After a choppy start to our summer, we decided to retool travel plans a bit and simplify. So we have stayed close to home and refocused on our little family of four as I try to come to terms with the idea that we may, for some while yet at least, be just a family of four.
For the record, I adore my family. But it feels like a very real choice (and one I have to make every day) to be present with them rather than lost in daydreams of a future, more complete but wholly uncertain family. At home in our quiet little town seemed like an easier place to come to grips with reality than it may have been if we were gallivating around new places full of new daydreams.
And though there have been moments of guilt and frustration at the "boring" summer, it has been nice to rediscover home after a very stressful, busy, downright crazy year.
Home:
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| Our perfect summer night (followed by popsicles). |
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| His first "catch". |
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| Porter's choice. |
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| And my one-week compromise. |
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| Dancing with the approaching drill team. |
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| Why yes, that is a knockoff Lightning McQueen. |
Happy at home with just one month of summer left. To be continued...
