“How Do I Challenge Thee? Let Me Count the Ways” Challenges are a funny thing. We seem like them when we choose them ourselves…better a run time, finish the Friday crossword puzzle, lose weight, finish a pair of socks, stay awake until we finish the book. We tend to meet the challenges that we set for with enthusiasm. Is this because we know that if we are willing to set the challenge ourselves that we are fairly certain that we…
“Friday in the Park” I am grateful that today is Friday and even more grateful that tomorrow is Saturday. More and more I appreciate the weekend. Yes, there are household chores to be done and a few errands, but none of that requires setting an alarm, only having time for one cup of coffee before heading out the door, or being dressed before 7am. Life over the next twenty four hours is looking pretty darn good from my current vantage…
“Going In Circles Is Not All Bad” Most days I feel like a hamster on one of those exercise wheels…round and round I go only to end up right back where I started not knowing for sure what I have accomplished. Feeling like there is something else that I need to be doing all the time makes it hard for me to slow down, take a deep breath and calmly and quietly reflect on the day. One way that…
‘It’s in the Little Things” Thank you , Sara!
“The Right Time” Despite all the jokes and teasing that usually come our way on birthdays, especially once you cross the 50 mark, they are still deserving of a joyous celebration. To have the opportunity to greet another year is such a blessing. One of the ways that we honor and celebrate the lives of our parents who have died is to light a remembrance candle on their birthdays. It is a small but meaningful gesture.
“Harvesting the Brain” Took this one a few days (weeks?) ago for my baby the math nerd. It will have to do for today. It was a rainy gray day here and there was nothing being harvested. I am grateful that the Lego mini figures always come to my rescue when my creativity is pretty much non-existent.
“The Better To See You With” I am grateful for all the things that make it easier for me to visually navigate through my days. My iPad, phone, glasses and monocular each do a little to make my world a little better. Because light sensitivity is one of the issues with my eyes, I chose to over expose this photo as a nod to that.
“Follow Your Dreams” I have learned many many lessons in my lifetime, most of them the hard way. The one that I value the most and the one that I wish that I had learned much earlier in life is to follow your dreams. I have tried to teach that one to the girls. Aren’t parents supposed to try to keep their children from making the same mistakes that they did? I am happy to see the girls trying to…
“A Friendly Surprise” Our friend Paul, who collects Hot Wheels and knows of my fondness for Lego mini figures, discovered that Hot Wheels and Lego have joined forces. This car has the iconic Lego “pegs” so that the mini figures can stand. How cool is that! It takes a true friend to know and appreciate how excited I would be to be given this Hot Wheels car as a surprise today. Since Paul started as our contractor and became a…
“Second Generation Trick or Treater” This beautiful little girl is certainly not frightful. What is frightening is that she is the daughter of one of Weber’s former middle school students. You know you have been teaching a long time when you have “grand-students” who come trick-or-treating at your house. It was dark outside and she is a wiggly two-year old excited by Halloween so this is not a great photo. I do kind of like the softness on her face….