Getting into the groove of writing daily hasn’t happened yet.

However, it has been the kind of week where if ONE MORE THING happens I think I might just turn into a pumpkin.

First, there was the continuing story of the family drama of which I am so sick that I probably won’t find it at all helpful to write down any of the details. In the end, though, my thoughts are at least trying to channel this experience (a bad one) into a lesson of what’s good in my life. Obviously, some of my husband’s relatives are obnoxious and I think little of them. But does that really matter? Was it important enough for me to lose an entire week of productivity?

In spite of those obnoxious individuals (and sad to say, individual family units!!), I have to step back from the specifics of the drama to consider some good things about my life and my family. 1) My own family – me, my honey, and our two lil angels, is totally awesome. 2) My in-laws love us and don’t agree with the jerks who behaved so badly over the weekend. 3) My side of the family is really not too bad either and I know that my parents, flawed though they may be, love me and my family too. So… we move on. The people that matter are the way they should be. Here’s to those who wish us well, and all the rest…

To be fair, it wasn’t just the family drama that made this week so emotionally difficult. I am also struggling with some concerns about my younger child’s pre-school that range from my parental watchfulness on her development (she’s a beam of sunlight and a wonderful kid and my momma hawk eyes are watching out for her; if a developmental difficulty is brewing, I want to know and be quick to get her any help she needs) to my overall (mis?)understanding of the school’s structure, to my own level of comfort with the social scene at this school.

I know, it’s only pre-school. I am so blessed that I have found a primary school for my older child that our whole family feels very comfortable with and pleased and excited about. I just have this one more year of pre-school for my younger child before both kids are in the same wonderful school. Then, all will be groovy.

And in between? Well time will tell. We can work it out if we try and the same big picture will show what I already know to be true. My family is awesome.