2008

Posted by Kat in Boston, Health, John, Julie, Kat, Life, London, Rachel

Last year went by and at times it seemed to go by slower than watching grass grow and and the second half of the year went by in the blink of an eye. 2007 was a good year for me because I was not pregnant for the ENTIRE year and had the chance to give my body a much needed and deserved break. I’ve gotten the kiddos quite a bit of help with their speech delays and other treatable delays and I feel really good about that and my role as a Mom. The real challenge these days is trying to balance our four children, their activities and the demands of owning our own company. It is very important that the children get some one-on-one time or modified 1/1 time where they have two-on-one time. Either way, I think the individual time with the kiddos has really helped them to develop and grow as individual people.

The boys are in daycare 3 mornings a week. Who would have thought that I would actually do daycare. Trust me it has been hard to let the boys go, especially in the beginning that they didn’t want to go. In retrospect, I think some part-time daycare would have done a world of good for Rachel. Julie, well, she wouldn’t have been able to tolerate it whatsoever and it is just more evidence to me that her preschool program is *INCREDIBLE*.

Work has been very good to us since we opened the shop in October. Sometimes John and I are “at each other’s throats” and that is usually because he has had several nights of being gone on service calls. The money is great, I mean, we are really making some headway with our finances. I seem to get overwhelmed after having the kiddos all day, especially if I never get any relief. We are working it out. I’m sure we’ll fight over this particular topic at least 200 more times but I kind of go back to the thought of “We only fight because we love each other.” Lot’s of women would probably be thrilled if their husband was gone a lot. I try not to think about it too much.

There isn’t really anything new going on in my life. I’m working on multiple websites, John has a steady stream of computers to fix. The kids are all healthy and really growing with the different therapies that they now have access to. We still don’t go to the doctor (knock on wood). I am planning a long weekend to Colorado by myself in March, planning on a weekend to Kansas City with Rachel in May. And last, but certainly not least, we are planning to take a week long family vacation. We had initially thought of taking a cruise but I think we’ll end up renting a house for a week, maybe somewhere in New Hampshire. All it needs is a hot tub, gates on the stairs and access to a swimming pool (and maybe an amusement park). Definitely a hot tub. I think all 6 of us just need a brief escape to recharge and rather than going on a cruise, maybe we’ll try a quieter, more local approach.

That’s about it. Sorry for the boring entry. In my experience, though, boring is what we all aim for.