I don't know what to do here. I am feeling a little bit lost, just being here. Vernon has a purpose here. I don't know what the hell I'm doing.
This is what we have done for the past ten days: gone to either Target or Whole Foods nearly every day, gone to the library just as much, gone into the mountains once (but that was a long drive), gone to an unschooling group in Boulder (which was the highlight of our week).
We have an outdoor pool in our apartment complex, which is all well and good except for that fact that Ezra wants to swim in it three times a day. Which is all well and good except for the fact that I have to supervise him when he's there. Which is all well and good except for the fact that I have to take Peace with while I supervise him. Which is all well and good except for the fact that Peace wants to get into the pool too. Which is all well and good except for the fact that I would have to go in with her. Which is NOT well and good because sometimes I just don't feel like going in the pool (and especially not three times a day).
There is also the fact that Ezra talks about his birthday (which is over a month away), literally, EVERY. SINGLE. DAY. Originally, he had talked about inviting these two strange neighbor kids (that he hardly even knows) to his birthday party. But now there seems to have been a bit of a falling out between them and when Ezra walked by one of them today, she said, "I hate that boy." Good stuff.
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Ack.
So I'm reading your post & thinking, okay, maybe they can go to the library.
Ha.
Is there a holistic moms group or a la leche league or attachment parenting international around there?
A nice park?
Whole Foods is always awesome.
Thinking of you mama.
Oh honey...you'll find your way! I think this time calls for an Allison video production. Get busy girl.
Oh and throw Ez a birthday party via conference call...we'll attend. Skype maybe! Gus has been talking about his b-day every day for the past 2 months...and November is a long ways away so count your blessings. :)
Missing you and yours.
Well crap. I was picturing you hiking along some mountain path with Peace on your back and Ezra and Ocean running up ahead. Serious transition time. Pretend you're in a foreign country (seriously, even before I lived in one, that is what I did when I moved a bazillion childhood moves). Breathe. Pretend everyone is speaking Japanese. Maybe even the children. Keep up the library/whole foods thing. Eat some dark chocolate. Go back to the Boulder group. I miss you. It will get better. Especially when everyone figures out how cool you are. But I might be tempted to trip the little hater...inconspicuously, of course.
What are you supposed to be doing? Well, sure, you need to find out where the good food stores are, locate a Target, get a feel (however crappy) of the people in your apartment complex, figure out that you really DON'T want to spend six hours a day at the pool. And then -- and then you need to find where all the Allison-like people are hanging out and you need to hang out with them. I know, I know, you're going to be moving again in 6 months, but it's still worth it to find friends. And then while you are making the rounds, finding all of the cool people, you can try out new and exciting things with your kids and your husband, when he is able. Check out the parks, see the sights, ride the bus, see the museums, eat the local food, marvel at the new scenery. Think: Family, friends, food, fun.
I sent an e-mail to my friend Kelli in Boulder and she's going to e-mail some things to do. I hope it helps!
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