I can't sleep

It's 1:44 am and I can't sleep. The bad thing is I have to get the kids up for school at 6:30am. I am so not looking forward to that hour. I know how my system works...I won't get to sleep until 4:30 maybe 5:00,just to have to wake up an hour or so later. Yeah, its gonna be a long day. I really am regretting drinking that nice glass of iced coffee around noon today. I can't believe how sensitive I have become to caffeine. And it was so good too! Darn, guess I will go back to lying down in my dark room trying to get some rest. It's now 1:53...ugghh! Have a great day!

Here I am again with another fork in the road!

Haven't had much to say over the last month...but I sure do love to read other blogs! My goodness, there are a lot of good writers out there.
I am going to try to be more diligent in writing.
My life has taken another turn. You would think at 50+ years, my life would be more stable. But alas, it is still evolving daily. More forks in the road than in my silverware drawer! Ha!
So as I face all the changes that are taking place, I will use this as my outlet to find a positive angle to it all. Between reading my Bible and looking at my thoughts in writing, I may make sense of it all yet.
I did find an old friend whom I lost contact with almost 25 years ago. Now that was exciting and fun! We got to share a lot of memories from our past. It was a good thing. And we promised each other that we won't lose each others numbers again.
I am going to have a lot of free time in the near future, it should be easier to find a means of income.
Spring is in full swing, and so is little league and t-ball.
I still am working on shedding my winter weight before the summer heat arrives.
I love sitting on my front porch, watching and listening to the beauty of life. I love the sounds of the different birds, the cows mooing back and forth at each other, the tractors tilling their fields, I could go on and on. I love the absence of the sound of traffic, people , and the hustle of the city. It is so tranquil here, I can't imagine ever going back to the city life.
So now that I have revitalized my thoughts and gotten back into the writing saddle, so to speak, I will now go have some coffee and sit a bit and take mental notes for my next blog. I love it here.

Easter Sunday

Happy Easter to all! It was a nice day here. The sky was so blue with wisps of clouds passing over occasionally. It was great spending time with God this morning as the sun rose above the horizon. It was beautiful to talk to Him as the meadow larks sang in the background. And watching the sun come up...while imagining how it must have been when Mary went to the tomb of Jesus.. Breathtaking.
We had a great family meal and had a good time together. I hope your family had a joyful day, also.
I haven't had a chance to blog lately. The kids seem to be taking turns getting sick. I had one with pneumonia and another with strep throat. But thanks to antibiotics, everyone is getting better.
Oh yes, and then we had the parent teacher conferences. Everyone is doing really well in school. Yeah!
This Saturday was the ever so chaotic, Opening Ceremonies for T-ball and whatever the next group up is. I can't remember what their group is called, but they are all about 7-9 years old. That was an all day ordeal. Kids had a blast and thankfully the wind didn't start until later in the afternoon. Now it is time to start hopping! Four games a week till June. But my grandmother told me, keep the kids busy so they don't have time to get in trouble. So I guess this will be a good thing for myself and the grand-kids.
I am still just so glad that spring is here. The fields around us have started to grow green alfalfa or corn and the trees are budding. It is so pretty. Life is waking up, all around us. The Robins and other lovely birds are every where. The chipmunks have come out from hibernation. The canals are full,flowing with water. I am enjoying it. Taking it all in with every breath, every glance. I know what is next. I am not looking forward to it, but it is inevitable. Yes folks, that's right. The heat. It's coming! Yes, its suppose to rain some more in the next few days. April showers bring May flowers. But the heat, it's coming. I dread it. So I will enjoy every day under the seventy degree mark. I know these days are numbered for now. And while I enjoy the days of spring, I will try to get rid of these extra winter pounds. The thought of suffering from the heat will be my inspiration.
Happy Easter and Happy Spring !

The end of the day.

Today was a mellow day, overall. Nothing of any great note happened. This evening,since I was all by myself,I decided to take a little walk and watch the sun set. As I walked, I pondered all the things that have been bothering me lately. At one point, I forgot all about the sunset. I was just steam rolling along. Since I live in a desert type of setting, I don't have the relaxing green rolling hills and babbling brooks of which I have in my mind as a relaxing country setting. There is a lot of sagebrush and tumbleweeds all surrounded in sand. But the song birds and the rabbits darting all around are relaxing at some point. As I turned around to start on my way home, the sunset captured my complete attention. It was beautiful and frankly very breath taking. Suddenly, I didn't notice the wild sagebrush and sandy pathway on which I walked. I took my camera on the walk with me. You never know what might look appealing enough to snap. Well here is my sunset. And as brilliant as it may seem, it just doesn't quite capture the beauty I could actually see with my own eyes. The end of another day. Beautiful.

Give it a few minutes,and it will change again.

I thought it was a weird weather forecast. They said possible chance of snow showers. I was very skeptical. But that's why I don't do weather reports. The morning started out chilly,as usual. There were clouds in the distance, but there usually is. It wasn't windy. But two hours after I got up, the weather changed rather quickly.


But you have to really appreciate the variety of weather here in northern Nevada. In just a few short hours, it went from this...


To This....The weather is never boring here. I kinda like it.

Happy St. Patty's Day!

Ok So I'm not Irish,really. The closest I can claim is Welsh. But on St.Patty's Day everyone claims to be a little Irish. I am just glad that St. Patrick had the notion to go to Ireland and bring the Word of God to a pagan land. So here's to St. Pat and the huge changes he made in Ireland. I am raising up my cup o' green tea to ya!

February is finally over!

February is finally over! For the shortest month, it sure took it's time getting to the end. There were long trips to Dr's., for Zac, in another state. Several tests to be taken. Everyone had the flu at some point in the month. The usual grind of every day things. And the threats of job losses. At one point, in the month, it was ....well it was a stressful month.
Hopefully, March will not be as chaotic. We do have the Lion,Lamb thing that always equates with March. I ,for one, am looking forward to a new month. Either Lion or Lamb, I welcome you!