Relentless Leisure

Who'd have thought that having no obligations whatsoever would ever be difficult? It is strange to feel (and be!) so unproductive. We wake up every morning knowing that there is nothing we have to do, and so we have the wonderful (and at times challenging ) experience of being able to do anything that we want.

This morning I woke up and saw the girls sitting on the edge of our bed quietly dressing their dolls. The sun is shining, as usual, and we can hear the usual soundtrack of construction noises, birds chirping, and dogs barking. I got the girls some cereal, which they ate before settling in to watch Shrek for the fortieth time. While they were doing that, I baked some muffins, and Dave wandered around the house listening to a Learn Thai audiobook. It is strikingly normal, and yet it's not, for everywhere we look we see things that make us laugh or stare or shake our heads.

In the search to find a way to structure our weeks, we signed the girls up for some classes. Liv is taking gymnastics, and both girls are taking ballet. Gymnastics is on Tuesday afternoons, Liv's dance is Thursdays at 4:30, and Bella's dance is on Saturday mornings. Both girls have really cute dance outfits to wear. The instructor let Olivia take Bella's class on Saturday because the class is so small. Bella was not all that impressed and says she wants to do her class by herself next time. (P.S. Those red spots on Bella are mosquito bites. Poor girl gets eaten alive.)


Beautiful ballerinas