Ok. I have a few gripes to air. Two days ago my I invited my favorite neighbor over for an opinion on what paint color to paint my greatroom. She chose the color and we chatted for a few minutes. She said she had some news to share. I thought it was about the new dog her son had told my husband they were going to get. It was not. She shocked me with the news that they are moving to North Carolina. I was floored. I was so excited that I had a neighbor that has a three year old right next door for Jacob to play with. Jacob loves playing with her son. Don't get me wrong. There are other three year olds in the neighborhood but this was Jake's best buddy. She said her husband had a job offer that would take them back to Rolla and it was too good to pass up. She procedes to tell me about how they came to the decision and as she told me I felt an overwhelming sadness. Suddenly I began to tear up and cry. I think I shocked her. I told her I was happy for her but the fact they were leaving just made me sad. She was very understanding and was sad she had so many good friends she had worked to make here that she now would leave behind. We hugged and she said she will have a hard time finding another wine buddy when she moves. I was shocked that I was so overwhelmed with sadness with their planned move. They are leaving August 15th. Now I have to explain to Jacob that Ben is leaving. I am sure it won't be as hard on him as it will be on me.
I told my husband that our neighbor's finding a job and moving is a sign for him to apply for a job he found online. He is so frustrated where he is and seems to be pigeonholed. He just seems so beaten down at his job lately. If our neighbor can find one I wish he would consider looking too. I hope he really considers moving on.
And the stinking heat here is keeping us indoors far too much right now. It is hard to take an infant outdoors and play with your toddler when the heat index is around 105. He is very stir crazy and is acting out quite a lot lately. Anyone else have a stir crazy toddler running amuck?
I think I need a vacation. Anyone else having a little summer time blues?
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Stir crazy toddler running amuck here!! The heat and humidity has kept us trapped inside too. How sad is it that we venture to McDonalds just to use the air conditioned playcenter? I'm fortuante that his grandparents bring him to a town park on Wed. to go to the pool and burn off some of that pent up energy. We also go to our gym where they have a babysitting room where he can run around while I get to work out. We just keep looking for cool escape places for him. Sorry to hear the neighbor is moving. I know how sad that must be. A good friend of mine lived down the street from me and our kids were 4 months apart so it was awesome having a constant play friend around. I hope you shake the summertime blues soon.
You poor thing.
I think that "blues" sounds too wintery, so I vote to change it to the summer reds. You're having a bout of the summer reds right now. Hopefully things will cool down soon. I'm sick of the heat too. Good luck with the moving neighbor. Early lessons on loss for your son.
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