What part of your life is flourishing?

The kids are doing great and that’s 80% of what matters, at least.

My oldest kid Bella-Lena is home for the summer and has a good job working at the Boys & Girls Club. She’s worked there before and is in a supervisory role this time. She seems to enjoy it and I think they like having her back. She has a nice boyfriend, also home for the summer and so he stays here most of the time when he’s not working. He works a lot, nearly 7 days a week, which makes me happy. Not that I care that he is always at work, but it makes me happy that he has a good work ethic. He works to save up for University and is halfway through his first degree. Things seems to be smooth for Bella-Lena right now and that’s such a comfort.

Taz is working as an Aircraft Maintenance Engineer (apprentice) and is usually in the US somewhere for 2-3 weeks at a time. He just went back to work last week and the first stop was Durango, Colorado but now he’s in Boise, Idaho. He comes home for his days off and although you’d think that a 22 year old would love the lifestyle of traveling and working, nothing to tie him down and seeing all these interesting places, (he’s been to Australia twice), he’s pretty much always homesick and counting down the days til he comes home. But all in all, he’s good.

Cordelia, my 19 year old, became a Mom in January when we took in that little adorable baby as an “emergency” foster placement that was supposed to be for one night until more permanent arrangements could be made and here we are nearly 7 months later and she is Baby RR’s Mom and he’s her heart and soul. Yes, it’s a big responsibility for a 19 year old. Her life has changed dramatically, especially when you consider that when someone becomes pregnant and carries a child, they have 9 months to adjust not only to the idea of becoming a parent, but also to make the tangible preparations, whereas she was handed a baby one day, which she accepted and said, sure, I’ll be his mom. I’ve helped her as much as I can and will continue to do so, but day in and day out, he’s her responsibility and she’s handled in amazingly well. We still don’t know for how long we’ll be able to keep Baby RR so we’re just loving him as much as we can each day. Cordelia and Baby RR are flying out to Vancouver Island next week for a ten day vacation at her older sister’s place in Nanaimo and she’s very excited about that. She was able to get Baby RR into daycare so at least she doesn’t have to take him to work with her everyday anymore and he seems to have adjusted well and doesn’t mind going at all.

And Sid is, well, Sid. He’s a flourishing 5 year old. His life in breakfast/tv in bed in the morning beside me while I write in my journal and then here. His life is also playing in the backyard, in his pool, on his trampoline, in the sandbox, riding his bike or playing downstairs while I work out. Life is grand for him I’d say.