Good Morning! Shaping up to be a Good Day!

Good morning! It is great to have a window right next to me where I can look out and see the leaves on the trees and the lush grass. I was up at 5:30 talking to my husband. He was in Bloomington, IL airport getting ready to board for a trip to Dallas, Texas where he will go through supervisor training.

I had set my alarm for 5:30 anyway so I was just waking up. My plan was to go to the "Y" early. But now I will probably wait until after the guy who has been chopping our grass (our mower was broken and we couldn't mow so we have to bring in the big guns) and the friend who has been working on our remodeling are done for the day. I have plenty of things here to attack.

Last night I carried several boxes down stairs to put in the garage. My house is still in a messy transition, but I think with a few hours the kitchen will be done, I'll stage it and I'll call the Realtor to come back. I'm very excited about how the bathroom came out and how the kitchen is looking. It feels like living out of a suitcase trying to keep everything neat.

I'm doing great this morning. My "picture of the day" is of a rocking chair on our kitchen porch with a sign that says "Tea Time". I love to have people over for tea. It's not TV, or a project or trip, it is just time to sit and talk. I don't think we do enough of that as a society. Maybe that is where I get into trouble. I don't like to be inundated with auditory input. I hate going in to Walgreens the one in Fort Madison. For some reason the music they play is slightly too loud I think. I don't know how the people that work there can stand it.

It is Monday! Buy a rose day. This is the day that the florists get fresh flowers and they are healthy and great to give to someone. I might make a trip to Keokuk and give it to one of the librarians who has always been so helpful. I picked out my "house of the week" for last week. This yard is so relaxing and a perfect extension of a cozy porch. You just want to be there and visit. Maybe that is what is wrong with me, I seek out opportunities to visit people and avoid television as much as possible. Unless it is something we have recorded on DVR I don't usually turn it on. THERE'S my problem..too much time in my own head.

No. It is just my condition, I need to latch on to anything that gives me the chance to do something for someone that is mutually beneficial. I walk and look and send a reward, give someone a flower. I get a good walk in, appreciate the hard work that someone has put into their home, print out a "certificate" and send three dollars. Then for about $3 I get a rose for someone specific. Warm fuzzies all around.

On that note I will give my guys a call and see what time I can go to the "Y" after my meditation time.

You have a good day! I'd say "Happy Cinco de Mayo" except for the fact that it was shoved down my throat so much growing up. I suppose giving ballet folklorico and black hats with white pom poms and trumpets their own special day once a year is okay. It's going to be a beautiful day!