Family Time

It is interesting how we take for granted the time we have with each other....until that time is taken away.  This year has been a year of many changes.  We now have a teenager and a 15 month old.  We went from having a child at home most of the time, but largely self sufficient, to a child away from home most of the time and another child at home all of the time, but very dependent.  

It has been quite an adjustment....and very much a balancing act.  We have had to learn how to balance nap times with carpool times.  Meal times with times that people are actually home to eat and that I am able to work around the needs of a toddler to prepare.  

All in all - life is great.  We have a better than average teenage daughter and a willful but spirited (read: fun) toddler.  Lately, Steve has had to work a LOT of hours, including weekends and no family vacation as planned during Thanksgiving.  This will continue for another 4 weeks (though I am not convinced yet that it will truly end at that time either, but hey, what do I know).   Spending a few weekends and pretty much every evening during the week without the man I love makes me put things in perspective a little when I DO have him here.  

Which leads me to my point.  It has been a great weekend.  Steve had the weekend off, despite the death march!  He didn't roost on his computer - working even though he was at home - either.  We were able to BOTH attend Shayna's cheer competition, run some errands, play WOW for a little bit, watch a movie with Shayna and just be a family for a change.  It was nice...really nice.  It will help to make the next four weeks a little more tolerable now for sure. 

Family time is the best time.  It may be mundane and simple....but it is definitely good stuff with good people.  I love my family and I love spending time with them!