Patience

From cane reeds, sugar.
From a worm's cocoon, silk.
Be patient if you can, and from sour
grapes will come something sweet.
-Rumi

What Have I Been Doing?

We have a lot going on right now and I'm exhaused. I was bit by two baby black widows. Aidan was bit by a dog - what a horrible experience. We're patiently waiting for...something that all of our thoughts center around currently. Luke is growing up too fast. Grandma Vera is getting the sad version of old. Ermie is still alive. Olive is a pain.
I've been making lots of macarons and eight-layer cakes and my house is a disaster zone. We're at that annoying stage in life where Aidan has outgrown nearly all the baby items, but is still too little for all of Luke's big boy stuff. So we just have too many items entirely.

I think that pretty much sums it up. It would be nice to have a vacation or even just a regular weekend off with the husband, but there is stuff to be done.

One great thing - the hideous couches that have lived in my garage for the past four years are finally gone! It's amazing. I will feast my eyes upon them in the new church.

Change is coming. Either way. Get ready.

May the stars carry your sadness away,
May the flowers fill your heart with beauty,
May hope forever wipe away your tears,
And, above all, may silence make you strong.

-- Chief Dan George