WOW.
I took a nap this afternoon/evening, and even though it was difficult (the people that live here keep needing things from me! ARG!), it was SO SO NICE.
I actually have… what is this?! My brain works! My mind is present. Oh sweet cognition, where have you been these past five months? Ha.
So on Friday, things officially change hands and my Papow will own our new house – and on Saturday, we all get to go over there and measure walls and pick bedrooms and exclaim over whatever is awesome (or awful, as the case may be). I can’t wait!
Of course the packing has neared a standstill this week, due to our new schedule which includes several hours of learning stuff. Which, holy heck, I forgot HOW MUCH I love learning things. And I didn’t realize that teaching my kids history and language skills would be so very, very satisfying. Now I know why so many fantastic men and women become teachers – this is addicting!
Yesterday wasn’t nearly as good a day as the first day (but really, how can you top FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL anyway, right?), but today was back on track again. We even had time to run a few errands before Troy went to work, which is part of the reason I love homeschooling. It’s as flexible as it needs to be, which any of you with full-to-bursting days can surely appreciate. Homeschooling is a sacrifice and a time-consuming priority, but the good things that come with it are amazingly great.
I think we have found a name for our little girl…
*Drumroll please……..*
Serenity April Acklin.
Serenity: for several reasons. Yeah, sure, I’m a Whedon fan, but that’s not the whole of it. I’ve always loved the word serenity because of its connotation of peace and quiet and calm. Of course it would be all kinds of ironic hilarity if Serenity turns out to be more of a Freakout McDramapants.
April: Troy and I met in April. We got married a year later in April. And we conceived her in April (sorry, TMI, HAHA); and it’s a lovely flowery feminine name that seems to balance out the formal first name. And it’s pretty and I like it.
What do you think? I won’t get mad or cry, I promise. How about you give me your favorite girl name (real person or favorite madeup imagined name, or anything in between)?
(Almost forgot this 20-week photo of me. Heh.)
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Serenity April is a beautiful name and you are one hot mama! Good luck on your move, I can’t wait to read all about it!
XOXOXO
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You always say the nicest things! :D
OMG, I love naps. Always did, especially when I was a teacher. Funny thing now, I tend to need my naps on the weekends, but not during the week.
Serenity April is just too sweet and I love that it has a backstory. Too cute belly shot too!
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Love, love, LOVE the name & the button you designed for the registry is ADORABLE! Thanks for sharing the belly shot :-) As for learning/teaching being hard work, you have the bonus of knowing your students incredibly well, so teaching them must be so rewarding (making up for the tough parts). Enjoy the walk-through of the new house!
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I love the name Serenity. Love it! April, well, not so much. Bad experience with another (evil) April. But they do sound rather lovely together!
You are looking really fab! *virtual belly rub*
And yes, do take all the afternoon (and late morning, early morning, evening and so on) naps that you can NOW while you still can!
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