I think that we are now at the point that returning to school will be… weird. Don’t get me wrong — I am still ready for it! It’s just that being home all the time has become normal now.

So normal, in fact, that I think returning to school will bring “first day” types of jitters for everyone. It’s now been forty days at home for Ezra, and that’s a lot. By the end of the week, we’ll be at 45 days — that’s half of a summer vacation!

The only good part of this is that emotionally we’re all starting to balance out a little more. We’re eating better, we’re sleeping better, and things are just… better. Not better than, say, January. But better than the end of March, for sure.

This past weekend was full of some really sweet moments around our house. My favorite was that the boys were out on their first bike ride of the season, and I was alone in the house (which was glorious) and I decided to read a bit.

When they returned, Ezra asked if he could read his own chapter book on the couch with me, and my heart just melted into a puddle right there on the floor. We both read for awhile and then we sat and told each other about the stories we were reading and… wow. Parenting is just fantastic.

I am slayed.