It seems that I am always waiting for something: for Spring to come; for the new grandchild; for visitors; for the U.S election to be OVER; for tax season to be over- So I can actually have a husband home for more than 1 hour at a time; for news of those in the family with health issues; for pay day; for news about Erik's maybe new job; etc...
I have gotten better at "waiting". When I was young, we used to go on family trips to Utah, Idaho, and thereabouts. We would all pile into the stationwagen, pick our "spot" and commence to sit for "YEARS". I always took a book, drawing paper and pencils, and a few games. We had a magnetic checkers game, cards for "gin rummy" , and of course other games were played like: I spy with my little eye, something that starts with an "S". We also looked for volkswagon bugs, and also played the game: "Erik is looking at me!!Erik is making faces!!Mama make him stop!!!He's on my side!!!"
What do you remember about trips? We didn't have a law then about seat belts or carseats. I'm glad we didn't get into wrecks, but to tell you the truth, we didn't even think about that!!!We just enjoyed being able to move around and eat in the car. ( Although going into XXX Rootbeer, or Herfy's were the best!!!)
Here are a couple of pictures of Port Angeles today. I love where I live. I can't remember a day of air polution(since the Rainier mill was done away with), not too much "emergency" weather(except when Megan was here-don't know what THAT was about!!) And nice people, if you smile, they'll smile back!
Have a good day. Learn how to wait- it helps to not be anxious!!
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I'm waiting for some of the same things you are--spring, new baby, trips to PA and Utah, my dad coming next week...So much waiting! At least now that I feel better, I can enjoy things while I'm waiting! I'll have to think about the road trip thing and maybe blog about it in a few days.
I also have that "waiting" virus. I find myself waiting for the NEXT thing that's gonna happen... only finding myself looking forward to the next thing when that's over! I hear it's not healthy though... we are always looking to the future when we should be living in the now. It's tough to just live in the now and enjoy what is happening at the present moment. I am excited for our upcoming travel trips though!
John Lennon said, "Life is what happens when you make other plans." I try to live my life by that code. I anticipate things: moving, my older kids to come home from their dad's, Ewan to be sleeping through the night, etc. Then I tell myself look what I do have: hanging out with Kat, free time with the younger kids, more time for movies, reading, and spending time with Ewan alone, etc. I spent too much time waiting for the next thing to happen when Jeff and Calista were younger that the time went by too fast and they are half way through living with me, it isn't fair. My days, weeks, moths, years go by too fast for me to want to wait any more.
While it's true I'd like to live in the now and always be waiting for the next thing, I find that's near impossible right now. I'm waiting to find a new home, but I can't do anything until our house is done with and we don't have to pay for it. For the same reason, I'm waiting to buy a bigger car, pay off bills, save up money to just move yet again in a few years if not sooner, move so I can have my precious internet at home available and have tv stations again. Waiting to come to PA for our visit in order to escape the inevitable waiting I have at home. Waiting for certain books and movies to come out!!!! Oh how I wish I had the personality to not worry and just live in the now and enjoy everything, 'cause I sure don't.
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