My changing world.

Right now I feel like there isn't really all that much going on, yet if I stop and think about it there really has been some big changes in the works.

A dear friend of mine decided to get baptized out in Colorado, so Ethan and I had the chance to go out there and visit and participate in the service. Very nice. We also got to visit the Denver Colorado temple, beautiful... as all temples are, though I will always have a special place for the Washington DC temple in my heart. We watched a meteor shower in the mountains, I realized that I travel much better even when pregnant then my husband does, got lost trying to find a grocery store, realized that Pittsburgh really does have an incredibly impressive sky line particularly at night, and got to play Zombie Fluxx. Also realised that humidity really does matter and that I can stand dry heat much better than Pa rain forest weather.

My eldest son has been acting very emotional lately. At first all I could think was " what on earth is going on with you, it isn't like your world is changing." Then I realized his world is changing. Mom had been gone a lot in the recent past. There is a new baby coming soon so we have been rearranging things in prep for that. We have been practicing getting up and ready for kindergarten so we can get on the bus in time. That poor kid is having his whole world shaken up. Though I still think growling when asked to unload the dishwasher is unacceptable, no matter what your reason for being emotional happens to be. He has become extra cuddly and has gone back to taking naps with me after a very long period of just playing with toys quietly during nap time. He is such a good kid, I am starting to think that he is having second thoughts about going to school. This was originally his idea anyway. We talked about home schooling, he demanded to go to public school. I just couldn't bring myself to put him in preschool, I just couldn't do it, and most likely won't with any of my other children. I really enjoy having them around.
I sat and smeared tar all over the basement stairwell yesterday ( in a vain attempt to keep the water from coming in that way). My son just sat at the top of the stairs and talked to me while I worked for well over an hour. Granted the conversation included a lot of comments along the lines of... " We should go see Ice Age 3 again. I really liked that movie."," I love the part with the giant plant, plants don't have wires, that is silly."," Buck is a silly name for a weasel, weasels shouldn't have names." ," I think Optimus Prime would like to see that movie." I am going to miss his company.
Sometimes I honestly wonder why some people have children at all. I don't think some parents even like thier children. I do not in anyway mean that they are inspiring conversationalist who understand adult boundries. I am however stating that if allowed they can be so entertaining and fun to be around, at least mine are anyway. I love watching them pick up on new concepts, I really enjoy answering most of thier questions. I love witnessing the thought process when working out a problem. I know that some people have to put thier kids in day care or preschool, but for me, I don't understand why have children at all if you are going to ship them off to someone else to raise, especially at such a young age. Victor is only 5, and I am not sure that he really needs to leave yet.

I would chose my family over most anything, period.