Well, I am sitting here trying desperately to think of something interesting to write about, but it's just not coming to me. I can tell you about some of the things I've been up to lately, I guess. Um, well, this weekend I had a wonderful time hanging out with my mother. We went to this place called Mackensie Childs, where they make all sorts of interesting decorating things, like oddly painted doorknobs and dishes, and even some really outrageous furniture. The place was pretty cool, especially the house, which had three floors of the most amazingly decorated rooms you've ever laid eyes on, but really, the best thing about the trip was just being with my mom. I know some people struggle with mom issues, but, really, for me the only issue is that I don't get to spend enough time with her. She's fun, interesting, amusing company who always makes you feel like you're the most important person. She really listens, even to stupid stuff, and offers oodles of advise, only some of which is irritating (afterall, she is a mom). And she is just so, so, I don't know, motherly I guess. I mean, I remember distinctly when I was growing up that my friends and people who worked for her always treated her like she was another mom to them. She puts everyone at ease, is never pretentious, and makes you feel like you just want to follow her around like a puppy dog. Which, sadly, I still do whenever I'm over at the house. I often wonder if she gets annoyed by this. I mean, with my own children, if they're following me around, I reach a point where I basically have to hide in the bathroom for a few minutes because they are driving me crazy. I love them dearly, but they do sometimes get on my nerves. I must totally get on her nerves the same way, but she never makes me feel like it. Anyway, I know she is absolutely loathing all this mushy yay mom talk, so I had better move on to something else.
Um, uh, let's see. Oh, right! I went to another visitation thingy at Jacob's school yesterday. This time, we got to participate with our kids in an actual classroom learning experience (as a homeschooler, this kind of makes me laugh. I mean, I've been participating in every single learning experience up to this year. Anyway...) and then eat lunch with them. It was fun! I discovered that the girl who sits across from him ( it used to be a boy, but all the seats were rearranged due to some overly "chatty girls," as Jacob put it) goes to our church. Her dad and I know each other a little. So, that was kind of neat to point out to them. Their family always goes to a different service than ours, so they hadn't run into each other at church yet. I also discovered that his reading partner is a cute asian girl. I don't know why, but I have always had this weird feeling that he was going to marry an asian girl, so my heart gives a happy little flutter every time I see him with one. Don't tell him, though. I certainly won't!
Jeremy joined us at lunch time, which made Jacob very happy. Actually, he was pretty thrilled to have me there, too. He kept hugging me and stuff. It's really really nice to see that he is not afraid or ashamed to show that he loves his parents. And don't worry, lots of the other kids were doing it, too, so he won't endure taunting. I guess that sort of thing starts later. And I found that lunch at their school is really good. I mean, I wanted some of what he was having! It certainly looked better than anything I ever had when I was in school!
So, those are some of the amazingly exciting details of my life lately. I have more interesting things to write about, I just haven't had time to think about what I want to say exactly. So, stay tuned, I guess!
