Happy Birthday!!

Home school still going strong, today - four days in - we started with Chinese.
Ulf came home last night with an interactive CD-ROM with beginners Mandarin, perfect! Quite absurdly, two white devils are the instructors but whatever. We learned useful words like beer, wine, aspirin and hospital. Since the kids' attention span is very limited we didn't get very far, but it is fun clicking away and hearing some for me familiar words. I am hoping it will all come back in a few months.

Today, is my birthday. At this age it doesn't mean much. I've passed the dreaded 30 and survived the terrifying 40 Now I have some years ahead of me that doesn't really matter, age wise. I am not worried about my biological clock ticking and my heart is ticking fine. Are these maybe the years when I will get back into pre-baby shape and be both physically and emotionally stable. Will I not only find peace with myself and others but also have a wonderful family life and maybe even, this is an interesting idea, find out what is the meaning of my life? Will I find myself a career that is not only lucrative but also makes me grow as a person and satisfies my spirit. Dear Oprah, I could use you now; where did you go?

My goodness, time really pass by quickly once you reach a certain age! Or is it the fact that I'm on duty 24/7?  Can't wait for the kids to go back to real school, give me a break for at least a few hours a day....