Ahh... Lazy weekend?

I spent this weekend being lazy. Well, not really lazy by most people's standards but not nearly as bad as the weekend usually is for me, so yeah.. lazy. Don't you just love sleeping in? I can't usually sleep in too late, but hey if it goes past 5:30 then it is more sleep than I usually get the chance to get!!! Every moment spent doing what I want to do and not what I have to do is a true blessing in my book! I am truly grateful for my life at this point. I have a wonderful job that allows me to go to school, I am partaking of the chance to get an education, and I have the most wonderful family in all the wide world! My beautiful children are all healthy and whole, and I have a home to go to and food to eat. I took my little dog out for a walk in the sunshine today, worked on some homework that I have struggled over for a while but today my mind was clearer and it went much better. I love life! I love my family and my friends! I am so thankful to my Father in Heaven for this life he has given me! Lazy weekends? Yes, I'll take them!

Thinking Moments

I had the pleasure of spending some time with two of my younger brothers on Friday night. My two youngest brothers Nathan and Matthew came over which is always a welcome surprise. I love hanging out with my siblings and I enjoy my youngest brothers very much! I am so lucky that two teenage guys, 18 and 17 respectively, actually want to hang out with their 31 year old sister!
On this particular evening Nathan and I planned to go and see the new X-Men Origins film and my brother Matthew volunteered to watch my kids. I couldn't say no to that! We had a great time and after it was all said and done I drove the boys to my parents home roughly an hour away.
Since it was a Friday night my parents were both up even though it was getting a bit late, and my dad shared some unwelcome news with me. My sister had been run over by a car and was in the hospital recuperating from 3 fractured ribs and a punctured lung. I was shocked, and then I started to cry. I work in health care so I know just how close a call it was. I was so relieved that her injuries weren't worse, or even fatal. In the moments after I heard the news my mind was running a mile a minute. I realized that I hadn't talked to my sister in a year and hadn't seen her in two. I hadn't written or even sent a Christmas card. It wasn't that I hadn't mean to do those things, they just didn't ever happen. I love my sister, but we haven't always been close. In fact, when we were girls we fought quite a bit. We were very different and usually didn't see eye to eye. I haven't always agreed with her, but Carrie is my only sister and the realization that I could have lost her forever was frightening and overwhelming for me. In that moment I made a resolution to be more diligent in keeping up contact with family members that I don't see on a regular basis. I don't want to regret what I should have done. I am not perfect, but I know I need to at least improve if not perfect my communication with family. I am so grateful that Carrie is on the mend, and I am so thankful that she was spared. I am also thankful for a well needed wake-up call so that I can change my ways before it is too late!!

A Very Private Public Thank - You

I am writing tonight about a very special someone. No, not who you might think. It isn't my husband, my children, my parents or my friends. I am writing about my college English Professor. Actually professor really isn't the word I would pick for to describe her, she is my Teacher. I think that is a word she would like better. My English teacher is quite a lady. I am sure that she doesn't know that I have this particular opinion of her and that is folly on my part. Maybe she will read this and come to know, or maybe I will just send it to her so that she can see what I am too shy to say to her face. I think she is wonderful and I admire her very much. I enjoy her wisdom and to tell the truth, envy her a bit. She is educated, classy, well spoken and attractive. She carries herself with the air of someone who is comfortable in their own skin, and likes the person that she is. I wish I felt that way about myself, maybe that is why I enjoy being in her presence, as some of her charm might come my way. I enjoy her class very much She has made me want to write. I still don't feel very comfortable at it, that will take more time, but I finally feel like I should express myself. I have always kept my thoughts to myself, thinking no one cared to hear them. Mrs. A has shown me that sometimes you write just for you and the audience will find you . I have learned that words hold so much more power than I ever thought. I like her little anecdotes for life, I hope that I can remember all of them so that I can use them! I like the class so much that I actually speak out in class which I am NEVER comfortable doing. I wish I didn't struggle so much at times with the assignments. I am not very confident in my ability to interpret what she expects from an assignment, but I do try. I wish that I had an excuse to take another English class, but sadly I do not. Maybe I will be privileged enough to keep in contact with her in some manner after my time in her class has passed. I hope so. If you get the chance to read this Mrs. A., Thank you so much for teaching me. Thank you for helping me to grow. Thanks for taking the time to help a withered overwhelmed 30 something mom feel like a real college student. Thank you Thank you Thank you!!!