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My Life Thus Far
2009-05-10 08:42:24 (UTC)

Love Is Love

I didn't get a damn thing done that I'd set out to do
today, but after taking a long hard look at what I wanted
to do (clean/laundry) and what was more important to me
(spending time with the kids), I decided to re-prioritize.
Having a clean home is important to me. Having things
organized, in order and neat are very important for my
mental well-being and ultimately the smooth running of the
household, but at times I can get pretty consumed with it.
All I really wanted to do today was hang out with the
kids. So, I decided that's what I would do. The laundry
will wait for me. The cleaning will, too. The kids will
only be kids for a short time.

I had to run a few errands this morning. I deposited my
paycheck, picked up the hardware stuff (copper wire, zinc
nails and a voltage meter) for Annie's fruit battery
(stupid science project), then we went to Target to get
construction paper, glue sticks and markers to decorate
her display board. That's how I'll be spending my Mother's
Day. Working on a fruit battery. I'm sure once we get into
it it'll be fun, but I wish the science fair was optional
like it was when I was a kid. Both Annie and I are more
into reading, writing and literature. They should offer an
alternative project for the kids that don't give a crap
about science. Granted, I know it's important to be well-
rounded. I wouldn't want her not to learn science or math
(she will need them as an adult), but doing these projects
always ends up being more work for the parent than for the
child. The stuff they want done is a little beyond her
ability even as an advanced child. She'd much rather do a
book report or write an essay on a scientific topic than
do an experiment.

Dad called today with some very exciting news! He's
getting married! I tried to sound surprised, but actually
I kind of saw it coming. Don't ask me how I knew. I just
did. They've been dating for a while and he seems really
happy with her. The few times I've talked with Mary Ann,
she always expresses concern that I won't like her or that
her age bothers me (she's a few months younger than me).
Really, I'm a very tolerant person. I believe that love
knows no color, age, sexual preference or any other
physical or emotional boundary society puts upon it. Love
is love and it manifests itself in many ways. If dad is
happy with her, then I'm happy with her. Ultimately my
opinion really doesn't matter. If I didn't like her, it
wouldn't stop dad from marrying her anyway and since she
hasn't given me a reason to dislike her I have no
intention to. Snookums has met her and he really likes
her. My love is a great judge of character. He's like a
child or an animal in that respect :) Dad, Mary Ann, Chris
(my brother) and Justin (Mary Ann's son) are coming to
visit the beginning of August. I can't even tell you how
excited I am to see them! I haven't seen Dad since August
of 2007 and I haven't seen Chris since July of 2006. It's
been too long. I'll have my whole family together! My
husband, kids, dad, brother and my future step-mother and
brother :) It's a good thing I've got a bigger house.

Tonight I'm going to try to sleep in my bed. Since the
furnace was repaired my room doesn't feel as cold and
maybe that will make the bed seem less vast and abysmal.
Annie noticed that I've been sleeping on the couch and I
don't think it's good for her to see me avoiding my bed.
So, I'm going to give it a try. I'm certainly tired enough
to fall right to sleep. Ciao.




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