Not too much to say this week. Things have been comfortably normal, really. We did have the pleasure of hosting Lulu this week for a brief visit over her winter break. Nat and Ivy squired her from museum to museum each day and evenings were spent eating and chatting and enjoying having, as Ivy would say, "all the people" around. The kids sink back into their routine with their Lulu so easily, despite the distance between visits. I love watching them soak up her calm presence.
This weekend we had a nice respite, Nat and I, as the kids went to stay at Gram's on Friday night while we attended the St. Pauls fundraiser. It was rather lovely to be out, with only grown ups, having beer and laughing loudly. We had a most enjoyable time with the parents of one of Jack's preK classmates. We wondered alou d to each other why we don't spend more time with them. Lack of time in general, that would be why. Friday night excepted, I feel like we simply don't have the time to devote to relating friendships beyond those we already have, delightful as those new people may be. There is simply nothing to compare with the ease of our current family of friends. As if to underscore this, Saturday night we gathered here with some of our nearest and dearest. We had a dinner swap leftovers buffet, made pizza with the kids, and watched our littles as we chatted, looked at our phones, or enjoyed companionable silences. If someone wanted a drink, they went and got it. We didnt need to clean for five hours before people came over. We were nonchalant about the playroom as there would be "only 6" children over (who knew that there would be a time in my life when I uttered that phrase!) Our children were sweet and wild and funny and it was the easiest Saturday night party ever. We are so lucky to have these people in our lives ...
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