Posts from ‘July, 2009’

I'm not one to celebrate a success before it's time. However, there are some goals that never really finish (like, "quit smoking", for example). Eventually we have to give ourselves some credit and move on to the next thing. So that's what I'm doing.
There will be hard days and there will be easy days and [...]

(Morgan supplied me with five words that reminded her of me to write about. Let me know if you'd like me to give you five words. )
Reverend
I include the word "Reverend" in my online Persona (which is really just regular ole me with a bit more courage). Many people have mistaken this to mean that [...]

Sometimes I have to go back and read my last entry just to remember where I left off. I have more to say than I have time to write. That's probably for the best.
Friday
So, as I mentioned last time, Friday was filled with swimming at the lake, Fireworks, and good friends.

Saturday
Saturday morning we went to [...]

You might be surprised at how many times I've sat down to write as I am now, and the first things I've typed have said something to indicate that I had no idea what I was going to write and I hoped that, in the end, it was at least a little interesting for you, [...]

I've slowly been intentionally revaluating my needs and desires, changing my expectations, and altering how I operate in order to find a way to live in greater harmony with the wants, desires, needs, and focuses of a young child as a single parent.
My practice (nor my theory) is anywhere close to perfect. But really, I [...]

Last night before bed while getting very sleepy from some medication I'm taking I wrote this:
if you've ever wondered what's best about the things you are offered, know this:
sometimes I need to unplug. not so much from technology, in general, but from the internet and my expectation of response from it. it is clearly an [...]

There are places we go, deep in the woods, in a song, in our minds.
The movement of arms and the pulling of shirt halts the dream.
Reality snaps back in place: A soft smile under dark glasses.
A closed fist and a deep breath bring peace again. Temporarily.
Count to 10. Suddenly it almost didn't happen.
Almost.

Both Celeste and I slept in a bit. I woke up to her looking in my face and saying "da da". Strange, because I'm usually the first one up. The weather was BEAUTIFUL so, after a quick breakfast we went for a walk to play at the park. Warm sun, cool breezes, morning light, my [...]

I decided to extend my vacation through until Sunday and, in that, include Celeste as much as I could for the last few days. We got up bright and early Friday morning, did our usual good morning, potty, breakfast routine. Then we got ourselves ready and piled into the car.
Our first stop was for coffee [...]

Day V

Sunrise
Sunrise this time of year on the Bolivar Peninsula is a photographers dream. The angle of the peninsula causes the sun to rise in EXACTLY the right spot over the shore to allow you to photograph the sun, the shore, and the sea all from the best possible angle. Standing on the shore before [...]