Oh so beautiful peonies!

ugh, I am so tired of the rain. We have been stuck inside for days, and while indoor activites are fun we are anxious to get out and climb some trees.

not much to say, working hard, and getting ready for our big vacation/road trip. I have had my suitcase out for weeks now ready to pack. (yeah I am pathetic). Its been nothing but rain, and rain is in the forecast for the next 6 days- blah. I am hoping for good weather for our trip, otherwise we may need to be traveling by boat instead of car.

picture perfect

It went from beautiful weather to raining(insert sad face here). Decided to finally play with my photoshop elements 7 I got for my birthday, (I have so much to learn). Anyhow here is what I did with a picture of my charming boy who is finally feeling better!!

Running

Never cared much for the movie "forest gump" thought it a bit silly that this man would run and run . Today I'm feeling a lot like forest gump, feeling like I need to run and keep running to deal with recent pain. (This is a bit funny to picture in my head, as I by no means like to run and I doubt seriously they make a sports bra big enough to prevent me from getting black eyes. ) I wish seriously I could run until it didn't hurt anymore, until things were normal again, but I guess that only happens in the movies. I hate it when family hurts, I hate it when I cant fix things, I hate it when I cant even find the right words to provide some kind of solace. Maybe if I had a magic wand like in Cinderella, I could"bibity boppity boo" things to perfect but again I'm pretty sure that only happens in the movies. A good cry maybe, a warm hug? don't think there is ever an easy fix perhaps just time and support I don't know. Just felt like writing, I think writing helps anyhow, that's how I feel today, hug someone you love tight for no reason at all. I will be back later, for now I'm going for a jog.................

With my kiddo feeling a little better today , we ventured out to Portland Headlight. It was a beautiful day and it felt good to get out after a week of being stuck in the house only going out for doctors appointments. Hopefully later this week we will know what is going on with his little body. Today did bring some comfort to see him acting as his usual self.

First Robin (yes I know its late in the year)

Journaling reads;
My grandmother used to say that "spying a robin or robins was a sure sign that spring was soon to come." So at the near end of every winter we would watch for the little birds and excitedly call my grandmother to let her know "the robins are here!" A tradition that as a kid became like a game to see who would spot the first one. Even now, as an adult I pick up the phone to let her know, "The robins are here, springs coming!"