How Are You Doing

That is a question that I am asked on a daily basis...."How are YOU doing?" Please don't feel bad if you are reading this and have asked me this very same question because I know that you were just being sincere. So I'm going to answer this questions the best way I know how. I'm doing just fine. My house is still a mess just as the same as it was before we left for China. There is as many piles of laundry on the floor as before we went to China. There is as much chaos in the house as before we left for China. My car is still as full of fast food bags and cups just as it was before we left for China. I still spend some nights awake with the kids either because ones sick or peed the bed just as before we left for China. So how am I doing? I'm doing great......just the same as before China. Life has gotten busy, but I still find time to have some me time. I still find time to do a little shopping alone, to get my nails done, to go to the movie with friends, to go out to eat with my hubby (although not as often). So for me my life hasn't changed that much. My life has remained almost the same other than I have the sweetest two year old girl ever. She just fits in so well with us, in fact I feel like in some ways she has been with us forever. The next question I get asked is, "How are the boys doing?" The boys? The boys are fine. The boys play outside just as they did before China. The boys argue just as they did before China. The boys are still as rowdy as before we left for China. The boys have learned to love a little girl that had no idea what having brothers was all about. So, for our family our life hasn't changed that much. One thing has changed though and that's the way we see things. You see Caroline has made our family slow down and appreciate the smaller things. She points to the stars at night as if she's never seen them before, she listens to the birds chirping in the morning and looks at us for answers, she points to airplanes in the sky and wants to know what they are, she goes to the window and wants to watch the rain, she rushes out the door when dad comes home from work like its the first time she's seen him in a while. So...How are we ALL doing? We have a little girl who reminds us daily what life is all about and for that we are all doing just a little better than before we left for China:)