rodeo field trip

God, this one had us TIRED! Like, come home and immediately fall asleep tired. We both enjoyed this field trip very much, it was one of the more "fun" ones.  We try to go to the Rodeo every year, but we'd never actually seen any of the animals there. I guess this defeated the purpose of going to the Rodeo, but eating fried food and playing carnival games totally counts, right!? 

I rode the bus with you and very much enjoyed hearing all the gossip you had to tell me about all your classmates, it was nice to see you interacting with you classmates. We got to see all kinds of animals, and I'm sure we're gonna always remember and have a good laugh at how we both got attacked by llamas and threw our food to them. 

When I was growing up, I don't remember grandma ever coming to one of my field trips. Grandpa always came with me as a chaperone, and I LOVED it, but I clearly remember wishing grandma could've come to chaperone. Now that I'm a mom, I truly understand the sacrifices my mom made to make sure that I had everything I needed. She gave up coming to these types of things because she had to work, and I appreciate it beyond belief. I do not, however, ever wish for you to hope that I had been there for your school functions. You won't always want me and your dad to chaperone, so we have to make our best effort, while you still want us around, haha! I will always TRY my best to make it to whatever I can. If I don't, it wasn't for lack of trying, kiddo.

Thank you for asking things from us and making us be better parents. Thank you for voicing your desire to have us around. This forces your dad and me to re-prioritize things when we get so focused on being providers that we kind of forget to be nurturers.