end of summer update

I am still not well.  I haven't been well, really, since before my wisdom teeth removal three weeks ago.  I am super bummed about this, as my time here is so precious.  

I have, luckily, managed to have some fun despite not feeling great.

We leave Vancouver this Saturday for Montana, which means I have three days left to get everything stored, shipped and packed. Eek!  Luckily my mom, sister and sister-in-law have been amazing about helping with the kids, so we are getting it all done quickly.  

Yesterday I got a haircut, ran a million errands, and shipped $387 worth of boxes to our house in Marshall.  Today Josh is running errands while I clean and wrap things up at the house.

I feel like everyday I am saying goodbye. Goodbye to roads, to restaurants, to friends, to family.  It's exhausting.  I am tired. Dead tired. Running on empty, but not wanting to stop for fear of wasting my last days here.

{He's perfected "the pout"}

I had hoped to blog about all of summer before leaving here, but I just don't think that's going to happen.  I guess it will give me something fun to do once I get to Alaska August 13th.

I am also super looking forward to homeschooling the twins' for kindergarten this fall.  Josh and I spent some time at Learning Palace, filling in the spaces in my curriculum. I am nervous, but the good kind.

I am hoping to do two new challenges once we hit Marshall:

One is a No Yelling Challenge (it's something I do that I hate myself for)

and the other is One Fun Thing A Day (I read about this in a magazine & loved it!)

I am considering when to start potty training Wyatt, which will happen at some point this school year. The idea of no diapers is very (very!) exciting after five years!

{This is what packing looks like... yikes!}

My mantra for the next few days is:

"Let whatever you do today be enough."

As I lay  my head down on my pillow at night, thinking over all the mistakes I made, patience I should have had, and things I should have accomplished, I am going to repeat that to myself until sleep comes.

Here's hoping it works!