Pretty Good, Not Perfect: Lessons from Issac

Preschool started and unfortunately was not the hit I was hoping for. After a great summer, I don't think any of us were really ready for what "back to school" entailed. And after just two weeks, everyone was on edge. Peanut was making up illnesses, Weesie was crying and Momma was going crazy because no one seemed happy and I was at a loss as to what to do. I was having a million conversations in my head...

"Do they really have to go to school so young?"
"It's great for socialization."

"Why doesn't Peanut like it?"
"She misses her friend silly, she will get through it."

"I'm not working, shouldn't I just save the money?"
"Mommies need time to."

I'm a worrier by nature - my husband calls me Chicken Little. And then a few weeks in we were told to "hunker down" due to possible impact from Tropical Storm Issac. I was secretly excited about a couple days at home. And worrying about Issac moved my mind from worrying about preschool. The girls and I stocked up on supplies, and prayed for family and friends in Louisiana as the storm neared closer.

When there is no where you have to be you can take time to just be a family. We were lucky - we never lost power, just got wind and a whole bunch of rain. And so I guess you could say Issac put it in perspective for me, sometimes you just need to slow down, take a deep breath and...