Into the Sun

It's been a week around here.  Between work, sickness, Daylight Savings Time, allergies, and some other random and annoying occurrences, I couldn't be happier to reach Friday.  The big push at the office is over for now so I was able to do after school for the first time this week.  For that, I am grateful.  They look tired from a hard week at school.  In about an hour, there will be our favorite pizza and movie streaming for all of us to watch.  I'm celebrating (alone) what has been a very difficult case.  I haven't needed a weekend as much as I do right now in a long time.  Things won't lighten up at work until May so weekends are all I have right now.  And thank goodness.

This Saturday, like last, should be a warm one and I'm psyching everyone up to go out for a family hike.  Last weekend we went to the Mall and museums to spend the day in the sun.  On the way home, we went to our old neighborhood playground.  C and I both had this funny feeling when we got there - what used to feel like a large playground, felt really small and cramped.  Perspective.