Wuthering Hyders

Fantasy vs. Reality


Heath and I are still trying to work things out. I'm taking things one day at a time, but trying to look to the future, as well. This time, I'm trying to keep a more realistic picture of the future in mind. I'm going to leave the fairy tales where they belong. In books. I think I've spent too many years dreaming of things that are just not possible in real life. Built up these fantasies pieced together from various books and movies about what a perfect life would be like. I tend to forget that they are movies and books because they are someone elses escape from reality. I keep waiting for the magic to happen never realizing that the only magic I get will be of my own making.

It may sound sad, but it's not like I'm going to abandon fantasy altogether. I'm still going to read books and watch movies. I'm just going to make every effort to remember that they are only for entertainment. Not for attainment. Goodness knows, I NEED an escape from reality now and then!

In other news, the kids are doing great. Abby had a trip to Urgent Care last week to see if she needed stitches in her hand. She has learned that pinching the rat while he is sleeping is, perhaps, not the best idea. She ended up not needing stitches anyway, but it was pretty deep. The doctor actually asked me if we were going to have Templeton destroyed! WHAT?! Why? It wasn't HIS fault! Geez! If somebody pinched ME while I was sleeping, Heaven help them! It made me angry. Yeah, he's a rat. So? They make excellent pets. Far better than hamsters or gerbils. Besides, how many PEOPLE do you know that bathe themselves from head to toe six times a day? Yeah. That's what I thought. If you do know any, chances are they're safely locked away somewhere. It's just like people being judgemental of pit bulls or rottweilers. They're great dogs, but because there are so many bad owners out there, they get a bad rap. It's tragic.

I'd better not get started on animal rights or I might go on for hours.

We've started homeschool and Abby loves it. She doesn't enjoy having to write the same letter over and over again, but I keep telling her that the more she practices them, the better she'll be able to write them. She gets frustrated when she can't make a letter right the first time, but once she finally DOES get it right, she's so proud of herself. Perrin is even learning a bit along the way. He learned how to write capital "I" and little "i" just by watching Abby. He did really well, too!

Abby and Perrin have actually been getting along really well today. It's weird. They've been playing princess. Both of them wearing pink princess dresses. Abby decided she was the queen and Perrin was the princess. She informed him in her most queenly voice that he had to do whatever she commanded. I love it when they talk in different voices. It's so silly. I don't even mind that Perrin is in a dress because they're actually getting along! If he starts asking me to curl his hair, THEN I might worry. Until then, I'm going to let them enjoy a little bit of fantasy. Reality will become their burden too soon anyway.