[2013-western-us]

Day 18: July 4th, 2013: Bluewater, New Mexico to Flagstaff, Arizona

Scott was up before 7 this morning.  I had to ask if he has been setting an alarm as he seems to be getting up at exactly 6:45 every morning.  At home I am usually up later than him and up earlier. Unfortunately ever since we have had kids I have been easily woken up and not so easily gone back to sleep.  Consequently with the nighttime rainstorms and extremely strong winds I spend quite a few hours of my sleep time thinking about how nice it would be to be asleep.  It is a great time to get some reading in though.  Between taking care of the kids’ needs in the van and working on the blog there isn’t as much time as you would think to read.  I have been making a conscious effort the last few days to spend more time sitting between the kids and looking out the windows watching the world pass by, so I am a little behind in the blog.  This means more errors and less thoughtful insights, but at some point I need to strike a balance with being present in the moments while I have them.