It's May 29th. I almost missed my May post! Haha I have become a terrible blogger. Turns out life with 4 busy kids and 2 dogs plus a hubby doesn't leave me much time to blog. I haven't had too much more to write about that I already haven't talked about. My boys are busy playing baseball. My daughter's dance recital is coming up soon! The nitty gritty details of my daughter's adoption and relationship with her birth family are really hers and theirs to tell. Her birth mom did message me the other day and asked me to call her- said she had some news to tell me. I gotta admit I immediately thought pregnancy, or worse. I messaged her back and asked when was a good time to call and told her that statement usually makes me think someone is pregnant! And she hasn't responded back yet! I hope she isn't having any health issues. We are trying to plan a trip out there to visit them and I also want to take her by the hospital so she can see where she was born. The hard part is finding time to go.
My house is on the market. So a lot of people are asking me where I'm moving to. Another part of town? Another city? So much going on here, but it's all for the best intentions for my kids and their education.
Speaking of my kids, they just finished another year of school. It was a really hard and challenging year and my two youngest were at a new school. They all did amazing academically and met some nice new friends. There wasn't an 8th grade promotion ceremony or dance. I saw a million pictures on Face.book of my friend's kids at different schools getting to enjoy huge productions for 8th grade graduation ceremonies and 8th grade dances. I'm bummed for my 8th grader not getting to experience anything like that. Oh sure he got to be recognized at an awards ceremony for his GPA and top 15% of his class (just like every other grade at the school). On the good side, they learned SO MUCH academically at their new school. Holy cow can you say advanced curriculum?! The math skills my 2nd grader learned this year are impressive. As with anything in life, there's good and bad. The trick is choosing the thing with the best ratio of positives and negatives. Next year I will have a child in all different stages of school...preschool, elementary, middle and high school!
Oh and for anyone who has been following the saga with the in-laws..... I have some closure on that subject and am done with it. YAY! It has been so liberating. I finally conversed with the husband of the one who had some mis-guided anger, hostility, dislike and who also rejected my daughter from the family. All I will say is I said my peace in the nicest way possible and maybe, just maybe, some of it will seep in and his rational side will get it finally. Anyways, I was the bigger person which I am proud of. I am giving him a chance to prove he wants to have a relationship with my kids.
So here we are at another summer vacation. Seemingly endless days to fill up with fun and adventures. It's hard to believe it's Memorial Day weekend and summer vacation- the weather hasn't been the best. The public high school graduation was outdoors last night, and a lot of people were wearing coats in the audience!
Wishing everyone a safe and wonderful weekend with their friends and families. And let's remember and honor who this weekend is really about. :)
