Emotions

I have to admit that we have been struggling somewhat with adjusting back to life here in Canada. Part of us is happy to be home but the other half is missing our life in Mexico. Amazing that it became home in such a short period of time! We called Tanya today to tell them we had made it home. How good to hear her voice! I miss running over to her house and visiting with her. To us it doesn't seem like we were gone that long - the time went way too fast. And yet, things feels so different to us. What all that means I do not know, but I do know that we are feeling lots of different emotions and we aren't really sure what to do with all of it. Gerald and I are doing lots of talking and that helps - just being honest about how I feel and know that he understands.

The kids seem happy to be home, and yet even they have mentioned that it doesn't feel quite right just yet. We haven't turned the tv on yet since we arrived home and they haven't even asked. Our lifestyle has changed and we see some positive things coming out of that.

We had a good time in Winnipeg today - the kids were happy to pick out some Christmas gifts. And, we are a little more prepared for Caleb's birthday on Saturday. He is looking forward to turning seven years old!

I got Olivia's room all organized and cleaned out today. Pretty much every item of clothes we left home is too small for the kids so I cleaned them all out. They grew two to three inches while we were gone. Tomorrow we will tackle another room. For now, I am tired, both physically and emotionally.

Later,
Sandy