My brain seems to have run out of interesting things to consider in a blog this evening, so ... maybe it's time for me to look back over the week and just be grateful.
I'm thankful that Max is fine. Well ... mending, but fine. It's nothing traumatic, it's nothing catastrophic ... he'll be ok - one of these days.
This morning we had a 13 year old playing electric bass with the worship team. The kid can play! He loves it, he practices, he's good and he's gonna be great. I met him a few years ago, I'm having enough trouble with the fact that he's thirteen, but it's exciting to see talent flowing all over him.
I had a lot of people reach out to me in love over the last couple of weeks. That's an incredible feeling. There's something that just fills up inside when you know that love surrounds you. I wish I could give that feeling to everyone I come in contact with. It's hard for me to ask for and accept that type of love, but it's good to know it is out there.
Whenever I come back from the cabin, my first night in the house is most difficult. The poor cat is so glad to see me, he keeps waking me up to ensure that I'm still around. He's just so darned cute, I can't be upset with him, but I will tell you that he does make me need a nap the next day. At least the dog drops off to sleep tucked around my legs.
My body temperature is completely confused right now. I don't know whether to be content with the perfect temperature or be absolutely frozen. I am an addict for quilts and funky blankets. I probably own way more than I should, but when fall and winter start pressing around me, there's nothing I like better than gathering a bunch of blankets around and curling up in them.
Our next door neighbors are just terrific! They bought a fire pit this week so that she could stop spending $50/weekend to rent a campsite, sleep on the hard ground and pee in a hole. The community around a fire was what she was looking for with her son, his friends and anyone else that showed up. I was working like a terror the first night they had it going, so I couldn't sit out with them, but I opened the door in the office and thoroughly enjoyed the aroma of the fire and the sound of her son and his friend singing and playing the guitar. I loved it.
The next night, I was back at the cabin so I could take a proctored exam from a friend up there and when I called Max, he was enjoying the fire and fellowship with them. Kelly had told me that I shouldn't worry, she and her son would make sure Max was taken care of. A little friendship goes a long way.
Last night I watched the movie "Lady in the Water" by M. Night Shyamalan. Believe it or not, this was for one of my classes. I absolutely can't wait to discover the professor's reasoning for having us watch it. I did enjoy the movie and there was a lot about it that was thought-provoking. I made Carol rent it because she wanted me to glance over some of her work for her Master's degree. It was a nice evening of movies, doing laundry, eating PepperJax and learning about educational philosophies.
Tomorrow begins week 3 of this new life I'm grabbing. I have another week filled with a bunch of work to do! But, I can't wait. It's strange. I think I keep trying to approach this as I did my Bachelor's Degree ... as a young, stupid kid without a voice. And every time I find myself reacting that way to the coursework, the professors or the other students, I realize that I'm now an old lady and I've made my own life, lived it fully so far and I really am an adult! :) So ... here's to the week!
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