Ten.One Thousand, One Hundred & Twenty-Four

1. Big day.

2. Coffee. Baked potato. A peach.

3. I brew a second pot because one wasn’t enough. It’s been a long time since that happened.

4. I try to push away the overwhelm.

5. The interruptions are prolonging this process. I’ve been in here for 2 hours and I’m still not done.

6. Momentum.

7. I try to remember that this is just stress talking. This is just stress. Remember what is waiting for you on the other side.

8. There is still too much stuff.

9. I tell them that this is the most normal thing we’ve done in a long time. I eat the apple crisp with vanilla ice cream and a caramel drizzle and look at the sky. Toasted pecans really do make a difference. Remembering that seemingly opposing feelings can coexist.

10. We let them watch two episodes of “King of the Hill” with us before we send them off to bed.