Well, those two months sure did fly by! Actually, I'd like to say the last 70 days flew by, as today is the big day Jonas crosses the finish line in Anchorage, Alaska, after biking all the way from Austin! I spent the summer debating whether to go to Alaska. In fact, I drove everyone crazy with my indecisiveness! At first, Jonas told me not to come, because he would be too tired to really enjoy Anchorage after all the biking. He had heard from previous T4K Alumni that the first few days you just want to sleep. At the end of June, Jonas changed his mind and said I could come if I wanted to. I started researching flights and accommodations. It was just so expensive. In the end, Jonas and I talked it out and decided against me going. Of course, today, I feel nothing but regret for making this decision. Luckily, tonight there will be a live feed of them crossing the finish line, and plenty of the other parents promise to give Jonas hugs and kudos. I've received many FaceTimes an...
Some days I feel like I've done it all. To look at me, you might say, "Now that's an ordinary mom". Dig a little deeper and you'll find I've led a pretty interesting life, done some extraordinary things, especially once I became a mother of four wonderful, extremely different children, who are now young adults. Unique personalities and needs, all wonderful, trying, and glorious at the same time!