Our baby turned 6 which resulted in about a week long celebration - hey, why not? We had an art party at the house the weekend before his birthday, then spent the following weekend in Florida. Between painting, coloring, plenty of sweets, swimming and fun in the sun I think he enjoyed himself and is off to a great start into his next year. I try to make a birthday video for each of the boys to commemorate their last year and to keep a record of their major milestones. Attached is Brandon's - I cry happy tears each time I watch - and love to look back at the old ones. For me it's always so hard to picture my boys at any other age than where they are right now. One of the reasons I think I take so many pictures...it will help me as I continue to lose brain cells.
The title of my post comes from one of the movies I watched on my 9 hour flight back from London yesterday. I'm sure some of my fellow passengers were a tad annoyed at my outbursts of laughter as I watched This is 40. This movie was just what I needed yesterday and likely not one I would have watched had I not been looking for a way to pass several hours. One of the lines, not even the best one, but an older lady said, "Oh, you're 40. I remember 40 but then I blinked and I was 90." It made me think of my grandma who will turn 93 later this month. Such true words as I think about how quickly things move and how I try every day to make a difference. Some better than others. So thanks to that movie for giving me some timely perspective and a stomach ache from laughing. I may need to own this one.
So in other news Jim and I just got back from a quick trip to London to celebrate his 45th birthday. Jim loves London - I do as well. We are good at London. This trip included a few bumps but nothing we couldn't take in stride - Saturday morning it was a very slow stride, but a stride nonetheless. To some, what we did sounds crazy. And it probably is crazy. But I have accepted that we are crazy so there you go.
We spent Friday night with our friends Rich and Amelia, a low key Saturday, then went to the burbs to visit the Tinkers on Sunday. We enjoy navigating our way around the city, figuring out the train and tube schedules and routes, finding recommended restaurants, etc. Our friend Rich owns a production company. We decided if Cameron is ever going to make it with his film career, it will start with Rich. You just never know where a friendship that started on a rooftop bar in London will take you...perhaps more to come one day.
I said to myself a few weeks ago, if i can make it to the 23rd I can get a bit of a breather. Here I am, breathing....turning my attention back to work and starting the wheels turning for Brandon's solar system project made out of recycled materials we'll be working on this weekend. Life is good.
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