Miller 64

Sarah says:

Ok, so it's not a wine, but tonight just felt like beer night, not a wine night. This isn't my favorite beer (I don't drink beer enough to have a favorite), but at 64 calories you can't beat it!  It's totally drinkable and satisfies my "I want a beer" moment.

Overall rating:  Thumbs up

Sarah says:

Tonight I'm kicking back.  I don't see foresee myself doing much of that in the upcoming days, or weeks, or months for that matter.  We are having a big moving sale next weekend, last night I spent a bunch of time getting stuff together and priced, but there is still so much more stuff to get ready.  I could spend tonight getting more ready, but I'm afraid I'll regret not taking the time to relax tonight, since I won't be doing it (it being that relaxing thing) again for awhile.  I'm pretty good at predicting when I'm going to loose my mind, and now is one of those times.  Tonight's beer is a preventative measure (although there are no guarantees that it will work).  Tomorrow I'm going out with some ladies and seeing a movie (yup, Magic Mike here we come!).  Some would argue that that would be considered relaxing, but what those people don't realize is the amount of work that goes into arranging a babysitter, planning dinner for them, and just making sure everything will go smoothly in my absence, especially since I'll miss bedtime, my favorite time!  There will be enough stress during the few hours before I leave to get me through the rest of the night.  Within the next 30 days we'll be going to the zoo, camping, having a garage sale, going to the dentist (sounds simple, but Liam had some drama a few times ago involving fluoride and his eyes - he's been scarred for life, the dentist is no longer easy), taking a vacation (again sounds easy - but any trip involving a 5 and 3 year old is everything but easy!), starting a new job (more on that later!!!), registering Liam for Kindergarten (!!!! how did that happen?!  wasn't he just a baby?!), finding a new pre-school for Mary, packing up the whole house (which I haven't even begun to think about, by the way!), and moving to Canton (whoohoo!).  Holy crap, just writing it all out makes me want to have a panic attack.  

I'm excited and nervous about all the new, but I'm also sad about some of the good-byes.  Tomorrow is Liam & Mary's last day at For Kids Sake Montessori.  Liam spent 3 of his 5 years there, and Mary has spent her entire life there (well, 12 weeks and up!).  I love this place, I love the teachers, I love the other parents, I love the other kids, I love love love the owners.  I know that we'll find a new preschool for Mary that will be great, and that Liam will be going to one of the best Canton schools, but I'm still sad to leave FKS behind.  They helped my kids grow in ways that I couldn't have done on my own.  Especially Liam, since changing from daycare to the Montessori structure, the increase in Liam's social skills just blows my mind.  He'll always be shy Liam, but he talks now, he has friends, we understand the words coming out of his mouth!  He's a normal kid!!!  They really encouraged Liam to open up and to be himself, and intermixed with this encouraging, they taught him a few things along the way.  Sniff sniff, I don't want to say goodbye to them!  But, I know we are making the decision that is best for us.  Liam and Mary will thrive at their new schools, partly due to the amazing background they received at FKS.  They will be spending their last day going on a field trip to a farmers market.  Liam has already told me he has plans on buying blueberries and sharing them with his friends.  What a perfect way to end his time there!

What big events do you have coming up and how will you handle the stress?