Jan 30 2010
a camera?
Can I just say that I love the IRS?
I know many people just dread tax season, but around here I check my mailbox for W2’s daily so I can file as soon as possible. I think a camera may finally be in my future.
Lots is happening around here. Big decisions are being made about next school year. We’re starting to clean out drawers and cupboards in case a move is in our future. Eighth grade graduation is approaching, with high school right around the corner. Middle school for the girl. My little Leo is now reading solidly and will be in third grade in the fall. No little kids left in my house, though somehow this doesn’t quite mean I have more time on my hands. Funny how those big kids are demanding in a different way. I feel the pressure of being their model more strongly than ever and I find myself having very conscious conversations, trying to show them how to walk that fine line between non-judgmental acceptance and clarity in one’s own convictions. Tricky when this is something I struggle with myself.
My inward search for my next class of students is palpable. I go to sleep every night with this question, but the answer has not yet come. I sometimes have flashes of knowing, but I’m still waiting for that ultimate certainty. Despite my eagerness, I know there is still time.
For now I’ll knit, clean house, and read — knowing that very soon there won’t be time for these luxurious pasttimes.
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Santa brought me a Canon T1i this past Christmas…so much fun and very worth it. I still haven’t had time to sit down and watch the 1.5 hour video, though!
I relate so very much to the part you wrote so eloquently about “that fine line between non-judgmental acceptance and clarity in one’s own convictions” and struggling with that yourself. This seems to be on my heart and mind constantly. I know people who typify both ends of that spectrum and appreciate them both, but finding a balance certainly proves difficult at times.
Thanks for sharing. Can’t wait to hear of your further adventures!
Oooh! I’m jealous! That’s the camera I’m lusting after. I probably will go for something a little more bottom of the line, though. Whatever I get will be better than what I have now, which is my little iphone camera.
Thanks for the comment. Nice to know people out there are reading.