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Mother's Week

Sunday was Mother's Day here in Spain and next Sunday is Mother's Day in America. So I get a whole week to celebrate my very first Mother's Day. I think I have an idea now, of why Mothers get their own holiday every year. Being a mom (or a stay at home dad, for that matter) is like a full time job with constant overtime and barely any breaks. So here's to Mothers (and Fathers)! You guys are amazing!!! Thank you so,so much for your love and hard work.

being a mom

past, present, future converge...what have I accomplished? What do I still have time left to do? What is actually worth the effort? Fighting the feeling of not getting much of anything done and why am I so tired doing nothing? Trying to enjoy the days that I have now and not wish for what I don't have. Why is this so hard. A constant lesson to learn. Be content with what you have. It may never come again. You may get what you wish for and then wish for what you had. Relax in being a mom and not being able to do much of anything else, for now.

amazed

I'm amazed that people are still hanging in there with me on the old blog...after a two month silence. Thanks for the comments everyone : )
I am really enjoying the spring here in Sevilla. In April we had Holy Week and then a week later the Spring Fair. I didn't go to any of it. A little bit of a survival course with a small baby. And Jonah had too much on his plate to go either. So we enjoyed normal life at home. Yesterday we attended my FIRST First Communion. Claudia, the daughter of friends of ours, Juanan and Inma, had her first communion yesterday. It is similar in importance to a wedding. We got dressed up in our best wedding outfits and spent all day celebrating with our friends and their family. Bit of a survival course with a baby too, but worth it and very special and fun.