Charlie

For the past few days I have been ‘stranded’ at home because of a sick baby. (Well, he is four years old but he reminds everyone that will hear him some days that he is indeed “Mommy’s Littlest”)

It has been incredible beautiful out the past few days as well — up to 70! Woo HOO! Around here, the way it has been weather wise lately — that is an absolute blessing!

Instead of playing full speed ahead we have had to take it a little bit east and sit instead of play in the sun.

I guess, sometimes the only time this house slows down is when one is ill. I just made out the calendar for the next couple of weeks and we have track meets, sports banquets, kindergarten sign ups, trips to the doctor for Galen for testings, academic testing for kindergarten and college, work – of course, fundraising events, 5k running events, a ‘child’ turning 21, pre-school trip to the zoo, symphonic and jazz concerts, and I do have tickets to see Rock of Ages soon…. looking forward to that.

Sometimes I wonder if it is all too much. But, if we were not busy, if I were not busy — what else would I be doing?

I literally cannot sit for very long. Some preliminary testing Lloyd had for college came back with remarks like … very active, possibility for short attention span. When asked specific questions Lloyd said that he thought his mother had some ADHD issues — HAHA! I guess the boy knows his mother, just a little bit 🙂

While classroom teaching — and even in the general public — I seem to have an affinity with the ‘special’ children/people that may not quite fit the ‘norm’. So, I am not sure why I even try some times to even make this house and family — ‘normal’.

And who is to say what is normal?

I saw this earlier this week and sent it to a friend recently.

Her response was priceless — she said she preferred her delusions over their realities

YEAH!!!

So — ADHD? Phewwy! This family is just full of a bit more fairy dust than some may find comfortable 🙂

And as for the schedule — well,… since most of that has to deal with the children there is no way it is getting changed. Starting Kindergarden, and finishing high school will only ever happen ONCE.

Beginnings and Endings — Endings and Beginnings. They really are just opposite sides of the same page. Have to have one ending before can get to another beginning —

And I am not sure all endings are really endings, anyway.

More like doorways, chances to learn and grow.

The doorway the last few days for me was to learn to sit a bit more than usual in one place, with a little one that needed someone to sit with him. — for the first day the thought actually ran through my mind that I was getting nothing done — look at that extreme list that needed prepared for, look at the laundry and such that needed completed — look, see, ……

But I was getting something accomplished. I was sharing healing, I was sharing love — I was rejuvenating myself just a little by actually taking a nap with the little bugger.

My reality will never be the same as another. Another’s will never be the same as mine.Neither will the delusions.

My unicorn’s name is Charlie — he is a very lovely animal, a bit smaller than most allowing me to climb on bear back by just jumping and holding onto his rainbow colored mane, while sliding onto his velvety shimmering white back. His hooves are a bright purple and his eyes are a lovely crystal blue with dark green eyelashes. When we ride the fairies follow offering glittering light through the darkest of tunnels … through the most chaotic of days, reminding of freedom of thought, the preciousness of children and the wonderment of the Universe.