Here we are 2 months into our life in Pullman-we turned the AC off about 3 weeks ago and this morning it was 21 degrees! Not used to those quick and drastic weather changes!
We are settling in and getting used to our new home in Eastern WA-part of this settling has been watching our kids learn what it means to move and adjust. In many ways they are better at it than we are-but in many I know they are longing for the same things we are-finding the comfort of home in a new place...and we are getting there...slowly. :)
Recently Blake has been processing how he has friends here but a lot of his friends are still in Seattle-we have been talking about how to make new friends, what friends he might want to invite to his new house, and how he will still get to see his old friends on special occasions:)
Thus bringing me to how being late gave me such joy today. If you know me well, you would know that being late is something I do not typically like-it is stressful to me and I often feel like I am letting people down when it happens. One of the things I am adjusting to in a smaller town is time management-it is funny-on the Eastside of Seattle I knew that things could ALWAYS take more time than they should and would plan accordingly for an extra 10 minutes in traffic for every outing...being here I QUICKLY have come to enjoy that most everything in Pullman is 5-10 minutes away and if you avoid the few times of day with traffic (we do have some!) you are good to go...my issue is I have lost my need for a buffer time...forgetting that kids ALWAYS need a buffer time:)...
But anyway...we were late to preschool today, and the funnest, sweetest thing happened when we opened the doors. There stood 5 of Blake's classmates already at the sensory table, which was filled with soapy water for the day, and ALL 5 of them turned and said "Yeah Blake is here!" Blake lit up-seeing that his presence was noticed and they were excited to see him. I cried when I got back to the car-touched to see that my little boy in the few weeks here is finding his place:) and is being welcomed here.
