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Jul. 24th, 2005 04:26 pmI missed going to Liturgy today. I really missed it. But church with my parents was interesting.
I'm at my ILs house right now. The girls are being entertained by a grandmother, grandfather, great-grandmother and great-grandfather. I think in the grandparent department my kids are about the luckiest kids on earth. They have tons of grandparents and they are all incredible people.
This vacation is giving me some much needed perspective on moving back to this area. I idealize this place when I am away. I still think it would be wonderful to live closer to the grandparents, but I tend to forget exactly where they live and what it is like. I'm really not sure I want to raise my children in this area. It is hard to explain why, but I'm just so afraid we would all get sucked into the materialistic life styles that run rampant here. And it feels like everyone is the same (well, not *everyone*. I saw my beloved friend Amy's neice and nephew and her parents today. They are not *the same*. They are fascinating people). It is becoming more and more diverse. I just keep thinking how important it is that we live in a diverse community with a family like ours. Where we live now is a very cool place and I would love to stay there...if only our families were closer. Not that I have any control over (and very little say in) where we go next. It is just interesting to contemplate the options.
I need to get back to the girls and help out. I think we are going to try to take Mari and Zoe to see March of the Penguins tonight. It looks really beautiful.
I'm at my ILs house right now. The girls are being entertained by a grandmother, grandfather, great-grandmother and great-grandfather. I think in the grandparent department my kids are about the luckiest kids on earth. They have tons of grandparents and they are all incredible people.
This vacation is giving me some much needed perspective on moving back to this area. I idealize this place when I am away. I still think it would be wonderful to live closer to the grandparents, but I tend to forget exactly where they live and what it is like. I'm really not sure I want to raise my children in this area. It is hard to explain why, but I'm just so afraid we would all get sucked into the materialistic life styles that run rampant here. And it feels like everyone is the same (well, not *everyone*. I saw my beloved friend Amy's neice and nephew and her parents today. They are not *the same*. They are fascinating people). It is becoming more and more diverse. I just keep thinking how important it is that we live in a diverse community with a family like ours. Where we live now is a very cool place and I would love to stay there...if only our families were closer. Not that I have any control over (and very little say in) where we go next. It is just interesting to contemplate the options.
I need to get back to the girls and help out. I think we are going to try to take Mari and Zoe to see March of the Penguins tonight. It looks really beautiful.
