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Countdown 4 days or about 96 hours!
So I started this on Friday and as so often occurs, time got away from me and this is now out-of-date. Let’s see what can be salvaged. I was excited about it being 4 days or 96 hours, and that is now reduced to three-and-a-half days and 84 hours – the inevitable passage of time. …
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Countdown 6 days!
Actually I got an e-mail from my Meghan – the South Carolina daughter with whom I’m spending my holiday – this morning and she had the countdown in HOURS – hours, not days. How thrilling is that? She had it at 152 hours and just happened to mention that it’s very warm there today, said…
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Countdown 8 Days
One week and one day – I can hardly wait. What does that mean anyway? Of course I can wait. How would I NOT wait? I will do what countless women have done through the ages – clean something! In fact, I have closets, cupboards, drawers, all of which will be at least touched…
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Countdown 9 Days, part two
So the last time we were together, the three of us, was eight months ago – EIGHT MONTHS! There was a time that I didn’t go eight HOURS without hugging them and now it’s eight months and will be more since we shared a group – all three of us – hug. I do not…
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COUNTDOWN 9 Days part one
Countdown to …? I’m counting down till I get on a plane and fly to a warmer climate for Christmas and nine days of holiday. That would be exciting any time, but most special now because I’m spending my holiday with one of my daughters. It’s a gift from the girls together, very precious to…
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Time Redeemed
For a day that began with a post entitled Scattered (scroll down) it ended up being a gift, truly! I’m sure you don’t want a blow-by-blow, but let me just make a little list: Had long overdue catch-up conversation with a good friend Learned that a favorite student was coming back after six months off…
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AFFIRMATIONS aka LITTLE SPARKLES Part One
If you live where I do, known by several names, among them Lake Country or the Northwoods, you may know what I mean by Little Sparkles. When it’s really cold as it is today, minus four degrees this morning, thankfully no wind, the snow becomes drier and it appears that someone shook glitter over it. …