Resurrection

 Last night I decided to go night swimming. It was crystal clear night sky which under normal circumstances would have given me no pause, but a *sigh* deserves to be inserted here. We haven’t had a rain since May and we’re well into August. The world feels kind of crispy other than the fact that our backyard neighbors run their sprinklers and our draining Ken’s Lake as we speak. Gives it kind of a lush Ohio feeling, despite the fact that we live in the desert and also in a drought But weather is boring, so let’s go back to the night swimming. Swimming at night is interesting. Without any light, the water is pitch black and you can barely see anything. You know the term inky black? Whoever coined that must’ve been swimming at night because that’s exactly what it feels like. I like the feeling of swimming in ink, especially with the night sky overhead. The Milky Way was so clear! It reminded me of the first time that I ever saw the Milky Way. It was in the Appalachian mountains, and I was there on a trip with my parents as a teenager. Someone had a telescope and my dad saw him on a hill so he hiked up to chat and when I asked him what that cloudy band was in the sky, he told me it was the Milky Way and I have never forgotten it since. Last night swim was kind of a baptism into the school year my last day of summer and like this blog is being resurrected so is the schedule routine and the school year.

It was kind of a banner first day of school for us. Liesel started high school Hannah started middle school. And I only have two left at elementary! Bridget was so exhausted tonight and constantly melting down. Pretty sure she said she was never going to be part of her family again because I asked her to unload the dishwasher and she spent 5 to 10 minutes rolling around on the grass crying. Her commitment to this tantrum was impressive and she whimpered for probably another 45 minutes to an hour afterward as she finished unloading the dishwasher. We ended with a little dance party in the kitchen to a song she loves called. It is what it is. I put her to bed right at 8 o’clock and she was out within a few minutes. The transition is hard for everyone I guess!

Liesel said that high school was incredibly boring and Long. I think she’s the kind of person that likes to get a lot out of every day and she enjoys having control over her schedule in her time. She’s an incredibly motivated individual so when she sits in a class and it feels like wasted time or it’s not interesting to her or it’s too long Then I think she starts to feel antsy or disappointed or something. Not only that, but the School is older and feels kind of dirty to her. Overall, I think it will be a good experience, but it will take the transition time of getting used to it. 

Hannah started middle school and she got in the car seeming mostly happy. I think it was a good day overall and she looks so confident and beautiful this morning to me. Kind of like she was radiating light. She made some videos on my phone to let Gabe know how to take care of the animals and her ability to explain things step-by-step is so impressive to me. I have literally no ability to do that whatsoever.

Felicity has missed Hall for fifth grade. When I walked into her classroom, I was surprised by how many boys names were on all the desks. It seemed like it was 70% boys! She confirmed this this afternoon by saying that there’s not very many girls in the class and that she was kind of sad about that. She does like her teacher, though. I hope overall her school year is OK and that recess can make up for her lack of friends in class! She was pretty cute this morning in her little white tennis skirt and wearing her glasses for the first time. She got those glasses about two years ago and finally decided to wear them.

We’re heading out for a bike race tomorrow. So it was a short and quick introduction to School! Everybody voted to not go tomorrow except for Bridget, but I won’t be surprised if she decides not to in the morning. We’re gonna head up to soldier Hollow in Heber area And it will be Hannah‘s first night of bike race. I’m praying that it goes well for her and she has really truly done a great job this summer. She’s put in so much effort every single morning and she’s worked so hard. Not only has she worked hard physically, but she’s also put a lot into her emotions! She’s tried hard to curb her anxiety and enjoy this Grace And implement all of the tools. She knows to help her with that. I think Lisa will absolutely crush it, but I guess anything can happen!