Thank God I don’t have lots of readers depending on me to write. I mean really…May 7 was the last time I wrote? I mean sure, I had a baby 10 days later-a very healthy baby boy. We love love love him. But I haven’t had one minute since then to post? I find that hard to believe. Although I did pack up the fam-newborn and all and move to Oklahoma for the summer and only got re-connected to the internet yesterday,…so does that count as an excuse? Perhaps…Anyway-like I said we’re in OK for the summer. We bought a house here. Just trying to do my part for the econonmy. We are loving it. The hubby came in on Friday for the week. We had a big swimming party on Saturday with lots of friends and family. Loved it. And that folks is why we came for the summer…friends and family. If you have that-you have everything. I’ve stolen a quote from a book about job hunting, but I think it sums up nicely many things..
“Ordinary career sucess is a real good job, but real career success is a real good life.” Ernie Zelinski.
We are trying to figure out for our family what that exactly entails. I keep feeling that even if you live until 90-life is short. All the mottos apply-just do it, don’t blink, JUMP. Sometimes you just have to do all of that. When I lived in Holland, my friend Laura and I noticed that the Dutch work to live and that Americans Live to work. So, in that sense, I want to be Dutch. I want to work just enough to pay for my life but not let my life be only about my work. I want to have time to watch my kids grow up and play outside. I want to just spend time with my husband. And enjoy that time. This summer I have had a lot of time to watch the kids play and it has been wonderful. And peaceful and calm. I told my husband that if we do nothing else this week, I want him to sit outside with me on the porch at night and watch the kids play. Our yard is nice and big and PRIVATE. I LOVE IT. After having our last 2 houses without a fence and no privacy plus having neighbors who didn’t understand boundaries-physically and mentally-this is heaven. I said this summer I wanted to isolate myself and be an island…and when I’ve wanted to do that -we can. Now, we love to have friends and family over. We love to entertain, but on our terms. I don’t want to be responsible for the neighbor kids or talk with the neighbors everyday. Let’s just wave and be on our way. I invite many people into my life-let me invite you. Don’t just barge in. Okay- enough written. Babies are waking up and needing some loving-so go watch your kids play today. You’ll thank me for the memory later.
