Jag blir alltid skör i brytningspunkter. Helt plötsligt blir allt så påtagligt. Årstiderna skiftar. Barnen växer. Tiden går. Såklart att jag blev blöt i ögat i morse. När min lilla pojke tågade in i ettornas klassrum med sin nya ryggsäck och sin träningsjacka med lite för långa ärmar. När min lilla flicka mer försvann in i den allmänna röran av allt som blivit en sommar äldre. Tänk att det här sommarlovet fick en ände det med. Och tänk att vi skall leva varje dag liv nu. Allt har sin tid. Och jag kommer i kapp. Tror jag :).
Hängmattebarn vid Skulpturfabriken i somras.
Mmm. Dessa hängmattor känner jag igen :-)Jo, här sitter man. Trött i ögat och plöjer igenom den överfulla inboxen. Det kommer nog gå bra i år med, men jag måste vänja mig lite först bara…Hoppas du får en god start på veckan och höstterminen!
Ordet skör kändes väldigt signifikant. Jag vet precis hur känslan är. Jag sitter här och ska försöka jobba efter 5 veckor ledigt och det känns rätt jobbigt i en just nu ganska oklar jobbtillvaro…. Här har vi sommarlov en vecka till. Men det är inte som förr. Min dotter har nu slutat gymnasiet och väntar nu på att få en au-pair familj i USA. Sonen börjar om en vecka i en särskild verksamhet i gymnasiet. Plötsligt önskar jag så att det var som förr… då de traskade iväg till sin skola 5 minuter hemifrån. Förändringar tar en stund att modellera fram så de passar in i tanken. Hoppas barnen får det bra i skolan!Kram Milla
Det svåraste är att leva i nuet, riktigt svårt. Men av någon konstig anledning så går allt framåt.LiseLotte
Ja, när jag såg äldsta sonen (som började 3:an idag) gå iväg med tre andra barn från gatan kände jag likadant. Både stolt och vemodig i en salig blandning. Vi som hittills har följt honom ända till skolgården. Yngste sonen är numera äldst på dagis, vilket också väcker lite blandade känslor. För mig har brytningstiden alltid varit mer påtaglig efter sommaren, när hösten börjar nalkas, än vid nyår. I takt med att luften blir klarare blir jag förväntansfull och längtar alltid efter nya projekt (omskrivning för en 37-årings craving för nya block och pennor)…/Anna
Underbar bild! och fina ord.
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Hej Weronica!Vilken härlig bild! Sommarlov och lycka! :)Jo, ibland kommer livet liksom ikapp en och man stannar upp och bara känner in ögonblicket. Speciellt barnen är en ständig påminnelse om att tiden går framåt och vi med den. Livet är här och nu. Och vad är väl vackrare än vardagen, den som man skapar tillsammans. Som en familj. Sommarlov är härligt. Men efter ett långt härligt lov är det precis lika härligt att börja skolan igen. Komma in i vardagen igen.Ha en bra vecka!Kram Lotta
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