Woke up to a sunny but cool morning. The air already feels like the end of summer. A season I love. But a much too short season in my part of the world.
I was so happy to have a mother turtledove nesting in my front porch hanging basket! The babies grew up so rapidly! But yesterday, they left the nest. I was sad. On the other hand, I was happy that the mother had found a safe and loving place to nest. And that the babies had grown strong enough to fly on their own. Yes, this is indeed what life is all about~
VoidEater, you should be an author, if you aren't already!
summer, you are a sweet person! The picture you are talking about was taken at my daughters' dance recital. They made me so proud up there, I was near to bursting! I was also exhausted, as Daddy was on tour at the time. Two girls in a recital with costume changes will wear a body out!
Today I did spend the day browsing for useless objects for my house. I bought some lovely, embroidered, tassled, "do not use!!!" towels for my bathroom. My son is very confused as to why he can't touch them. I know for certain they get many rounds in the washer and dryer, all because of him!
I will be off to get my girls from school soon. If yesterday was any indication, there will be hours of homework to do. And dinner and baths and yelling and crying. They are that age after all.
All of this will be done without my other half, who has to entertain some artists tonight. He is giving Miranda Lambert and Blake Shelton a tour of his buses and facility now. I hope it all goes well.
We are sunny and beautiful here too. They hummingbirds broke their second feeder today. They get pretty vicious when they fight!
As I sit here, I am always surprised to see new entries to the Journal...a good surprise
Momz, you have a lovely new avatar...although the best one in my book has always been your real pic...the one with the smile that lights up a room And thank you for being the first brave soul to take the plunge and write in this Journal.
And VoidEater...goodness, what is there to say??? Your words touched me deeply. It is obvious that you are not getting married only to prove a silly point. It comes from a deep commitment that is easily felt in your words.
Hopefully you will succeed in dealing with details that seem to distract you today. I only hope and pray they are only minor details that will soon be a thing of the past.
And what about me? Not much to say. Today is a beautiful sunny day in my part of the world. I have 2 new turtledove babies in the hanging basket on the front porch. They grow so quickly. I am sad they will soon leave the nest. But isn't it what life is all about...learning to fly on our own?
Another day closer...we will travel by car from our new hometown to our old hometown, the birthplace of the pocket calculator and the personal computer, where the Internet exploded and Google and Yahoo live, close to where Cisco has built building after building and Apple Computer has an address on Inifinite Loop.
We will meet my sister-in-law, who will be our witness at the civil ceremony. A kindness on her bahalf, to both host our stay and fill a formal role in our journey. I am struck by how few people I am connected to at a deep level, and how some of those seem to be a part of me without particular effort: they presume to be a part of my life, not as an unthinking affront, but rather as a matter of course - and I feel blessed and appreciative.
There are other events that consume my attention today, though - last night was a time for checking the list of things to take over the border back to our old home state, today has brought issues of imperative demand that must be attended to prior to focusing on personal fulfillment - though they are not my details that I am free to share with you, dear Journal, they are in the lives of those I am indeed connected to. These issues distract me today, and I hope they can be addressed with a minimum of anxiety so that the rest of the week may go smoothly. Indeed, they must be addressed today, or those affected will have the greater minions of traffic court to deal with tomorrow.
But enough of pen to paper, finger to keys, for now, lest I bore you dear Journal. Tomorrow will be another sheet of clean paper.
The day draws nearer, this week we will be married. I look to see if there are any thoughts or emotions that come along with this realization, if after more than 20 years of living together and 35 years of knowing each other, whether this ritual is more symbol than landmark, at least as far as the inner world goes.
So much of what I do in the outer world seems to be a furtherance of where I hope the world is going, and this is no different. I occasionally still sing the early compositions of bittersweet longing, but put more effort into the songs of wondering and embrace, of hopes realized rather than fires preempted.
As I contemplate this coming week, I do find morsels of connection to the greater web for me in this act: there is a level of recognition I infuse into this process, there is a furtherance of my commitment, there is an anticipation of a "last step" that I imbue with this ceremony.
I find that I do not engage in this endeavor simply as an outer mark that shows society something of our normalcy and commitment, but truly as an honoring of a relationship that deserves that recognition. And so indeed it becomes meaningful not only as an outward form but as another part of an inner reality.
Very true about the quiet kids. Yesterday we noticed it was awfully quiet. Where is the boy? He was in my bathroom with half a bottle of hair gel in his hair. He decided he didn't want his usual mohawk, so he used all the gel to flatten it!!
A quiet moment as I just finished dinner. Pasta tonight. I love pasta!
And as I sat here, I was happy to see that momz came to visit earlier I like momz. She is so full of life! And yes, I can imagine a very peaceful house with the girls in school now. Enjoy each and every minute of it, momz. They will have so much to tell when they return. It will feel like a tornado hit the house
Which reminds me...I went to visit some friends Saturday and they have 4-year old twin girls. Talk about tornado! But hey, if they were too quiet we would all wonder what is wrong with them.
And momz, quite interesting that FIL goes back to Kings in Scotland! All I know is that my ancestors come from France. For all I know, I could well be related to Kermit the Frog
Well, my daughters are back in school. The house is peacefull once again! My MIL has me looking into the family's genealogy. Her dad disappeared after her parents divorced, about 60 years ago. She wants to know more about him and his family. I found really interesting things thru FIL's famil though. Kings in Scotland, beheadings, and a tie to Myles Standish. Thru that tie he is related to GW Bush, Jane Austen, and Florence Nightengail! Oh, and I am doing laundry.
