Two thumbs up
Things have been so nutty here (lots of work things happening) that I’ve barely had a chance to catch my breath – let alone share here how things have been since Zoe left. Alas, things have been… okay.
As mentioned before, we’ve been without Zoe before but never without the possibility of real-time communication! Stalking both the camp blog and our mailbox became daily occurrences, as we anxiously awaited word on how she was. We finally got updates and knew she was doing well and having fun – but I still felt terribly sad, wishing I could talk with her directly and missing her a lot! We’re very much a family of four – it felt really strange to be missing a piece!
Here’s one thing that made me happy, though. Before we left we told Zoe to give a thumbs up in her photos if she was having fun; our thought was that if the photo was posted before we got a letter, we would know she was okay. Imagine how we felt, then, when we spotted the photo exactly one week after she left: She showed up not one thumb, but two!
-M
