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Catching up December 10, 2010

My husband asked me what I want for Christmas.
Since he can’t give me more hours in the day, I had to try and think of something else.
This year, it struck me that– I really don’t lack for anything.
Oh, not that there aren’t things I’d like to have which I currently don’t have…but right now, I am pleasantly busy with family and personal matters, and more STUFF isn’t part of my desires.

Also, I’ve been pretty good to myself lately, and if there is something I really want, I’ve just up and bought it. (All those books on health care policy, and a new pair of suede boots come readily to mind.)

That feels really good.

Mostly it’s that I am feeling particularly settled right now. At peace with myself, and with my immediate family and close friends. I am busy every day with projects and activities I enjoy.

Busy but not frazzled or stressed or hectic.

Not homeschooling anymore probably has a lot to do with that.
Having kids that are in their mid-to-late teens with their heads on straight also helps a lot.

Usually my busy season starts in October—both kids have birthdays, and then there is the Pumpkin Festival and the Young Actor’s Haunted House, and Halloween, followed ever so quickly by Thanksgiving.
This year, they all marched along in step. Even Hanukkah coming early (Dec. 2 for God’s sake!) didn’t throw me.

This past weekend we had a fabulous event at my house. Eva didn’t want to wait until spring for her next recital, so we decided to have one at our house, just for her. The original idea was for it to be a small affair, but it kept growing. Eventually she voiced her discomfort with having this show be all about her, so we turned it into a fund raiser for a program we have been involved with for several years: Keeping Hope Alive.

I started counting chairs and found I was way short. A quick email to the homeschool list, and voila! I had 20 more folding chairs. Good thing too as we ended up having close to 30 people come.

Eva sang Nina (an Italian opera tune) and Defying Gravity (from Wicked) but I am not sure she wants me to post them because they weren’t up to her standards.  Most of the recital consisted of original tunes, which I will post once I get them copyrighted.

But, this one will give you a taste of the fabulous evening of music.

(And we raised almost $1000 to boot!)

Life is good.
At last.