Where I Am

I'm... still... here. Obviously less frequent than in months past, but here nonetheless. I have no idea how many of you are still stopping by. I lost time to follow my sitemeter weeks ago. I can't even remember the last time I glanced at those numbers. Somehow, that has been quite refreshing actually.

If you are still here, I am so grateful for your continued presence and support during our time of transition. It is going well. Our little guy is becoming visibly more settled everyday. However, with that comes his increased interest, exploring and activity. Which of course means increased energy and alertness required of me to keep up.

Intertwined in our transition life continues. We are finishing homeschooling for the 5th grade with our daughter. Our son is finishing 7th grade strong. He continues with his extracurricular activity of engineering club. We are becoming accustomed to and familiar with life as a family of five. We are learning the new schedule required of our minutes and hours to meet the needs of each one.

My days are busy from morning to night. My schedule rarely leaves a spare moment. My body is experiencing exhaustion and aches not experienced for some time. Yet in the middle of it all there is a calm and peace that has come with this new busy.

Much of life remains undone. Projects are waiting to be completed. Blog posts are waiting to be written. E-mails are needing to be answered. Sorting is needing to be done. Cards are needing to be written and sent. And the list goes on...

I am reminded that all of these things will wait. For now, there is a diaper to change. There is a bottle to be made. There is a daughter to explore a new concept with. There is a conversation of all things electronic to have with a teenage son. There is a husband to connect with. There are children to give my attention to. There is a family to love.

And that is where I am...