I'm not sure why I keep expecting things to slow down soon. It must be wishful thinking, or else pure fantasy on my part. Perhaps it is a subconscieous motivator, the kind I used to give myself at 4:30 in the morning when insomnia had kept me up all night and I was facing the next day on no sleep: If you can just make it through the morning, you can nap in the car at lunch...just make it through the morning...I knew it wasn't true, that I'd never do it, but I told myself I could because it made getting up feel less overwhelming. And somehow it always worked: it gave me a light at the end of the tunnel, even if it was an imaginary one. So maybe imagining a life (just around the corner) where the pace of my days is routine, leisurely, and predicable makes racing through my actual days a little easier. Maybe.
Either way, here we are in August, only a week before the older two start school again, and I haven't posted a thing. No pictures from our week at camp, no stories about Ellie's new therapy or summer school or all the talking she's doing, no shots of Lexi's toothless grin, no funny quotes from my perpetually quotable girl, no stories about Spencer's developmental evaluation (ADHD-NOS and some unidentifiable language processing/organizing/retrieval issues), up-coming tonsilectomy, or quick quips, no stories about visits with friends and family, or trips to the beach, or even Ellie's birthday. Let's face it, I've really dropped the ball and there's no earthly way I'm going to catch up on it all.
So I've opted to post a few stolen moments in pictures and move on. Because it still hasn't slowed down and this might be the best I can do!
Ellie, the book worm, earned an award at school
Lexi went toothless: four gone at once makes biting a challenge!
loons at camp
the boats
Ellie chilling on the dog's bed with an iPod
Spencer flew off the float
and Lexi learned to jump without help
all five went in the canoe...
...one out cold.
a friendly butterfly
a swim
more swimming
and the little snapper we saw last year is back and a little bigger.
Uh-oh,
Ellie (AKA Dangerous Girl) learned some new new, unwelcome tricks!
Avo lit the candles,
we all sang the song,
Ellie (almost) blew them out,
and turned four with flair.
Comments