It's been an odd week here. One of those weeks that dumb, little things happen and when you stop and look back you think..."What the heck is going on?" (Actually I used a different word when I texted to a friend what kind of week I had but I'm trying to keep this blog 'G' rated.)
So, that was my week. Nothing major-nothing that I can't handle but it made me realize I was on a holding pattern.....
For example---The spring-like weather this past week has melted all our snow piles and has revealed the massive amounts of dog poop in our yard. The piles that I have not seen for many months and now it looks like a land mine of dog poop. I currently have a pair of tennis shoes dedicated to being my "dog poop picking up shoes' because it's so disgusting for me to think about every wearing them again. Yesterday I grabbed a bucket (not a bag mind you--a 5 gallon BUCKET) and headed outside. My first thought was...."Can I leave this for Kirby to do when he gets back? Darn it...still too far out for me to push this off on him." So off I went.
The other night I realized that our freezer downstairs had someone become un-plugged. I have no idea how long it's been un-plugged but when I opened the door to throw some waffles in there after a trip to Walmart, I just about passed out from the stench. A frozen turkey was no longer frozen. The frozen fillets of LOTW fish were no longer frozen. In fact, the fish was not only un-frozen but had leaked and the horrible smell was now a liquid sitting at the bottom of the freezer. My first thought was, "Can I leave this sit closed until Kirby gets back and he can do this? Darn it....still too far out for me to push this off on him."
There were a few other minor things but I think you get the picture. It's hard to believe we are so close to the end of this adventure but we still have some time left. A few days or weeks ago I posted 75 days and counting but since then I have lost the actual count. I'm a little bit in limbo---on a holding pattern.
Don't get me wrong, life is moving forward for us----Hockey is in it's last few days. Emma has started her spring volleyball league and Hunter's Safety class. I signed Logan up for soccer league the other night. The days are getting longer, the sun is up earlier, the winter jackets are packed away downstairs (next to the smelly fish freezer.)
It's an odd mental struggle...wanting to look forward but still trying to live each day and not overlook what's going on in the present. It's so easy to just want to push through each day to get to an end date but that's not a good way to live. It's hard to not get excited and hold off on things till May 14th. The time has gone by fast. We've grown-learned-struggled and we will persevere.
So, we'll take each day one at a time. Each un-expected event one at a time until May 14th rolls around. The ticket home is booked. The tickets to Vegas are booked. The future is wide open.
1 comment:
I hope it is not your pretty pink shoes that you have. Keep your chin up and that positive attitude going. We are here for you.
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