Mia with her cousins Macy, Ana and Abi
Ava and Mia playing with Macy at the beach
Macy, Mia, Ana and Ava
EllaOur family has been enjoying Lake Michigan for the past week. Our girls prefer the small waves and salt free water to the beaches we've been to in Brazil. It may help also that their cousins are here.
We continue to experience new things with our girls. Or at least it feels like new things. Brin and I are impressed with how clean everything is here. I found that I didn't automatically feel dirty every night at bedtime, so I've had to force myself to take showers. My inner dialog sounds something like this: "Ok, I know it's bedtime, but I don't feel dirty"... "You know, you really should take a shower anyway"... "But I feel so clean, I didn't even sweat today!"... "Yeah, but it's kind of a courtesy to others"... "Maybe I can just go in the bathroom and turn the shower on so everyone thinks I'm showering"... "Good idea! You're a genius"... "I know".
Brin, the other day, said, "I can't believe how clean it is here!". Now keep in mind, this is after a week of living in a house with 3 families and 10 kids. It was really not all that clean, as you can imagine. She's had similar conversations with herself about whether or not a particular piece of clothing needs to be washed, even though it doesn't look dirty.
Please don't think we have hygiene issues. It's just that we feel really clean here.
We continue to experience new things with our girls. Or at least it feels like new things. Brin and I are impressed with how clean everything is here. I found that I didn't automatically feel dirty every night at bedtime, so I've had to force myself to take showers. My inner dialog sounds something like this: "Ok, I know it's bedtime, but I don't feel dirty"... "You know, you really should take a shower anyway"... "But I feel so clean, I didn't even sweat today!"... "Yeah, but it's kind of a courtesy to others"... "Maybe I can just go in the bathroom and turn the shower on so everyone thinks I'm showering"... "Good idea! You're a genius"... "I know".
Brin, the other day, said, "I can't believe how clean it is here!". Now keep in mind, this is after a week of living in a house with 3 families and 10 kids. It was really not all that clean, as you can imagine. She's had similar conversations with herself about whether or not a particular piece of clothing needs to be washed, even though it doesn't look dirty.
Please don't think we have hygiene issues. It's just that we feel really clean here.
2 comments:
I loved your inner-dialog.
hahaha! My thing in brazil was that I felt just as nasty 10 min after showering....so why shower?
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