Good Morning

I was trying to think of something clever to write in the subject line but as you can see the brain is rolling a little slow this morning. Just wanted to check in and say hi!

I've been learning a great deal of French of late. I am now even doing it when I'm not worried. Knowledge is its own reward. I am worrying less.

I don't think anything in my world has changed much, in fact I believe thing have gone de mal en pis (that's 'from bad to worse') - By the way that's it. I promise not to start peppering my blogs with French. I just had to show you that I've learned something!!

A couple of my foundations have been shaken lately (can't share so I'll leave it there) but you know, I feel fine today. It's not like I am living in a war zone or anything. A few bumps along the way are to be expected. And like the guy said focusing on the unpleasantness sucks up all of the time you could be looking at the good. So here's the list of thing I am thankful for this week:

1) I lost a couple of pounds.
2) My tennis skills have gone from shameful to moedrately embarrassing.
3) I already called my mother today.
4) It's sunny shinny and in the 70's where I live.
5) No major familial illnesses to report.
6) I have yet to catch Mr. 16's cold and it looks like I am going to escape this one cause I am leaving town tomorrow.
7) I have managed not to cut my own hair for a month now. Usually when my hair acts up I start hacking it off then my hair guru at work fusses at me. This month I have been heavey into baseball caps and light on the scissors.
8) Boommy, my youngest, though having returned to his typical end of the year my grades are slipping nonsense, has had a small epiphany.

We were walking in a parking lot and a car was coming. I moved over to the side - he kept walking straight for it.
I looked. He just walked.
So I said "Hey". He siad "What?"
I said "The car!" he said "What?"
I said "The car, baby, the car!"
He moved. I looked at him and said "What?!!!!"
He said (and here's the light bulb moment) "You know mom, I didn't even see the car." Then he kind of smiled like 'wow I get what you have been telling me for the last thirteen years.'
I say "That's it Boomy. Sometimes your light just goes out."

The first step towards progress is knowledge.

Hope lives.