Attempting a Blog Post...
This post was written over two weeks ago and at first I wasn't going to post it since it remained unfinished, and frankly didn't have much to say, but in hopes of at least getting something posted to my blog, here it is:
Tonight I am on my own with the monkey man (as husband calls Benji). Husband is giving a talk at an evening event for work. Benji is currently sleeping in the swing which is giving me a short break. It is times like these that I have tremendous amount of respect for single mothers or stay at home moms whose husbands travel. It is hard to be on all day AND all night.
So just some random thoughts to give me a break from baby world for a few minutes:
Neighborhood watch, part two: today, the house across the street is getting re-roofed. The workers started early this morning and are still going. It has been fun to watch what is going on over there. I honestly don't know why I am so fascinated with watching projects in the neighborhood or why I think I need to write about it... I think I just like watching things get done, funny how it is a productive FEELING even if I am not personally accomplishing anything.
A woman who is both a personal friend and a professional mentor came over this afternoon to visit Benji and also to update me on some of the work that we do together. It was fun to see her, she is really a wonderful person. The only downside is that the visit reminded me of all of the changes that will be taking place this fall at the institution where I work. This fall will be interesting as the center where I am based out of will change. So currently, I am virtually boss-less and my program is home-less in a sense. There is a lot of work to be done when I return to work in the middle of August, all with shifting boundaries and responsibilities, and with a lot of shifts happening at home due to daycare, etc. It feels a bit overwhelming and for now I would rather have my head in the sand of summer.
For Father's day we went to a Twins game with my dad, step-mom, and brother. Benji was also in attendance. It was a great game- we had excellent seats down near the field behind left field. However, it was the first time that I actually was hoping for no homeruns because the crowd would get so crazy loud that it would scare Benji. There were four home runs of course.
Abrupt end-back to Benji duty.
Tonight I am on my own with the monkey man (as husband calls Benji). Husband is giving a talk at an evening event for work. Benji is currently sleeping in the swing which is giving me a short break. It is times like these that I have tremendous amount of respect for single mothers or stay at home moms whose husbands travel. It is hard to be on all day AND all night.
So just some random thoughts to give me a break from baby world for a few minutes:
Neighborhood watch, part two: today, the house across the street is getting re-roofed. The workers started early this morning and are still going. It has been fun to watch what is going on over there. I honestly don't know why I am so fascinated with watching projects in the neighborhood or why I think I need to write about it... I think I just like watching things get done, funny how it is a productive FEELING even if I am not personally accomplishing anything.
A woman who is both a personal friend and a professional mentor came over this afternoon to visit Benji and also to update me on some of the work that we do together. It was fun to see her, she is really a wonderful person. The only downside is that the visit reminded me of all of the changes that will be taking place this fall at the institution where I work. This fall will be interesting as the center where I am based out of will change. So currently, I am virtually boss-less and my program is home-less in a sense. There is a lot of work to be done when I return to work in the middle of August, all with shifting boundaries and responsibilities, and with a lot of shifts happening at home due to daycare, etc. It feels a bit overwhelming and for now I would rather have my head in the sand of summer.
For Father's day we went to a Twins game with my dad, step-mom, and brother. Benji was also in attendance. It was a great game- we had excellent seats down near the field behind left field. However, it was the first time that I actually was hoping for no homeruns because the crowd would get so crazy loud that it would scare Benji. There were four home runs of course.
Abrupt end-back to Benji duty.
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