My Thoughts

 It is a very blessed day here as it is Easter morning.  I am just starting my 1st cup of coffee and relaxing to the beautiful sounds outside.  Having mixed up the pancakes already I am waiting for Whitney to wake up so I can have a beautiful Easter brunch with her.  As I put the pancake batter together without even referencing a recipe I thought of my old recipe book and the cute little handwritten note that Whitney put on the pancake page so many years ago. Time flies by too quickly lately.  In a few short weeks, my last child will graduate high school and embark on a life of her own making.  It seems only yesterday my children were small children.  A line from Wordsworth whispers so often: "My heart leaps up when I behold A rainbow in the sky: So was it when my life began; So is it now I am a man; So be it when I shall grow old, Or let me die! The Child is the father of the Man; And I could wish my days to be Bound each to each by na...

~ Easter 2011 ~ It's been 3 weeks to the day since my last blog...........I barely believe it myself. Somehow, I have managed to allow 21 whole days to go by without even one word. It has been a very eventful and stressful time for me. I wonder if life will always be like this.................moments of intense drama followed by relative calm only to be recycled again and again. For the last few years, I have attempted to track the onset of spring/summer depression that tends to derail my year's resolutions............diet, excercise, proactive attitudes. Maybe allergies........ 'cause mine are horrible recently. I am only 5 classes shy of completing my grad degree...........I am so excited to be close to the end. It has been a very long and difficult 18 mos so far with 9 mos left. I know I can do it, but the toll on my complacency level is what wears the most. Derrick is recovering well...............his injury in Afghanistan that finally brought him stateside contributes...