Re-entry
Things have been pretty quiet here on the ole blog, my apologies. Not even sure who reads this anymore besides our family, which is totally fine because that was the reason we started this in the first place. Anyway.
The last four weeks have been what I call "re-entry." The Brits might call it "settling in" but that just sounds too nice sometimes. Sometimes re-entry is tough and not all warm and fuzzy. We were so anxious to get back after being delayed for so many weeks and everything was fun! and exciting! and new!
For example, "Look how fun it is Addison, you can watch our clothes go round and round!"
But now it's, "Please don't put that in there Addison." And, "No, don't open that door again!"Another example might be, "We are SO green for recycling, I don't think we did that once in Texas did we?"
But now it's, "Dang, I forgot this was mandatory here." (Although I must say that it is good for us to do this, but it does take some getting use to- one bin for the rubbish, one for the recycle stuff and one bin for the food.)
And my favorite was "Oh, look how cute our fridge (right) is!"
Which very quickly turned into, "Why must they even make dorm size fridges for normal houses?" and "I'm going to the store for the 3rd time this week, be back soon!"
And the last one has been super annoying to me personally. The two ice-trays. Now I know Americans like their ice, but I was really enjoying my ice maker in McKinney and my Sonic. Is there anything more frustrating than wanting some ice cold water or coke to reach your hand into that little blue container only to find there is no ice and the trays are not frozen yet??? No, there is not.
Other than this, we are doing just fine! The girls can't wait for school- September 6- and either can Mommy and Daddy. Yes, I will cry like I did last year but then those tears will dry up on the way to Starbucks.