Juxtaposed

Our days have been so incredibly strange. I take the kids to the bus then Max and I come back to the house. We usually just clean and pick up. If it is a good day then I will make dinner and be ready for the evening. Once Max goes to school, I finish cleaning the house. I will eat a quiet lunch maybe take a shower if I haven't already. There is plenty to fill up the three hours, whether I am preparing for practice or taking 10minutes to myself. Then in the afternoon as if supercharged by the joy of their education my children arrive home. I then quickly stuff food in their throats and shove them quickly in the car. Last night we had practice at 5 and then Chris had practice at 5:45, then Jonah had first Communion classes at 6:30. After class we went back to the fields to help Chris clean up his stuff. Tonight I will pick up the kids from school take them to piano, then straight to Max's baseball team. I am not sure at what point our kids are going to eat today but I am sure they will sooner or later. The point is My days are busy, then they are calm for just a moment then the storm hits out of nowhere and I am left wondering if I can handle eleven more weeks of this. I can do it, I can do it. I can do it. I have been thinking a lot about my kids and their friends lately. I have been thinking about our priorities and the life we have made for them here. I know we are busy, busy, busy but the kids are really happy. The only downside I can find is that we have not seen family in what feels like forever!!