the normalcy

This happened on Friday:

 

and although it broke my heart it is good to know that kids will cry, kids will laugh and we will continue on normally, just in a different country. This particular episode was sparked by the fact that Friday is only half day for kids at our school but full day for teachers. I'm not sure if she was more upset about leaving school, or me having to leave her and run back to school. It was hard to turn the car around. Especially because she clung to my leg and refused to let go. 2 minutes after I left I received a text saying that she was fine. I knew that she would be. We've done this before. It was part of our normal in Seattle and it's part of our normal here. It doesn't happen often and it didn't happen often in Seattle. Normal. And hard. But not so different

This also happened this weekend:

 

A lovely normal snack time. The snack may be different but again, we've done this before. We will do it again no matter the location. It's the little normals that keep me grounded and happy. The cadence of a day spent home with the kids. It feels good!