It started rough the moment my shoes were laced. This was a sign to Christopher that I was getting ready to leave the house and he immediately informed me that he already had his shoes on and wanted to know where we were going. I told him as "casually" as I could that I was heading out to a meeting but that he was going to have a boys night-in with Daddy and William. His response was to correct me; "I'm going to come too, that a good idea"? The tears that quickly followed his understanding that he was not coming were enough to break my heart, and almost enough to make me question if I could/should go out. As awful as I felt shutting the door on my way out, I know how important it is for me (and the boys) that I get back out in the adult world on occasion. Besides, I had spent a good deal of time and energy getting just enough milk put in the fridge for Bryan so I could be out and miss a feed.
This is where Bryan's challenge began. Chris was rather beside himself apparently; trying everything to get the door open and begging daddy to open it and go and find mum. It was about 40 minutes of that despite Bryan's best efforts to calm and distract him. Needless to say, bedtime ended up being slightly delayed and all the commotion wasn't exactly ideal for keeping a three month old calm and happy.
My meeting also involved a big decision being made about the future of the Special Delivery magazine that I edit in my branch of the NCT. Faced with both economic challenges and our desire to stay relevant with our branch members we made the decision to transition to a digital magazine format. We were stuffing our last print issue and there was no shortage of mixed feelings about saying goodbye to our very well loved print magazine! I have been spending a good deal of time looking into our options for the magazine and I am really excited about this new challenge. It is taking me beyond my scope of experience and I am really looking forward to branching out; I am already learning so much and looking into some free adult education that might help me make the most of this opportunity. I will keep you posted on how the new issue is coming along as I go.