I gave the boys the option to stay up all night playing games. They took it, of course, winding towards 10 PM full of energy and desire. It is way past that hour now and only one remains conscious. Way to go for him, because I’m flagging. It was a special night for us.
Tonight marks the end of the summer in-between season–a season where there aren’t any sports to be played on Saturdays (or watched for that matter). Next week is the first of 7 consecutive double and triple-headers, leading into the winter break. We go hard with soccer and tackle football before breaking for our first post-divorce holiday season (more on that once I wrap my head around it).
The night went well overall, and it is really fun to sit down with the boys and live in their reality if only for a few moments. I’m learning that it is as important for them to live in my reality from time to time, and really get to know who I am outside of being a parent. They are boys who I expect to grow into good men, and I still feel like I am the one best qualified to teach them what that means.
Some Thoughts:
- 5 weeks in and the kittens are adorable… and my office stinks. 5 more weeks till reclamation.
- Iowa finally got past Iowa State, which means my Cyclones must fully embrace the suck this season.