We've Been...Busy...

I know I've been MIA recently.

Not only is my new job keeping me really busy, things are just...not great. Definitely not in a place where I want to be shouting from the rooftops.

The kids are busy and Steve has been working a lot.

I'm trying desperately to maintain a level head and not overreact to things and to try really hard to rationalize things.

Don't just make decisions because I'm pissed. 

With it being March...that also puts me in a different kind of mood. 

March is a tough month here in Western NY. 

The skies are gray 90% of the time.

It's still stupidly cold out most of the time.

We usually expect at least 1 bad winter storm in March.

But, at the same time, there's a bit of hope in the air because you can just feel Spring right around the corner.

With how tumultuous my life has been these last 6 months, I can truly say I have no idea what my life will look like in the next 6 months.

I hope better. 

I started this post weeks ago. 

It still holds true. We've been SO busy.

Busy with orchestra concerts, school projects, etc.

It's definitely a nice experience watching Mila perform on stage. I mean, we can't really see her all that well when she's sitting, but nonetheless it's nice to watch.

She always looks for us when she's getting on stage and when the audience applauses. It's true when they say it matters so much to show up. Just show up. Be there for them. 

Mila also had a project for school that we had been putting off. I know, I know, I shouldn't be allowing her to put it off until the last minute.

To be fair, I was traveling for work for a lot of it in the beginning. I told her finally the weekend before it was due, I'd have time to sit with her and knock it out.

Here's the thing about her - she crushed it. She's so naturally creative and crafty, she knew what she was going to do. 

And to be fair, I did have her start a rough draft mini-mock up, so she knew what she wanted to do on each panel. 

At school, they had done the research and her teacher had signed off on the written portion. 

Mila chose Nikola Tesla.

We researched facts and she illustrated each one

Core memory for me. I don't have a lot of these growing up with my parents. I do with my sister though. 

Proud of this kid. We knocked this out in one afternoon and thoroughly enjoyed doing it together. 

Kids are resiliant man.

I'm so grateful for that. 

Our lives will be a little weird for the next who knows how long. We'll just do our best to move forward with the goal of making progress each day.