Some things she committed to before she moved...
Girl Scouts. She have been the leader of two troops since her 13 and 14 year old were 7 and 8. They eventually merged. She promised them this last year of Girl Scouts no matter what the moving plans turn out to be. Then they switched to once-a-month meetings to make it reasonable for her to keep my promise, and changed it to Mondays so she could keep her second commitment at the same time.
Jr Roller Derby. Her 14 year old was introduced two years ago to Roller Derby at a Girl Scout outing. She has been hooked since that day. And Cincinnati is her team. Once a month on a Monday (and an occasional Thursday or Saturday) they would travel back there for a practice so she could stay on the team. And that is the same day of the Girl Scout meeting.
Keeping her 8 year old up with the relationship of her best friend. She knew this sounded petty. she knew people would say, 'Let her meet other kids from her own area.' And as true as all that was... Moving was such a upheaval of their lives already, she just wanted to make it a little easier if she could.
Things would get "normal" in time. But for now, just every now and then, she want her kids to get a moment of comfortable memories back into them.
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