I’m trying to live in the moment these days which has been the theme in most of what I’ve written. I have to admit the moments have been pretty demanding with work being crazy busy, new everything going on, and all these major life changes. Nothing to complain about but definitely demanding. That said, my parenting skills are not exactly by the book these days. Today, I bribed both kids with the “treat” of being able to go in the backyard and check out the new construction site. They fell for it and faught (literally) to get their shoes on with tears and anger and honestly in the moment I should have told them we weren’t going as punishment it was that bad. Now truth be told, it’s the first time I’ve seen progress that I understand so selfishly I wanted to stand in the new spot that was built today and see it up close. So we ventured outside and jumped around in front of the “new fire place” and near the “new kitchen” (pictures below). This new area is exciting. I see and understand what we are building. Of course I looked at plans and have looked at them too many times to count but now I can actually visualize the size and scope of what we are doing. It’s awesome. Anyway, back to the terrors I had running around. I realized we were close to dinner time but not close enough and I had ZERO interest in staying outside in the blazing heat and less than zero interest in going back inside to listen to them bicker and fight and cry for another hour, I saw my parked car on the road and told them both they could sit in the front seat while I drove it into the driveway. Yep, that’s what I did. Drove for all of two seconds with them in the front seat and then we belted music and air conditioning for the next 20 minutes performed the best Rihanna, Drake, and Justin Bieber dance party you could ever imagine. Judge all you want but it worked and it made all of us really happy. Days like this I can do, days like Tuesday when Maia ventures to her first day at preschool I can’t. I will but I really don’t want to. As much as they drive me crazy and exhaust me, they do the best possible things in the best possible moments too like draw pictures and say “mommy I love you” out of the blue. Those moments are everything and today’s dance party was too.