I feel happy today. For the most part i am not an unhappy person. I like many things and I am easily pleased by a lot of simple things. Lately though there has been some stress in my life beyond the ordinary. Paul being laid off, Paul getting a job for 1/3 less salary, dentist trouble, trying to finish a house without spending any money, car dying, moving, to name a few. These things have been weighing on me even when I am not giving them direct attention. This excess seems to make it easier to let the little things get to me. So each day I work a little harder to maintain my floating boat and I have been getting a little tired lately. Then a week like this one happens. Okay there was one big hairy dentist appointment in it that I thought just might kill me and it wasn't even for me but after that the week has been day after day of good things. The pace has been incredible but I can take it if the rewards are equal to the stress.
Kieran went to competition in Utah with her Orchestra. They took first place in the orchestra division and first overall in the competition. Torin had a concert in the park. They were great. The weather was beautiful and the music took me back to my own band days. Brayden played in the high school orchestra concert and someone gave me an extra ticket wich was lucky cause it was sold out. Yes, they are that good and it was one little bit of heaven after the morning I spent crying in the dentist office. Kieran and Eavan had concerts the next night. Kieran looked like a dream and the middle school ochestra is worth a special trip just to hear them. Eavan was part of a fourth grade area choir concert and they sung some fun songs that I haven't heard in a long time. I had lunch with Eavan and it seems that kids have been giving me a little extra love here and there this week to top it all off . Today I just feel happy. All the burdens are still there but I don't feel them weighing on me as they did just last week. I hope spring has arrived where you are and brought you a happy day too.
Dallin
I crack me up!
Marin
The Littlest Princess
Roan
Life is good
Eavan
What's my line?
Torin
You want cheesey?
Kieran
Keep this blog if you can!
Top and Tail
I'll be in the picture if he is.
The kids
The Magnificent Seven
5 comments:
It makes me happy that you're happy! Those kind of days and weeks are the best. I know just what you mean about the excess of stressors making it hard to feel happy, though in reality I know I don't have much to complain about. But I really love that what majorly stresses me, is what brought your relief- kids! And some day, maybe it will be the same for me too. In any case, happy days are good days! Love ya!
Ugh, all you had to say was "spent time at the dentist" and you'd have my sympathy 100%. I have a worse time when it's one of my kids. I don't mind the dentist but we had a horrible experience with a jerk dentist who traumatized my 2 oldest so it's hard to deal with now.
Those band days...I hope at least one of my kids gets into band and enjoys it. I miss those band days too!
Happy for your Happy Day! Wish I could be at all those performances. Did you take a picture of Braydn in his Tux? I still need one.
Garity,the dentist situation sounds like my daughter might have had the same dentist as your boys. This was a very nice dentist but the trauma had already been done and the cracked tooth had to be fixed and it is definitely hard to deal with.
Mom I did get pictures but Paul has all of our equpment hooked up to his computer for work so I hope to add them today or tomorrow.
We love you! I am glad to hear that our prayers are being answered and that you can find some things to make you happy!! Something to get you out of the rut can really help me!
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