P365 - 2017 - Day 262 - Day 279 - This is Us (is that title taken?)
This is the 7th year that I have done Project 365 and while I love doing it, as the pace of our lives has picked up speed, it is difficult to keep up at times. To say that we have a lot going on these days is a bit of an understatement. Two kids in high school, one in middle school, high school soccer, middle school soccer, club soccer, honors classes, lots of homework, a new job, graduate school, training for triathlons, completing a 70.3, training for an running a marathon, lesson planning, more homework, driving kids to and fro...you get the idea right? Oh and My Wonderful Husband is even home this semester on sabbatical - but even with him home and all of the slack he is picking up in between doing his own work, it is a bit crazy around here. But, to quote the title of a show that I love... This is Us. I worry at times that we are moving so fast and doing so much that it makes the days go by that much faster. I worry that we will keep looking back and thinking "what happened?". But I also hope that we will look back and realize that we were living each of those moments and in between all of the crazy are the other moments - the ones I don't always remember to snap a photo of these days because I am just so happy to be in them with the people that I love. The times when we are all home for dinner - which are few and far between but usually involve a lot of loud talking and silly laughing and catching up on the small things that happen in life. The times in the car with one of the kids heading to this practice or that game, when we talk about our day or just sing along to the radio. The times when we can stop for a minute and breath and remember how lucky we are to have each other.
That all being said, this is some of what's been happening since I was able to post last on September 18th....yes it's been awhile, so bear with me.... soccer, school, classes, ice cream, a last triathlon for My Wonderful Husband at Wells Mills Park - Survival at the Mills, my third marathon in my third state - Freedoms Run in West Virginia, late night trips to pick up kids - so late that the bunnies don't even move when I walk to my car, finally decorated for Fall - just in time for Summer weather to return, getting work done in any pocket of time we can find - like on the sidelines of soccer practice or studying before bed, finish line feels, amazing art, school pictures, and all of those unphotographed moments...... September and the beginning of October have been eventful if not a bit exhausting. Somehow, we are all still standing - the kids are working their tails off in school and I am beyond proud of their efforts. I am trying to do my best wearing more hats than I am already used to wearing - some days I think I am rocking it and others..not so much. As I sit here and try to sum up 18 days of life within The Leonard Five, I realize a few things.... First, I am completely procrastinating a school project I need to do for grad school. Second, this is the longest that I have had to sit down in probably 18 days. Third, I am having a hard time finding the words to accurately sum up these 18 days. Forth, when my kids look back at this post someday - and I hope that they do read these posts and enjoy them for years to come - I hope that they know that even within the busy, in spite of the crazy, during the hectic, and every single day....all I ever want is the very best for them and I hope that they will look back on these days and moments and smile. And I promise to do a better job of keeping up with this project 365.
