last night after dinner we were in the living room watching a program about china & how they created steel so many, many, many, many years ago.me, being half-chinese, gloated. "see, where would we be without the chinese? aidan, you deny your chinese heritage all of the time. how come you always say you're not chinese?"aidan didn't like this. "i am, too, chinese!"oohh...i struck a nerve. "really? how chinese are you?"he looked at me for a moment & replied, "one-quarter."malia, the intellectual one, piped up. "one-quarter...how much is that in percent?"twenty five, i told her."so, how chinese are you, mom?""aidan, i am one half chinese. fifty percent.""oh, man...that's not fair!" was his response.and then he got quiet. i could tell he was thinking..."so, if i am one-quarter … [Read more...]
one week.
it's been one week since i left my job.it's been nice.semi-stressful, but nice.things aren't nearly as tense as they were before. we're smiling more. laughing more. hugging more. kissing more. we're snuggling more. we're helping each other out more. we're sleeping more soundly.and, by we, i mean me + the hubs.the kids have adjusted well, too. they know. they know why i left. there are no secrets in our home. they understand that we have to be more frugal & more practical & more resourceful. they are learning that you must follow your heart.as for me, i'm relaxed. more relaxed than i've been in a really long time. i'm crafting, i'm baking, i'm cooking, i'm cleaning...i'm happy.in all seriousness, quitting my job was the best thing i could have ever done. really. it's … [Read more...]
