My shelf-Finished

I have an amazing shelf on my wall. I love it. It might be the one thing besides my family members and pictures that I would grab if there was a fire. I decided to lighten things up for spring so this is what I came up with- I'm hoping I can put the pictures in order somehow.....Well, they are in order, just backwards. Usually this shelf has coats, scarves, etc. Since we technically do not need these things now that it's spring- I thought something a little more decorative was in order.

Make new friends

In Girl Scouts we sang this song that went like this, "Make new friends but keep the old, one is silver and the other gold". At 10 its hard to imagine an old friend. Especially since my dad was in the army and moved every 2 to 3 years. "Old friends" was a relative term that meant a relationship that lasted anywhere from 2 months to 1 year.

Now that I am no longer 10 and encroaching on 40, the term, "old friends" has a new and much more significant meaning. I have amazing friends but there just is something about the old ones that makes my heart sing, my life grounded. You know the ones that can finish your sentences, thinks the same things are funny, the friends that call you by nicknames that none of your current friends know. I have some gold friends and some silver friends. Each bring balance and grace to my life.

And so it goes....

Can it already be March? Spring is in the frigid Colorado air which means the weather will be schizophrenic for the next 3 months. Yesterday we had blue sky, then rain and then a blizzard leading to blue skies this morning. Spring weather in this state is a roller coaster with no rhyme or reason. The hardest part is that there is no promise of end to this crazy spring weather. We could be blessed with a short spring and long summer but more than likely the weather will continue to baffle and amaze with a high probability of snow on the 4th of July.

Don't get me wrong- we have our fair share of beautiful days here. The perfect compilation of weather, blue skies and temperature scattered in between March and October. In fact, those days are great reminders of the reason we live here. Spring is not the reason.

And if it weren't enough

It's been almost a week since I've felt articulate enough to write on my blog. I've been absolutely blessed this week with a great week. I feel so much better and more on top of things. Especially the things I need to handle. I have a student coming in a few minutes but I could not let this moment of quiet past without publishing how incredibly blessed I am.

Everything has been very quiet

Today has been a good day.

It's been easy.

It's been restful.

It's been calm.

It's been beautiful.

It's been full.

It's been family.

Last week and the week before were so hard. It was nice just to chill and be together. The snow is falling pretty steadily today. My wish fulfilled. Still longing for a blizzard of 'city closing' proportion.

It's my husband's birthday. He's 48. Sadly, he's sick and feeling under the weather. Emily is going away for the weekend so we're celebrating on Sunday.

It's his day.

I love him and know that he's the best dad in all the world. I couldn't have chosen wiser.

Looking at the bright side of things

There is something powerful about the sun. I love sunny days. I love the blue sky, the warmth of the sun and white fluffy clouds. Bright rooms filled with natural sunlight make me happy.

Unless, I'm sad then bright rooms make me just feel angry. I have high windows and on bright days the whole house just sings of happiness. It's absolutely frustrating to be in these rooms when you feel sad. I want to paint the windows black and pull the blinds down.

Colorado does not have wide varying weather. Believe it or not it can stay sunny for days on end. Rarely does it stay cloudy for long and I like that- usually. This week the weather calendar shows clouds and snow all week. Right now as I look out my window I see only blue sky with a few clouds. I've been hoping for a cloudy miserable day to fit my mood and have yet to find it. I've thought of changing my mood to match the sunny weather. You know look at the bright side of things and be happy for the sunny weather. Just my luck though I'll change my mood to match the sunny weather and then it will be cloudy and I'll have to change it back again.

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Made it through

Wow! That was an emotionally exhausting trip. After the major vertigo and panic attack on Tuesday something chemically went wrong. I couldn't stop crying. Very hard place to be since I had to judge 4 rounds of speeches. Thankfully I didn't do any dramatic interps because I think they would have had to peel me off the ground.

Trying not to do too much today and just chill out. Jackson will not leave my side. He is such a momma's boy. I'll take it for now but he better be over it by Kindergarten. It will break my heart to have to take him day after day. He's missing school today so that he can "be with me". I told him one day he can miss but he has to go back on Wednesday.

Lauren is behind in school and trying to catch up. She's been so very stressed and absolutely overwhelmed. She'll need a break here very soon.

So glad I made it through the past weekend. I have a light week ahead and then and easy weekend. Plan on doing as much of nothing as I can.