February 25, 2011

  • I've decided there's nothing much better than sitting by the fire on a cold, dreary day and having a hot cup of stout P.G. Tips tea.  After a long night of pretty much no sleep, a run up to Durango this morning, an hour or two cleaning the house and doing laundry, I've deserved a little rest!  So while I "rest" here are some random thoughts racing through my mind.

    I am feeling like I am in a raging river, the water is going so fast I'm having a hard time staying upright.    Life at our house never seems to ever.......... be on auto pilot for very long.  Come to think of it, I don't think we've ever done the "auto-pilot" thing here.  I feel sorry for my children's spouses sometimes.  If they had any illusions about marrying into a family that is satisfied with the status quo they probably learned (in a matter of months) that living with a Meyer is sort of like living in a state of perpetual motion and dare I say at times turmoil?  Boredom will NEVER be an option in this family, but there are times when it sounds like a great way to live.  (But then again.............That would Be BORING!)  And actually I can't blame it all on the Meyer side, as the Staley's had their share of living on the edge.  I mean who in their right mind would drag a family of five with a very pregnant wife off to live on the Navajo reservation in 1959?  No one that likes boring or status quo.

    Gratitudes and Attitudes:
    The dog woke me in the middle of the night to go out.  I hit her on the head and didn't put her out.  She left me a wet "note" later in another room.  Thanks alot!
    I watched a great movie last night while waiting for Doyle to come home.  The movie was an Agatha Christie movie, called the "ABC Murder" or something like that.  Great movie, didn't wait up for Doyle.
    I'm going through a box of notes and recipes that I found in the pantry last week.  It's like looking back over 34 years of marriage....recipes from those early days of early bride.
    Watching the birds at the bird feeder gives me a lot of joy and I am finding out how much I don't know about those little winged bits of fluff.  The cats like to watch them too.
    Listening to little Daniel say "Nalli", "Nalli", "Nalli" makes me smile.  His mommy doesn't smile so much when the same little boy says, "mommy, mommy, mommy" 100 and 30 times a day............but who's counting after the first five times?
    Little Jonathan asking patiently, patiently every time he comes to my house, could this be the night he stays over?  And one of these nights, he WILL stay over.
    Little bits and pieces of "vital" information about Starbucks we never knew.  (And do we care?) Ok, some of it we do care about!    And why do we care?  Because of Peter's new job that's why!
    Come Monday I'll be babysitting for Daniel and Jonathan as Heather starts a new job teaching.  Changes, changes, here comes another chapter in my life.