Well it has been far to long since I've written anything and I feel sad and disappointed that I've not kept family and friends up on what my beautiful daughters have been doing all summer. They have both grown up so much and I can't believe Samantha is a year away from kindergarten.
We had our first beach experience last Sunday at Deep Creek Lake in Maryland, although I forgot my camera it was a glorious day. The girls LOVED the sand and waves despite the high winds and cooler temperatures.
I've felt overwhelmed this summer. I desperately want Madelyn to potty train and my patience has been short. I know that does not help her and so I've tried to back off and let her take her time. I know she is only 2 1/2 years old and it was November for Samantha when she trained, but it would save so much money and allow us a bit more freedom.
Jeffrey has been working hard on grant writing (one in particular which won't get him credit for tenure) and so he has been stressed and not able to be home as much as the girls would like. I know we are spoiled that he "has summers off" but when he does not it hurts us all.
I don't know how single Moms do it, taking care of the house, cooking, cleaning and working as well as raising their kids. I crave some alone time and wish for more "date nights" with Jeffrey, but with still owning the house in Illinois our "fun" has been few and far between this summer.
Overall life is wonderful and I have nothing to complain about. We are all happy and healthy and we have a beautiful house. I will work hard to update everyone more often.
Always,
Angela
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I get some of the same feelings from time to time. Chad travels 3 of 4 weeks of the month and I don't have friends here. I try to keep Braden and I busy, but some days I'm shorter tempered than I'd ever like to admit to... (He's not the only one that gets "time out"). We still have our place in Chicago that we own, it's rented, but it doesn't cover all the mortgage, it's been a headache (and was vacant for two months this year... that's about $4500). Staying home with the kid(s) is such a blessing on most days, but it's tough too, to put your career on hold, move across the country away from friends...
I guess I share all this to say I can relate to some things you wrote about.
The up side... we look at the positive and can't lose sight of that.
Take care and enjoy what's left of summer!
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