Katrina asked how Noah was doing
He’s handling this move (so far) much better than other people in the family (namely me) and it’s a testament to how much he’s matured in the past couple of years. I think it’s helped that he’s been so involved in everything just because it’s easier to take him (and Madison) along than it is to find childcare. Also he’s been privvy to all of our dinnertable discussions about why this house, why not that one.
We’re going to paint his room right away and we’re going to paint it the same color as the one he has now to make it easier (and because we like the color so much). We let him pick out which room he wanted since they’re all about the same size. I thought he’d pick the one with access to a bathroom, which would have been fine since he will be a teenager in five years anyway but he didn’t. Maybe we’ll switch it out when he gets to be that age.
I was thinking last night how the new house has bedrooms that are as small as the ones we have now (we’re gaining a little more than 300 square feet, all of it in the living areas) and how that will work primarily because our kids are so widely spaced. We’ll never have more than one teenager in the house at any given time and I think that’ll make things much easier. When Madison is 13, Noah will be 20. I’m hoping he’ll be a help either via email or in person so that when Madison is fed up with me she can call her sympathetic brother.
Speaking of the teen years, I’m listening to 80s music while I’m sorting out the kitchen and it’s making me very happy. Ultravox, Siouxsie, Grandmaster Flash. It makes it just a little more fun to pack.
Being a part of all the discussions sure helps me when there is a big change happening - so it really does make sense that it would do the same for kids.
Being able to pick and paint a room is also a great thing to do.
My husband and I watched Grosse Point Blank the other night - there is a great 80’s soundtrack!
Made me feel happy too.
Those of us with less-than-traditional age spreads in our families (between kids or between parents and kids) really need to publicize the up-sides more. We have found numerous pros to being “older” parents (esp. Cole–also pros to the age-difference between she and I) that you just never hear about. And it looks likely that if we have more kids in the future, they won’t necessarily be stair-steps of each other either.
If you ever felt like posting some good 80’s mixes, I’d be a taker! From what I can tell, we have similar taste in the music of that era.
: )
we have had a medium amount of home renovation going on around here lately, and while it’s exciting, I’ll be glad for it to be done too. However, it is also making me have fantasies about buying a shell of a house and totally rehabbing it from top to bottom (a common practice here) someday in the next few years.
I remember how anxious Noah was about the move and about changing anything. If Noah is doing well it must mean you’ve done a great job as parents. Giving you much credit.
good luck with the move!
(on a side not, my husband saw your post title over my shoulder and thought you were getting biblical about current events)