I'll get the yucky stuff over with first - my husband and I are separating. Through LOTS of discussions, counseling, and careful consideration, we've realized we are not what the other one needs to be happy and grow and be the best people we can. There is a mountain of work to be done with this process - we are continuing counseling, both separately and together, we have to sort out a big financial tangle with our house, figure out a schedule with our kids that will be the least disruptful, and we have to divide up the contents of our house. So, I've had to drop my math classes for now, in order to focus all my attention on my kids and to be as present as possible with them.
It's funny and strange and scary and full of potential. My husband and I are falling into a friendship routine, and doing our best to stay friendly throughout this weird-as-balls process. We agree on how a lot of things should go with the separation, so there is that.
And it's fall - probably my favorite season, although I hate to have just one, you know? I think each season makes me appreciate the next one more. It is Halloween time though, and the girls and I get completely into it every year. I have their costumes, they are amazing, and I'll show them to you after Halloween so you can get the full effect of their awesomeness. But you can see our pumpkins now.
Me: Girls, what do we need to carve pumpkins? What would you like to do with them? Mooch : I want a face on mine but I also want it to look like a lantern. Butterbean: I want paint and glitter!
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The all-important pumpkin carving dance. |
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| Mooch's solution to "making it look like a lantern" |
I don't think we'll ever carve pumpkins without power tools again.
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