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After virtually no sleep, I am not sure how I am going to make it through the day.  It is supposed to be record-breaking heat.  We had no spring and now we go from cold to hot.  Today is supposed to be 88 degrees on the coast. Yowee.

Yesterday did end up being warm and everyone in town, at least those I talked to (yeah, I guess I don’t know *everyone*) was shocked because it didn’t start out that way. 

Our espresso machine at work broke so we got a new one.  When my sister went to get it, we all got Starbucks.  I was struggling to reconcile the checkbook and that was a welcome break.  We tried a new drink  that was a triple shot of espresso and silly me was still drinking it when I came home last night.  Since I have really cut back on the caffiene, it really affected me. 

If anyone was visiting my blog last night they would have gotten a show.  I was trying out new themes, some were not widget-ready and some didn’t have “pages”, which I miss.  Then I had to upgrade my wordpress which meant I had to switch to the default theme to do that (I learned that one the hard way!)  When I went to bed last night, I had yarn pictures but during the night I started thinking about my teapots and trays and linens so after I watched the sun come up (and hubby had left), you would have seen me on my porch taking pictures.  I hope to have #1 son take better pics but I like the colors and using my own things.  I often wonder if the neighbors see me in and out and in and out, their front door was open when I was busy taking pictures, probably to get some cool air in the house before the heat hits.

I also worked on my next 20 things about me but I think I will wait to post those.

Want to hear something wonderful?  One of our co-workers (our Saturday girl) popped in yesterday with a surprise.  Her daughter and son-in-law bought her a brand new Saturn for Mother’s Day!  It has leather seats that heat up, a sun roof, automatic start and all the bells and whistles that come with all of that.  She is one mom who has sacrificed for her girls and raised them alone.  She put one through college and babysits and does anything at the drop of a hat for her girls.  If anyone deserves that, it would be her.  We were all so happy for her.  Now they don’t have to worry about her on the road.  She said she hasn’t quit smiling since Sunday.

Last night hubby and I had a heart-to-heart talk.  Life really changed for us after the wedding…it has now become the 3 of us pretty much even though #1 son still lives at home and is definitely a help, he does work a lot and isn’t home in the evenings.  I am concerned for how we are going to work this out but hubby keeps telling me to just rest and wait it out a little before I do anything about it.  Our kids are all caregivers for the little imp but now he ends up with me at the shop a little more than he should be there…late afternoons at a yarn shop are not exactly his cup of tea.  When mama-to-be is out of school in a little more than a month, she will pick up a lot of the slack.  I was in tears with her on the phone and with hubby last night.  I think it might just be the adjustment.  There is no question that I love that boy, it is just a little overwhelming looking ahead…which is never a wise thing to do.

I had a very special time with #1 son, though.  The little imp and I had gone to Home Depot and bought a watering can and a strawberry pot…and an extension cord.  I sat on the porch with my laptop for a while and then when he came home he joined me.  It was so sweet.  He is so sensitive and caring and while I didn’t get emotional with him, we did talk about some of the things we have gone through in the past few years that have really affected our family, he asked me a lot of questions and we had such an adult conversation.  I told him how much I appreciate him….for the millionth time in the past few months.

It makes me want to post a picture of the card he gave me on Mother’s Day.  Please don’t think I’m bragging.  I know how hard the day can be for so many people…but on the other hand, I am needing the reminder of how great my kids are for me, I am feeling so emotional these days, in a good way at the same time being overwhelmed with change.  I want to be able to look back and see that I have a lot to be grateful for and that there was sweetness to these days, too.

How sweet is he! He’s always been such a joy to my heart.

Gosh, this is going to be an interesting day….heat, tired, emotional!

But you know what?  I am headed in to it with a smile and trusting that God has it all worked out even if I forget to realize that when I let myself get overwhelmed. 

I think I’ll watch some “I Love Lucy” until I have to get myself upright.

Have a great day.

Tags: imp, kids