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Calm Before the Storm

By Anonymous

My in-laws (plus grandma-in-law) arrive any minute for an eight day stay. I don't have a whole lot to add to that statement. My house is spotless, yet waiting for my mother-in-law to take a sponge to my microwave or other random item she thinks is unclean (it's not) and I'm waiting for her to comment on my weight because she has never failed to do that either. I know they are beyond excited to see Landon (we haven't seen them since Thanksgiving) and JP and I plan to work as much as possible to maximize their time with the little guy and minimize the time we all spend in the same room (that sounds meaner than it's meant to, things just get... tense when JP is around his parents for too long). I'll miss my usual Landon time, but he'll be spoiled and loved and it's only a week. In the mean time I'll rack up some billables, take advantage of a few date nights with JP, and probably bite my tongue enough to make it bleed.

Yesterday was our first day at home without guests in a few weeks so we all soaked up some down time together. Landon was full of dance moves and smiles as we finished decorating the upstairs and installed our last ceiling fan (we only bought one fan, we just moved a few others around to better suit the rooms). I think by now I could hire myself out as a ceiling fan installation expert should I need some extra cash. Last night JP and I watched Milk (excellent movie) and cuddled and didn't open either laptop for the entire evening. It was delightful. This morning we all went to church and then Lowe's and I just felt so happy and content and irritating suburbian the whole time. I may occasionally long for the city, but my goodness do I love this life and my little family. It's so nice to have a day to work on to do lists and laugh.

Full post as published by Lag Liv on June 07, 2009 (boomark / email).