest daughter and her husband have just moved across town and now live about 3 miles from us. They are still getting settled in although we were at their house several times this weekend fixing lawn mowers and training her on how to actually use one!
So Mom is right, our life is busy, chaotic, always interrupted for the “more important things” like family. It provides great material for lots of stories and lots of laughs. Boring, never around here. Some days I dream of boring. Seriously I do! (PS: I thought these photos of the cactus and agapanthus were good metaphors for my family life, prickly but beautiful and going in all directions yet still part of one flower.)
So…Chelsea, Jonathan and I are sitting in the living room waiting for the installer to get done putting replacement windows in. Chelsea is very bored.
But, alas, I realize that this is the case because we are not good at just sitting. Never really boring around our house either.
I love your analogy of the cactus and family. You made me smile. Your family sounds so very normal….and loving.
Thank you, what a lovely post. As a family, it’s nice and important to “be in each other’s lives” and sometimes faces – because that’s how you really learn and grow together…yes, you are right, the photos fit the topic perfectly.
Have a wonderful day!