Monday, March 26, 2007

dreams

for years, and i do mean years, i dreamed of relaxing in a rocking chair on a cozy porch sipping lemonade. little did i know that the porch would be mine! spring is good. life is good.

p.s. can you find little piper in this photo i took this morning?

Monday, March 19, 2007

affirmation

yesterday in our marriage class, we talked about affirmation. we each had to stand in the front of the class while the rest of the class used affirmative words to describe us for 60 seconds. it was wonderful! how often do you get to be bombarded with kind words by 30 or so people? never. it will make me smile for a long time. we should all try it with those we love.

Wednesday, March 14, 2007

Baby duckies


To me, there’s nothing cuter than a baby duck. In our dream world, Larry and I have a pet one named Henry. He comes when we call him.

Monday, March 5, 2007

The Library

Where else do you get to take an item you want, use it and return it without paying a thing? I love the library. I like the quiet peace. I like the big open tables and the smell of old books. I like the pitter patter of little feet in the children’s section. I like the magazaines, the cookbooks, the travel books, the do-it-yourself books. I like the fiction, the nonfiction and the picture books. I like the idea that I can learn about anything I want. I like the slower pace that the library makes me feel. The library always makes me smile.

Friday, March 2, 2007

happiness

the time to be happy is now. the place to be happy is here. the way to be happy is to make others so.
-robert ingersoll

Wednesday, February 28, 2007

Good seats

Fun! Fun! I got to go to the John Mayer (with Matt Kearney) concert. I replaced our good friend Matt, who ended up having to go to China instead of the concert. Poor guy! The thing that I realized about concerts is that I really like to sit down for them. I like to be cozy and relaxed and just enjoy listening to the music. However, if everyone around you stands, you have no choice but to stand, unless you like looking at thousands of backsides. I guess that's part of the fun. If you wanted to be cozy and comfy, you might just listen to the CD from your couch. And then you'd miss all the lights and the performer talking from the stage (which i love). And you'd miss that feeling that now that you've seem them in person, you actually know them and have a right to love their music more than the next person. Is it just me?

Monday, February 19, 2007

Futons

Larry and I have "moved" into the basement. We are sleeping on the futon so we are close enough to let Piper out when she needs to go. Yikes! I know we sound like lunatics. I would have never guessed we would go this head over heels for her. All I can say is that I'm thankful for our futon so we don't have to sleep on the floor! You don't really think we would do that do you??