I’m up, I’m restless, and I can’t sleep. I’m not very productive, because I won’t let myself think. I don’t want to talk. No, nothing’s wrong, but thanks for asking. I’m just… just…
This is more for me, but thank you listening. Because I’m up, I’m restless, and I can’t sleep.
When you think about the many families who have been uprooted and have lost their homes, I shouldn’t complain, and trust me when I tell you that I am grateful everyday for what we have, but catholic guilt aside, let’s be upfront and honest. Moving sucks.
We recently made the move from urban to suburban and…it sure is dark out here!
Sure, there are great things like the fact that I haven’t seen traffic since we moved out here, and that I’m conveniently located to EVERYTHING, and that practically everything has a drive through, and did I mention I haven’t seen traffic? But I also haven’t seen people.
Yeah, yeah, there are people everywhere but they’re not as friendly as city dwellers, and I get that same look I used to get in the 70’s in Georgia that went hand in hand with the question, “what are you?” plus people here keep asking me if my very caucasian looking kids speak English…
I’ve just started a new job which I’m thrilled about, but my search for childcare is bleak. Apparently everyone wants to take care of my kids, but with their kids at their house, and I’m just not comfortable with that. Sittercity and craigslist aren’t as commonly used here, so I’m going to the churches, even though I’m not a churchgoer, to network for a sitter.
Frick has been a champ, starting a new school mid-year without a hitch, but there’s no parent list, no invitations allowed in the school and despite the fact that I’m making it a point to arrive early to introduce myself to other parents as we wait for the kids to come out, they aren’t very interested in making small talk.
My husband and I keep telling ourselves that it would have been a totally different experience had we moved in the spring or summer. I guess we’ll see what happens in a few months, and if the first thaw works with the families as much as it does with the foliage!
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