So what changes have settled upon us? Well, Erik has begun his middle school coaching career in 6th grade girls basketball, and I'm learning what it takes to single-handedly run our evenings. It ain't easy, folks! Total respect to all those single parents who do this all the time. Wow. How DO you do it?
For the last few years, as I may have mentioned, Erik was the sports coordinator for the elementary school at which he taught. From what I understand, this was actually more work for him, but it was the type of thing that could be done during his normal school day. It actually affected us very little. Whereas this new gig occurs evenings (five nights a week!), plus some Saturdays, so we're seeing a lot less of Daddy these days.
Challenges? Balancing the rush of kids that greets me each day upon my return, trying to give them equal attention as the only parent. THEN trying to manage supper! Plus, I'm not gonna lie, I miss blogging and Facebooking.
Benefits? I'm spending 100% of my time focused on Ava and Hudson. We've played more games, read more books, and laughed more the past two weeks than we had togther in a long time. It almost feels like I'm relearning vital little bits of them, and you know what? I LOVE IT! Ok, so I'm so much more exhausted at the end of the day, but I know it's because I've dedicated myself to being the best mommy I can be. Plus, I'm not gonna lie, I really appreciate the weekends when Erik gets up early with them and lets me sleep as a reward!
Anyway, we're still here and enjoying our time together. Especially planning for the upcoming holidays and all that entails! With the Huntingburg Christmas Stroll this weekend, I plan to be totally inspired and refreshed.
In the meantime, I added a few more pics for your enjoyment: a couple leftovers from Halloween and a couple of random shots that I love. Enjoy!
P.S. A special Happy Birthday shout-out to my mom! Hope you had a great day!
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