The changing leaves are pretty, but they do make me feel anxious! They’re colorful for only such a short time, and then they fall off, and then all we have to look at are naked trees for SO many months. We’re feeling the squeeze to get our fill of warm-weather (and even cool-weather) activities before winter sets in.
We have a good circle of homeschooling friends, but they’re quite a drive from us (that’s what I get for living in the middle of nowhere). It’s mildly inconvenient during summer, but when the winter weather is bad, there’s no way we can make the trip regularly. So we met up with two other groups — closer to home — this week and actually had a great time both days. I hope we can keep that up!
You have created a wonderful life for yourself and your children. They have you and your support network and a life full of creativity and security that few children have in our world now.