my pink life, mi vida rosada

Wow, re-reading my last post from....two years ago...what an interesting way to start off the year! And to think I had remembered this space, this online journal of sorts, to come by and set some intentions for 2018. Here we are, finally with the last few boxes unpacked from the move in November 2015, with the family collage pictures finally hung up the staircase, with three children instead of only two.... My, how life has changed!  And also, my how life has stayed the same! I find myself looking forward to getting back into routines in 2018.  The beginning of this school year has seen lots of transitions in my family: new baby in October, public school (pre-K) for peanut, half day preschool for miss middle, retirement for my dad (coming up in...7 more days?), a new baby for my sister, a visit from the Chilean grandparents ending tomorrow....Some of these, handled gracefully, and some of them, not so much. Peanut has been struggling with following directions and being kind and