Saturday, October 29, 2011

The Driving Season

This week, I experienced the chauffeur syndrome and missed eating together as a family three nights out of the week. All of the sudden our kids, who are in middle school, got really busy. Along with our schedule it really made for a week where we weren't sitting down for dinner together every night and I found myself driving all over. It seemed like this time just snuck up on us. We were managing middle school schedules and finding time to spend as a family without too much effort but I think that time has gone. This is a time to be very intentional about our kids and spending what time we do have together. As busy as this time is right now I know it's a season with important car time. The next season will be driving and I know I will miss being with them in the car. A plus of this is some more date time with my best friend! The other night, Isaac had to practice with the band and it wasn't enough time to go home and come back so we decided to go out for dessert and make it a date. It was a relaxing time in the midst of the week.

2 comments:

aunt donna said...

So you can always make something out of a "not so good" situation.....like going for desert with your best friend. Have fun whatever you do. Love you!!

jonstolpe said...

I appreciated the dessert date!