My second favourite day of the year…summer solstice!!! The longest day of the year – the sun will be high past 9:00pm.
It signals the first official day of summer – the growing season has begun. Farmers are pulling hay off already – the strawberries will be a bumper crop this year – as are the mosquitoes!!!
Kittens are running to and fro – horses are enjoying the warm days and cool nights. If the weather was like this all year – I would not complain.
Productive day – gates are up for the new fencing – we had a lovely dinner with Hubs mom and friends.
I am sitting here contemplating the universe and a dilemma.
I am out of town next week. Just for two days. My son has asked if his girlfriend can come stay here for a couple of days. I’m torn.
On one hand – I get to see precious little of him to begin with now that he has a life. I trust him implicitly that there will be no hanky panky while I am gone and he is a true man of his word.
On the other hand – Hubs is very conservative and will most likely not agree to it.
I am so happy to see my son happy for a change. He struggles with feelings of inadequacy and depression. I love to see the bounce in his step and smile on his face. He has a special person in his life and it’s nice to see that glow that I used to see when he was young.
Being a parent sucks sometimes. At almost 21 he knows how to reason. There is no more “because I said so”. He is a master at the debate. He is articulate and smart. Anyone who knows him – knows this about him.
I wish I could go back to when “because I said so” worked. Sometimes. I love the conversations with the Man he is but wish the Boy were still there. I know the Boy is still there – it’s just that the Man is who he is now and on some level I have not come to grips with it. He has NEVER given me a lick of trouble. No drinking – no drugs. A lot of drama. The artistic types are dramatic.
Decisions, decisions – I hate making them sometimes.
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