I haven’t even mentioned when the cross country team was at our house for an hour. I told Ethan I wanted to fangirl over all of them and say all of their names. Ethan told me to please not do that. I don’t understand the thing inside that age of kids that gets kind of weird when their mother acts like she might also be a human person with feelings. It’s like I’m expected to be this perfectly matronly creature of wisdom and restraint.

So I didn’t do it, but I did speak to them every once in a while, at least in a more seemingly acceptable way. Like when Thomas drove in and I said, “Oh hi, Thomas!” and behind him in the next car were Aiden and Nate. The others came in before that and interrupted an overdue conversation Ethan and I were having. He later apologized for leaving so abruptly but I was not disappointed. I was grateful we’d taken the time.

So anyway. I feel like I’m slowly getting back to normal after everything. Emotionally I think I have leveled back out and physically I’m still pretty tired but getting there. We had Red Robin gifts cards so tonight we did that. Tomorrow we are planning to work on the peaches. Between the two parents we’ve heard a couple of times from the newlywed. Tonight was the Rockies game. I checked the game later. The Rockies had won 4-3.