On the other hand, I'm all, "Isn't it like January 74th?" "This month has gone on forever." "Why does winter hate me?"
So, you know, nothing dramatic over here. 🤣
I'm ending this month feeling a little drained by life, but even as I review January, I'm reminded of all the good. And the hard. Basically, normal life! Here are a few of our highs and lows that hadn't yet surfaced to blog level.
High: We had a mostly fun family day that included a trip to the children's library, where I cleared up my library debt that was almost the maximum allowed. 🙈 It's a proud moment when you realize that you managed to pay for a very free service. 🤦🏻♀️ We also took in a Trojan's basketball game where the dog tricks at half-time were the kids' favorite part.
High: Our Honor Roll recipient got to be cheered on by Nana and Papa!
Low: William and Violet have fully realized that they can leave their room after bed time. Violet, in particular, takes full advantage of this, and William is a super willing partner in crime. On several occasions, we found them playing in the shower with the curtain drawn.
Clearly, they are very concerned about being caught. 🤦🏻♀️
High: Random lunch dates and an unexpected and almost unheard of child napping on my arm.
Low: I did a smoothie detox where I made up my own rules. Mostly, it was fine, since I wasn't actually depriving myself too much and the smoothies tasted great. (I've had about the results you might expect with such discipline - mixed). The twins wanted to drink my smoothies all the time, and since they were my meals, I was feeling peeved by that. So, I made them their own smoothies that I took into school for them to help the transition from school to car to go more smoothly. You know - smoothies to make things more smoothy. This was a great thing until I dropped one and shattered the glass in a school parking lot. While I was in a hurry. And then there was green all over my shirt. And I only had one smoothie and two twins.
(pretty example of something I had on my "detox")
High: Dinner with friends we don't get to see enough!
High: Lunch with this precious nugget and her mom and another adoptive mom. What a gift to walk with mothers that share this journey with us!
Low: We've had a hard month parenting wise - different things with each kid. We've had potty-training regression, lots of screaming and back-talk and one child who tells us each night, "Don't be surprised if I come out in the night because I can't sleep." 😴
High: At least our children all super love each other - really. V & W really like to have their beds together and ask to sleep this way every night.
I also finally taught the girls how to ACTUALLY play Monopoly, which they now want to play together all the time.
High: Having great friends who sometimes show up matching for breakfast. (Can you tell which one is the "fun" Enneagram 7? 😜 For the record, John is also really fun.)
High: Movie date night at the new Movie Tavern in town. I went out on a limb and ordered the Steak and Shrimp which was passable. It is a really fun experience to have someone wait on you while taking in a movie! We saw The Post, which was fine, but not as good as it could have been.

We rounded out the month with the 100th Day of School today where Bella got to dress as a 100 year old. We borrowed clothes, and I let her pick her ensemble, which was subtle and understated.
That rounds us out - hope your 2018 is off to a good start!
High: At least our children all super love each other - really. V & W really like to have their beds together and ask to sleep this way every night.
I also finally taught the girls how to ACTUALLY play Monopoly, which they now want to play together all the time.
High: Having great friends who sometimes show up matching for breakfast. (Can you tell which one is the "fun" Enneagram 7? 😜 For the record, John is also really fun.)
High: Movie date night at the new Movie Tavern in town. I went out on a limb and ordered the Steak and Shrimp which was passable. It is a really fun experience to have someone wait on you while taking in a movie! We saw The Post, which was fine, but not as good as it could have been.

We rounded out the month with the 100th Day of School today where Bella got to dress as a 100 year old. We borrowed clothes, and I let her pick her ensemble, which was subtle and understated.
That rounds us out - hope your 2018 is off to a good start!