Another Week Goes By

Another week is gone. I am now finished with my temporary job assignment. I was reminded of my old days as an aide and in just 3 short weeks, I remembered why I could never go back to that stint!

We had another soccer game, and practiced a little in the yard, so this time he says he did better and left with a smile. That's the best part!Little brother wants to do whatever big brother does. Goofy smile and all!Little Brother is actually pretty good at kicking the ball, so I may have a future soccer star here!

In writing news, I have been getting back into fiction, writing a few more pieces on Ficly. I have my Moonlit Hamlet piece up in Word to add to it for my other blog, and am welcoming two days off to write! (You hear that honey, I want the time to write!)

But it is Spring and weather and monetary funds permitting, I also want to do some light landscaping work. :D Not to mention my super spy porch photography project as soon as spring things start making a few porches look pretty. Shh! The woman with the camera means no harm!

In finishing up this 30 day series on a no regrets life, I am thinking about seeing a few projects through to completion, which also ties in to my resolutions for 2010. The year of Re-Prioritization!



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100% Me

I joined Script Frenzy and updated my profile.
My interests:

• fiction writing,
• living life to the fullest,
• blogging,
• stopping to smell the roses,
• photography,
• dreaming,
• doing what I love,
• list making,
• teaching,
• counseling,
• reading blogs,
• eating,
  
• sleeping,
• basking in the warm sun,
• walking dogs,
• riding bikes,
• driving,
• singing loudly in the car,
• doodling,
• and thinking

So this is my new desktop background. I made it, from googled images and my own. It is my inspiration and reminder to BE Myself, DON'T Hold My Breath, and LIVE Life Fully Engaged.

Each picture means something to me. I don't want to go into detail about each one. I'm still a work in progress, and still reading this awesome book with my whole church. --Basically, what is most important to you? If you found out you had 30 days to live, what would you do? Why can't you do that now? Re-prioritize your life and make it happen. :)

You can probably tie in some of this thinking to my list of interests. It also aligns with my stand on making resolutions all year long, and reviewing them every few months, at least, to check progress and keep myself on task.

So in light of my interests and resolutions, I'm currently trying to plan for Spring Break. It's hard to get hubby on board though, so I'm starting small, dropping questions, and doing research. :) I don't want to waste it! I don't want to hold my breath!


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A Bit of Review and Writing

I've been reviewing my blog, actually looking for the photos of the baby birds last year, since my computer has eaten them..

But I found that last year I posted all kinds of random things and this year it's been about writing.

I don't know if that means I am more focused, or less creative. I vote more focused. But I think I miss the random bits. Sure, I've posted pictures and videos, and moved into a house and been busy, but I could still make a list of favorites or something. I feel I have let you down readers.

So here's a ficly I just posted, to prove to you that I am writing while I am devo-ing and working and keeping house and watching extra neighbor kids.

More Than A Picture

The picture on her desk suited her personality perfectly.

It was of a desert, but not a pretty cactus flower, no. This was the hard-packed, wind-blown sand formations that resembled waves of the sea. This was a hot, hard, gritty place. It conjured the feel of the wind slamming tiny grains of sand into your hair and scrubbing your face raw. You felt dry and squinty just looking at this corrosive and abrasive scene.

She grated on the nerves, making her students wince. She had a one-track mind and refused to listen to any request by student or aide until her insane organizing of every task was completed. She made notes in a notebook every day on her assignments. When someone finished that assignment, she started a new page, rewriting everything over again for each newly completed work. If someone tried to speak to her, she yelled and demanded they wait.

There was no time for smelling roses here; no appreciation for spontaneity; a dry sense of humor quickly blown away in the strong breeze of agitation.

And next time I'll work on some favorite things or something I can list. :)


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Saturday in Pictures; A look at My Life

Spring has sprung. Forget that groundhog thing, the animals are back, the frogs are happ-ay, if you know what I mean, and the rain is bringing up bulbs and swelling the buds on the trees. I bet in two weeks the forests will wear a green fuzziness that will make the school children giddy for Spring Break and "going out". I don't know if I'll still be working the same position by then, and I kind of hope I won't be witness to their shenanigans!

Now for my Saturday in Pictures. Though this first one was taken earlier this week.
I remember climbing the cherry tree in my yard when I was 4. I also remember being told not to. :) I think my mother envisioned broken arms or legs. I was clumsy enough on the ground! I've always had good balance, though, so when I do trip over my feet, I catch myself. Here, my son enjoys the childhood pasttime of climbing trees; and I let him. Why thwart the chance to do something he'll always remember? We try to protect our children from falls, but we often forget to allow them to crash.
I dont' think I have to worry about him; he doesn't have far to fall.
Ready to go to soccer! This is a new thing, a new experience for both of us. The indoor games are fun to watch and cheer on. He was a great sport today, earning the sportmanship sticker for trying to help up his teammates who fell down. He's a nice kid!
And I think little bro wants to be just like him!
I made this yummy bruchetta chicken dish today! Thanks to a new friend for the recipe. This one might go with me to family functions..
And here's the poor van.. *sniff, my baby!
Still in surgery, awaiting the removal of it's heart! It's not an easy thing, even all unhooked and dangling from the hoist.

I have been driving hubby's truck, which has all kinds of ominous noises and I just hope it gets me where I need to go before those noises turn serious! The U joint squeaks, the rocker arms flap, it misses, idles low, whistles in the wind, and there is some sort of vacuum leak. And to that, the fact that it leaks oil like a sieve.. and the knob comes off the shifter, and you have a harrowing 30 minute drive to and from work every day! Nothing like trying to accelerate, traffic behind you, and as you jam it into second, the knob comes off in your hand and it stays in neutral as you coast through a turn and shift with the shaft, putting the knob back on when you can shift into third. :) And sometimes you do have to jam it into gear, because the transmission is old and cranky, and did I mention that fifth gear is broken? Good thing fourth runs high.. Eh, it gets me from point A to point B.

My only real complaint, not being able to WRITE!


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In like a lion, Out like a lamb..

This week was full of ups and downs.
I started working, subbing in a different kind of position, and at first it was trying! But by Friday, I had the whole thing down pat.

And speaking of Friday, we went out to see Alice in Wonderland. And though I have mixed feelings about the movie, I think I want to go as the White Queen for Halloween this year!
Why do I have mixed feelings? For one, they told you how it would end. And two, the adventure wasn't as whimsical. Don't get me wrong, I know Tim Burton does NOT do whimsical and I love a good dark humor or satirical story; it's just that something didn't set right with me. Part of it is that there were no surprises, I guess.

But I got the point, that being in Wonderland taught Alice that she didn't have to follow what was expected of her, or society's rules. :) I like that.
And there were plenty of great special effects.

Maybe my experience was most colored by the whiny, hungry kid who kept trying to climb past me and escape the aisle..

Family night was good, however, and great ending to my Friday, which was a good day. The week started off poorly, but got better. The best part.. The sun came out!


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