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Thank you everyone for the thoughts and support on Sunday. You are part of the Universe, too!
I took yesterday afternoon off and was able to meet up with my brother at a putt-putt golf place they'd taken the boys in Morgan Hill. Morgan Hill is south of San Jose, where agriculture begins dominating the economic landscape (although housing sprawl is showing its pressure). The golden grassy hills are closer, the scent of manure and fertilizer occasionally drift over: there's something comfortably different for me in the landscape.
They have shielded the boys from as much of the distress as possible, so the boys were exuberant and at play. My sister in law was enjoying being out with her sons, and my brother was talkative once he got off his conference call. There was a sense of summer vacation in the air, and i think part of that is that sense of the removal of pressure at the end of a school year, when from day to day survival suddenly one's horizons widen to options and choices.
I felt so relieved after seeing them, and sad for my parents. My brother did have business travel that would take him to DC: they'd expected to see him on Wednesday and won't now.
I've made flight arrangements for Phoenix, as well, so i'll see Grandmámá on Saturday. Christine urged me to go ahead and pay the higher fares to fly Southwest's convenient direct routes. It will make travel comfortable.
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I still feel like my life has changed so dramatically since ... April? May? I'm hoping that the work intensity is going to level off after July 15th when we complete our first "proper" quarterly planning. Christine is still in a recovery mode. Her energy is returning. She's got a significant week of work next week....
I know i have to find time to exercise again. Last summer and autumn was so helped with the walking.
I am thankful i've had time over the past few weeks to be very present for a variety of my family members.
(Whoops forgot to post!)
I took yesterday afternoon off and was able to meet up with my brother at a putt-putt golf place they'd taken the boys in Morgan Hill. Morgan Hill is south of San Jose, where agriculture begins dominating the economic landscape (although housing sprawl is showing its pressure). The golden grassy hills are closer, the scent of manure and fertilizer occasionally drift over: there's something comfortably different for me in the landscape.
They have shielded the boys from as much of the distress as possible, so the boys were exuberant and at play. My sister in law was enjoying being out with her sons, and my brother was talkative once he got off his conference call. There was a sense of summer vacation in the air, and i think part of that is that sense of the removal of pressure at the end of a school year, when from day to day survival suddenly one's horizons widen to options and choices.
I felt so relieved after seeing them, and sad for my parents. My brother did have business travel that would take him to DC: they'd expected to see him on Wednesday and won't now.
I've made flight arrangements for Phoenix, as well, so i'll see Grandmámá on Saturday. Christine urged me to go ahead and pay the higher fares to fly Southwest's convenient direct routes. It will make travel comfortable.
--==∞==--
I still feel like my life has changed so dramatically since ... April? May? I'm hoping that the work intensity is going to level off after July 15th when we complete our first "proper" quarterly planning. Christine is still in a recovery mode. Her energy is returning. She's got a significant week of work next week....
I know i have to find time to exercise again. Last summer and autumn was so helped with the walking.
I am thankful i've had time over the past few weeks to be very present for a variety of my family members.
(Whoops forgot to post!)
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