It's Friday, the last day of summer break for me. I'm back to school on Monday, and although a week ago I didn't feel ready, I can say I'm looking forward to it by today. We've spent the last week transitioning. I spent two mornings at school, and Claire spent a few hours at daycare. While I still have some anxieties about a slightly different teaching schedule (though I'm still just teaching mornings) and Claire changing daycares, I do feel ready to get back to a regular schedule and have a different kind of interaction each day. Claire seems to be needing some more stimulating interactions with others too. Since we've been back from Washington she seems bored with all her toys, unwilling to play independently, clinging to me, still not walking and not really wanting to crawl either (meaning I spend A LOT of time during the day holding her two hands as we do loops around the house or outside--as seen in this picture from Washington), in short, my patience has been worn thin most days.
Nate left early this morning to climb Granite Peak with two friends. It's the tallest peak in Montana and about a ten mile hike just to set up base camp. When he gets back I'll be sure to post some of the pictures. In the meantime, I might be facing two long days alone until he gets home late Saturday night.+-
