March weekend part 1

- I have so much on my mind lately that on my way to visit Mom and Dad in the mountains, I had to make myself stop and think how lovely it was to be on mountain roads, listening to a book on CD and looking forward to sweet hugs.

- Daddy's roar of laughter when I told him of seeing "seven or eight EAGLES!" in the pasture on the way to the river road. "Those weren't EAGLES, they were VULTURES!" he said, laughing more. I am happy to have furnished him with a good story. :) (I suppose God made vultures to round out bird life, but they are certainly not the most pleasant birds. And they definitely have an eagle-like wing span.)

- Watching Mom and Dad's ritual of putting drops in each other's eyes.

Happy noise

- Barbara and I talk on our cellphones sometimes while we are both driving to work. This morning she answered, as always, "Hi Lynn!" Hearing clattering in the background, I answered, "Where are you?" "Las Vegas!" she replied. Instantly mortified that I had called her at 5:15am Vegas time, she said, "Oh it's OK - I've been up all night anyway." :)

- One of the construction workers banging away next door - I guess remodeling an office - singing loudly in Spanish.

- Sitting on the deck last night talking to Mom and Dad while a bird chirped happily in a tree nearby. When he answered the phone, I said, "What are y'all doing?" He said, "Sitting here looking at your pretty Mama."

Signs of Spring

- The ethereal branches of trees with tiny purple flowers hanging over Briarcliff Road this morning.

- The baby in her stroller at the bus stop all done up in Easter egg pink.

- Tereza's visiting Korean student standing in her back yard yesterday, lifting his face to the sky and saying, "It smells like freedom here!"

A week to remember

- Coming up upon cars stopped in either direction in the office park next door for four geese moseying across the road - taking their time. All the drivers have huge smiles on their faces.

- Sitting among old and new friends last night at Pat's seminar.

- The excitement and nervousness about my new opportunity. A week I'll remember.

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- I wonder if Scooter Libby will want to use his use his nickname in prison. Oh my - this is supposed to be a positive blog! But still wondering....

- Coming home to a clean house after a lovely dinner with Leisa. It's a marvel to me that Colin can clean so fast in two hours. I take a more lackadaisical approach to cleaning and it takes me all day! Well worth the money....

- Stopping by a untried coffee house in Tucker last night to read. There are Christian references around and it seems to be run by peaceful people. There were many foreign nationals from the same country (Ethiopia maybe?) having quiet conversation in a beautiful rhythmic language. A lady was leaving and she and the owner exchanged cheek touching embraces. Three cheek touches that seemed like a much-used ritual....

Tuesday

- Leisa is going out of her way to make sure a dead kitty by the side of the road is getting a proper burial.

- Finding a link to a recipe in Clare's Three Beautiful Things blog. She speaks of watching Toad in the Hole rise in the oven. My favorite childhood breakfast was Egg in a Frame which is sometimes call Toad in the Hole. So I downloaded the UK version and will get Brenda to make it with me someday. It's all full of sausages (which peek through dough), so we'll have it without the vegetarians in the family.

- Having a quiet, peaceful day to work without interruption while listening to beautiful music and anticipating my clean house after Colin's visit tonight.

Came in like a lion

- I am thankful that all my family survived tornadoes in closets and hallways in different states while I peacefully slept unaware.

- Woke up this morning to find my Sophie purring and snuggling against my foot.

- The morning in the aftermath of a storm was so beautiful in my drive through the neighborhoods on the way to work. The young lady walking to school who usually doesn't care so much about her appearance was wearing nice jeans and a red jacket today. She looked nice.