Two Weeks

We're two weeks into the new school year and it's going pretty good. Richard's spending the week down in Midlothian and getting all of his work done while there. When he comes home on the weekends, he's all ours! He's played more games of Monopoly and Sorry Card Revenge the last two weekends than he did all last year!

He's really enjoying his job. The administration has high hopes for him and is sharing those hopes with both the students and the higher-up administration. Ack! Nothing like a little pressure! But he's holding up and sounds really happy.

My school year has started off pretty easy. I'm so much more relaxed this year. Richard's stress is my stress and now that he's less stressed, so am I. (How many times can you use the word "stress" in one sentence?) The boys are happy to be back in school though they don't really realize it. But there is a lot less arguing while at home now. It was time for them to be apart for most of the day.

I'm really hopeful that this trend can continue. I think it can. I know that every day or every week won't be perfect. There will be hard days (yesterday--full moon anyone?) but in the long run, I think the good days will outweigh the bad. It's going to be a good year.