June 3, 2024 - Monday


Dad and MJ come tomorrow! I'm excited and a little nervous. It feels like once we have the convo with them about living together, it really gets real. I think they'll be fine with being patient though, and waiting for the right property. We REALLY need to find a property with either two houses or the potential for two houses. I don't think any of us wants to permanently live under the same roof. But right next to each other would be great! 

I got a little more cleaning and organizing done, but not much. To be honest, I spent a lot of time doing nothing today. I took the kids to the pool, played Zelda, made a really big dinner, cleaned, did laundry, and watched a show. I also ran again! 6 out of the last 8 days. It was a little hotter than I like, and I was a lot more out of shape than I like. 😅 But I did it! I really hope I can keep this up. I keep hoping I'll step on the scale and see a loss of like 5 pounds, but I don't think it's going to happen like that. At least it hasn't so far. 

I just have to say how frustrating it is that the kids stay up so late now. What used to be time for me and Ben is now family time and, while I appreciate special evenings with Jonas and Clem, they have become the norm, where time with my husband has become a rarity. By the time we get to bed, we're exhausted and both go to sleep. We're going to have to learn to be more intentional and actually carve out time to be relaxed together. 

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