Two weeks spread out in front of us

I woke up this morning, and I was immediately grateful for the fact that I have two weeks off spread in front of us.  Thomas is swimming today, and although he has practices, his next meet is two weeks from today.  We will have a little extended family time, and lots of friends (already in our bubble) time.  I'm very grateful.  I also immediately realized that since I don't have summers off anymore, having this much extended time off will only be happening once a year (although I should note that I will actually be working remotely over the holidays).

We had a very tough week in this house.  Catherine received some bad news regarding her first semester grades and was pretty upset.  It's a lesson learned, but it's a hard one for her.  She admits she didn't necessarily put in much effort, especially early on, and she also admits she didn't seek help when she realized she was struggling.  Thomas also really struggled this semester with the online learning, and it was just a really, really tough week in that regard.

Two weeks though, with no school work to think about.  So excited about that!  And Andrew just let me know that he has picked Thomas up from the meet, and that means none of us need to leave the house again today.  What an awesome Saturday it will be the rest of the day!