Going back to work has caused me to reevaluate some of my priorities. Life has just gotten too busy for me to try to be supper mom. Not that I was before, but I did try harder. Sometimes I worry that I am having to give up too much of the things I used to do with my kids, but on the other hand they are getting older and have other interests now. What I am learning is I can't keep up with all the traditions we used to have, but I need to figure out which ones I wont let go. This year I completely forgot about Loy Krathong, and that is something I hope never to do again as that is very important to me and to instilling a sense of pride in my children's birth country. I also didn't have a spooky dinner on Halloween and I wont be having the kids friends over this year to make gingerbread houses. I did however help the kids make pumpkin pies for Thanksgiving and we are continuing our tradition of reading a different Christmas book every night. I just hope that I am providing my children with a happy childhood that they will look back fondly on and I am pretty sure that I am only time will tell.
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